Recent Area Loggings

Here are some recent intercepts from area monitors:

From Randy True, W4RTT


240.350    Blue Ash Control
291.725    Cleveland Center
139.625    Stings 11 & 12, Yoder 22 & 32,
139.975    Gutter or Cutter 32, Delta 2120
141.825    No Call signs, but they definately sounded Scotch,
           One was dead on Sean Connery.
           SNAKES and ATOMICS in R-5503 at 9:25 to 9:45 local
           time. ATOMICS switched to 269.275.

138.275     These sounded like flights just passing through.
139.900




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Alex K. N8UCN


344.600    SENTRY 61 (Tinker, AFB, OK) W/ WPAFB Metro Requesting WX
           for Tinker AFB. Later, Sentry 61 gave Pirep. 1750z
240.350    178th SABER FLT checking in after takeoff. 1805z
288.700    AWACS aft call of DRAGNET VICTOR making comm checks on
           frequency.1820z
254.700    DRAGNET VICTOR comm with ATC, with intentions on making the
           Red Hill MOA, 1823z
287.450    Repeated electronic chirps heard form DRAGNET VICTOR.
           Obviously a Data link freq, 1325z
289.300    MACE CONTROL and DRAGNET VICTOR coordinating exercise for
           COLT Flt. 1330z
260.900    DRAGNET VICTOR Calling HUNTRESS w/ comm checks for
           exercises at 1340z
228.900    DRAGNET UNIFORM Tried to establish comms with Huntress with
           no joy. Multiple calls go on for 10 mins. Finally contact is
           made with 180th FW, STING FLT out of Toledo Express APT.
           DRAGNET UNIFORM gave a ground brief and Core checks.
360.775    DRAGNET VICTOR calling INDY ATC with intent of working
           COLT 41-44 in the Red Hills MOA.


238.800    MANIAC calling "Maniac Control" for en-route information and WX
           at 1900z.

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autobag@fuse.net


336.100    (AR-455) traffic tonight between 7:30 and 9:15 PM local.
           Callsign "5044" told he had four in trail, heading down to
           block. Flt. level 20, and had contact.

343.250    (AR-633) Unidentified traffic. Same period of time. Don't
           know if this was related to the other mission.

           Bengals Game (12/6) Flyby Catch. Heard this traffic starting at
           12:35 to 13:02 local. Couldn't make-out the two syllable
           prefix before the 41 call sign. Had visual over Southern
           Campbell County, KY. They looked like two F-18 Super Hornets.

254.250,    "xx xx41" "flt. level one zero proceeding to the southwest"
254.250,    "xx xx41" "request overhead flyover"
254.250,    "xx xx41" "roger clear for 18 left"


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John Denny


252.100   MASH 83 airborne out of Grissom ANG.  He asked if they could
          relay to his receivers that he was an hour early and if they
          could be there early that would be great. There were at least
          4 in the BUCKEYE at that time using BLADE & ATOMIC callsigns
          at 2300z.

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Thanks to all, keep them coming!

Dayton Air Show this weekend highlights one of its own

This coming weekend July 18-19 is the annual Vectren Dayton Airshow held at James M. Cox-Dayton International Airport. In addition to the headlining U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, one of Wright-Patterson AFB 445th Airlift Wing's aircraft will be featured. A C-5 Galaxy from the 445th AW has been added to the schedule. Not only will it be doing a flyover. You will be able to get up close and personal to it as it will also be on ground display. Also recently added to the schedule is a vintage P-51 Mustang known as "Glamorous Gal". Complete show information can attained by clicking on the link in our headline.

  118.450   Dayton A/D
  118.850   Dayton A/D
  121.800   Ground
  126.500   Dayton Departure
  126.900   WPAFB Tower
  127.225   Dayton A/D
  127.650   Dayton A/D
  239.800   AF WX 
  255.400   FLIGHT SERVICE COMMON
  269.275   Dayton Approach
  281.450   WPAFB  Tower
  291.000   Dayton Departure
  294.500   Dayton A/D (000-090)
  295.400   Dayton A/D
  316.700   Dayton A/D  (181-359)
  324.500   Dayton A/D
  327.100   Dayton A/D
  327.125   Dayton A/D 
  335.800   Ground
  344.600   WPAFB METRO
  349.400   445th ALW CP "Buckeye Control"
  352.050   Dayton A/D
  370.875   Dayton A/D
  372.200   WPAFB  Pilot to Dispatch
  389.800   GCA APPROACH
 

  DAYTON TRS TALKGROUPS:

  47984     DOA POLICE
  47472     DOA LEADS
  46992     DOA MAINT
  47024     DOA FIRE
  48994     DOA SHUTTLES
  37264     OPS 56
  37328     OPS 57


  MONTGOMERY COUNTY TRS TALKGROUPS:

  2640      Butler Township Special Events
  7312      Vandalia Police TAC 1
  12688     I-OP 2


  U.S. AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS
  (for a complete list of frequencies check out the 
  2009 MT Airshow Guide )

  139.800   Victor 1
  140.400   T-BIRD OPS Air to Air
  140.700   Reported in Canada and Northern U.S.
  141.075   Reported at Prairie Air Show 7-10-09
  141.825   Alt Diamond Victor 2
  143.250   Pre-engine start
  143.700   Diamond/Delta Formations Victor 1 (paired w/150.150)
  148.125   Victor 1
  148.850   Alt Diamond Victor 2 paired w/139.800
  150.150   Alt Diamond Victor 2 paired w/143.700
  225.175   Uniform 1
  235.200   Thunderbird Control
  235.250   Pre-Engine/Solo Aircraft on/off show center
  322.950   Engine Starts/Solo Aircraft Air to Air Uniform 2

  Maintenance/Ground Crew (NBFM)

  216.725   PA Announcer/Show Feed
  216.975   Team Air Show Frequency Feeds (Air to Air simulcast)
  413.275   Ground Maintenance (431 DCS)
  413.325   Ground Maintenance (503 DCS)


  BRAZILIAN SMOKE SQUADRON:

  133.450


  Also don't forget to monitor the Intrasquad Radio (ISR).
  They have been reported in use at past Dayton Air Shows
  by U.S. Air Force Cadets:

  ISR FREQUENCIES:

  01  396.8750    08   397.9500
  02  397.1250    09   398.0500
  03  397.2750    10   399.4250
  04  397.3750    11   399.4750
  05  397.4250    12   399.7250
  06  397.4750    13   399.9250
  07  397.5500    14   399.9750


If you attend the airshow please use the comment section below 
to update frequencies and any other information you may have 
for all to use. Also please let us know if you may be using 
Twitter to provide updates.


Live non-aeronautical scanner audio feed of the area 
can be found HERE.

NASA Research Plane to fly the skies of Ohio

This summer Wright Patterson Air Force Base will play host to a ER-2 NASA Research Plane and it crews. The ER-2 is a converted Lockheed U-2 Spyplane being used by NASA for support of global warming research. The ER-2 can attain altitudes of over 70,000 and carry up to 2,600 pounds of cargo. This allows the sensor package installed on the aircraft to operate like satellite base sensors, collecting data on Earth resources, celestial observations, atmospheric chemistry and dynamics and oceanic processes. The aircraft and its crews are expected to arrive at WPAFB around June 24 and operate for about one month. The ER-2 is based out of NASA's Dryden Research Center located at Edwards Air Force Base in California. This should give Ohio Milcomers a unique listening opportunity this summer.


Photo courtesy of NASA

178th FW Will Conduct A Memorial Day Fly Over

This year the City of Blue Ash will host a couple of special guests for their Memorial Day Parade and Concert. The 388th Army Band will be the featured military band for the 57th annual Blue Ash Memorial Day parade. The band will be performing a free concert at 6:00 PM on Sunday the 24th in the Blue Ash Towne Square in addition to the parade on Monday. The parade starts at 10:15 AM near Reed Hartman Highway and Cooper Road then travel east on Cooper to Kenwood, south on Kenwood to Hunt and east on Hunt to the Veterans Memorial the parade should end around 11:30 AM.

The other special guest for the parade will be a flyover of the 178th Fighter Wing/306th Squadron of the RNLAF from Springfield-Beckley ANGB during the parade.

Monitor, KSGH and Cincinnati ATC frequencies for the fly over:


120.700         KSGH Tower VHF
291.775         KSGH Tower UHF
118.850         Dayton Approach/Departure
327.125         Dayton Approach/Departure
269.000         Indy Center London RCAG
281.400         Indy Center Merwyn RCAG
123.925         Indy Center Merwyn RCAG
121.000         Cincinnati Approach/Departure
123.000         Blue Ash CTAF
124.900         Cincinnati Clearance Delivery
240.350         123rd ACS OH Air National Guard Blue Ash




Try a search of the 225-380 MHz, for other possible frequencies, and
remember to comment here on anything you find.

88th Air Base Wing Takes A "Time-Out" For Suicide Prevention

The 88th Air Base Wing, the host unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has suspended part of their normal operations for the day to address the rise of suicides involving personnel from the base. Officials within the base have stated that the past six months have seen four apparent suicides. The base is taking a "time-out" today to bring awareness to its 5,500 military and civilian on base personnel and other organizations around the base, that there are Air Force programs and help available for those who maybe considering suicide.

127th FW Ceremony Marks Switchover to A-10s

This coming Saturday (5/2) a ceremony will held at Selfridge Air Force Base in Mount Clemens, Michigan to mark the unit's transfer from the F-16 to the close combat support aircraft, the A-10. The 127th FW has been flying F-16s since 1990. This move is in accordance to the 2005 BRAC.

Natural Disaster Response Drill at Wright Patterson AFB Scheduled.

A natural disaster response training drill has been scheduled for Wright Patterson Air Force Base for March 25 - 27. This will help prepare its personnel in responding to natural disasters and other emergency situations. This exercise is named "Strong Winds 09" in preparation for the strong storms spring brings to this area, and also in reference to the extensive wind damage suffered by this area during the big wind storm last September from the remnants of Hurricane Ike. Normal base operations will continue, although gate security may be tightened.

For radio monitoring, keep a watch on the following systems/frequencies:

• WPAFB TRS
• GREENE COUNTY TRS
• MONTGOMERY COUNTY TRS
• Fairborn Police 155.5950
• 8 iTAC/8 iCALL
• Miscellaneous Mutual Aid Frequencies (154.280, 155.280, etc.)

Please post back here with a comment if you are catching any related activity.

WPAFB C-5's Get Upgraded

The U.S. Air Force's largest aircraft, the C-5 Galaxy flown by the 445th Airlift Wing based at Wright Patterson Air Force Base are ready to resume local pilot training flights. Those flight's were temporarily suspended as the 445th's C-5s underwent modifications to the aircraft's armor. This did not affect the regular scheduled flights to other global air bases in the support on the war on terror.

Big Changes Coming for Fort Wayne

Citing budget constraints and longer projected service. U.S. Representative to Indiana's 3rd District Republican Mark Souder announced on February 27th that the 122nd Fighter Wing based at Fort Wayne will discontinue flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon in favor of the A-10 Warthog. The A-10 is expected to fill the gap from the time the F-16 is retired from service until the F-35 becomes available to the Air National Guard.

Unprecedented Kentucky National Guard Activation

The Governor of Kentucky, Steve Beshear just called out the entirety of the Kentucky National Guard and some Kentucky Air National Guard assets to deploy to western Kentucky to render assistance to those affected by the huge Winter Storm that struck Kentucky a few days back.

This is a great opportunity to plug in those KYNG and EMA frequencies for activity. There may also be activity on the Kentucky State Police digital frequencies as units closer to our area head west on I-71. This is the largest ever deployment of the Kentucky National Guard in the history of the Commonwealth.


Frequencies from the MONIX Master Frequency List:

137.075 KYEMA/KYNG in to 149.825
138.425 N293 KYEMA/KYNG 3
139.0625 P25 KYEMA/KYNG in to 139.4625
139.2125 P25 KYEMA/KYNG 4
139.250 KYEMA/KYNG F3
139.350 KYEMA/KYNG F4
139.4625 P-25 KYEMA/KYNG 2 139.0625 in
139.6625 P-25 KYEMA/KYNG
139.9625 P-25 KYEMA/KYNG 2 in to 139.465
148.785 P-25 KYEMA/KYNG
140.790 P-25 KYEMA/KYNG
141.365 P25 KYEMA/KYNG 1 in to 148.750
142.350 67.0 KYEMA/KYNG Statewide Net Ch 1 Simplex
Ch 2 Rpt 143.000 in
142.475 KYNG CH 3 148.575 in
142.6625 P-25 KYEMA/KYNG
143.000 67.0 KYNG input to 142.350
143.275 162.2 KYEMA/KYNG

You may also want to check out the FEMA frequencies on the MONIX List as well.

If anyone catches any activity from the action,
please post back to the blog here.

Last Three F-16s leave Michigan Behind

Monday January 12th saw the last three F-16s of the 127th FW of the Michigan Air National Guard at Selfridge AFB leave Michigan behind for their new home at Fort Wayne, Indiana and the 122th FW of the Indiana Air National Guard. The 127th FW is changing to the A-10 as the fleet from Battle Creek, MI move to over to Selfridge.

Chuck Rapacki in Detroit checks in with the details of the flight;

MACE 91 x 3 (Last MI F-16's).
413.050 MACH. Aircraft 498 is cranked, 01:46pm. Taxi
503, 02:02pm. (I never heard the last tail# mentioned)

225.400 MTC twr, MACE 91 taxi into position & hold,
02:22pm. MACE 91 you're cleared for T/O contact dep,
02:23pm.

391.900 MTC dep, departure MACE 91 climbing to the
block 3 to 4 thousand, 02:24pm. Turning left 090,
passing 3800ft for 10000ft MACE 91.

290.425 Cleveland Center 02:29pm. MACE 91 passing 10 for 14
thousand, left turn direct Fort Wayne 02:30pm. Center
MACE 91 req dir FREEDOM (Hilltop MOA) that's Fox Romeo
Echo Delta Mike, 02:31pm.

138.626 A/A Looks like we're not going to make it to
the MOA in time. we'll go dir FWA & do some low app's
to burn down gas then land.

281.425 Cleveland Center 02:33pm. Center req dir FWA. Dir FWA,
02:39pm. Left 230, MACE leaving 14 thousand for 11
thousand, 02:45pm.

138.626 FWA Ops. Talking to Ops 02:36pm. 2 is code 2
for Uniform radio, 1 & 3 are both code 1, 02:40pm.
MACE push it up to MACH .85, 02:43pm.

284.600 FWA app, approach MACE 91 flt of 3, 30 to the
NE, req ILS trail runway 5 low app, 02:48pm.
272.725 FWA twr, never heard them switch to twr.

app = Approach
dep = Departure
dir = Direct
FWA = Fort Wayne airport.
MTC = Selfridge ANGB.
req = Request
T/O = Take off
twr = Tower
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Local 123rd ACS OHANG Heading to Iraq

Members of the 123rd Air Control Squadron of the Ohio Air National Guard based at Blue Ash Airport have been called to active duty and will soon deploy to Iraq. They will operate an air traffic control center and provide radar data to ground troops on military air traffic.

The 123rd ACS controls the Brush Creek and Buckeye Military Operations Areas (MOA) [R-5503 A/B] located to the east of Cincinnati.