OK, I
think this is what you are asking, correct me if I'm wrong:
I know I can't hear duke energy or pike electric because I don't have the right radio, but I was wondering if they can find my frequency if they need to.
What is "your" frequency? Do you have a valid FCC license for "your" frequency?
Simple answer is - unlikely, unless their radios are programmed with a frequency (or frequency pair) and CTCSS or DCS tone that matches your radio.
That's pretty far fetched. Commercial radios, like used by a utility, are only legally allowed to be programmed to frequencies they are licensed for by the FCC,
-just-like-yours-
Their radios cannot be adjusted on the "fly", they are programmed by their radio shop.
Unless they are licensed by the FCC for the same frequencies you are licensed for, then, the answer would be no.
I was at a place where I didn't have any type of cell phone service.
I couldn't talk to them and they couldn't talk to me unless they use the radio but they didn't.
Like I said above, it doesn't work that way.
1. Their radios are set up by their radio shop to transmit on frequencies they are legally allowed to use by the FCC.
2. Electric utilities are not in the business of making random radio contacts with consumers.
3. Their crews are electrical workers, not radio guys.
4. You should not be transmitting on their frequencies unless you hold a valid FCC license for those specific frequencies.
So could they find the frequency that I was on if they wanted to?
Chuck
Unless their radios are programmed to work on the same licensed frequencies you are, no.
Their commercial radios are not "frequency agile", they require programming via computer, and like I said above, that is limited to frequencies they are licensed for by the FCC.
They wouldn't be able to "find" you unless the radios are programmed the same.
Doesn't matter where you purchased your radios from or what someone on the internet says, you DO require an FCC license to use them.