Air
Force Reserves 301st Tactical Fighter Squadron
136th
Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard
Notes from Scanning the Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Visitors
8/26/97
VMFA 112 Cowboys (F/A-18A's)
Squadron aircraft freq: 318.6
AM
Ground Maint: 141.95 FM or
140.325
As for VMGR-234 (C-130's), they
are no longer the Bears. The new CO of the Marine Aircraft Group is a big
sports fan. He renamed them to be the Rangers.
Ground Control (Ramp-net)
149.205
Used for towing aircraft across
runways and taxiways by maint. crews.
They will be going to a UHF
government trunking system in the near future, so listeners should listen now
while they still can. The new system will be a Motorola Astro system, so all
transmissions will be digital.
5/13/97 Military Aviation Call Signs
Dear Sir,
Here is some information that
might be beneficial to you in regards to scanning military aircraft at NAS
Ft.Worth JRB, TX. Being in the F-14 squadron assigned to NAS Ft. Worth I have
learned the following radio call signs:
"Hunter" is our
squadron call sign, VF-201 "Hunters". We fly the F-14A Tomcat.
"Cowboy" is the radio
call sign for VMFA-112 "Cowboys" a Marine reserve squadron that flies
the F/A-18 Hornet.
"Rodeo" is the call
sign for the 181st Airlift Squadron of the Texas Air National Guard that flies
the C-130H
"Bear" is the call sign
of VMGR-234 "Thundering Herd" a Marine reserve squadron that flies
the KC-130F/T
and of course numbers are usually
assigned based on what "event" or sortie they are on the flight
schedule for their respective squadrons. Like '"Hunter 11" is one of
our F-14's that is the eleventh sortie of the week or some squadrons break down
thru the month instead of the week. I hope any of this information would be
helpful when you and your friends are scanning to hear what your Navy is up to
in the air over North Texas.
Thank You-Anonymous
6/4/97 More Call Signs
The HUNTER's of VF-201 are
also using the callsign PISTOL for daily
ops. I monitored at Navy Fort
Worth yesterday and saw an F-14 from
VF-201 using the callsign PISTOL.
Right now, PISTOL01 is working Fort
Worth Center for the block. Just
wanted to let others know.
Thank You-Anonymous
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