29 November 2023

Road Trip Radio Report: Columbia, SC - 27/28 November 2023

I took a couple of extra days off along with the Thanksgiving holiday and as part of those days off, I took an overnight road trip to Columbia, SC. I left Savannah on Monday afternoon, stopped in Swansea, SC for dinner, then continued to a hotel in Cayce, SC to stay the night. On Tuesday morning, I visited the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia then headed back to Savannah just after lunchtime. This Columbia road trip was a bit different because I used US-321 for the northbound trip but used I-26 and I-95 to return to Savannah due to the multiple work zones I encountered on 321 on Monday afternoon. 

Monday afternoon/evening was a disappointment radio-wise; I heard very little on the 2 Meter and 70 cm ham bands on the way up and once I got to the Columbia area, there wasn't any of the SC ARNG AH-64 or North Field C-17 traffic I was expecting to hear. I did, however, hear some 79th FS F-16 activity in the Bulldog MOA on the way up. Tuesday was much better, with activity from 169th FW and 20th FW F-16s, MCAS Beaufort F/A-18s and F-35s, ATAC Hawker Hunters, and some aerial refueling activity. On the public safety side of things, the Palmetto 800 system was its usual busy self in the Columbia area. CSX and Norfolk Southern frequencies were also active on both days. I listened to the Riverbanks Zoo NXDN TRS some more on this trip, but really didn't discover anything new about it.


Amateur Radio

146.6250- (DCS 315) - Little Mountain, SC
147.2100+ (PL 156.7) - Little Mountain, SC
440.6125+ (DMR CC1) - Columbia, SC Downtown (PRN Network)
441.7250+ (PL 91.5) - Columbia, SC
442.5125+ (DMR CC1) - Columbia, SC East (PRN Network)
442.8750+ (DCS 315) - Columbia, SC
443.5375+ (DMR CC1) - Columbia, SC West (PRN Network)
444.8750+ (PL 91.5) - Columbia, SC


Aviation/MilCom

Columbia/McEntire JNGB/Shaw AFB
 119.500/257.800 - Columbia Metropolitan Tower
 124.150/133.400/285.600 - Columbia TRACON
 132.400/253.500 - McEntire JNGB Tower
 254.250 - Shaw AFB Tower
 298.300 - 169th FW/157th FS Ops "SWAMP FOX OPS"
 346.625 - 169th FW/157th FS U15
 125.400/318.100 - Shaw AFB TRACON
 273.700 - 20th FW/77th FS Ops "GAMBLER OPS"
 320.525 - 20th FW/79th FS Ops "TIGER OPS"
 270.900 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
 314.100 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
 120.475/235.775 - North Field CCT

 VIPER ## (F-16CM, 157th FS)
 JOKER ## (F-16CM, 77th FS)
 BENGAL ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
 HELLCAT ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
 TIGER ## (F-16CM, 79th FS)
 EPIC 31 (C-17A, 145th AW)
 BOLT 21 (KC-135R, 6th AMW/927th ARW); AR with 79th FS


Fort Jackson
US Army TRS (Ft Jackson sites)
 TG 611 - 1-34 IN?
 TG 737 - Fort Jackson Range Control
 TG 780 - Fort Jackson Central Issue (per RadioReference); in use by buses/transportation
 TG 790 - B/1-61 IN
 TG 793 - Unknown
 
 DRAGON XRAY (1-34 IN?)
 CHAOS # (? Company, 1-34 IN?)
 DEMON # (? Company, 1-34 IN?)
 MANDO # (? Company, 1-34 IN?)
 PUNISHER # (? Company, 1-34 IN?)
 

Joint Base Charleston
 349.400 - Joint Base Charleston "PALMETTO Ops"


MCAS Beaufort
 310.200 - VMFA-312 Base
 299.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 1
 289.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 2
 326.700 - VMFAT-501 Tac 1
 136.875 - ATAC Air-to-Air
 
 CHECK 6# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-312)
 ARCHIE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
 ATAC ## (Hawker Hunter F.58/Kfir, ATAC)
 
USMC TRS
 TG 2401 - MCAS Beaufort Provost Marshal; enc
 TG 9401 - MCAS Beaufort Unknown; enc
 TG 9437 - MCAS Beaufort Unknown; enc
 TG 9439 - MCAS Beaufort Unknown; enc
 TG 7519 - MCRD Parris Island Range?; enc


Ranges/MOAs
 254.350 - Gamecock MOA
 343.750 - Bulldog MOA
 324.650 - Bulldog MOA Aerial Refueling


Special Use Areas
 258.400 - DOUBLESHOT Discrete
 279.725 - DOUBLESHOT Discrete
 284.500 - SEALORD North Primary
 226.025 - Beaufort TTR
 240.250 - Beaufort TTR


Miscellaneous MilCom
 324.600 - AR-207 Primary
 

ARTCC
 124.700/269.550 - Jax Center Columbia Low
 127.875 - Jax Center Aiken High
 132.425 - Jax Center Hunter Ultra High
 132.925 - Jax Center Allendale/Savannah Low
 134.375 - Jax Center Charleston Low
 133.450 - Jax Center Florence Low
 133.625 - Jax Center Georgetown High
 
 123.950 - Atlanta Center Sinca Low
 126.425 - Atlanta Center Dublin High
 128.100/322.325 - Atlanta Center Augusta Low


Public Safety

159.2625 (DCS 125) - SC Forestry Barnwell
159.2700 (PL 203.5) - SCFC Piedmont Ops (heard from Columbia)
159.3300 (DCS 271) - SCFC Lake Murray (heard from Columbia)
154.4000 (PL 118.8) - Barnwell FD Dispatch

Palmetto 800 TRS
 TG 1078 - Berkeley County FD/EMS Ops
 TG 1398 - Goose Creek FD Dispatch (Berkeley Co)
 TG 4165 - Dorchester County FD Dispatch
 TG 6541 - Jasper County FD Dispatch
 TG 6542 - Jasper County FD Tac 1
 TG 22528 - Calhoun County FD Dispatch
 TG 23541 - Kershaw County FD Dispatch
 TG 24531 - Lexington County FS Ops 1
 TG 24532 - Lexington County FS Ops 2
 TG 24542 - Lexington County FS Dispatch
 TG 24871 - Cayce FD Dispatch (Lexington Co)
 TG 25053 - Orangeburg County FD Dispatch
 TG 25552 - Columbia FD Dispatch (Richland Co)
 TG 25553 - Columbia FD Ops 1 (Richland Co)
 TG 25556 - Columbia FD Ops 4 (Richland Co)
 TG 25557 - Columbia FD Ops 5 (Richland Co)
 TG 26101 - Sumter County FD Dispatch
 TG 28609 - SC LifeNet (Medevac Helicopters)
 TG 32065 - Hampton County FD Dispatch



Railroad

160.4100 - AAR 20, CSX BC Dispatch (some stations with PL 250.3)
161.3700 - AAR 84, CSX AD Dispatch (some stations with PL 250.3)
161.1000 - AAR 66, CSX Road (some stations with PL 250.3)

161.4600 - AAR 90, Norfolk Southern Columbia Dispatch
160.6500 - AAR 36, Norfolk Southern (Columbia)
160.6050 - AAR-33, Norfolk Southern Road (Columbia)



Riverbanks Zoo

Riverbanks Zoo NXDN TRS
 TG 35148 - Admin?
 TG 35151 - Public Safety
 TG 35152 - Zoo Keepers
 TG 35154 - Unknown
 TG 35155 - Tram
 TG 35157 - Unknown 
 TG 35164 - Ch 14, Vets


Tuesday morning was a bit chilly, but it turned out to be a wonderful day to visit the zoo. The early morning clouds cleared, the sun came out, and things warmed out a bit. On my first lap around the zoo, the Rhinos and Gorillas weren't out, but on subsequent laps both had been released onto their habitats and some of the Gorillas put on quite the show by climbing trees.













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