Can You ID This Digital Transmission?

Kurt, KD7JYK, recently posted this to the Milcom listserv:

"Four years ago I heard an unusual data signal on 222.000 MHz FM. I was in the basement of a stucco house using an HT with 5" whip (Marantz Japan (Standard) C-228a 220 MHz HT, which defaulted to 220 MHz after years of storage), and due to my location and fading of the signal assumed it was a satellite. I asked on a satellite list at the time and provided a recording to a few people, none could ID it. A friend provided a nearly identical recording this morning with the following note:

"The attached sounds were recorded from a scanner radio, monitoring milair frequencies, during an air exercise near Rachel, Nevada. It's not PSK and I've never heard anything like it before. Can you tell me what it is? Message content, perhaps?"

The signal is a rapid series of tone all over the audio spectrum. In my recording, the tones were slower and static could be heard between them, in my friends recording, they are much faster with little time between them. I would describe it as old video game sound effects."

Kurt has forwarded a digital audio recording (click here) the digital transmission he recorded on 222 MHz and I have posted it to my audio boo account, link above and in the audio reference section of this blog.

Kurt further wrote in his email to me: "OK, lots of speculation here from UFOs to Jamming to data/telemetry, to a form of encryption created by Harris. The "data rate" changes, some recordings have fast tones, some slow. Two frequencies I found are 238.550 and 317.500 MHz near Rachel Nevada."

So readers, anyone want to take a stab at what Kurt and friend has heard? Email to the address in the masthead.

California International Airshow 2009 Airshow Report

MMP reporter Claude "b52hbuff" Cartee checks in with a report from the California International Airshow in Salinas last month. Thanks for reminding me Claude that I had this. I stuck it in the airshow folder instead of the blogpost folder. My bad and a thousand lashes with a wet penguin flipper. Let the flogging begin.

Salinas Airshow
123.1500 Discrete
127.3000 Airboss
134.7000 Discrete: Hog (A-10) Safety Observer, Heritage Flight
462.7125 Robosaurus spotter (D464/FRS7)
467.6375 Rich's Incredible Pyro (233.6 Hz PL/FRS11)

Blue Angels
139.8125 Comcart B Maintenance
142.6125 Comcart A "Comcart" / Tower spotter
237.8000 Solos - out of show box
275.3500 Diamond - out of show box
284.2500 Show box - Diamonds & Solos
305.5000 Bert (C-130) / Maintenance Officer
346.5000 Preflight checklist

Thanks for sharing your intercepts with MMP readers Claude.

Milair Frequency Changes - 8/5/2009

The cleanout of the 380-400 MHz milair aero service continues to be replaced by LMR and wideband services. If you are not familiar with what is happening, I have written about this several times on this blog and in my Monitoring Times Milcom column. In fact, I have some major updates on this and a new 380-400 MHz TRS in the southwest US in the September Milcom column in Monitoring Times magazine. Miss one issue and you miss a lot that is NOT published on this blog or anywhere else. A MT Express (electronic edition) sub is only $19.95 a year (one heck of a bargain). You can order your sub at http://www.grove-ent.com/page81.html.

So now it is time again for some more of our exclusive aero frequency changes, updates, listings and corrections from the Milcom MP Quik-Stop . . .

BTW - If you are interested in Alaska weather then you will be real interested in the FAA website with AK weather Cams. Checkout http://akweathercams.faa.gov/

40.9500 Fort Leonard Wood/Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney MO Operations [Forney Ops]
46.9000 New Century Aircenter KS 158 Aviation Regiment Operations [Army Ops]

118.1000 Pampa TX (KBPC) AWOS-3 Weather System
118.1500 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Aniak AK RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
118.2000 Wichita Falls Approach/Departure, Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Muni TX (KSPS)
118.2250 Moritz Memorial KS (K61) AWOS-3 Weather System
118.3250 Socorro Muni NM (KONM) AWOS-3 Weather System
118.3750 Fort Riley/Marshall AAF KS (KFRI) Base Operations
118.4250 Boca Raton Airport FL (KBCT) Unicom
Dayton OH Approach/Departure Control
118.4500 Southwest Oregon Regional OR (KOTH) Tower, ex-118.700
119.0500 Clifton/Morenci/Greenleaf County AZ (KCFT) AWOS-3 Weather System
119.2000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Kotzebue AK RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
Seattle WA Approach/Departure Control
119.6250 Buckeye Muni AZ (KBXK) AWOS-3 Weather System
119.7500 Cherry Point NC Approach Control
119.8250 Laughlin/Bullhead International AZ (KIFP) AWOS-3 Weather System
119.9000 Seattle/Tacoma International Airport WA (KSEA) Tower (Runway 16L/34R, 16C/34C)
120.0000 Chennault International/Lake Charles LA (KCWF) ATIS
120.4000 Seattle WA Approach/Departure Control
120.9500 Seattle/Tacoma International Airport WA (KSEA) Tower (Runway 16R/34L)
121.0000 Nassau Approach Control Bahamas - Exuma International (MYEF), Lynden Pindling International (MYNN)
121.7250 Birmingham International AL (KBHM) Clearance Delivery
122.0750 Wichita KS Flight Service Station: Parsons KS RCO, ex-122.3500
122.3500 Wichita KS Flight Service Station: Chanute KS RCO
122.7000 Hart/Shelby - Oceana County MI (C04) AWOS-A Weather System
122.8000 Healdsburg CA (KHES) AWOS-A
124.2000 Nassau Radio Bahamas - Arthurs Town (MYCA), New Bight (MYCB), San Salvador International (MYSM) Secondary
125.0500 Chicago ARTCC (ZAU) Volk Field Field/Combat Readiness Training Center WI RCAG: Low Altitude: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
125.3000 Nassau Approach Control Bahamas - Lynden Pindling International (MYNN)
125.9000 Seattle WA Approach/Departure Control
126.2000 Fort Riley/Marshall AAF KS (KFRI) VFR Advisory
126.3500 Branson MO (KBBG) Clearance Delivery
127.0000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Galena AK RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
127.9500 Denver ARTCC (ZDV) Crawford NE RCAG Low Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
128.0000 Nassau Radio Bahamas - Arthurs Town (MYCA), New Bight (MYCB), San Salvador International (MYSM) Primary
128.8000 Riverside Muni CA (KRAL) ATIS
131.6500 Boca Raton Airport FL (KBCT) FBO
131.9500 Boca Raton Airport FL (KBCT) FBO
132.7500 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Dillingham AK RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
133.3000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Nome AK RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
Chicago ARTCC (ZAU) Lone Rock WI RCAG Low Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
135.7000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Unalakeet AK RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG

239.3000 Seattle/Tacoma International Airport WA (KSEA) Tower (all runways)
247.0000 Fort Riley/Marshall AAF KS (KFRI) Base Operations
248.6500 Fort Riley/Marshall AAF KS (KFRI) VFR Advisory
251.0500 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Aniak AK RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
263.0000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Kotzebue AK RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
269.0750 Boston Consolidated Tracon, Approach/Departure Control, Manchester NH (KMHT), ex-385.4500
269.1250 Seattle WA Approach/Departure Control
269.2750 Dayton OH Approach/Departure Control
269.3750 Chicago ARTCC (ZAU) Volk Field Field/Combat Readiness Training Center WI RCAG: Low Altitude: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG, ex-269.6500
284.6250 Pensacola NAS (Forrest Sherman Field) FL (KNPA) Ground Controlled Approach
284.7000 Seattle WA Approach/Departure Control
290.2000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Galena AK RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
290.4000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Nome AK RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
290.9000 Seattle WA Approach/Departure Control
297.9000 Lambert St. Louis International MO 131FW/110FS Operations (this service has been deleted from this frequency). Blog note: I am interested in receiving reports on this freq from around the country. Please plug it into your scanner and let me know what youy are hearing-Jefe.
303.0000 Salt Lake City International UT (KSLC) 151ARW/191ARS Operations/Maintenance [Utah Control]
311.0000 Salt Lake City International UT (KSLC) 151ARW/191ARS Operations/Maintenance [Utah Control]
314.0000 Cherry Point MCAS NC R-5306 Containment/Range Control [Trojan Control]
316.0750 Wichita Falls Approach/Departure, Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Muni TX (KSPS)
335.5000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Unalakeet AK RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
338.2000 Denver ARTCC (ZDV) Crawford NE RCAG Low Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG
347.5000 New Century Aircenter KS 158 Aviation Regiment Operations [Army Ops]
348.0000 Pensacola NAS (Forrest Sherman Field) FL (KNPA) Ground Controlled Approach
360.7750 Cherry Point NC Approach Control, ex-314.0000
379.2250 Pensacola NAS (Forrest Sherman Field) FL (KNPA) Ground Controlled Approach
380.3500 Chicago ARTCC (ZAU) Lone Rock WI RCAG Low Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG

Milcom MP Team Reports Tyndall AFB Frequency Changes

One of Milcom MP team reporters here in the southeast US sends along the following frequency changes for Tyndall AFB FL.

263.1500 USAF Tyndall AFB FL Tower, ex-384.4000 (another 380-400 MHz subband freq change)

307.8000 Tyndall Approach/Departure Control (south above 5,000 ft) for Apalachicola Muni, Panama City Bay County International and Tyndall AFB, ex-341.7000 MHz.

Our team reporter indicates that there are a few more frequencies that have gone silent, but he has not tracked down the new locations. But NOTAM M0363/09 that was issued 17 July may have the rest of the story.

M0363/09 - THE FOLLOWING FREQUENCIES HAVE CHANGED:

2FS 228.8000
43FS 352.1000 132.6250
95FS 313.5000
ACMI2 139.6000
ACMI6 358.8500 141.9500
ACMI10 138.2500
ACMI12 140.3750
APPCH (S) 307.8000
ARRIVAL 119.7750
BANDIT OPS 281.2000
CARRABELLE ACMI1 142.9750
COMPASS LAKE 379.4000 341.7500
EMC 141.1500
SOF 373.6500 143.6000
TOWER 263.1500
W470A ACMI3 139.0000
W470BD COMMON 376.4500
W470CEF ACMI7 142.9750

More as we get it.

Milair Frequency Changes - 7/15/2009

The cleanout of the 380-400 MHz milair aero service continues to be replaced by LMR and wideband services. If you are not familiar with what is happening, I have written about this several times on this blog and in my Monitoring Times Milcom column. In fact, I hav some major updates on this and a new 380-400 MHz TRS in the southwest US in the September Milcom column in Monitoring Times magazine. Miss one issue and you miss a lot that is NOT published on this blog or anywhere else. A MT Express (electronic edition) sub is only $19.95 a year (one heck of a bargain). You can order your sub at http://www.grove-ent.com/page81.html.

So now it is time again for some more of our exclusive aero frequency changes, updates, listings and corrections from the Milcom MP Quik-Stop . . .

118.2750 Nephi Muni UT (KUXN) AWOS-3 Weather System
118.4000 Waverly-Pike County OH (KEOP) AWOS-A Weather System
118.7000 Southwest Oregon Regional OR (KOTH) Tower (starting 19 Sep 2009)
118.8000 Elk Mountain Airport WY (KEHY) AWOS-A Weather System
119.9250 Gallipois-Gallia Meigs Regional OH (KGAS) AWOS-3 Weather System
120.0500 Patuxent River NAS/Trapnell Field MD (KNHK) Patuxent River Approach / Departure Control (165-055 above 3000 feet)
120.3500 Ryan Field AZ (KRYN)Arrival Service North (Local Control)
121.0000 Cambridge-Dorchester Airport MD (KCGE) Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control, ex-127.9500/134.1000
121.0000 St. Mary's County Regional MD (2W6) Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control, ex-127.9500/134.1000
121.0000 Patuxent River NAS/Trapnell Field MD (KNHK) Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control (165-055 below 3000 feet)
121.0000 Webster NOLF MD (KNUI) Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control, ex-120.0500
121.0000 Tangier Island Airport VA (KTGI) Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control, ex-120.0500
122.0000 Seattle AFSS WA (SEA) Advisory, ex-120.6000
122.7000 Hart/Shelby-Oceana County Airport MY (C04) AWOS-A Weather System
123.7500 Versailles-Darke County OH (KVES) AWOS-3 Weather System
123.7500 St. Cloud Regional MN (KSTC) Ground Control, ex-121.6000
124.2000 Nassau Radio (Bahamas) secondary
125.9250 MBS International (Saginaw) MI (KMBS) ATIS, ex-118.6000
127.1000 Southwest Oregon Regional OR (KOTH) Ground Control (starting 19 Sep 2009)
127.9500 Patuxent River NAS/Trapnell Field MD (KNHK) Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control (056-164 all altitudes)
127.9500 Accomack County Airport (KMFV) Patuzent River Approach/Departure Control
128.0000 Nassau Radio (Bahamas) primary
130.5750 Marana-Pinal Park AZ (KMZJ) AWOS-3 Weather System
132.5500 Washington ARTCC (ZDC) Snow Hill MD RCAG Low Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services (Sector 23/Cape Charles Sector)
133.1250 Washington ARTCC (ZDC) Atlantic City NJ RCAG High Altitude, paired with 281.4500 (the site at Sea Isle has been disestablished)
133.9000 Washington ARTCC (ZDC) Patuxent River MD RCAG Low Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services (Sector 11/Calvert Sector), paired with 281.4000
134.1000 Washington ARTCC (ZDC) Patuxent River MD RCAG Approach/Departure Services; Patuxent River NAS/Trapnell Field MD (KNHK) radar and Wallops Island (KWAL) no longer uses this freq
135.0250 Patuxent River NAS/Trapnell Field MD (KNHK) Ground Controlled Approach Radar
135.5500 Travis AFB CA (KSUU) D-ATIS, 116.4000
141.6500 Wheeler AAF HI (KHHI) Lightning Radio
250.3000 Cambridge-Dorchester Airport MD (KCGE) Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control
250.3000 St. Mary's County Regional MD (2W6) Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control
250.3000 Patuxent River NAS/Trapnell Field MD (KNHK) Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control (165-055 below 3000 feet)
250.3000 Webster NOLF MD (KNUI) Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control, ex-281.8000
250.3000 Tangier Island Airport VA (KTGI) Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control, ex-281.8000
255.4000 Seattle AFSS WA (SEA) Advisory
256.8000 Washington ARTCC (ZDC) Snow Hill MD RCAG Low Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services (Sector 23/Cape Charles Sector)
270.8000 Patuxent River NAS/Trapnell Field MD (KNHK) Radar no longer uses this freq
273.4500 Corpus Christi TX Approach/Departure Control, ex 385.6000
281.4000 Washington ARTCC (ZDC) Patuxent River MD RCAG Low Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services (Sector 11/Calvert Sector), paired with 133.9000
281.4500 Washington ARTCC (ZDC) Atlantic City NJ RCAG High Altitude, paired with 133.1250 (the site at Sea Isle has been disestablished)
281.8000 Patuxent River NAS/Trapnell Field MD (KNHK) Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control (165-055 above 3000 feet)
286.0000 Patuxent River NAS/Trapnell Field MD (KNHK) Radar no longer uses this freq
314.0000 Washington ARTCC (ZDC) Patuxent River MD RCAG Approach/Departure Services; Patuxent River Approach/Departure Control Service (056-164 all altitudes)
314.0000 Accomack County Airport (KMFV) Patuzent River Approach/Departure Control
348.0000 Patuxent River NAS/Trapnell Field MD (KNHK) Ground Controlled Approach Radar
262.6000 Patuxent River NAS/Trapnell Field MD (KNHK) Ground Controlled Approach Radar

And finally from Master Mark Cleary:

"I noticed a new Approach frequency is in use at Shaw AFB today. Frequency is 225.400. 287.000 has gone silent. 385.6 was in use Sunday and is silent today."

Here is a NOTAM confirming it:

APPROACH CONTROL UHF FREQ 385.6 OUT OF SERVICE. CONTACT APPROACH CONTROL ON UHF FREQ 225.4. 12 JUL 13:17 2009 UNTIL 12 AUG 23:59 2009. CREATED: 12 JUL 13:19 2009

The area in and around 287.0000 is interesting. It is another segment of the UHF milair spectrum where AM aero services are being moved out. This strongly suggest based on previous assignments in and around this freq and past intercepts, that this may be a new wideband sub-band in the 225-400 MHz spectrum. I have more exclusive details on this in my Septemmber 2009 MT Milcom column, including some in-depth analysis of the changes in the 380-400 MHz LMR sub-band.

Milair Frequency Changes - 6/24/2009

The cleanout of the 380-400 MHz milair aero service continues to be replaced by LMR services. If you are not familiar with what is happening, I have written about this several times on this blog and in my Monitoring Times Milcom column.

So time again for some more aero frequency changes, updates and corrections from the Milcom MP Quik-Stop . . .

30.1000 Lincoln Muni NE (KLNK) Army National Guard (FM), ex-38.8000

119.4250 Hamiltom Muni NY (KVGC) AWOS-3

119.5250 Midland-Jack Barstow MI (KIKW) AWOS-3

124.5000 Anchorage ARTCC Cape Ramonzof AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services

125.5750 Salt Lake ARTCC Cedar City UT RCAG Approach/Departure Services

127.6000 Seattle ARTCC Klamath Falls OR RCAG Approach/Departure Services

127.7000 Denver ARTCC Francis Peak UT RCAG Approach/Departure Services

128.3500 Salt Lake ARTCC Blackfoot ID and Big Piney WY RCAG Approach/Departure Services

132.4000 Salt Lake ARTCC Ashton ID RCAG Approach/Departure Services

135.0000 Anchorage ARTCC Fort Yukon AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services

135.3000 Anchorage ARTCC Barrow AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services

135.6000 Denver ARTCC Casper WY, Lusk WY and Sundance WY RCAG Approach/Departure Services

135.7000 Anchorage ARTCC Unalakeet AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services

138.7500 Lincoln Muni NE (KLNK) Army National Guard (FM), ex-123.0750

225.4000 Anchorage ARTCC Fort Yukon AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services

235.9750 Southern California Tracon CA Approach Control, ex-381.6000

239.2500 Anchorage ARTCC Barrow AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services
239.2500 Salt Lake ARTCC Ashton ID, Big Piney WY, and Blackfoot ID RCAG Low/High Altitude, ex-381.6000

263.0250 Southern California Tracon CA Approach Control, ex-385.4000

291.1000 Santa Barbara CA (KSBA) Approach/Departure Control Class C IC

335.5000 Anchorage ARTCC Unalakeet AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services

346.3500 Seattle ARTCC Lakeview OR and Klamath Falls OR RCAG Approach/Departure Services, ex-351.7000

348.7250 Salt Lake ARTCC Sunnyside UT and Wilson Creek NV RCAG Low/High Altitude, ex-380.3500

354.1250 Denver ARTCC Francis Peak WY and Malad City ID RCAG Low Altitude, 387.0500

360.7750 Ontario International CA (KONT) Tower, ex-385.6000

363.0250 Denver ARTCC Casper WY, Lusk WY, and Sundance WY RCAG Approach/Departure Services

379.2750 Salt Lake ARTCC Cedar City UT and Delta UT RCAG Low/High Altitude, ex-381.4500

379.9750 Salt Lake City UT (KSLC) Clearance Delivery, 387.1000

Milair Frequency Changes - 6/11/2009

The cleanout of the 380-400 MHz milair aero service continues to be replaced by LMR services. If you are not familiar with what is happening, I have written about this several times on this blog and in my Monitoring Times Milcom column.

So time again for some more aero frequency changes, updates and corrections from the Milcom MP Quik-Stop . . .

225.4000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Fort Yukon AK RCAG High Altitude, ex-381.6000

239.2500 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Barrow AK RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete, ex-385.6000

291.1000 Santa Barbara CA Approach/Departure Control Class C IC (350-150)

335.5000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Unalakleet AK RCAG Low/High Altitude, ex-397.9000

363.0250 Denver ARTCC (ZDV) Casper WY RCAG Low Altitude Discrete, 385.6000

363.0250 Denver ARTCC (ZDV) Lusk WY RCAG Low Altitude Discrete, 385.6000

363.0250 Denver ARTCC (ZDV) Sundance WY RCAG Low Altitude Discrete, 385.6000

377.1750 Missoula International MT (KMSO) Tower, ex-387.1000

379.9000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Sparrevohn AK RCAG Low/high Altitude, ex-387.1000

Milair Frequency Changes - 6/8/2009

Time again for some more aero frequency changes, updates and corrections from the Milcom MP Quik-Stop . . .

118.4250 Dayton OH Approach/Departure Control

122.7250 Peter O Knight Airport (Tampa) FL CTAF freq

123.0500 McCreary County Airport (Pine Knot) KY CTAF freq

124.5000 Albuquerque ARTCC (ZAB) Winslow AZ RCAG, ex-124.4500

127.0500 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County MI (KDTW) PRM Runway 4L/22R

128.3500 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County MI (KDTW) PRM Runway 3R/21L

135.7750 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County MI (KDTW) PRM Runway 4R/22L

225.4000 Oakland ARTCC (ZOA) Half Moon Bay CA RCAG Low Altitude, ex-380.3000

273.4500 Cleveland-Hopkins International OH (KCLE) Tower/Ground Control/Clearance Delivery

291.1000 Santa Barbara CA Approach/Departure Control, ex-397.9000

307.1250 Northern California Tracon Approach/Departure Control (151-359), ex-387.0000

346.3250 Cleveland OH Departure Control, ex A/D Control

352.0500 Dayton OH Approach/Departure Control

354.0250 Cleveland OH Approach Control, ex-346.325

355.6000 Oakland ARTCC (ZOA) Ferndale CA RCAG and Half Moon Bay CA RCAGLow/High Altitude, ex-387.1000. This also moves the ARCP freqs for the following Aerial Refueling Tracks: AR-005L (East/West) and AR-255L (East/West).

Milair Frequency Changes - 6/1/2009

Time again for some more aero frequency changes, updates and corrections from the Milcom MP Quik-Stop . . .

118.4250 Dayton Approach/Departure Control - James M. Cox Dayton International OH (KDAY), ex-127.6500

119.3000 Columbia AFSS MO (KCOU) Advisory

119.7750 Horseshoe Bay Airpark TX (KDZB) AWOS-3

120.1000 Offutt NE Approach/Departure Control

120.4000 Savannah Approach/Departure Control (effective 2 Jul 2009)

125.1500 Atlanta ARTCC (ZTL) Hickory NC RCAG (Sector 48/Wilkes Sector) Low Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG

125.3000 Savannah Approach/Departure Control (effective 2 Jul 2009)

125.3500 Cleveland ON Approach/Departure Control, ex-126.5500

127.2250 Dayton OH Approach/Departure Control

127.6500 Dayton Approach/Departure Control - Delete Bellefontaine Regional OH (KEDJ), Sidney Muni (I12), Grimes Field (I74)

128.3500 Kansas City ARTCC (ZKC) Richland MO RCAG

132.1000 Memphis ARTCC (ZME) - Nashville/Joelton TN RCAG Low Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG

133.5000 Miami ARTCC (ZMA) - Key West FL RCAG

134.3000 Jacksonville ARTCC (ZJX) - Dothan AL Low Altitude Discrete - Ashburn Sector (Sector 13): Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG.

134.4250 Tri City TN Approach/Departure Control

251.2000 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ 108ARW Command Post "Torch Control" Primary

254.2500 Stillwater Regional OK (KSWO) Tower Primary (Delete)

263.0000 Atlanta ARTCC (ZTL) Hickory NC RCAG (Sector 48/Wilkes Sector) Low Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG

263.1000 Memphis ARTCC (ZME) - Nashville/Joelton TN RCAG Low Altitude Discrete: Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG

269.0750 Boston Consolidated TRACON Approach/Departure Control, ex-385.4500

279.5750 Southern California (SoCal) Tracon Approach/Departure Control (SCT) ex-380.2000

279.6250 Southern California (SoCal) Tracon Approach/Departure Control (SCT) ex-381.5000

284.6750 Kansas City ARTCC (ZKC) Richland MO RCAG

306.9000 Miami ARTCC (ZMA) - Key West FL RCAG

306.9250 Potomac TRACON Approach/Departure Class B IC

307.3750 Laughlin AFB TX (KDLF) Tower Primary, ex-279.5750

321.0000 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ 108ARW Command Post "Torch Control" Secondary

323.2750 Southern California (SoCal) Tracon Approach/Departure Control - Catalina (KAVX), ex-387.0250

346.3250 Cleveland ON Approach/Departure Control, ex-354.0500

349.0000 Tri City TN Approach/Departure Control

352.0500 Dayton OH Approach/Departure Control, ex-291.1000 316.7000

353.5000 Jacksonville ARTCC (ZJX) - Dothan AL Low Altitude Discrete - Ashburn Sector (Sector 13): Approach/Departure services for various small airports via this RCAG.

353.7750 Savannah Approach/Departure Control (effective 2 Jul 2009)

354.0500 Offutt NE Approach/Departure Control

371.8750 Savannah Approach/Departure Control (effective 2 Jul 2009)

Barrow AK FSS HF frequencies 2866.0 and 5631.0 kHz have been removed from service.

Milair Frequency Changes - 5/20/2009

Time again for some more aero frequency changes, updates and corrections from the Milcom MP Quik-Stop . . .

120.6250 Chevak AK (KVAK) AWOS-3
306.9250 Potomac Tracon Approach/Departure Control: Washington Dulles International (KIAD), ex-343.775 (343.775 has now been cleaned out to make way for another DoD subband, probably wideband freqs). With this move the new frequency no longer serves the following airfields:

Manassas Regional (Harry P. Davis Field) VA (KHEF), Quantico MCB/MCAF (Turner Field) VA (KNYG), Shannon Airport VA (KEZF), Winchester Regional VA (KOKV), Culpepper Regional VA (KCJR), Shannon VA (KEZF), Front Royal (Warren County) VA (KFRR), Stafford Regional VA (KRMN) and Warrenton-Fauquier VA (KHWY).

Milair Frequency Changes - 5/15/2009 +MT Milcom Announcement

In my June Milcom column in Monitoring Times magazine I have a comprehensive profile of NORAD including the first and most up-to-date list of frequencies published since the NEADS and SEADS merged into the Eastern Air Defense Sector. So if your tired of old stuff and your NORAD list needs a face lift, be sure to get a copy of the June issue of Monitoring Times via MT Express shortly and on newsstands later this month.

You can purchase this single issue in electronic pdf format (MT Express) for $3.00 by calling 800-438-8155 or emailing order@grove-ent.com. MT Express is full color throughout -- no black and white pages -- and the links are active, and it only costs $19.95 per year, whereas the paper version has risen to $32.95 per year! A true bargain!

Now it is time for some more aero frequency changes, updates and corrections from the Milcom MP Quik-Stop . . .


118.1250 FACSFAC Vacapes, Albemarle Sound NC/R-5301 and Harvey Point NC/R-5302A /B / C "Giant Killer," Washington ARTCC on 123.850 no longer controlling these restricted areas
119.2000 Scott AFB/MidAmerica IL (KBLV) Ground Control
119.5500 Lone Star Executive (Houston) TX (KCXO) Clearance Delivery (when field is closed)
119.8750 Scott AFB/MidAmerica (KBLV) Clearance Delivery, ex-121.7500
120.4500 Lone Star Executive (Houston) TX (KCXO) Clearance Delivery/Ground Control
121.6250 Cecil Field FL (KVQQ) Clearance Delivery/Ground Control
122.0000 FSS Leesburg Hub VA (KJYO)
122.1000R FSS Nashvile TN (KBNA)
122.2000 FSS St. Louis MO (KSUS) Spirit of St. Louis RCO
122.2000 FSS Prescott AZ (KPRC)
122.2000 FSS St. Petersburg FL (KPIE)
122.2000 FSS Kankakee IL (KIKK)
122.2000 FSS Lansing MI (KLAN)
122.2000 FSS Princeton MN (KPNM)
122.2000 FSS Columbia MO (KCOU)
122.2000 FSS Raleigh NC (KRDU)
122.2000 FSS Nashvile TN (KBNA)
122.2000 FSS Leesburg Hub VA (KJYO)
122.4000 FSS Prescott AZ (KPRC)
122.4500 FSS St. Petersburg FL (KPIE)
122.4500 FSS Raleigh NC (KRDU)
122.5000 FSS Seattle (KSEA)
122.5500 FSS Nashvile TN (KBNA)
122.6000 FSS St. Louis MO (KSTL) RCO1
122.6000 FSS Fort Worth (KFTW)
122.6000 FSS Leesburg Hub VA (KJYO)
122.6500 FSS Columbia MO (KCOU)
122.6500 FSS Raleigh NC (KRDU)
123.1250 McConnell AFB KS (KIAB) Boeing Ramp Monitor, frequency has been removed from service
123.1250 Wichita Radio KS (KICT)
123.6000 FSS St. Petersburg FL (KPIE)
123.6250 Houston Southwest TX (KAXH) AWOS-3
124.1250 Lone Star Executive (Houston) TX (KCXO) Tower
124.1500 Cap Cod CGAS MA (KFMH) Ground Control
124.6750 Beatrice Muni NE (KBIE) AWOS-3
125.5250 Cape Girardeau Regional (KCGI) Tower, ex-119.000
127.7000 Destin-Fort Walton Beach FL (KDTS) Clearance Delivery
128.2500 Scott AFB/MidAmerica IL (KBLV) Tower
233.7000 FACSFAC Vacapes, Albemarle Sound NC/R-5301 and Harvey Point NC/R-5302A/B/C "Giant Killer," Washington ARTCC on 323.000 no longer controlling these restricted areas
236.7750 Shreveport Regional LA (KSHV) Tower/Ground Control, ex-381.6000
253.5000 Scott AFB/MidAmerica IL (KBLV) Tower
257.1000 Cheyenne Regional (Jerry Olson Field) WY (KCYS) ANG Operations/Command Post, ex-225.525 (Cowboy operations/command post)
263.0250 Scott AFB/MidAmerica IL (KBLV) Clearance Delivery
275.8000 Scott AFB/MidAmerica IL (KBLV) Ground Control
282.2250 Longview Approach/Departure Control (West at or below 5k ft) TX: East Texas Regional (KGGG), ex-385.4000
291.7750 Little Rock Approach Control: Adams Field AR (KLIT) Searcy Muni (KSRC), ex-385.6000
343.2000 Wichita Radio KS (KICT)

Note: The frequencies 2866.0 and 5631.0 kHz for the Cold Bay FSS in Alaska are apparently no being used.

Milair Frequency Changes - 4/28/2009 +MT Milcom Announcement

Time for some more aero frequency changes, updates and corrections. From the Milcom MP Quik-Stop . . .

124.5000 Anchorage ARTCC Cape Ramonzof AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services
128.3500 Kansas City ARTCC Richland MO RCAG Approach/Departure Services
266.8000 Anchorage ARTCC Cape Ramonzof AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services
284.6750 Kansas City ARTCC Richland MO RCAG Approach/Departure Services

Just a quick note. In my June Milcom column in Monitoring Times magazine I will have a comprehensive profile of NORAD including the first and most up-to-date list of frequencies published since the NEADS and SEADS merged into the Eastern Air Defense Sector.

So if your tired of old stuff and your NORAD list needs a face lift, be sure to get a copy of the June issue of Monitoring Times when it hits the newsstand next month.

Milair Frequency Changes - 4/23/2009

Time for some more aero frequency changes, updates and corrections. From the Milcom MP Quik-Stop . . .

46.9000 New Century Aircenter KS (KIXD) Operations (FM)
120.0250 Tehachapi Muni CA (KTSP) AWOS-3
121.0500 Cannon AFB NM (KCVS) Departure Control
125.5000 Cannon AFB NM (KCVS) Approach Control Basic Radar Service
127.0500 Seattle ARTCC (ZSE) Fort Lawton WA RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete
134.1000 Fort Polk/Polk AAF LA (KPOE) Metro
134.9500 Seattle ARTCC (ZSE) Whidbey Island WA RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete
266.8000 NAS Pensacola/Forrest Sherman Field FL (KNPA) ATIS, ex-267.6000
270.3000 Seattle ARTCC (ZSE) Whidbey Island WA RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete
279.6500 Tucson International (KTUS) ATIS, ex-320.100
347.5000 New Century Aircenter KS (KIXD) Operations
353.9000 Seattle ARTCC (ZSE) Fort Lawton WA RCAG Low/High Altitude Discrete

Milair Frequency Changes - 4/9/2009

Time for some more aero frequency changes, updates and corrections. From the Milcom MP Quik-Stop . . .

119.0750 Easton/Newnam Field MD (KESN) Ground Control/Clearance Delivery
120.9000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Murphy Dome AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services
123.7250 Floyd W. Jones Lebanon MA Clearance Delivery
124.1500 Cape Cod CGAS MA (KFMH) Ground Control, ex-121.6000
124.2000 Nassau Radio, Bahamas
124.6000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Bettles AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services
126.6250 Chicago O'Hare International Airport IL (KORD) Departure Control, ex-127.4000
126.9000 Potomac Clearance Delivery Service
127.9000 Minneapolis ARTCC (ZMP) Duluth MN RCAG Approach/Departure Services
128.0000 Nassau Radio, Bahamas
128.6250 Jacksonville ARTCC (ZJX) Tallahassee FL RCAG Ultra High Altitude - Micanopy Sector
132.4500 Miami ARTCC (ZMA) Pahokee FL RCAG Approach/Departure Services
132.5000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Cape Romanzof AK RCAG High Altitude Discrete
134.9500 Delete Seattle ARTCC (ZSE) Whibey Island WA RCAG this freq
135.0500 Phoenix-Mesa Gateway AZ (KIWA) Clearance Delivery, ex-128.250
266.8000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Cape Romanzof AK RCAG High Altitude Discrete, ex-226.8000
270.3000 Delete Seattle ARTCC (ZSE) Whibey Island RCAG this freq
276.4000 McClellan Palomar Airport CA (KCRQ) Tower, ex-392.0000
281.4500 Minneapolis ARTCC (ZMP) Duluth MN RCAG Approach/Departure Services
282.2250 Chicago O'Hare International Airport IL (KORD) D-ATIS, ex-269.900
307.1000 Miami ARTCC (ZMA) Pahokee FL RCAG Approach/Departure Services
319.2000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Murphy Dome AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services
323.1750 Fort Smith Regional AR (KFSM) Tower, ex-381.6000
352.0000 Anchorage ARTCC (ZAN) Bettles AK RCAG Approach/Departure Services

El Jefe

Milair Frequency Changes - 3/31/2009

And here are the latest aeronautical frequency changes.

118.7000 Auburn-Opelika/Robert G. Pitts AL (KAUO) Clearance Delivery (Atlanta Tracon provides the service)
119.1500 Miami International FL (KMIA) D-ATIS Arrival
120.2000 Jacksonville ARTCC (ZJX) Crestview FL RCAG Approach/Departure Control Services
124.0500 Defuniak Springs FL (54J) Eglin Approach/Departure Control
125.1500 Wichita Mid-Continent KS (KICT) ATIS
125.3000 Honolulu International/Hickam AFB HI (KHNL) Air Mobility Control Center "Shaka Ops"
126.3500 Branson Airport MO (BBG) Springfield Approach/Departure Control
126.4500 Bendigo Airport PA (74N) Harrisburg Approach/Departure Control
126.8500 Memphis ARTCC (ZME) Harrison AR RCAG Approach/Departure Control Services
133.6750 Miami International FL (KMIA) D-ATIS Departure
235.7750 Lebanon Muni NH (KLEB) Tower, ex-385.500 (this change effective 7/2/2009)
269.4500 Bendigo Airport PA (74N) Harrisburg Approach/Departure Control
281.5500 Memphis ARTCC (ZME) Harrison AR RCAG Approach/Departure Control Services, ex-286.6000
284.6500 Defuniak Springs FL (54J) Eglin Approach/Departure Control
292.5000 Honolulu International/Hickam AFB HI (KHNL) 15AW Command Post "Shaka Ops"
332.1500 Branson Airport MO (KBBG) ILS/DME Rwy 32 Glide Slope
346.4000 Jacksonville ARTCC (ZJX) Crestview FL RCAG Approach/Departure Control Services
349.4000 Honolulu International/Hickam AFB HI (KHNL) Air Mobility Control Center "Shaka Ops"

Milair Frequency Changes - 3/24/2009 & 3/25/2009

Here are the latest milair frequency changes.

118.750 Bowie Muni TX (0F2) AWOS-3
119.700 Marthas Vineyard MA (KMVY) Cape Approach/Departure Control and Clearence Delivery when KMVY tower is closed.
120.100 Moffett Field CA (KNUQ) Departure Control (Northern California TRACON), ex-121.300
121.800 Marthas Vineyard MA (KMVY) Clearance Delivery, ex-119.700
122.250 King Cove AK RCO (CDB)
122.800 Fort Benton MT (79S) AWOS-A
124.625 Indianapolis ARTCC (KZID) New Hope KY RCAG Approach/Departure Services - Lebanon-Springfield (6I2)
126.850 Memphis ARTCC (ZME) Harrison AR RCAG Approach/Departure Services - Branson (KBBG)
127.700 Port Angeles CGAS WA (KNOW) Coast Guard Operations (Port Angeles Air)
128.150 Chicago O'Hare International IL (KORD) Tower, ex-135.925
269.025 Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Muni TX (KSPS) Approach/Departure Services
281.550 Memphis ARTCC (ZME) Harrison AR RCAG Approach/Departure Services - Branson (KBBG)
345.000 Port Angeles CGAS WA (KNOW) Coast Guard Operations (Port Angeles Air)
371.925 Indianapolis ARTCC (KZID) New Hope KY RCAG Approach/Departure Services - Lebanon-Springfield (6I2)

Milair Frequency Changes - 3/20/2009

Latest milair frequency changes.

119.150 Miami International FL (KMIA) Arrival ATIS, ex D-ATIS
123.700 Locust Grove/Mallards Landing Airport GA (GA04) Unicom

More when we get it.

Milair Frequency Changes - 3/19/2009

And the hits just keep on coming. More frequency changes moving selected aero services out of the 380-400 MHz band to make room for the LMR services (trunk, repeater and simplex).

133.400 Denver ARTCC La Junta CO RCAG Approach Departure Services for the following aerodromes: Lamar Muni (KLAA), Springfield Muni (8V7)
278.800 Phoenix Sky Harbor International AZ (KPHX) Tower (Runway 08/26), ex-385.400 (this change is effective 5/7/2009)
350.225 Salt Lake City ARTCC (ZLC) Miles City RCAG MT High Altitude NFP, ex-364.800
370.925 Denver ARTCC (ZDV) La Junta RCAG CO High Altitude NFP, ex-381.400
377.075 Denver ARTCC (ZDV) Hayden RCAG CO High Altitude, ex-397.875
377.175 Denver ARTCC (ZDV) La Junta CO RCAG Low Altitude discrete, Approach / Departure Services for the following aerodromes: Lamar Muni (KLAA), Springfield Muni (8V7), ex-387.150
377.175 Denver ARTCC (ZDV) Denver RCAG CO Low Altitude, ex-387.150

I am sure that old timers and true students of the Milcom monitoring game will recognize the NFP listings in the above list. Now those are truly eye openers.

Milair Frequency Changes - 3/18/2009

Here are the latest aero frequency changes to cross our desk this morning. More 380-400 MHz cleanout, this time from the Pacific Northwest. Thanks Jack.

125.025 Oakland County International MI (KPTK) ATIS, ex-125.450
379.150 Eastern Oregon Regional at Pendleton OR (KPDT) Chinook Approach/Departure Control, ex-380.200
379.150 Hermiston Muni OR (KHRI) Chinook Approach/Departure Control, ex-380.200
379.150 Tri-Cities WA (KPSC) Chinook Approach/Departure Control (East and South), ex-380.200
379.150 Walla Walla Regiuonal WA (KALW) Chinook Approach/Departure Control, ex-380.200
379.300 Bellingham International WA (WBLI) Tower, ex-385.600
379.950 Ephrata Muni WA (KEPH) Grant County Approach/Departure Control, ex-385.500
379.950 Grant County International WA (KMWH) Grant County Approach/Departure Control, ex-385.500

Milair Frequency Changes - 3/17/2009

I have some more Milair frequency changes this morning, including assignments being cleaned out from the 380-400 MHz band. These are from Colorado. A Milair freq recap follows the changes.

363.125 City of Colorado Springs Muni CO Clearance Delivery (KCOS) ex-385.500
379.175 Denver International CO Ground Control (KDEN) ex-380.300
379.300 Denver International CO Approach Control (KDEN) ex-381.500

Frequency Recap
122.900 Pass Picada Seaplane Base (AL58) AL Multi Comm
123.200/301.900 MCB Camp Pendleton CA Range Control, callsign Long Rifle
124.625/371.925 Indianapolis ARTCC London 2 RCAG Approach/departure Control Services