Mode-S/ADS-B Intercepts 18 March 2011 - Brasstown

Busy day here in the mountains of western NC. I was beginning to wonder if we were going to have a USAF C-130 rodeo up here. Started my Mode-S run with a mystery military hex code - AE2739. If came up from the south of me, moved north (seen on the Bowling Green mode-S box, then came back south on my box, and last seen on the ATL box. Best guess is maybe a new J model C-130 from Lockheed Martin at Dobbins?

Anyway here is the neat stuff from the box yesterday.

AE093D 01-0301 ------- 2011-03-18 20:49 UC-35a1 US Army OSACOM PATD [KADW]
AE03F8 84-0154 ------- 2011-03-18 18:59 C-12U Det38
AE03F8 84-0154 ------- 2011-03-18 18:47 C-12U Det38
AE1196 03-3113 RCH3119 2011-03-18 16:27 C-17A MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
AE1196 03-3113 RCH3119 2011-03-18 16:15 C-17A MS ANG 172AW/183AS [KJAN]
A78232 N583MT ------- 2011-03-18 15:55 DA 40
ADFD0D 95-0065 ------- 2011-03-18 15:41 T-1A USAF
AA59AE N766VA 602 2011-03-18 14:54 Boeing 767-2Q8 Vision Airlines
AE02F1 85-1368 ODIN 13 2011-03-18 14:53 C-130H TX ANG 136AW/181AS [KFWH]
AE02F1 85-1368 ODIN 13 2011-03-18 14:43 C-130H TX ANG 136AW/181AS [KFWH]
AE11EB 80-0138 SNTRY30H 2011-03-18 14:37 E-3C USAF 552ACW [KTIK]
ADFCEC 94-0141 ------- 2011-03-18 14:31 T-1A USAF
AE05DA 85-0041 ODIN 11 2011-03-18 14:31 C-130H AFRC 910AW/757AS [KYNG]
AE11EB 80-0138 SNTRY30H 2011-03-18 14:25 E-3C USAF 552ACW [KTIK]
AE05D8 85-0038 ODIN 10 2011-03-18 14:24 C-130H AFRC 908AW/357AS [KMXF]
AE05DA 85-0041 ODIN 11 2011-03-18 14:20 C-130H AFRC 910AW/757AS [KYNG]
AE1BF0 07-4637 ODIN 14 2011-03-18 14:15 C-130J-30 USAF 19AW [KLRF]
AE1BF0 07-4637 ODIN 14 2011-03-18 14:02 C-130J-30 USAF 19AW [KLRF]
AE05B3 85-0040 HANK 40 2011-03-18 13:56 C-130H AFRC 908AW/357AS [KMXF]
ADFDEB 94-6706 ANVIL78 2011-03-18 13:53 C-130H WV ANG 130AW/130AS [KCRW]
AE05B3 85-0040 HANK 40 2011-03-18 13:44 C-130H AFRC 908AW/357AS [KMXF]
ADFDEB 94-6706 ANVIL78 2011-03-18 13:42 C-130H WV ANG 130AW/130AS [KCRW]
AE0518 68-0211 ------- 2011-03-18 13:24 C-5A WV ANG 167AW/167AS [KMRB]
AE054B 70-0454 ------- 2011-03-18 12:55 C-5A TN ANG 164AW/155AS [KMEM]
AE0272 64-14840 TAZZ51 2011-03-18 12:46 KC-135R OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE0272 64-14840 TAZZ51 2011-03-18 12:34 KC-135R OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE0384 59-1458 TAZZ52 2011-03-18 12:07 KC-135R OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
ADFE60 90-1797 REACH311 2011-03-18 12:04 C-130H OH ANG 179AW/164AS [KMFD]
AE0272 64-14840 TAZZ51 2011-03-18 11:56 KC-135R OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE0384 59-1458 TAZZ52 2011-03-18 11:56 KC-135R OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE0272 64-14840 TAZZ51 2011-03-18 11:45 KC-135R OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE0384 59-1458 TAZZ52 2011-03-18 11:45 KC-135R OH ANG 121ARW [KLCK]
AE2739 ------ --- 2011-03-18 11:37 ------ United States ---
ADFC65 90-0403 ------- 2011-03-18 11:33 T-1A USAF 12FTW/99FTS [KRND]
AA59AE N766VA 602 2011-03-18 11:07 Boeing 767-2Q8 Vision Airlines
A2A871 N270WA WOA9614 2011-03-18 11:07 MD-11 World Airways
A78232 N583MT -------- 2011-03-18 10:39 DA 40 United States ---
AE2739 ------ -------- 2011-03-18 10:31 ------ United States ---

What I haven't listed here are the hundreds of civilian airline. bizjets and government Mode-S equipped aircraft. Those listings would go on and on for pages and I won't post them up here in this subject specific blog. If you are an aviation monitoring enthusiast, a Mode-S box or a Pinkfroot app should be on your bucketlist.

If you want to track ADS-B equipped aircraft or AIS ships (if your near a waterway or the coast), checkout the Pinkfroot Plane Finder and Ship Finder apps for real time tracking on the iPhone, iPod, iPod and now the Android platform as well. Their website is at http://my.pinkfroot.com/.

Pinkfroot has also just posted up a new on-line live air traffic radar map at planefinder.net, and a super fast ship map at shipfinder.co. These both provide amazing ADS-B and AIS virtual radar information straight to your PC or Mac.

If you are interested in monitoring Mode-S transmissions, and are looking for some quality equipment, I recommend you checkout the Kinetic Avionics website at http://www.kinetic-avionics.com/. They have some neat stuff that will add a whole new dimension to your radio monitoring hobby.

Almost Operational from WNC

I have almost got my Kinetic Avionics Mode-S box operational here on the Milcom Radio Ranch. This is a fascinating Milcom monitoring tool that a serious radio listener should look at to supplement and enhance their monitor efforts. I hope to complete all my ground work on my system this weekend. The final antenna work will be done as my schedule and weather allow.

I had a fairly quiet Milcom day yesterday on the box. Here is the list of the military Mode-S aircraft I picked up with my current limited antenna capability.

Hex Code Serial Callsign Date/Time Aircraft Type Service Unit
AE0589 87-0044 --- 2011-03-17 19:14 C-5B United States USAF 60AMW/22AS [KSUU]

AE01BC 84-0130 JOSA903 2011-03-17 19:09 C-21A United States USAF 375AW/311AS [KCOS]

AE1488 86-0416 PEACH61 2011-03-17 19:08 TE-8a United States 330thCTS

AE01BC 84-0130 JOSA903 2011-03-17 18:57 C-21A United States USAF 375AW/311AS [KCOS]

AE10D3 165517 --- 2011-03-17 17:22 T-39G United States USN TW-6/VT-86 [KNPA]

ADFC9D 92-0348 --- 2011-03-17 16:21 T-1A United States USAF 479FTG/451FTS [KNPA]

AE03F8 84-0154 --- 2011-03-17 16:02 C-12U United States Det38

ADFE4D 94-0321 R40321 2011-03-17 15:16 C-12R United States USARC 6-52 AVN (TA)

ADFD02 95-0054 --- 2011-03-17 15:00 T-1A United States 48thFTS

AE10D2 165516 --- 2011-03-17 14:46 T-39G United States USN TW-6/VT-86 [KNPA]

AE0154 63-8045 RCH3045 2011-03-17 13:48 KC-135R United States USAF 6AMW/927ARW

There was more stuff earlier in the day, including several Peach E-8 aircraft and USAF tankers, but I had not set things up to fully capture what was actually seen. Many of the aircraft above were not heard on the scanner, but they were seen on the Mode-S box.

What I haven't listed here are the hundreds of civilian airline. bizjets and government Mode-S equipped aircraft. Those listings would go on and on for pages and I won't post them up here. Like I said if you are an aviation monitoring enthusiast, a Mode-S box or a Pinkfroot app should be on your bucketlist.

If you want to track ADS-B equipped aircraft or AIS ships if your near a waterway or the coast. checkout the Pinkfroot Plane Finder and Ship Finder apps for real time tracking on the iPhone, iPod, iPod and now the Android platform as well. Their website is at http://my.pinkfroot.com/.

Pinkfroot also just released a new on-line live air traffic radar map at planefinder.net and a super fast ship map at shipfinder.co. These both provide the same amazing ADS-B and AIS virtual radar information straight to your PC or Mac.

If you are interested in monitoring Mode-S transmissions and are looking for some quality equipment, take a look at the Kinetic Avionics website at http://www.kinetic-avionics.com/.