Blue Angels 2008
Welcome to the Blue Angels 2008 article. This article will be used as a central collection point to accumulate logs from folks who hear traffic from the Blue Angels during airshows. Please do not post links to other sites with frequencies here, as they are frequently outdated.
The schedule of performances can be found here.
Frequencies commonly heard for the Blues can be found on the Monitoring the Air Show Experience article by Larry Van Horn of MT (note: This file is PDF. You will need Adobe Acrobat to read it). Be sure to check the following for other updates:
In addition frequencies used on a particular airfield should be researched on the database, or on the popular AirNav website. For units that are arriving or leaving the area, be sure to check the frequencies for your local ARTCC center. Note that frequencies in the 138-144 mhz band are assumed to be NBFM unless stated otherwise
Thanks to everyone who contributes!
The Blue Angels typically use four to five UHF frequencies for their performances. These include:
- "Bert" Frequency - Coordination of C-130 "Fat Albert" or "Bert"
- Checklist Frequency - F/A-18 Preshow checklist and runup
- Show Box Frequency - used by both solo and diamond pilots entering the show box.
- Diamond Frequency - used by Diamond formation when they are not in the show box.
- Solo Frequency - used by Solos when they are not in the show box.
If possible, frequencies should be tagged with a common format so that frequency usage can be compared from report to report. I suggest these tags:
- Bert
- Checklist
- Box
- Diamond
- Solo
[edit] NAS Pensacola Practice Sessions 2009
- 237.8 Solos
- 275.35 Diamond
- 284.25 Delta
- 346.5 Start up/taxi
- 142.6125 Com Cart
- 139.8125 Com Cart
- 340.2 Sherman Field Tower
- 336.5 Sherman Field Ground
[edit] Air Show Western Colorado
- 237.8 SOLOS
- 275.35 DIAMOND
- 305.5 FAT ALBERT
- 284.25 DELTA
- 255.2 ARRIVAL
- 346.5 TAXI / MAINTENANCE
- 142.6125 TOWER to COMMCART
- 139.8125 SUPPORT CREW
[edit] Cleveland Air Show
- 284.25 Show
- 237.8 Solo
- 275.35 Diamond
- 305.5 Fat Al
[edit] Chicago Air and Water Show
- 275.350 Delta
- 237.800 Diamond
- 284.250 Solos
- 305.500 Fat Albert
- 142.6125 Comm Cart
[edit] Quad City Air Show
- 305.500 Fat Albert
- 284.250
- 275.350
- 237.800
[edit] Cherry Point NC 2008
- 237.8 Practice Comms
- 284.25 formation activity
- 275.35
- 305.5
- 346.5
[edit] Jones Beach NY
[edit] USNA Annapolis Md.Flyby
- 284.25 Diamond
- 275.35 Diamond
- 237.80 Solo
- 305.50 Fat Albert
- 275.55
- 348.725 Media Demo
[edit] Richmond NASCAR Flyby
- 284.25
- 305.50 Fat Albert
- 346.50 Fat Albert
[edit] Great Tennessee Airshow
- 139.8125 Comm Cart
- 142.6125
- 305.5000 Fat Albert
- 346.5000 used for Startup and Taxi
- 284.2500 Show Center
- 275.3500 Diamond
- 237.8000 Solos
[edit] California Capital Air show
- 139.8125 Comm Cart B (operations / warehouse / Media ride passenger status)
- 142.6125 Comm Cart A tower to comm cart communications
- 305.50 'Bert'
- 237.80 'channel 8'
[edit] Fleet Week, California
- 284.25 Show Box
- 275.35 Diamond
- 237.80 Solos
- 305.50 Fat Albert (Also used by Blue Angels (solos being graded by Mo?) during performance)
- 346.50 Start Up/Taxi at SFO
[edit] Little Rock AFB
- 139.8125 Com Cart A
- 142.6125 Com Cart B
- 305.500 Fat Albert
- 284.250 Diamond Show Center
- 275.350 Delta (behind crowd)
- 237.800 Solo
- 346.500 Engine Run Up
[edit] Lackland AFB Airfest
- 302.10 Fat Albert (briefly, primary is below)
- 305.50 Fat Albert
- 237.80 Solos
- 275.35 Diamond
- 284.25 Diamond
- 346.50 Ground ops
- 289.80 Air Refuel NEW
- 139.815 Comm Cart B (139.8125, as should be in narrow FM mode as widely reported ka3jjz)
- 142.6125 ? (previously listed as a comm cart frequency ka3jjz)
- 143.00 ? NEW?
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