Area 51 Scanner Frequencies

Thu 21st Feb 2019, 12:09am

NDB Band (190-535 kHz, AM)

209 kHz Basecamp NDB "AEC"
278 kHz TTR NDB "XSD" (inactive)
326 kHz Mercury NDB "MCY" (inactive)
414 kHz Groom NDB "PYD" (inactive)

HF Band (3.0 - 29.7 MHz, AM)

5.7570 >USB< Thug Common during JFEX (12/17)
18.4500 >USB< AWACS Darkstar

Low Band (29.7 - 50 MHz, NFM)

33.9000 Statewide fire / rescue
40.5000 Army Search and Rescue/FM Emergency
41.0000 Desert Radio (Bike Lake Advisory)
41.5000 Army Control Towers

TV Broadcasting Band, Channels 2 - 4 (54 - 72 Mhz, NFM)

69.4000 Mobile SAM sites in Railroad Valley during Red Flag

Aeronautical Radionavigation (108 - 118 Mhz, AM)

108.2000 North Las Vegas VOT
110.3000 McCarran Runway 25R ILS
111.7500 McCarran Runway 25L LOC/GS
113.0000 TTR VOR, ident: "TQQ" and weather info "S1"
113.9000 Basecamp VOR, ident: "AEC"
114.3000 Mormon Mesa VOR, ident: "MMM"
114.5000 Palmdale VOR, ident: "PMD"
114.7000 Beatty VOR, ident: "BTY"
116.3000 Wilson Creek VOR, ident: "ILC"
116.4000 Edwards AFB VOR, ident: "EDW"
116.7000 Boulder City VOR
116.9000 McCarran VOR
117.2000 Tonopah VOR, ident: "TPH"
117.5000 Groom Lake VOR, ident: "MCY" and weather info
117.7000 Coaldale VOR, ident: "OAL"

Civilian Aircraft Band (118 - 137 Mhz, AM)

118.0000 McCarran Clearance Delivery
118.0500 North Las Vegas ATIS
118.1250 Nellis AFB Approach/Departure (published, NW, paired with 291.7250)
118.2750 TTR Range 74 automated weather
118.3000 Creech AFB Tower and SFA (paired with 360.625)
118.4000 McCarran Class B SE
118.4500 Air Exercise, targeting ops (Laser)
118.7000 Dreamland MOA Control (Janet Ops "Gold Coast")
118.7500 McCarran Control Tower (RY 01-19)
119.0000 Grand Canyon Tower
119.3500 Nellis Control West (Lee Corridor, Beatty, Goldfield, Tonopah, Warm Springs etc., paired with 254.400)
119.4000 McCarran Approach & Class B NE
119.4500 TTR Base Ops, flt. Dispatch (published, paired with 233.950)
119.9000 McCarran Control Tower (RY 08-26)
120.4500 McCarran VFR Final Approach
120.5250 NTTR Fire Fighters (air, talking to Bird Dog)
120.6500 Local Traffic (tour helicopters, main)
120.7750 Henderson Executive Airport ATIS
120.9000 Nellis AFB Clearance Delivery
121.1000 McCarran Ground Control (E OF 01R/19L)
121.1250 Creech AFB Automated Weather
121.5000 International Aircraft Emergency (International Air Distress, IAD)
121.7000 North Las Vegas Ground
121.8000 Nellis AFB Ground Control
121.9000 McCarran Ground Control (W OF 01R/19L)
121.9500 Local Traffic (tour helicopters, secondary)
122.0000 Enroute Flight Advisory Service (EFAS) ("Flightwatch"), weather advisories
122.1000 FSS (Flight Service Stations), VOR receive frequency
122.3500 Flight Service Station (FSS) in Las Vegas
122.4000 FAA Flight Service Stations
122.7000 Boulder City UNICOM
122.8000 Desert Rock (Mercury) UNICOM
122.9000 Alamo Airport CTAF, Range 63 and 64 RCO "Fatness"
122.9500 Las Vegas McCarran UNICOM
123.0000 Tonopah Airport UNICOM
123.4500 Air-to-Air
123.4750 Nellis 64 AGRS (F-16)
123.5500 Nellis Range Controller "Blackjack" VHF (paired with 377.800)
123.8250 Las Vegas McCarran Helicopter Control
124.0000 North Las Vegas Clearance Delivery
124.2000 LA Center (Cedar City, low) (NE of Vegas)
124.4000 McCarran Ramp Control (A+B+C Gates and Charter)
124.5500 Joshua Approach
124.6250 LA Center (Mount Potosi, low/high) (Vegas and NW) (Janets to TTR)
124.7500 Silverbow Tower (TTR, paired with 257.950)
124.9500 Nellis AFB Approach/Departure East and Class B
125.0250 McCarran Approach & Class B West
125.5750 Salt Lake Center (Cedar City, low + high)
125.6000 McCarran Approach & Class B East
125.7000 North Las Vegas Tower
125.7500 Oakland Center (Bishop, low) (Janets to TTR)
125.9000 McCarran Departure Runways 19L/R and 26L/R
126.1500 Dreamland MOA Control/Approach (R-4808, primary, paired with UHF: 261.100)
126.2000 26 WPS (MQ-1/MQ-9) (Desert Radio, Bike Lake Advisory)
126.3000 Nevada Test Site, Mercury Approach
126.5500 Joshua Control (Edwards AFB)
126.6000 Dreamland MOA
126.6500 Nellis Control East (Sally Corridor, Wilson Creek, Las Vegas, Caliente, Mormon Mesa, paired with 317.525)
126.9500 Nellis Track (airspace controller for western 70's ranges, Hwy 95 corridor and AR-625 refueling ops during Red Flag missions, paired with 324.050)
127.1750 Oakland Center (Coaldale, low)
127.2500 TTR Ground Control
127.3500 LA Center (Cedar City, high) (NE of Vegas)
127.5000 Joshua Control (Edwards AFB)
127.9000 McCarran Ramp Control (D Gates and Cargo)
127.9250 Salt Lake Center (Wilson Creek, low)
129.0250 Private airline
129.1000 TTR Ground Control (obsolete?)
129.1750 McCarran Ramp Control (A+B+C Gates and Charter)
129.6500 Private airline
130.3500 Northwest Airlines OPS
130.5250 Red Flag: Red Team enroute
130.6500 Air Mobility Command (AMC) Primary
130.7000 Northwest Airlines, Las Vegas Ops.
131.1500 Delta Airlines, Las Vegas Ops.
131.6000 Scenic Airlines, Boulder City Ops.
131.7750 America West Airlines ("Cactus"), Las Vegas Ops.
132.0500 Oakland Center (Tonopah, high)
132.4000 McCarran ATIS Arrival/Departure
132.5500 Nellis AFB Tower
132.6250 LA Center (Mount Potosi, high) (Vegas and NW)
133.4500 Salt Lake Center (Tonopah, low/high) (Janets to TTR)
133.5500 LA Center (Barstow, high) (SW of Vegas)
133.6500 Joshua Control (Edwards AFB)
133.9500 McCarran Departure Runways 01L/R and RY 08L/R
134.1000 Creech AFB SOF
134.5250 Salt Lake Center (Wilson Creek, high)
134.6500 LA Center (Barstow, low) (SW of Vegas)
134.7000 Oakland (or Salt Lake?) Center High
135.0000 McCarran Final Approach
135.1000 Nellis AFB Approach/Departure West
135.2500 LA Center (Cedar City, high) (NE of Vegas)
135.7000 Oakland Center high altitude flight watch, above 18,000ft.
135.9000 LA Center high altitude flight watch, above 18,000ft.
136.5000 Private airline (air side)

Military Land Band (138 - 144 MHz, NFM, some AM)

138.0125 >AM< 422 TES (A-10)
138.1000 >AM< Green Flag (549 CTS) Ops
138.1250 Data Carrier, Cedar Peak area
138.1500 Desert Rock Airstrip (NTS) / Range Control R-4806 / HARM Secondary
138.1750 >AM< 16 WPS (F-16)
138.2250 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), base
138.2500 >AM< 16 WPS (F-16)
138.3000 >AM< Search and Rescue, Planes
138.3750 >AM< 66 WPS (A-10)
138.5000 >AM< MAFEX Check-In, Kingfish India VHF 2
138.6000 >AM< Air Exercise, crypto check-in ("Dragnet", "Uniform")
138.7500 >AM< Red Flag Freq. "ORANGE 2"
138.7750 >AM< Red Flag Freq. "YELLOW 2" (bombing exercise)
138.8500 >AM< Red Flag AWACS
138.9500 >AM< 26 WPS (MQ-9), Red Flag Freq. "YELLOW 4"
139.1250 >AM< 16 WPS (F-16)
139.3000 >AM< Nellis AFB, Pilot to Dispatcher
139.4000 >AM< 66 WPS (A-10), 66 RQS (HH-60)
139.5500 >AM< 16 WPS (F-16)
139.5750 >AM< Green Flag (549 CTS)
139.6000 >AM< 422 TES (F-16), MAFEX Check-In, Kingfish India VHF 1
139.6250 >AM< Voice, referred someone to 377.1 MHz (LA ARTCC)
139.7500 >AM< 64 AGRS (F-16) ("Baron")
139.8000 >AM< Thunderbirds Air Show
139.8000 >AM< Red Flag Freq. "ORANGE 3"
139.8500 >AM< 64 AGRS (F-16)
139.9500 >AM< Green Flag (549 CTS)
140.1000 >AM< Green Flag (549 CTS)
140.1500 >AM< 16 WPS (F-16)
140.1750 >AM< 433 WPS (F-15C, F-22) Support
140.2250 >AM< Green Flag (549 CTS)
140.2750 >AM< 66 WPS (A-10)
140.3250 >AM< 17 WPS (F-15E) Support
140.3750 >AM< Red Flag, 66 RQS (HH-60)
140.4000 >AM< 433 WPS (F-15C, F-22) Support
140.4500 >AM< 422 TES (F-15E) Support
140.5750 >AM< Red Flag: RF 17-3: DGAR
140.7000 >AM< 433 WPS (F-15C, F-22) Support
140.8000 >AM< Red Flag: RF 17-3: DGAR
140.8250 >AM< 422 TES (F-22A)
140.9250 >AM< Red Flag: RF 17-3: DGAR
140.9500 >AM< 422 TES (F-16)
140.9750 >AM< 66 WPS (A-10) Support
141.0000 >AM< Red Flag SEAD
141.0250 >AM< 422 TES (F-22A)
141.0500 >AM< Green Flag (549 CTS)
141.0750 >AM< Red Flag: RF 17-3: DGAR
141.1500 >AM< Red Flag Freq. "ORANGE 4" / CSAR Secondary
141.1750 >AM< Thunderbirds Air Show secondary (VHF Ops, take-off, landing)
141.1750 Edwards AFB, range control
141.3750 >AM< Red Flag: RF 17-3: DGAR
141.4000 >AM< Green Flag (549 CTS)
141.4750 >AM< Red Flag: RF 17-3: DGAR (White)
141.5750 >AM< Red Flag: RF 17-3: DZ/LZ 1+2
141.6000 >AM< Air exercise
141.6250 >AM< 16 WPS (F-16), 66 RQS (HH-60)
141.6500 >AM< 422 TES (F-15C) Support
141.6750 >AM< 64 AGRS (F-16)
141.7000 >AM< Restricted Area R-4806 Control
141.7750 >AM< 34 WPS (HH-60)
141.8250 >AM< Red Flag: RF 17-3: DGAR
141.9250 >AM< 422 TES (F-15E) Support
141.9500 >AM< 422 TES (F-22A)
142.1500 U.S.A.F. MARS program (Military Affiliate Radio System), Emergency/disaster preparedness, repeater input PL 100.0
142.2000 >AM< Voice, air exercise ("Fox 3")
142.2500 USAF MARS Simplex
142.2750 USAF MARS Secondary Repeater Input
142.3250 >AM< Red Flag: RF 17-3: DGAR
142.5250 >AM< Red Flag, CSAR Primary
142.5500 >AM< Red Flag, 66 RQS (HH-60)
142.7500 >AM< Supervisor of Flying (SOF) 57 FW-Bullseye Control (prim.) (UHF on 305.600 MHz)
143.3750 >AM< 66 WPS (A-10)
143.4500 U.S.A.F. MARS program (Military Affiliate Radio System), Emergency/disaster preparedness, repeater output, PL 100.0
143.6000 >AM< 422 TES (A-10)
143.7500 >AM< Red Flag, CAS ADMIN
143.7750 USAF MARS Secondary Repeater Output
143.8250 >AM< 64 AGRS (F-16)
144.4500 >AM< Red Flag Ops, launch and recovery (Handed players off to "White 8")

High Band (148 - 174 MHz, NFM, some AM)

Note: Most of the Nellis and NTS frequencies in this band are obsolete. However, they may be re-used for other purposes.

148.1000 Exercise controller "Roulette" for ground threads (SAM sites etc.)
148.1750 >AM< Creech AFB SOF
148.1750 >AM< Thunderbirds Air Show (VHF, Diamond)
148.2000 Exercise controller "Roulette" for ground threads (SAMs etc.)
148.2000 >AM< Controller (AWACS?) during Air Exercise
148.2500 >AM< 66 RQS (HH-60)
148.5000 Nellis Range Controller "Blackjack" (frequency "Fox 4", repeater output), contractors etc.
148.8500 >AM< 66 WPS (A-10) Support
149.1000 >AM< Red Flag: RF 17-3: DGAR
149.1250 >AM< 422 TES (A-10)
149.3250 >AM< Dreamland MOA Ops
149.4000 >AM< Red Flag: RF 17-3: SAO/DGAR
149.5250 >AM< 64 AGRS (F-16)
149.6500 >AM< Red Flag: RF 17-3: 22 ARW, KC-135
149.8750 >AM< 26 WPS (MQ-9)
150.1750 Nellis Range Controller "Blackjack" (frequency "Fox 4", repeater input), contractors etc.
150.5000 >AM< 422 TES (F-22A)
150.6750 >AM< Red Flag, 66 RQS (HH-60)
150.9950 Lincoln County Road Department
151.0400 Cops / Highway patrol, Las Vegas area
151.0550 Nye County Sheriff (Warm Springs Repeater Output)
151.3100 NHP, Alamo repeater output
153.8450 Firefighters / paramedics (LN County 1 Repeater output, input: 154.9950)
153.9200 Alamo Fire Protection District (Repeater output, input: 155.7450)
153.9950 Clark County Animal Control
154.0100 NHP, Alamo repeater input
154.0550 NHP, Alamo repeater output
154.0700 Lincoln County Sheriff (Input, output: 155.2050)
154.6800 NHP, Alamo repeater output (same as 154.905 MHz, CTCSS 151.4 Hz)
154.7400 NHP, Alamo repeater output (CTCSS 151.4 Hz & 162.2 Hz)
154.7700 Local Law Enforcement Mutual Aid
154.7850 NHP Tonopah
154.8000 Rural Cops, Boulder City Repeater (CTCSS 173.8 Hz)
154.8300 Nye County Sheriff, Tonopah
154.8600 Lincoln County Sheriff Repeater (LN County 2, output, input: 155.5350)
154.8825 NHP, Warm Springs repeater output (CTCSS 151.4 Hz)
154.9050 NHP, Highland Peak repeater output (same as 154.680 MHz, CTCSS 151.4 Hz)
154.9875 NHP Tonopah
154.9950 Firefighters / paramedics (LN County 1 Repeater input, output: 153.8450)
155.0100 Nye County Sheriff, Tonopah (Medics tone 127.3, Cops tone 110.9)
155.0325 NHP, Warm Springs repeater output (CTCSS 151.4 Hz & 162.2 Hz)
155.1300 NHP, Highland Peak repeater output (CTCSS 151.4 Hz)
155.1450 NHP, Alamo repeater input
155.1600 Search and rescue mutual aid (LN County 3)
155.2050 Lincoln County Sheriff Repeater, APCO-25 encoded (LN County 4, output, input: 154.0700)
155.3550 NHP, Alamo repeater input
155.4750 Federal Law Enforcement, mutual aid
155.5350 Lincoln County Sheriff (LN County 5, input, output: 154.8600)
155.6250 Nye County Sheriff (Warm Springs Repeater Output, CTCSS 179.9 Hz)
155.6550 Nevada Law Enforcement, statewide mutual aid
155.6850 Las Vegas Park Rangers / Parking Enforcement
155.7000 NHP, Alamo repeater output (CTCSS 151.4 Hz)
155.7450 Alamo Fire Protection District (Repeater input, output: 153.9200)
155.7900 Nye County Sheriff, Amargosa Valley Jct (CTCSS 136.5 Hz)
155.8800 Las Vegas Mc Carran airport security, morse code ID "KCE878"
158.7450 Cops, Las Vegas, northeast patrol: downtown and northeast
158.7900 Cops, Las Vegas, administration, detectives, crime scenes
158.8200 NHP, Warm Springs repeater input (DCS 115?)
158.8350 NHP, Alamo and Highland Peak repeater input (DCS 315)
158.8500 LVPD Glendale repeater (CTCSS 173.8 Hz)
158.9250 NHP, Warm Springs repeater input (DCS 115 & CTCSS 162.2 Hz)
158.9400 NHP, Highland Peak repeater input
158.9700 NHP, Alamo repeater input (DCS 315 & CTCSS 162.2 Hz)
158.9850 Lincoln County Road Department
159.0300 NHP, Alamo repeater input
159.1500 NHP, Alamo repeater output
159.4200 NHP, Alamo repeater output
162.4750 NOAA Weather info (from Utah)
162.5500 NOAA Weather info (from Las Vegas)
163.8000 USGS Seismic Sensor near Queen City Summit
168.4375 NTS Operations, repeater output
170.0250 Fire Weather (Twice daily, White Pine and Lincoln County)
170.5250 NTTR Fire Fighters, interagency, ground
171.2200 University of Nevada seismic sensor, Warm Springs Radio Site
171.7250 Tonopah Base Station, Booker Mountain (Nevada Interagency Fire Management)

Mixed Government Use Band (216 - 220 Mhz, FM)

216.7250 >FM< Nellis Air Show: Narration and Show Music
216.9750 >FM< Nellis Air Show: Cockpit voice mix

Military Aircraft Band (225 - 400 Mhz, AM)

225.3250 Red Flag AMC
225.4500 Range 65 Ops
225.5750 AWACS check-in "Mojo", (Weapons School)
225.7000 Red Flag 03/14: "Chalice on DCM, we'll act as relay for Juice"
226.1000 Creech AFB SOF
227.0500 Red Flag AWACS "Goliath" to Red Flag Ops "Galley?" (01/13)
228.0000 Range 74 Operations
228.2000 Red Flag Freq. "BEIGE 24" (Talked about drops)
228.5000 Aerial refueling ? / Air Exercise
228.8000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
228.9500 Dreamland MOA AAR Mission Freq.
229.0000 Nellis 16 WPS (F-16, F-35) Ops/MX
229.2500 Red Flag FAC east, bombing ops
230.0250 26 WPS (MQ-9)
231.1000 Red Flag Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO) "Juice" (Data link and comms controller)
233.4500 Red Flag AWACS Check-In, secondary
233.6000 34 WPS (HH-60)
233.9500 TTR Base Ops, flt. Dispatch (published, paired with 119.450)
234.2500 Range 62 Operations
234.3250 Coyote MOA
234.8000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
234.9000 Red Flag Nellis Ops
235.2500 Thunderbirds Air Show (UHF, Solos, Control)
235.7500 Creech AFB SOF
236.0000 Red Flag, 66 RQS (HH-60) Ops, SAR-B (Freq. "White 2")
236.1000 Bat Ops (422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis)
236.5000 Dreamland MOA
236.6000 Military Control Towers UHF
236.9500 Darkstar air exercise controller
238.3000 Dreamland MOA (Ops freq.) (Mission freq. on 375.8)
238.3250 Air exercise Mission (Orange 12, Paired with Ops Freq.395.150)
238.6500 Red Flag FAC east, bombing ops (Freq. "White 3")
238.7000 Nellis Range Controller
238.8000 Nellis Range Control Center "Long Shot" (R-4806E, Alamo Area)
239.4000 Red Flag Ops
239.7000 34 WPS (HH-60)
239.8000 PMSV Metro Weather
240.1000 Dreamland MOA Aerial Refueling Ops frequency (Mission: 377.250)
240.1500 voice AM, air exercise
240.3000 Aggressor secondary control
241.0000 Army National Guard
242.2000 US Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC)
243.0000 International Aircraft Emergency (Military Air Distress, MAD)
243.9000 Nellis Range Control "Baron"
245.6500 Red Flag, 66 RQS (HH-60)
251.2000 Green Flag (549 CTS) Ops
251.9000 Red Flag, 66 RQS (HH-60) Ops, SAR-A (Freq. "Red 20")
252.1000 64 AGRS (F-16) Ops (MIG Ops, "Red Team")
252.2000 voice AM, air exercise
252.5500 Red Flag: RF 17-3: VAQ-134, EA-6B
252.8000 66 RQS (HH-60)
253.4000 Tactical Control
253.7000 Red Flag Freq. "RED 3" (used fur Red Flag orientation flight)
253.7250 Red Flag: RF 17-3: SAO AirBoss
254.3000 McCarran Ground Control (W OF RY 01L/19R)
254.4000 Nellis Control West (Lee Corridor, Beatty, Goldfield, Tonopah, Warm Springs etc., paired with 119.350)
254.4750 Red Flag Freq. "RED 4"
255.1250 Military aircraft enroute, Air-to-Air
255.3000 66 WPS (A-10)
255.4000 FAA Flight Service Stations / Nellis AFB UNICOM
255.5000 Dreamland MOA
255.7000 Red Flag AWACS "Darkstar"
255.7500 Aerial Refueling Operations
255.8000 Dreamland UNICOM (Base)/MOA Control (R-4808) (sec.)
255.9500 Northern Ranges MOA
256.8000 Air exercise AWACS "Tiger" to aircraft "Victory"
257.0000 Red Flag Exercise Operations
257.1000 17 WPS (F-15E) ("Orange 39")
257.3500 AMC Command post (Red Flag deployment and control)
257.8000 McCarran Control Tower
257.9500 Silverbow Tower (TTR, paired with 124.750)
258.6750 26 WPS (MQ-9)
259.0000 Red Flag, 66 RQS (HH-60) Ops
259.4000 Nellis Range Control Center "Bulls Eye"
259.8000 Red Flag: RF 17-3: VAQ-134, EA-6B
259.9500 AMC Command post (Red Flag deployment) (Freq. "RED 5")
260.1000 433 WPS (F-15C, F-22)
260.2500 Red Flag Comms.
261.1000 Dreamland MOA Control/Approach (R-4808, primary, paired with VHF: 126.150) (published)
261.3750 Red Flag: RF 17-3: VAQ-134, EA-6B
262.6500 433 WPS (F-15C, F-22A)
262.7000 Air Ex.: Mission control/ops/check-in/out for joint Nellis-Fallon ex. 10/16
262.7500 64 AGRS (F-16)
263.6000 Desert Range Control
265.5000 Red Flag Controller (giving tanker instructions for AR exercise)
265.9750 Red Flag: RF 17-3: VAQ-134, EA-6B
266.0000 Red Flag Freq. "BLUE 4" (OCA, AWACS)
266.6000 433 WPS (F-15C, F-22A)
267.1000 Red Flag: RF 17-3: VAQ-134, EA-6B, active
267.1500 Red Flag: RF 17-3: VMFA-211, F-35B
267.4750 Red Flag: RF 17-3: VMFA-211, F-35B
267.5250 Red Flag Air Drop Ops
267.6000 Red Flag AWACS "Chalice"
268.0000 Range 63 and 64 Operations (RCO "Fatness")
268.2000 Elgin MOA (Range Control Center "Barn Yard")
268.5000 Red Flag Exercise Operations
269.0000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
269.8500 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 55FS, F-16
270.0250 Red Flag MiG Ops (Red Team)
270.1000 Nellis AFB ATIS ("Automatic Terminal Information Service")
270.7250 Red Flag Strike (SEAD) (Freq. "BEIGE 14")
270.8000 McCarran Ground Control (E OF RY 01R/19L)
271.6000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
272.1750 Aerial Refueling Operations (AR-641, Boom)
273.4500 Oakland Center (Tonopah, high)
273.5500 Nellis AFB Approach/Departure East and Class B
274.8750 Range 63 Operations (RCO "Fatness")
275.8000 Nellis AFB Ground Control (and Creech AFB)
275.8500 Raptor Test Flight/War Games ("Venom 1" and "Venom 2")
276.0500 Red Flag Air-Ground Strike
276.4000 Aerial Refueling Operations (AR-625h)
276.8500 Red Flag Freq. "RED 7"
277.5000 Red Flag: RF 17-3: VMFA-211, F-35B, somewhat active
277.6250 Red Flag AWACS "Darkstar", west, second. (Freq. "Magenta 12")
277.8000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical, "Airboss"
278.2000 Nellis Tactical ("Barnyard" range control)
278.4000 422 TES (F-15E)
278.4250 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 393 BS, B-2
279.1500 Air Exercise Controller
279.6000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
280.0000 Range 62 Operations
280.3500 Air Exercise, air drop/strike
281.0250 Elgin MOA
282.2000 Las Vegas TRA CON (McCarran)
282.5000 US Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC)
282.8000 414th Combat Training Squadron, International Search & Rescue
283.0000 Squadron Command Post
283.7500 MAFEX Check-In, Kingfish India UHF 1
283.8000 64 AGRS (F-16) (MiG Ops)
283.9250 Red Flag: RF 17-3: VMFA-211, F-35B, active
284.0000 Air exercise (5/2010) (White 6)
284.2250 Red Flag: RF 17-3: VMFA-211, F-35B, very active
284.5500 64 AGRS (F-16)
284.6500 Joshua Control
285.3250 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 95FS, F-22, active
285.5250 Creech AFB SFA
285.6500 Air drop/air strike ops (Weapons School)
286.5000 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 95FS, F-22
287.4500 Red Flag AWACS timing signal
287.6000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
287.9000 Planes and ground controller, near Tonopah
288.2250 Range 71-76 Ops, secondary
288.6000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
288.6500 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 95FS, F-22
288.8000 Range 64 Operations (RCO "Fatness")
289.1750 MAFEX Check-In, Kingfish India UHF 2
289.3000 Caliente MOA Range Control (White 12)
289.4000 Nellis AFB Clearance Delivery
289.6000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
289.7000 Aerial Refueling Operations (AR-624)
290.6000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
290.8000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical (MIGs)
291.6000 Joshua Control (Edwards AFB)
291.7250 Nellis AFB Approach/Departure (published, NW, paired with 118.1250)
291.8500 Red Flag DCA
291.9000 Aerial Refueling Operations (AR-625L)
291.9750 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 95FS, F-22, somewhat active
292.0000 German Tornados during Red Flag 07-3
292.1000 17 WPS (F-15E)
292.2000 Range 61 Operations, TOSS Scoring, south
292.4500 Planes taxiing at Nellis AFB during Red Flag
293.5000 Nellis Range Control Center "Roulette", TOSS Scoring, north / HARM Primary
293.9000 Red Flag: RF 17-3: VP1, P-3C
294.7250 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 79 RQS, HC-130J
294.7750 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 95FS, F-22, very active
294.9000 Red Flag Caliente MOA ("Barnyard")
295.2000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
295.4000 Aerial Refueling Operations (AR-641, Boom)
295.6000 Red Flag AWACS, Las Vegas area, "Cylon", "Target Bullseye ..."
295.8000 Aerial Refueling Operations (AR-625h)
296.1000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
296.7000 LA Center for aircraft above 60,000 ft. (secondary)
297.0000 Air Mobility Command (AMC)
297.7000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
297.7500 Dreamland MOA Ops
300.0500 Have Quick
302.3000 Desert Radio (Bike Lake Advisory)
303.0000 Aerial Refueling Operations
303.1000 Air Exercise/Red Flag: TOT Tasking ("Disco Ops", Purple 20) (controller calls next maneuvers/positions to planes)
303.6000 Air Ex.: Primary control ("C2 common") for joint Nellis-Fallon exercise 10/16
304.6000 Range 61 Ops (Orange 18)(Blackbird, Darkstar, Raven 27)
304.8000 USAF Hurricane Hunters
304.9000 Supervisor of Flying (SOF) 57 FW-Bullseye Control (second.)
305.5000 EC East & EC West air controller (AWACS?) "Red Hook"
305.6000 Supervisor of Flying (SOF) 57 FW-Bullseye Control (prim.) (VHF on 142.750 MHz)
305.6500 422 TES (F-22A)
306.0750 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 55FS, F-16
306.2000 LA Center (AR-624)
306.5000 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 867 RS, MQ-9
307.2500 McCarran Departure & Class B south-west
308.0000 Red Flag Freq. "RED 9"
308.1250 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 41 RQS, HH-60
308.5000 Red Flag: RF 17-3: LZ2
308.5500 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 55FS, F-16
308.6000 Red Flag AWACS "Chalice" ("White 8", primary check-in)
309.5000 Red Flag tactical "Blue 7"
309.7750 MiGs talking to Showtime during air exercise
310.5500 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 965 AACS, E-3
313.9000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
314.3000 voice, AM
314.3500 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 55FS, F-16
314.4000 66 RQS (HH-60)
315.2000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
315.8000 422 TES (F-15C)
316.2000 Red Flag exercise ("Chalice")
317.4500 Nellis Tac ATIS (for Red Flag and other Exercises)
317.5250 Nellis Control East (Sally Corridor, Wilson Creek, Las Vegas, Caliente, Mormon Mesa, paired with 126.650)
317.9000 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 965 AACS, E-3
318.0000 422 TES (F-15C)
318.4000 Red Flag AWACS "Bandsaw", Sally Corridor
318.5000 Air War Games AWACS
318.9000 Red Flag, 66 RQS (HH-60)
319.3000 Fighter Weapons School
319.5000 Aerial Refueling Operations (secondary all routes)
319.7000 Range 65 Operations
319.8000 Oakland Center (Bishop, low)
320.0000 Nellis AFB ACC Command Post
320.1000 Range 62 Operations
320.8000 Comms between Red Flag AWACS aircraft (Establish link in the "Red" (clear) then go "Green" (encrypted data bursts))
321.1000 Nellis SFA and in-flight emergency
321.3000 LA Center for aircraft above 60,000 ft. (secondary)
321.6000 Nellis Tactical
322.2500 433 WPS (F-15C, F-22)
322.3000 Joshua Approach (Edwards AFB)
322.3500 Air Ex.: Range Control (entry/exit) for joint Nellis-Fallon exercise 10/16
322.9500 Thunderbirds Air Show (UHF, Solo #5 and 6)
323.1750 Oakland Center (Coaldale, low)
323.2000 LA Center (AR-624)
323.3500 422 TES (F-15E)
323.8500 433 WPS (F-15C, F-22) Ops
323.9000 Nellis Metro Weather (PMSV)
324.0500 Nellis Track (airspace controller for western 70's ranges, Hwy 95 corridor and AR-625 refueling ops during Red Flag missions, paired with 126.950)
324.0500 Nellis Approach/Departure after Red Flag mission, in that case not paired with 126.950
324.4000 Weapons School exercise controller "Showtime"
324.8500 422 TES (A-10)
325.5000 USAF AWACS "Chalice", 963rd AACS
326.1250 422 TES (F-35)
326.2000 Nellis AFB Single Frequency Approach ("Charlie")
326.4000 Red Flag AWACS
326.7750 17 WPS (F-15E)
326.8000 66 WPS (A-10)
327.0000 Nellis AFB Control Tower
327.0500 Salt Lake Center (Wilson Creek)
327.1000 Oakland Center for aircraft above 60,000 ft. (primary)
327.2000 Red Flag Airborne FAC (Forward Air Controller)
327.3000 Red Flag Ops, discrete
327.6000 Red Flag: RF 17-3: High Value Airborne Asset (Primary)
327.7750 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 41/43 ECS, EC-130H
328.3000 Air Ex.: Secondary control/ops for joint Nellis-Fallon exercise 10/16
328.5000 Nellis Adversary Ops
328.5500 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 41/43 ECS, EC-130H
333.5500 Air Exercise / Orientation flight ("Bulls Eye", "Farms", "Bear Paw")
335.4500 Range 71 Operations
335.5000 TTR Ground Control
336.1000 Aerial Refueling
337.0000 Range 64 operations
337.4000 voice, AM, air exercise
337.5000 Dreamland MOA
338.4000 Red Flag AWACS "Goliath"
338.7000 Tonopah Test Range, Approach Control
340.2000 Nellis Command Post "Raymond 23"
341.2000 USSTRATCOM Air to Air
341.9250 Range 61 Operations
342.1000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
342.2000 422 TES (A-10) Support
342.5000 PMSV Metro Weather
342.6000 Air Ex.: Tactical freq. for joint Nellis-Fallon exercise 10/16
343.0000 Reveille/Desert MOA (Sally Sector) (RF 17-3: active)
343.2000 Air Exercise Operations
343.3000 Red Flag AWACS "Darkstar", Strike
343.6000 LA Center (Cedar City, low) (NE of Vegas)
343.7250 Nellis AFB Single Frequency Approach ("Alpha")
344.6000 Nellis Metro Weather (PMSV)
344.7000 Aerial Refueling Operations
344.8000 Range 71/EC West Operations (bombing exercise)
345.4000 voice, AM
347.4000 USAF AWACS "Bandsaw", 964th AACS
348.7000 Joshua Control (Edwards AFB)
349.1000 Nellis 16 WPS (F-16, F-35) Support
349.2000 Red Flag AWACS (Freq. "BLUE 11")
349.4000 US Air Force Control Towers
349.5000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
349.6000 Red Flag AWACS, Strike
349.7000 Dreamland MOA Refueling Ops frequency "Bluebird"
349.9750 Red Flag: RF 17-3: High Value Airborne Asset (Secondary)
352.0500 LA Center (Mount Potosi, high) (Las Vegas area and NW)
352.6000 Aerial Refueling Operations (AR-635)
353.7000 McCarran Class B airspace south-east
354.3000 Range 76 Operations ("Ivan 2", "Ivan 4", "Jedi")
355.1000 26 WPS (MQ-9) Support
357.1000 Northern Ranges MOA
357.5000 Dreamland MOA Mission Freq. "Uniform Mission"
360.2000 USN Control Towers
360.2500 Nellis 16 WPS (F-16, F-35) Support
360.6250 Creech AFB Tower (paired with 118.300)
360.8000 Salt Lake Center (ARTCC)
361.1000 Dreamland MOA Control (R-4808)
361.5000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical ("Cobra Ops")
361.6000 Range 63 Operations, air exercise ("Darkstar", RCO "Fatness")
363.9000 Range 75 Operations (bombing exercise)
364.0000 Caliente MOA
364.8000 LA Center for aircraft above 60,000 ft. (secondary)
366.1500 Green Flag (549 CTS)
369.0000 Have Quick Timing (TOD)
369.4000 422 TES (F-16)
369.9000 LA Center for aircraft above 60,000 ft. (primary)
370.8250 Red Flag Coyote MOA, AWACS "Chalice"
371.0500 422 TES (F-16)
371.6000 ECE, ECW, ECS, Tolicha Pk
372.1500 Red Flag Freq. "BEIGE 30"
372.2000 Nellis/Creech AFB Base Ops, Pilot to Dispatcher
373.5500 422 TES (F-16)
375.2000 PMSV Metro Weather
375.7000 USSTRATCOM Air Refueling Anchor
375.8000 Dreamland MOA (Mission freq.) (Ops on 238.300 or 377.850)
376.1000 Range 71-76 Ops (Air drops/strike, targeting ops)
376.1500 Nellis 16 WPS (F-16, F-35) Support
376.2000 US Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC)
376.5000 Red Flag AWACS Ops
376.9500 Red Flag, planes (British players, "Cylon")
377.1000 LA Center (Mount Potosi, low/high) (Las Vegas area and NW)
377.1750 Nellis AFB SFA
377.2500 Dreamland MOA Aerial Refueling Mission freq. (Ops: 240.100)
377.7000 414th Combat Training Squadron, Tactical
377.8000 Nellis Range Controller "Blackjack" UHF (paired with 123.550)
377.8500 Dreamland MOA (Ops. Freq.) (Mission freq. on 375.8)
378.2250 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 16 AACS, E-8C
378.3500 Red Flag: RF 17-3: DZ2
378.6750 Red Flag: RF 17-3: 30 RS, RQ-170
379.0000 422 Ops Desk
379.1000 Coyote MOA, Rachel area, Air Exercise
379.1500 McCarran Approach / Class B airspace north
379.4000 Superior Valley Range (R-2509) "Baron"
379.5000 Coyote Range Control, Air Exercise
379.5500 Red Flag DCA
379.6500 Ground threat controller "Roulette", EC East, secondary
379.9250 Red Flag, foreign guest units (?)
379.9500 McCarran Clearance Delivery
381.3000 Nellis AFB Command Post (ALCP) (Raymond 22)
385.4000 Nellis AFB Approach/Departure West

Federal Government Band (406 - 420 Mhz, NFM, some AM)

406.0000 - 406.1000 New Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs)

UHF Band > 420 MHz (NFM)

433.9200 "Dakota Alert WMT-3000" Wireless Motion Sensor at Back Gate
451.8000 Mining operations north of Tonopah
456.8000 Mining operations north of Tonopah

Nellis AFB Aircraft Radio Preset Channels

Ch	UHF	VHF	Agency
01	A/R	A/R	Red Flag Squadron Common
02	289.400	120.900	Nellis AFB Clearance Delivery
03	275.800	121.800	Nellis AFB Ground Control
04	327.000	132.550	Nellis AFB Control Tower
05	385.400	135.100	Nellis AFB Approach/Departure West
06	273.550	124.950	Nellis AFB Approach/Departure East and Class B
07	317.525	126.650	Nellis Control East (Las Vegas Area)
08	254.400	119.350	Nellis Control West (Beatty, Restricted Areas)
09	305.600	142.750	Supervisor of Flying (SOF) 57 FW-Bullseye Control
10	321.100		Nellis Air Emergency/Single Frequency Approach
11	270.100		Nellis ATIS
12	360.625	118.300	Creech AFB Tower
13	317.450		Nellis Tac ATIS
14			Unit Option
15-19			HAVE QUICK / Unit Option
20	300.050		HAVE QUICK

Red Flag

BEIGE 14: 270.725
BEIGE 24: 228.200
BEIGE 30: 372.150

BLUE 1: 233.450
BLUE 4: 266.000
BLUE 7: 309.500
BLUE 9: 327.200
BLUE 10: 343.300
BLUE 11: 349.200
BLUE 12: 349.600
BLUE 14: 379.550

INDIGO 2: 18.450

MAGENTA 2: 225.325
MAGENTA 12: 277.625

ORANGE 2: 138.750
ORANGE 3: 139.800
ORANGE 4: 141.150
ORANGE 5: 141.000
ORANGE 12: 238.325
ORANGE 18: 304.600
ORANGE 39: 257.100

RED 2: 363.900
RED 3: 253.700
RED 4: 254.475
RED 5: 259.950
RED 7: 276.850
RED 9: 308.000
RED 20: 251.900

WHITE 1: 229.250
WHITE 2: 236.000
WHITE 3: 238.650
WHITE 4: 255.700
WHITE 5: 260.250
WHITE 6: 284.000
WHITE 7: 291.850
WHITE 8: 308.600
WHITE 10: 326.400
WHITE 12: 289.300

YELLOW 2: 138.775
YELLOW 4: 138.950

PURPLE 20: 303.100

VHF Air to Air (>AM<)

138.025, 138.050, 138.225, 138.275, 138.425, 138.875, 139.050, 139.100, 139.500, 139.700, 140.425, 141.900, 141.975, 142.050, 142.175, 142.225, 142.350, 142.375, 142.500, 142.850, 148.450, 149.075

Have Quick Frequencies [Channel]

225.1500 [19], 235.0500 [20], 239.9500 [17], 252.9250 [18], 257.2500 [13], 262.4500 [14], 267.8500 [15], 271.9500 [16], 279.7500 [05], 284.1500 [06], 289.0500 [07], 293.5500 [08], 298.6500 [09], 303.2750 [10], 308.7500 [11], 314.4500 [12]

Red Flag Handoff Sequence

Blue Team: 02-03-04-05/06-07-15-White 8-(Mission)-White 8-15-07-05/06-04

Red Team: 02-03-04-05/06-08-16-270.025MHz-08-05/06-04

Active mission frequencies during past Red Flag exercises

AWACS Check-In: White 8
Strike: Beige 30, Blue 9, Blue 10, Blue 12
SEAD: Orange 5
OCA: Blue 4, Blue 11
Roulette (SAM Sites): 148.1

Probably Obsolete

120.0500 Dreamland MOA Control (R-4808)
120.3500 Dreamland MOA Control (R-4808)
123.1000 Nellis AFB Ground Clearance (UNICOM?)
124.4000 McCarran Ramp Control (A,B,C Gates and Charter)
124.4500 Nellis Control north and east ("SALLY", Wilson Creek)
134.8500 Nellis Range Controller "Blackjack" (VHF)
148.0750 Nellis AFB, aircraft maintenance
148.2250 Nellis Range Control frequency "Fox 3", Tolicha Peak ECR, "Scorpion Base" and "Scorpion Patrol"
148.3000 Nellis AFB Security Police (Raymond 22)
148.5250 Nellis AFB Base Ops
148.5450 Nellis AFB Ramp (Raymond 22)
163.3750 Nellis AFB Security Police
163.4875 Nellis AFB Security Police (Raymond 22)
163.5125 Nellis AFB Security Police (Raymond 22)
163.5875 Nellis AFB Security Police
165.0625 Nellis AFB Security Police
165.1875 Nellis AFB Security Police (Raymond 22)
167.8250 Nellis Range/Nevada Test Site security
167.9250 NTS Fire / EMS / Radiation Safety Net
168.3500 NTS Operations
170.7500 NTS Test Operations (Frenchman Flat area)
173.5625 Nellis AFB Medical Help (Raymond 22)
173.5875 Nellis AFB Fire/Crash (Raymond 22)
173.6875 DOE/DOD Rescue/Medics (voice: "Rescue 6")
173.8375 Nellis AFB Fire/Crash
225.3500 Nellis interplane communications
227.7750 Red Flag
235.2000 TTR
236.2750 Red Flag
252.4000 Skunkworks Main
260.9500 Silverbow (TTR) Approach
274.8000 Nellis AFB Emergency Air to Ground
275.2000 Skunkworks, Lockheed nationwide test frequency
283.6000 Red Flag
292.4000 Nellis Tactical Intercom
297.5000 Nellis Exercise Ops
314.6000 Skunkworks, Lockheed nationwide test frequency
316.8000 Nellis Control
338.6000 Nellis Control ("LEE", Tonopah)
349.3000 Skunkworks
361.3000 Dreamland MOA Control (R-4808)
379.9000 Skunkworks
380.3000 Nellis AFB Approach
380.3500 Salt Lake Center (Sunnyside, low/high)
381.1000 ACC Command Post Raymond 22
381.4000 USSTRATCOM Air to Air
381.4500 Salt Lake Center (Cedar City, low+high)
382.6000 Skunkworks, Lockheed nationwide test frequency
383.3000 Nellis Range Control Center "Roulette", EC West, TOSS Scoring north
384.8000 Dreamland MOA Prim. Mission / Red Flag Exercise Operations
385.5000 Nellis AFB Single Frequency Approach ("Bravo")
385.8000 Salt Lake Center (near Rachel)
387.9000 US Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC)
388.9500 Red Flag SIS/VPN
389.0000 RF 15-3 OCA Control
389.1000 Nellis Range Control Center "Jedi"
389.2000 Air exercise controller "Barnyard"
390.9000 US Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC)
391.8000 Groom Lake AWACS Aircraft "Darkstar", 965th AACS
392.1500 Nellis Control north and east ("LEE", Wilson Creek)
392.9000 Alamo Range Control Center ("Boar")
395.1500 Green Flag (549 CTS)
395.8500 Green Flag (549 CTS)
397.2000 Nellis AFB Single Frequency Approach ("Delta")
397.2500 Green Flag (549 CTS)
397.8500 Salt Lake Center (Tonopah, low/high)
398.4750 Red Flag AWACS
399.5000 Green Flag (549 CTS)
399.8500 Green Flag (549 CTS)
496.2500 Old Area 51 road sensors
497.7500 Old Area 51 road sensors