CGAS Savannah Gets MH-65Ds (Update – 14 May 2013)
Savannah, GA – A couple of weeks ago, I posted about MH-65Ds beginning to operate out of Coast Guard Air Station Savannah. Over the last week, a fourth MH-65D began to appear on my RadarBox logs and today I finally caught in on the radios. 6516 has been showing up on Mode-S as AE266A over … Read more
Updated Southeast Georgia Air Evac Frequencies; 6 May 2013
SAVANNAH, GA – It’s been awhile since I posted about the AirEvac Lifteam Helicopters in the Southeast Georgia area and it’s time to update the information with corrected N-numbers, updated frequency/tone information, and Mode-S information. AirEvac Lifeteam 96 was formerly located in Brunswick but have moved to Jesup within the last year. This list below … Read more
Mode-S Log; April 2013
Mode-S hits from Military, Government, and Public Safety related aircraft from attended monitoring of my RadarBox in Savannah, GA: 01008F – G400, SU-BPF, Egyptian AF (GULFTEST 48 on ATC) 341589 – C295M, T.21-04, 353 Esc, Spanish AF 83AEFC – C-12U, 84-24378, C/2-228 AVN (R24378) A30BC9 – Bell 206L-1, N269AE, AirEvac A4806F – Convair 580, N39, … Read more
Military Monitoring Recap; April 2013
Partly due to sequestration and partly due to a lack of radio time, this month’s military monitoring recap isn’t as extensive as most months. April was notable for the beginning of the transition from the MH-65C to MH-65D at Coast Guard Air Station Savannah. The 21st Fighter Squadron, the training squadron for Republic of China … Read more
My Thoughts on Online Scanners
Following the Dorner saga in California and the Boston Bombings, there has been a lot of discussion surrounding online scanners. As someone who has feet on both sides of the fence on this issue, I think I’m well positioned to offer an opinion on it. My opinion centers around two words: responsibility and encryption. At … Read more
Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF 380 MHz TRS Update – 4 May 2013
Savannah, GA – Thanks to a southeastern Georgia radio hobbyist, I can pass along an updated list of Fort Stewart/Hunter AAF 380 MHz TRS sites. 385.8875 has been identified as Site 206 in the Pembroke area. That would leave Site 203 to be found and I suspect it is probably going to be somewhere to … Read more
CGAS Savannah Gets MH-65Ds (Update)
Savannah, GA – A couple of weeks ago, I posted about MH-65Ds beginning to operate out of Coast Guard Air Station Savannah. Over the last week, another MH-65D began to appear on my RadarBox logs and yesterday today were the first times I caught in on the radios. 6550 has been showing up on Mode-S … Read more
New 380 MHz Trunked Repeater System in Coastal Georgia
Savannah, GA – Earlier this week I was intrigued when the Savannah Morning News, WSAV, and WTOC began reporting that homeowners in the Ardsley Park neighborhood of Savannah began reporting that their garage door openers weren’t working. Many theories were mentioned but as soon as I saw the report I had a feeling I knew … Read more
21st FS at Savannah CRTC
Savannah, GA – The 21st Fighter Squadron from Luke AFB is currently training at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center. The 21st FS is an F-16 squadron from Luke AFB that is responsible for Repbulic of China Air Force (Taiwan) pilots. They seem to come to the Savannah CRTC every two years to train in … Read more
Mode-S Log; March 2013
Mode-S hits from Military, Government, and Public Safety related aircraft from attended monitoring of my RadarBox in Savannah, GA: 480C05 – C-130H, G-781, 336 Sqn RNLAF (NAF24) A00001 – G-IV, N1, FAA A0AAB5 – G550, N142GA, Gulfstream Aerospace (GULFTEST 61 on ATC) A1E54F – G650, N221GA, Gulfstream Aerospace A281F9 – G650, N623GA, Gulfstream Aerospace (GLF54) … Read more
