Earlier this month I took a road trip to Charleston and my car broke down on me when I tried to return home on 7 April. On the 11th, I had to go up and pay a deposit for the work to be done; Mama rode with me, so we made a couple of sightseeing stops on the way back to Savannah. The car was ready late on the 17th, so we went back up to Charleston and picked the car up the next morning with her following me back to Savannah in her car. On these two trips, I didn't have the mobile station (with the exception of returning back to Savannah on the 18th) and I didn't take all of the usual equipment, so what I heard was a bit more limited and this post can give you an idea of what you can hear in and around Charleston if you just take one radio.
On these two trips, I monitored with a much more limited setup than I usually have with me on road trips. On the 11th and 17th I just used the Uniden SDS100 with a mag mount antenna on Mama's car while on the 18th I had the usual complement of mobile radios in my car for the trip back to Savannah. In the hotel room overnight on the 17th/18th, I used the SDS100 connected to the laptop with ProScan and a mag-mount antenna. The metal disc I usually put the mag-mount(s) on was in my radio bag in Brunswick, so I looked around the house and found a Mason Jar lid to put it on. It worked pretty good; on Thursday evening I could hear the Charleston (County), Charleston (State), Awendaw, North Charleston, Ravenel, Berkeley, and Dorchester sites of the Palmetto 800 system from the hotel in West Ashley.
With just a handheld for much of the trip, there isn't a lot to report on the MilCom/Aviation side of things (I'm not a big fan of the SDS100 on VHF/UHF Aviation AM because I don't really like its AM audio). I did get in some more listening on the Boeing DMR TRS in Charleston; this time I remembered to take note of what kind of DMR TRS it is - Capacity Plus. As far as FedCom goes, all I heard was USCG activity. There was a lot of brush fire/wildfire related radio traffic on both the South Carolina Forestry VHF repeaters and from local FDs on the Palmetto 800 system. South Carolina is in pretty much the same situation we are in Coastal Georgia; it's dry and conditions are ripe for brush fires/wildfires. On the 17th/18th, the RBC Heritage PGA Tournament was underway in Hilton Head and there was Fire/EMS related communications for it on one of the Hilton Head Fire/Rescue tac channels.
MilCom/Aviation
MCAS Beaufort
125.125 - Beaufort App/Dep
123.700 - Beaufort App/Dep
292.125 - Beaufort App/Dep
269.125 - Beaufort App/Dep
299.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 1
326.700 - VMFAT-501 Tac 1
CHECK 6# (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-312)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
Joint Base Charleston
126.000 - Charleston Tower
120.700 - Charleston TRACON
306.925 - Charleston TRACON
349.400 - JB Charleston "PALMETTO Ops"
123.325 - Boeing Charleston Ops
REACH #### (Various, USAF Airlift)
BOEING ### (B78#, Boeing Test)
USAF 57C TRS (JB Charleston/NSA Charleston sites)
TG 752 - JB Charleston FD Tac 1
TG 836 - 437th/315th AW MOC 1
Boeing Charleston DMR TRS (CAP+)
461.9500 (LCN 1)
461.3750 (LCN 2)
461.7000 (LCN 3)
461.8250 (LCN 4)
TG 134 - Boeing Unknown
TG 191 - Boeing Unknown
TG 193 - Boeing Unknown
TG 200 - Boeing Unknown
TG 225 - Boeing Unknown
McEntire JNGB
298.300 - 169th FW/157th FS "SWAMP FOX Ops"
MACE ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
Operating Areas
127.725/228.750 - DOUBLESHOT W-161/177 Primary
279.725 - W-161/177 Discrete
120.950 - SEALORD North Primary
284.500 - SEALORD North Primary
Miscellaneous MilCom/Aviation
GULFTEST ## (Gulfstream Test Flights)
Jacksonville ARTCC
124.075/281.550 - Summerville High
126.125/285.650 - Statesboro High
127.875 - Aiken High
132.425 - Hunter Ultra High
132.925/363.200 - Allendale/Savannah Low
133.450 - Florence Low
133.625/370.950 - Georgetown High
134.375/317.550 - Charleston Low
FedCom
156.8000 - Marine VHF Ch 16
157.1000 - Marine VHF Ch 1022/22A
171.2375 ($293) - CG 127, Sector Charleston
413.0000 ($293) - CG 410, Sector Charleston Air Ops
Public Safety
159.2475 (DCS 115) - South Carolina Forestry Okatie
159.4500 (DCS 114) - South Carolina Forestry Beaufort
159.4050 (DCS 155) - South Carolina Forestry Cottageville
Palmetto 800
TG 704 - Beaufort County FD Dispatch 1
TG 550 - Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue Dispatch (Beaufort Co)
TG 552 - Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue Tac 1 (Beaufort Co)
TG 552 - Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue Tac 4 (Beaufort Co)
TG 502 - Ladys Island/St Helena FD Ops 1 (Beaufort Co)
TG 669 - Beaufort County Air-to-Ground
TG 1040 - Berkeley County FD/EMS Dispatch
TG 1078 - Berkeley County FD/EMS Ops
TG 1045 - Berkeley County FD/EMS Incident 4
TG 1398 - Goose Creek FD Dispatch (Berkeley Co)
TG 1399 - Goose Creek FD Fireground 1 (Berkeley Co)
TG 2051 - Charleston County FD/EMS Dispatch
TG 2066 - Charleston County FDs Ops A
TG 2057 - Charleston County FD Incident 4
TG 1628 - Charleston County FD Incident 7
TG 2030 - Charleston FD Ops (Charleston Co)
TG 2040 - Charleston FD Training 1
TG 1851 - Isle of Palms FD Ops (Charleston County)
TG 2049 - James Island/St Johns FD Ops (Charleston Co)
TG 1721 - Mt Pleasant FD Ops (Charleston Co)
TG 1723 - Mt Pleasant FD Training (Charleston Co)
TG 1805 - North Charleston FD Ops (Charleston Co)
TG 1771 - St Paul FD Ops (Charleston Co)
TG 1773 - St Paul FD Training (Charleston Co)
TG 1871 - Sullivans Island FD Ops (Charleston Co)
TG 2088 - Charleston County Special Event 5
TG 1763 - Charleston County Airport Authority Admin
TG 1764 - Charleston County Airport Authority Taxi
TG 2931 - Colleton County Fire/Rescue Dispatch
TG 4165 - Dorchester County FD Dispatch
TG 4140 - Dorchester County FD Incident 3
TG 1426 - Dorchester County FD Incident 5
TG 4360 - Summerville FD Ops 1 (Dorchester Co)
TG 32065 - Hampton County FD
TG 6541 - Jasper County FD Dispatch
TG 6542 - Jasper County FD Tac 1
TG 6543 - Jasper County FD Tac 2
TG 11 - SC Regional Government 6
TG 20021 - SC State Air-to-Ground
TG 40005 - SC Air 3
TG 28609 - SC LifeNet
TG 51704 - MedTrans SC
TG 51709 - Careflight
TG 51781 - MeduCare Shawn Jenkins Childrens Hospital
TG 1822 - Ft Sumter NHP
TG 28151 - VA Clinic Greenville
Marine/Port/Railroad
156.6500 - Marine VHF Ch 13; Charleston Harbor Navigation Safety
156.7000 - Marine VHF Ch 14; Charleston Pilots
159.8550 (DMR SL1, CC1, TG 200) - Charleston Pilots
CSX
160.4100 - AAR 20, CSX Dispatch (Some PL 250.3)
161.3700 - AAR 84, CSX Dispatch (Some PL 250.3)
160.5900 - AAR 32, CSX Road (Some PL 250.3)
161.1000 - AAR 66, CSX Road (Some PL 250.3)
160.2900 - AAR 12, CSX Intermodal Yard Charleston
Norfolk Southern
160.6500 - AAR 36, Norfolk Southern Charleston Dispatch/Road
161.2500 - AAR 76, Norfolk Southern Seven Mile Yard
Charleston Port Utility Commission RR
160.3200 (DCS 205) - AAR14, Charleston Port Utility Commission RR
Miscellaneous
451.6250 (DCS 245) - South Carolina Aquarium Guest Services
452.8750 (DCS 245) - South Carolina Aquarium Aquarists/Vets?
Sightseeing
We had some time to burn on the trip to pay the deposit at the shop, so on the way back to Savannah I took Mama by the North Charleston Fire Museum to see their antique fire trucks and by the Old Sheldon Church Ruins in Beaufort County. If you have an interest in public safety history, stop by the Fire Museum if you visit Charleston; they have a wonderful collection of antique fire apparatus going back to the 1800s, including an 1857 hand pumped fire engine. The Old Sheldon Church was originally the Prince William Parish Church, built between 1745 and 1753; it was burned during the Revolutionary War, rebuilt, and burned again during the Civil War. It is currently owned by the Parish Church of St Helena in Beaufort and is open to the public to visit.
 |
| 1857 Button and Blake Hand Pumped Fire Engine at the North Charleston Fire Museum |
 |
| The Old Sheldon Church Ruins in Sheldon, Beaufort County, SC |
Car Repair
When my car broke down, it did so right across the street from
Woodie's Auto Service on US-17 in West Ashley/Charleston. Since I was across the street from them, I checked their reviews on Google Maps, found they were very good, and decided to go them. One of their mechanics came across the street, took a look at things, determined what the problem was, and then helped me push it across the road to the shop. They ended up having the car for two weeks, but it was because clutch parts for a thirteen year old manual transmission car aren't very common and had to be ordered in. Since they had it, they also did some other work that was quite frankly overdue. Just based on the drive home from Charleston, the work was good and their customer service was outstanding, especially considering that I live two hours from them.
 |
| Woodie's Auto Service on US-17 in Charleston |
Food
When we went up to make a deposit for the work being done, we stopped at the
East Bay Deli on US-17 in West Ashley for lunch. For the umpteenth time, you can't go wrong with East Bay Deli. This time around, I tried their Greek Salad with Gyro Meat and it was a terrific choice.
 |
| East Bay Deli's Greek Salad with Gyro Meat |
I usually don't include meals in Savannah on Road Trip Reports, but on on the way up to Charleston on Thursday evening, we stopped at
Latin Chicks Restaurant for dinner and it deserves a mention. Mama got a Latin Bowl with Roast Pork and I chose the Roast Pork Tacos with a side salad in place of the rice and beans. Their Roast Pork is awesome; it's fall apart with the fork tender and moist, and absolutely delicious. I used the green salsa that came with the tacos as a salad dressing and it couldn't have been better.
 |
| Latin Chicks Restaurant's Roast Pork Tacos with a Side Salad |
 |
| Latin Chicks Restaurant on Waters Ave in Savannah |
After picking up my car from Woodie's Auto Service in Charleston on Friday, we stopped at
ACE Basin Fish Camp in Jacksonboro (in Colleton County) for lunch. It was recommended by family friends and I'm so glad we stopped - the food was terrific! Mama had their fried Creek Shrimp (basically popcorn shrimp) and she loved it. I had blackened Shrimp and Scallops with a side of green beans and it was all delicious. We also ordered some crab bites as an appetizer and they were quite good as well. I've driven by them so many times and never stopped, but they're definitely on my Lowcountry list of places to eat now.
 |
| ACE Basin Fish Camp's Blackened Shrimp and Scallops with Green Beans |
 |
| ACE Basin Fish Camp's Crab Bites (order actually comes with 4) |
 |
| ACE Basin Fish Camp on US-17 in Jacksonboro, SC |
No comments:
Post a Comment