Tow Truck Scanning

[mike619]

Does anyone know what freqs and talkgroups on the LTR systems towing companies are using in San Diego County

 

[SCPD]

Not in your Area but did a quick search.
Businesses Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
San Diego Metro Area Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
Nextel (San Diego) Trunking System, San Diego, California - Scanner Frequencies
Palomar Communications (Palomar Mountain) Trunking System, Escondido, California - Scanner Frequencies

 

[mike619]

The Nextel 900 MHZ is no longer active.

 

[SCPD]

Any Luck on the other ones ?
Also was this any of the info you were looking for ?

 

[mike619]

Still trying to figure out who uses 150.830 I hear in chula vista they talk about going to a yard and then talk about impound I heard once is it Paxton?

 

[mike619]

Otay
Palomar Communications (Mt Otay) Trunking System, San Diego, California - Scanner Frequencies

0-05-060 - El Norte Towing
0-05-109 - Anthony's Towing
0-05-201 - AnyTime Towing
0-04-002 - RB Towing
0-01-196 - R&S Towing

Mt Woodson
Palomar Communications (Mt Woodson) Trunking System, Ramona, California - Scanner Frequencies
0-04-060 - Tow Truck *El Norte Towing
0-17-074 - Automotive Specialist Towing
0-19-167 - Al's Towing
0-04-201 - AnyTime Towing

Palomar Mountain
Palomar Communications (Palomar Mountain) Trunking System, Escondido, California - Scanner Frequencies
0-08-074 - Tow Truck (Automotive Specialist Towing)
0-11-078 - Blacks Towing
0-19-167 - Al's Towing
0-20-060 - El Norte Towing
0-20-205 - Tow Truck (I-5 Oceanside Area), does CHP impound
0-07-078 - Blacks Towing
0-20-201 - Anytime Towing
0-08-195 - Tow Truck - PPI drivers only North County Area
0-20-109 - Tow Truck (Truck 4, 18,24)
0-08-189 - Cedar Towing
0-20-141 - S&R Towing
0-04-150 - Tow Truck (North County area, Vista Area,Police towing)

 

[cabletech]

Doing a FCC data base search of 150.830, it does not show anyone licensed in the general San Diego area, or anyone licensed within the last 10 yrs.

 

[mike619]

They must be using it without a licensee if I can't find one which is against FCC rules for business the only freqs you can use for business without a license is MURS and FRS and CB which many do not use because of interference.

 

[K6CDO]

They must be using it without a licensee if I can't find one which is against FCC rules for business the only freqs you can use for business without a license is MURS and FRS and CB which many do not use because of interference.

I wonder if they're narrow banding it? :lol:

 

[mike619]

Also I forgot to mention that EXRS 900 MHZ can be used for business license free as well Motorla DTR and the Trisquare.

 

[mike619]

heard activity on 150.830 PL 146.2 the dispatch said you are looking for a black BMW this was late at night last night around midnight or a bit after the call was in Chula Vista.

 

[mike619]

My guess it's either Paxton Or J.C. Towing.

 

[mike619]

It could also be A-1 Auto Repair and Towing in Chula Vista.

A-1 Auto Repair & Towing | About Us | A1 Chula Vista Towing

 

[LAflyer]

Regarding the comment about being non-licensed, be informed there are multiple companies that legally hold blanket licences to utilize former VHF & UHF pager frequencies. Most often they are in the 150 and 450Mhz block ranges.

They are coded as "CP" in the FCC database, and the companies are assigned a spectrum block they may reuse. These seem to be popular quite with LTR providers.

In the LA basin we have several that use the former 152.xxxx and 454.xxxx pager channels for example.

Could be similar in SD.

 

[mike619]

Found some info on Western Towing a callsign WQBM217 1187 Walnut Ave

 

[mike619]

More info I gathered,

Western Towing Nextel
Green Towing Nextel
Vidrio Towing Nextel
Quality Towing Computerized Dispatching?
Pacific Towing Computerized Dispatching?
ITowing Computerized Dispatching
Energy Towing Nextel

 

[WayneH]

Nextel as in Sprint's CDMA PTT? Because there's not much of Nextel's iDEN network left in the US, if any.

 

[mike619]

That's what i'm guessing since I heard a while back that nextel is becoming obsolete there was an article I saw.

 

[StevenS]

I know this may be slightly off topic, but it is definitely related to the discussion. Does anyone have a list of repo companies and frequencies? This is something that I have never got around to searching for or compiling. I was hoping someone her may have at least a few of these.

 

[KF6DGN]

owing Companies

Frequency License Type Tone Alpha Tag Description Mode Tag
150.83000 CSQ TOW Towing in Chula Vista area FM Business
150.89000 CSQ TOW Nat City Moynahan Towing National City FM Business
150.96500 CSQ AAA Dispatch AAA Dispatch FM Business
151.49000 123.0 PL TOW Fashion Tow Truck Fashion Valley area FM Business
153.27500 123.0 PL TOW Tow Truck FM Business
157.51500 CSQ ACE TOWING ACE TOWING FM Business
452.55000 CSQ EL CAJON TOW EL CAJON TOWING FM Business
461.02500 85.4 PL Tow Truck AA Tow Truck AAA FM Business
461.07500 CSQ Neeley Towin Neeley Towing Fallbrook FM Business
461.50000 173.8 PL Tow TruckAA Tow Truck AAA FM Business
462.00000 141.3 PL Clancy's 2 Clancy's Towing ch 2 FM Business
463.70000 CSQ EL CAJON TOW EL CAJON TOWING FM Business
463.77500 91.5 PL Clancy's 1 Clancy's Towing FM Business
464.32500 CSQ TOWIZARD TOWIZARD FM Business
464.63750 CSQ EL CAJON TOW EL CAJON TOWING FM Business
Businesses Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference