Joint Services Open House

Welcome to the Joint Services Open House article. Please document all frequencies (and where applicable, trunked system activity) heard at this event here.

• See the March 2017 issue of the Spectrum Monitor magazine
• Also be sure to check frequencies for the Washington DC ARTCC to track incoming/outgoing flights

• This event is held at Joint Base Andrews (ADW) Prince George's County (MD) and highlights aircraft, both civilian performers and units from various military areas.
• Keep an ear on the Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control for aircraft arriving/departing to/from the show
• There have been erratic reports about bringing scanners on the show property and being denied entrance. This occurred during the 2008 & 2010 event.
• Also check the following trunked systems for activity
  • Joint National Capital Region or JNCR
  • Prince George's County

Joint Services Open House frequencies 2006

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone Out	Tone In	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
123.42500						LIMA	Lima Lima
125.35000						AIR BOSS	Air Boss
237.80000						BLUE ANGELS	Blue Angels
272.10000						SNOWBIRDS	Canadian Snowbirds
284.25000						BLUE ANGELS2	Blue Angels
305.50000						Blue Angels	Blue Angels
376.02500						HERITAGE FLT	Heritage Flight
384.55000						F-16	F-16

Joint Services Open House frequencies 2007

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone Out	Tone In	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
122.47500			B			AIR SHOW1	Airshow Usage ?	AM	Aircraft
122.77500			B			SKY TYPERSS	SkyTypers	AM	Aircraft
123.15000			B			LASER	Laser, Oracle PA Link	AM	Aircraft
125.35000			B			AIR BOSS	Air Boss /379.2000/	AM	Aircraft
141.85000			B			THUNDERBIRDS	USAF Thunderbirds - Enroute	AM	Military
143.85000			B			THUNDERBIRDS	USAF Thunderbirds - Formation	AM	Military
216.72500			B			LPRS PR	LPRS PR (feed carried over the base PA system)	FM	Military
216.97500			B			LPRS POSS	LPRS poss. TBirds on the ground interplane	FM	Military
235.25000			B			THUNDERBIRDS	USAF Thunderbirds - Engine Start	AM	Military
255.20000			B			THUNDERBIRDS	USAF Thunderbirds - Interflight (during orientation)	AM	Military
322.95000			B			SOLOS	USAF Thunderbirds - Solos	AM	Military
324.60000			B			TANKER AIR	USAF Thunderbirds - Tanker Air to Air (during orientation)	AM	Military
376.02500			B			F-22A	FIRST flight of Langley F-22As talk to DEMO Control during approach	AM	Military
384.50000			B			HERITAGE	possibly Heritage flight? callsign DEMO-1	AM	Military
413.37500			B			PATCH 1616	apparent patch to tg1616 on the Andrews 400 mhz trunk - nom.Tbird maint/ground teams per MT list

Joint Services Open House frequencies 2008

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone Out	Tone In	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
122.82500			M	CSQ		JSOH PA Link	PA Link from aircraft	AM	Aircraft
123.15000			M	CSQ		JSOH GregPoe	Greg Poe (discrete/PA link)	AM	Aircraft
123.42500			M	CSQ		JSOHSkyTyper	SkyTypers	AM	Aircraft
125.35000			BM	CSQ		JSOH Airboss	Airboss/Tower	AM	Aircraft
139.81250			M	CSQ		BA Comm Cart	Blue Angels Comm Cart	FM	Military
141.61250			M	CSQ		BA Comm Cart	Blue Angels Comm Cart	FM	Military
275.35000			M	CSQ		BA Solos Blue	Angels Solos	AM	Military
284.25000			M	CSQ		BA Diamond	Blue Angels Delta	AM	Military
305.50000			M	CSQ		BA FatAlbert	Blue Angels Fat Albert/Solos	AM	Military
346.50000			M	CSQ		BA GrndStart	Blue Angels Ground Start	AM	Military
348.72500			M	CSQ		BA MediaDemo	Blue Angels Media Demo	AM	Military
379.20000			BM	CSQ		JSOH Airboss	Airboss	AM	Aircraft

Joint Services Open House frequencies 2009

• 122.775 Corsair/F-18F Air-to-Air
• 125.350 Air boss
• 216.725 TBirds PA feed
• 216.975 TBirds Air-to-Air and takeoff clearance
• 235.250 TBirds Air-to-Air

Joint Services Open House frequencies 2010

• 346.5 - Blue Angels startup and clearance
• 237.8 - Blue Angels
• 284.25 - Blue Angels formation
• 275.35 - Blue Angels

Joint Services Open House frequencies 2011

• 122.825 PA link/Tim Jarvis/John Klatt
• 123.150 Golden Knights
• 123.425 Geico Sky Typers
• 125.350 Air Boss
• 141.075 TBirds (Diamond Air-to-Air)
• 379.200 Air Boss
• 235.250 TBirds (Air-to-Air/Engine Startup)
• 413.275 TBirds (Ground Crew/Ops) [P25: NAC $293]
• 413.325 TBirds (Ground Crew/Ops)

Joint Base Andrews Talkgroups

• 157 Security
• 259 "utilities"; "electrical"; "toilets"
• 261 EOC
• 501 Show Control
• 503 "Director"; "Chairman"
• 509 Joint Information Bureau (Media/Public Affairs)
• 513 Airboss
• 529 Audio/Visual, Comms
• 531 Medical
• 703 "bus"; "hanger 9"
• 705 Golf Carts/Deliveries

Prince George's Trunk Talkgroups

• 1055 PGFD First Aid/Medical
• 2001 PGPD Parking/Traffic at FedEx Field
• 2005 "respond to command post" (brief use)
• 2015 PGPD Traffic Control around Andrews

Other Frequencies

• 464.5500 [ d023] Shuttle Bus Coordination at Andrews (S)

Joint Services Open House frequencies 2012

• 118.4000 tower; comms to 'all show'
• 122.8250 Discrete; also PA link and Heritage flight
• 123.1500 Golden Knights; Red Bull Airforce
• 123.4250 Skytypers
• 123.4750 Sean Tucker ground crew
• 125.3500 Air Boss
• 379.2000 Air Boss
• 142.6125 BA Comm Cart (FM Mode)
• 237.8000 BA Diamond on Ground
• 275.3500 BA Diamond in Air
• 284.2500 BA Diamond on Ground
• 305.9000 BA Fat Albert and Solos in Air
• 346.5000 BA Diamond on Ground
• 376.0250 F-22 Demo

Joint Base Andrews Trunked System Talkgroups

• 301 "mules to radio trailer"
• 321 "bus driver lost marshal"
• 501 Media?
• 503 Director
• 513 Tech
• 515 Flightline Security
• 519 First Aid/Medical
• 533 Announcer/Airboss
• 535 "get in tower"
• 705 "pickup at squadron"

Prince George's County Trunked System Talkgroups

• 2001 PGPD at FedEx Field
• 2013 PGPD around Andrews
• 2015 PGFD at Andrews

Other Frequencies

• 461.0875 [ d606] Concessions
• 461.1625 [ d116] Concessions?
• 464.5000 [ d023] Shuttle Bus Coordination at Andrews
• 466.1375 [ d732] Food

Joint Services Open House frequencies 2015

• 125.35 Airboss
• 141.175 Thunderbirds diamond formation
• 235.250 Thunderbirds solos and landing clearance

JNCR Andrews Site Trunked System Talkgroups

• 9632 unknown
• 9645 medical emergency, "MCC" unit, EMS director, Eagle 1
• 25105 asking about feedback from Thunderbirds
• 25134 Airshow 3 and 4, Ops 1
• 25148 police traffic stop
• 25149 Defender 1 asking about perimeter road; Guardian 1 responding to medical emergency; Show Control, Rattler units, Bravo units
• 25150 tear down, perimeter control
• 25156 Havoc 16 talking about dehydrated person; Guardian unit
• 25168 asking for medical unit
• 25183 Show Control, Hangar 1, 2, 4, Utility 1, RC1
• 25205 admin chit-chat
• 25244 asking where Jet Truck is
• 25247 moving aircraft around
• 25260 Mike unite, talking about moving aircraft, Dragon to Alpha Control "do I have any fires I need to put out", water buffalo, MSP helicopter wants to take off
• 25261 Havoc 1, patrols line up and sweep
• 25263 "Noisy Boys", Support 1, relaying that vendors want to leave

Joint Services Open House frequencies 2017

• 118.400 Tower
• 121.800 Ground Control
• 125.350 Air Boss
• 379.200 Air Boss
• 141.175 Thunderbirds Diamond
• 235.250 Thunderbirds Ground and Solos

Heard on the JNCR system using the Naval Academy site

• tg25276 flight line security
• tg25278 shuttle buses - interfacing with front gate
• tg25279 traffic control

Joint Services Open House frequencies 2019

• 122.475 A-10 link to PA
• 122.825 Oracle
• 123.425 Geico Skytypers
• 125.350 Air boss
• 141.175 Thunderbirds (needs confirmation)
• 235.250 Thunderbirds
• 237.800 Blue Angels
• 275.350 Blue Angels
• 284.250 Blue Angels