I'm not taking a road trip in December as I prepare for a Space Coast Road Trip in January but over the weekend, I did travel around southeast and coastal Georgia visiting the Georgia Veterans Cemetery in Glennville, Fort Pulaski in Savannah, and Fort King George in Darien. I don't post a lot about local Fire/Rescue communications in the Savannah area, so I thought I'd do a blog post about the weekend's travels and what I heard during them. Perhaps it will be helpful for anyone who may be thinking about visiting the Savannah area.
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| Candlelit Christmas decoration at Fort Pulaski National Monument's Candle Lantern Tour |
Georgia Veterans Cemetery in Glenville
On Saturday morning, my mother, my sister, and I drove up to the Georgia Veterans Cemetery in Glenville (where my father is buried) for the most important trip of the weekend: their Wreath Day Ceremony and the placing of wreaths at the Veterans' headstones. After the ceremony, we were able to let Mama place the wreath at Daddy's headstone. Military involvement in the event was provided by Effingham County High School's Air Force JRTOC; their Color Guard presented the Colors, a detail presented ceremonial wreaths for each service, and cadets passed out wreaths for families to place at their loved one's graves. I made sure that I passed on my thanks to the CMSgt commanding the Cadets before we left.
It was purely coincidental, but the Wreath Ceremony got a fly-by just before it was over... A flight of two 158th Airlift Squadron C-130Js were working at Fort Stewart and happened to turn near the Cemetery back into Fort Stewart's airspace. It may not have been planned, but it was a nice touch that luck provided!
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| Effingham County High School's AFJROTC Color Guard |
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| Georgia ANG 158th Airlift Squadron C-130J passing by the Cemetery just before the end of the Wreath Ceremony |
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| Mama placing a wreath at Daddy's headstone |
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| It was the first time I've been to one of the Veterans Cemetery wreath ceremonies; it won't be the last |
After the wreath ceremony, we drove into Glenville and had a delicious lunch at Sho’Nuff Smokin Good T3. They had fried chicken, ham, pulled pork, and a plethora of southern cooking vegetables. In addition to the ham and pulled pork, I had some lima beans, green beans, and squash and zucchini casserole; it was all wonderful!
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| Sho’Nuff Smokin Good T3 in Glennville |
Candle Lantern Tour and Fort Pulaski National Monument
On Saturday evening, I drove out to Fort Pulaski National Monument on US-80 between Savannah and Tybee Island for their annual Candle Lantern Tour. This year, the tour featured reenactors representing pre-Civil War lighthouse keepers, soldiers from the Civil War, CCC workers from the Great Depression, and World War II sailors. Additionally, there were musicians playing period Christmas music. At the bottom of each hour during the tour, there was a nighttime firing of the fort's Parrot rifle; if you've never seen a nighttime cannon firing, it's something to behold!
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| Lanterns lighting the paths at Fort Pulaski during the Candle Lantern Tour |
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| Lanterns lighting the paths at Fort Pulaski during the Candle Lantern Tour |
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| Lanterns lighting the paths at Fort Pulaski during the Candle Lantern Tour |
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| Reenactor representing pre-Civil War lighthouse keepers on Cockspur Island |
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| Reenactors representing Confederate and Union Soldiers at Fort Pulaski during the Civil War |
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| Reenactor representing US Navy Sailors stationed on Cockspur Island during World War II |
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| Preparing Fort Pulaski's Parrot rifle for a nighttime cannon firing |
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| Fort Pulaski's Parrot rifle lighting up the night; a nighttime cannon firing is something to behold! |
1721: Life of a Sailor, Living History at Fort King George
On Sunday morning, I drove down to Darien to visit Fort King George for their 1721: Life of a Sailor Living History Event. Reenactors portrayed sailors, pirates, and soldiers from the early 18th Century, demonstrating cooking, crafts, navigation, and weapons from the era. I got there early enough to catch most of a Sunday morning prayer service that consisted of period Church of England prayers, the singing of Joy to the World (written in 1719), and the playing of Amazing Grace by a piper. I enjoyed learning about 18th Century navigation, including the use lead lines, compasses, traverse boards, and chip lines. It was fascinating learning about the traverse board; I knew about lead lines and chip lines, but had never heard of a traverse board or how it was used to track direction/speed for the ship's log.
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| Reenactors conducting a prayer service on Sunday morning during Fort King George's living history event 1721: Life of a Sailor |
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| Reenactor portraying a British Soldier |
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| Reenactor making yarn |
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| Reenactors portraying sailors and pirates |
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| Reenactor portraying a British Soldier |
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| 18th Century grenade launcher alongside navigation tools |
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| 18th Century navigation tools |
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| 18th Century navigation tools |
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| Display showing what a ship's crew would have eaten during the early 18th Century |
Scanning
It was a good weekend for scanning and monitoring while driving around southeast and coastal Georgia. C-130Js from the Georgia Air National Guard at Savannah-Hilton Head IAP were flying round, as were F/A-18s from VMFA-312 and F-35Bs from VMFAT-501 at MCAS Beaufort, and F-35Cs from VMFA-251 at MCAS Cherry Point. Fire Departments from most of the counties I passed through and near were active on the radio. Public Safety-wise, most departments between Savannah and Glennville and Savannah and Darien are on the SEGARRN P25 trunking system, but there are still agencies using VHF repeaters and Tattnall County uses a NXDN trunking system. Some Palmetto 800 talkgroups are included because you can easily hear the Beaufort County Palmetto 800 site from Fort Pulaski. Marine VHF frequencies for the coastal area and railroad frequencies throughout the area were active as well.
Aviation/MilCom
125.975/257.800 - Savannah-Hilton Head IAP Tower
124.975/279.575 - Hunter AAF Tower
126.250 - Wright AAF Tower
127.350 - Marne Radio
120.400/353.775 - Savannah TRACON
125.300/371.875 - Savannah TRACON
118.400/307.225 - Savannah TRACON
123.025 - Savannah Helicopter Advisory/Memorial Hospital Helipad
122.725 - Statesboro-Bulloch County CTAF/Unicom
122.800 - Claxton-Evans County Airport CTAF/Unicom
122.800 - Jesup-Wayne County CTAF/Unicom
US Army ACE-LMR TRS (Hunter AAF & Fort Stewart sites)
TG 20500 - FS/HAAF FD/EMS Dispatch
TG 20507 - Hunter AAF FD Dispatch
TG 20513 - FS/HAAF EMS Dispatch
TG 21104 - Fort Stewart Forestry
269.900 - Jacksonville TRACON
292.150 - Jacksonville TRACON
308.400 - Jacksonville TRACON
126.125/285.650 - Jax Center Statesboro High
126.750/277.400 - Jax Center Brunswick Low
127.575 - Jax Center Waycross Low
132.425 - Jax Center Hunter Ultra High
132.925/363.200 - Jax Center Allendale/Savannah Low
135.975 - Jax Center Alma High
322.350 - Unknown Jax Center High Sector
128.100/322.325 - Atlanta Center Augusta Low
225.750 - 165th AW/158th AS CP "ANIMAL CONTROL"
225.050 - 165th AW/158th AS Air-to-Air/Air-to-Ground
173.5625 ($302) - 165th AW MOC
173.4125 ($504) - 165th Aerial Port Squadron
123.350 - Gulfstream Test Ops
128.925 - Gulfstream Service Center
289.275 - VMFA-312 Tac 2
326.700 - VMFAT-501 Tac 1
251.475 - VMFA-251 Air-to-Air
253.350 - VMFA-251 Air-to-Air
228.400 - Townsend Range Control/Coastal MOA
DAWG ## (C-130J, 165th AW/158th AS)
COAST GUARD 6530 (MH-65E, 6530, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6540 (MH-65E, 6540, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6561 (MH-65E, 6561, CGAS Savannah)
COAST GUARD 6565 (MH-65E, 6565, CGAS Savannah)
GULFTEST ## (Various, Gulfstream Test Flights)
CHECK ## (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-312)
FURY ## (F/A-18C/D, VMFA-312)
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
TBOLT ## (F-35C, VMFA-251)
NAVY 1# ### (TH-73A, HT-18)
MAFIA ## (T-6A, 14th FTW)
SLASH ## (T-6A, 41st FTS)
Federal Communications
156.8000 - Marine VHF Ch 16
157.0500 - Marine VHF Ch 1021/21A
157.1000 - Marine VHF Ch 1022/22A
171.2375 ($293) - CG 127, Sector Charleston
413.0000 ($293) - CG 410, Sector Charleston Air Ops
345.000 - USCG Air Station Savannah Ops
157.1500 - Marine VHF Ch 1023/23A, Air Station Savannah
164.8000 ($293) - NPS Fort Pulaski NM
Public Safety
151.9100 (DCS 072) - AirEvac 95 Statesboro
158.4000 (DCS 073) - AirEvac 96 Jesup
155.3400 - VMED28/HEAR
155.1150 (PL 127.3) - Baxley FD Dispatch (Appling Co)
154.8225 (DCS 364) - Camden County Fire Dispatch (Multicast with Camden TRS TG 2001)
155.3250 (DCS 023) - Long County FD Dispatch (Multicast with SEGARRN TG 12913)
154.9950 (PL 123.0) - McIntosh County FD Dispatch
154.1525 (RAN 17) - Montgomery County FD Dispatch
SEGARRN
TG 5090 - Bryan County North Fire Dispatch
TG 5093 - Bryan County South Fire Dispatch
TG 5130 - Pembroke Public Works (Bryan Co)
TG 12316 - Bulloch County FD Fireground 1
TG 12333 - Statesboro FD Fireground 1 (Bulloch Co)
TG 2305 - Chatham County Fire Dispatch
TG 2311 - Chatham County Fireground 1
TG 2313 - Chatham County Fireground 2
TG 2315 - Chatham County Fireground 3
TG 2359 - Chatham County Fireground 4
TG 2309 - Chatham County Fireground 5
TG 2363 - Chatham County Fireground 6
TG 2365 - Chatham County Fireground 7
TG 227 - Chatham County Fireground 8
TG 229 - Chatham County Fireground 9
TG 231 - Chatham County Fireground 10
TG 325 - Tybee Island FD (Chatham Co)
TG 415 - GA ANG Crash/Fire 1 (Chatham Co)
TG 417 - GA ANG Crash/Fire 2 (Chatham Co)
TG 1541 - Effingham County Fire Dispatch
TG 1663 - Effingham County Incident 4
TG 1665 - Effingham County Incident 5
TG 12806 - Liberty County Fire Dispatch
TG 12913 - Long County FD Dispatch (Multicast with Long Co FD Repeater)
TG 17920 - LifeStar
Camden County P25 TRS (St Marys TRS expanded countywide)
TG 2001 - Camden County FD Dispatch (Multicast with Camden FD repeater)
Tattnall NXDN48 TRS
TG 9 - Tattnall County FD
TG 12 - Tattnall County Fire/EMS Dispatch
Palmetto 800
TG 704 - Beaufort County FD Dispatch 1
TG 6541 - Jasper County FD Dispatch
TG 6542 - Jasper County FD Tac 1
LIFESTAR 1 (B407, N407LS, Air Methods/LifeStar 1 Springfield)
LIFESTAR 2 (B407, N697AM, Air Methods/LifeStar 2 Hinesville)
N59AE/AIREVAC 91 (B06, AirEvac 91 Vidalia)
N239AE/AIREVAC 96 (B06, AirEvac 96 Jesup)
N296AE/AIREVAC 95 (B06, AirEvac 95 Statesboro)
N553AE/AIREVAC 154 (B06, AirEvac 154 Perry)
N883AE/AIREVAC 176 (EC35, AirEvac 176 Laurens Co)
Marine VHF
156.8000 - Marine VHF Ch 16
156.6500 - Marine VHF Ch 13; Savannah River Navigation Safety
156.7000 - Marine VHF Ch 14; Savannah Pilots
156.6000 - Marine VHF Ch 12; Crescent Towing
156.9000 - Marine VHF Ch 1018/18A; Moran Towing
156.5000 - Marine VHF Ch 10; Tugboats
156.9500 - Marine VHF Ch 1019/19A; Tugboats
156.9750 - Marine VHF Ch 1079/79A; Tugboats
157.0250 - Marine VHF Ch 1080/80A; Tugboats
157.0750 - Marine VHF Ch 1081/81A; Dredge Hampton Roads
Railroad
160.3200 - AAR 14, 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)
160.4850 - AAR 25, CSX Southover Yard (Some PL 250.3)
160.2900 - AAR 12, CSX Southover Yard
160.9200 - AAR 54, CSX Southover Yard? (Some PL 250.3)
160.4400 - AAR 22, CSX Intermodal Yard
161.1750 - AAR 71; CSX/Rail Link
160.9350 - AAR 55, Norfolk Southern Road/Dispatch
161.5500 - AAR 96, Norfolk Southern Savannah Dispatch
161.0100 - AAR 60, Norfolk Southern Transportation
161.4900 - AAR 92, Norfolk Southern Dillard Yard
160.6800 - AAR 38, Georgia Central RR Road
160.6200 - AAR 34, Savannah Port Terminal Railway
161.1450 - AAR 69, Savannah & Old Fort RR
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