Difference between revisions of "Combat Air Patrols"

Revision as of 05:10, 26 May 2006

General Information

DC area Combat Air Patrols (DC CAP) can occur at any time; however, they are commonly held during national holidays (Memorial Day, 4th of July) or whenever the President goes to the Retreat in the Catoctin Mountains known as Camp David. When a CAP is announced over the Thurmont area, Camp David is said to be the Bullseye.

Here we'll list some frequencies and sites that you can use to get started monitoring this activity. All frequencies are in MHz, and utilize AM

Common Frequencies

Callsigns shown in this list are subject to change

135.525 'Guard Dog' Tankers, shared with Washington ARTCC/Falls Church
228.900 Huntress (NORAD) Tankers/Coordination
255.400 Flight Service Stations (nationwide assignment)
260.900 Huntress (NORAD) Tankers/Coordination
288.350 'Guard Dog' Aircraft, Coordination
320.600 Huntress (NORAD) boom frequency
324.000 Intercept aircraft (nationwide assignment)

Frequencies used in the past by aircraft for chit-chat, coordination, etc.

138.000 Fargo ND ANG F16s deployed to Langley AFB callsign SPIDER
138.150 Shaw AFB SC F15s callsign PITTMAN
138.200 NJ ANG Atlantic City F16s callsign ARROW, also Huntress (NORAD)
138.425 NJ ANG Atlantic City F16s callsign ARROW
139.700 DC ANG callsign BRAVE, also Huntress (NORAD)
143.150 Shaw AFB SC F15s callsign PITTMAN
338.750 Eglin AFB F15s callsign ARROW
369.150 Eglin AFB F15s callsign ARROW

Sites

Concentrate on the UHF frequencies (225-400 mhz)

Washington ARTCC
Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control
Maryland Sticky Thread for Milair
FAA Graphic TFRs Concentrate on those marked ZDC in the facility column

and for equipment, see our Milcom Receiving Equipment page. However, if you're a ham with a dualband (2m/440) radio, it's possible your radio can also receive milair. If it can do 138-144 Mhz (5 khz steps) and/or 225-400 mhz (12.5 or 25 khz steps) in AM mode, it's a possible candidate.

Online Audio Links

DXTuners.com
- Use the Washington DC and Tidewater sites
Maryland Scanner
Scan Milair-dc.com
Scan Milair DC Teamspeak Yahoo Group

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 * [[Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control]]
 * [http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15095 Maryland Sticky Thread for Milair]
-* [http://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.html FAA Graphic TFRs FAA Graphic TFRs] Concentrate on those marked '''ZDC''' in the ''facility'' column
+* [http://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.html FAA Graphic TFRs] Concentrate on those marked '''ZDC''' in the ''facility'' column
 and for equipment, see our [[Milcom Receiving Equipment]] page. However, if you're a ham with a dualband (2m/440) radio, it's possible your radio can also receive milair. If it can do 138-144