2016 VHF Low Band Logs

[kkn50]

Log: 2016/01/01 - 2016/02/02
San Antonio, Texas
Uniden BCD996XT Scanner with Dipole Antenna

FREQ....SQ....DESCRIPTION
29.7900 100.0 WQMA652 Van Pool Transportation LLC, Fitchburg MA
30.5500 150.0 US MIL
30.5800 91.5 KAJ444 MO Con Haulage, Fulton MO <identified by Paul>
30.6200 210.7 WPSD819 Millenium Taxi Service, Chattanooga TN
30.6400 167.9 Probable Hirsch Fuels Inc, Hauppauge NY
30.6600 77.0 Taxi dispatch in Spanish <band open to northeast US>
30.7400 107.2 WNUB566 Dispatch - Bell Car Service, Brooklyn NY
30.7400 179.9 WNUB566 Drivers - Bell Car Service, Brooklyn NY <ID by Bartels>
30.7600 131.8 School buses "training at the Auburn Mall, meet in front of the Sears building"
30.8000 173.8 Taxi dispatch in Spanish <band open to northeast US>
30.8200 151.4 Van Pool Transportation LLC, Brimstone Ln, Sudbury MA (ID'd by N1BHH)
31.0200 D131 KGR326 Fire Dispatch - Millville MA <input>
31.0400 177.3 Great Neck Taxi, Long Island
31.0600 91.5 WPIN347 Oscar Macareno (Taxi), Brooklyn, NY
31.0800 100.0 WPYJ841 Repeater - Secco of Palmer School Buses, Holyoke MA
31.1200 100.0 Repeater - Secco of Palmer, Inc, Holyoke MA (School Buses). Input is 35.4000
31.1400 123.0 KMA672 San Francisco Municipal Railway Transit, Maintenance & Inspectors
31.3200 D712 "Long skater went down the road"
31.4800 151.4 Vans
32.5000 150.0 US MIL
34.0400 127.3 Taxi - Turrialba, Costa Rica
34.2000 150.0 US MIL - Range Control, Camp Bullis TX
34.8200 CSQ Portuguese - Macapa, Amapa state, northern Brazil
35.1200 127.3 Mercury Cab, Chattanooga TN
35.1800 179.9 WPVZ709 Comfort Engineering Co, Tupelo MS Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Comfort Engineering Co. Inc., Tupelo, MS
35.9800 94.8 WNPE424 Whitewater Valley RVs, Liberty IN
36.5000 150.0 US MIL
36.7000 150.0 US MIL
36.9000 150.0 US MIL - Martindale Army Heliport Ops, San Antonio TX
38.6600 173.8 Spanish <band open to Central/South America>
39.2200 192.8 KMA801 CA HP - WHITE 2 - South Los Angeles (77)
39.2600 118.8 KVV806 CA HP - Base - COPPER 1 - Arrowhead (101) / San Bernardino (75)
39.3400 162.2 CA HP - Base - Brown - Temecula (115)
39.3600 162.2 WPPD852 CA HP - Base - GREEN 1 - San Juan Capistrano (113)
39.4000 162.2 WPHM445 CA HP - Base - ORANGE 1 - San Diego (87)
39.4000 186.2 KTN273 CA HP - Base - GOLD 2 - Santa Fe Springs (83)
39.4400 162.2 CA HP
39.8600 173.8 WPYP239 CA Orange County Freeway Service Patrol
39.8800 118.8 KMD453 CA HP - Base - BEIGE 1 - Rancho Cucamonga (123)
41.0000 150.0 US MIL - Helos
41.5000 150.0 US MIL - Control Tower
41.9500 150.0 US MIL
42.1400 186.2 KAA203 MO HP - Rural Dispatch [F-30]
42.3800 173.8 WNYH441 NC HP
42.4000 167.9 CA HP - Base - PURPLE - Ventura (31) / Moorpark (54)
42.5000 173.8 NC HP - Channel 10 Base
42.5600 118.8 KMH962 CA HP - Base - WHITE - Barstow (73) / Morongo Basin (106) / Needles (114) / Victorville (12)
42.6400 173.8 NC HP
49.6250 150.0 US MIL

 

[reconrider8]

What kinda antenna, software, equipment are you using?

 

[ecps92]

another Van Pool

Log: 2016/01/01 - 2016/02/02
San Antonio, Texas
Uniden BCD996XT Scanner with Dipole Antenna

FREQ....SQ....DESCRIPTION
30.7600 131.8 School buses "training at the Auburn Mall, meet in front of the Sears building"

 

[gewecke]

Wow ... I gotta put up a better low band antenna! Nice job! 73, n9zas

 

[reconrider8]

Wow ... I gotta put up a better low band antenna! Nice job! 73, n9zas

That's what I'm saying I wish I could find a good easy to understand set of directions

 

[KF4ZTO]

How often do you hear US Military traffic in the upper part of the 49 MHz band? Especially now that the older generation 43/44/46/49 MHz lowband FM cordless phones aren't nearly as common.

Cursory Internet searches show that military SINCGARS (30-88 MHz) equipment is relatively low-powered. From 1-2 watts to 10 watts for manpack portable radios to 20-50 watts for mobile/base installations.

I know the 49.0000 to 49.5800 MHz range is used pretty heavily by various companies. Pike Electric being one of the big ones.

 

[ecps92]

Regularly - Mass NG has multiple 49 Mhz Repeaters (45 Mhz inputs) linked via VHF High

Also, some reported SINCGARS frequencies (FOUO Documents) have actually been caught in conventional mode fro time-time

How often do you hear US Military traffic in the upper part of the 49 MHz band? Especially now that the older generation 43/44/46/49 MHz lowband FM cordless phones aren't nearly as common.

Cursory Internet searches show that military SINCGARS (30-88 MHz) equipment is relatively low-powered. From 1-2 watts to 10 watts for manpack portable radios to 20-50 watts for mobile/base installations.

I know the 49.0000 to 49.5800 MHz range is used pretty heavily by various companies. Pike Electric being one of the big ones.

 

[kkn50]

Log: 2016/02/02 - 2016/04/02

Log: 2016/02/02 - 2016/04/02
San Antonio, Texas
Uniden BCD996XT Scanner with G5RV Dipole Antenna

FREQ....SQ....DESCRIPTION

30.6200 210.7 WPSD819 Millenium Taxi Service, Chattanooga TN
30.6600 77.0 Taxi dispatch in Spanish <band open to northeast US>
30.6800 100.0 Taxi dispatch in Spanish <band open to northeast US>
30.7400 107.2 WNUB566 Dispatch - Bell Car Service, Brooklyn NY
30.8000 107.2 K?? Unidentified US business
30.8000 173.8 Taxi dispatch in Spanish <band open to northeast US>
31.0200 D131 KGR326 Fire Dispatch - Millville MA <input>
31.0600 91.5 WPIN347 Oscar Macareno (Taxi), Brooklyn, NY
31.0800 74.4 WPXA428 Myrtle Ave Car Svc, Brooklyn, NY
31.2000 203.5 Taxi dispatch in Spanish
31.4000 91.5 Oscar Macareno Taxi, Brooklyn NY
31.4400 100.0 Carlos E. Bolano Taxi, Brooklyn NY
31.9600 82.5 WPWC364 International Car Svc., Brooklyn NY
32.1800 77.0 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.3400 127.3 Costa Rica
33.0400 114.8 WQDR782 Fire Dispatch - West Barnstable MA
33.6400 114.8 KNAW393 Fire Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.7200 141.3 Taxi dispatch - Alajuela, Costa Rica
33.7800 77.0 WPQJ815 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Cheshire Co NH "Respond to the Winchester Motor Park"
33.8000 179.9 KXV431 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Windham Co CT
34.0400 127.3 Taxi - Turrialba, Costa Rica
34.1800 110.9 Spanish <band open to Central/South America>
34.2000 150.0 US MIL - Range Control, Camp Bullis TX
35.0250 150.0 US MIL - Convoy
36.9000 150.0 US MIL - Martindale Army Heliport Ops, San Antonio TX
38.6600 173.8 Spanish <band open to Central/South America>
39.4800 131.8 Sheriff, Lee County, VA (voice ID)
39.5000 141.3 EMS Dispatch, Alleghany Co VA
40.7250 150.0 US MIL - Convoy "Bonecrusher 2 this is Taco Bell X-Ray"
42.0250 150.0 US MIL - Convoy "this is Bonecrusher 3"
42.6400 173.8 NC HP

 

[kkn50]

Uniden BCD996XT Scanner with G5RV Dipole Antenna

What kinda antenna, software, equipment are you using?

 

[kkn50]

Google "ten meter dipole".

That's what I'm saying I wish I could find a good easy to understand set of directions

 

[kkn50]

Regularly during training missions at Camp Bullis, 49.625 is used.

How often do you hear US Military traffic in the upper part of the 49 MHz band?

 

[kkn50]

You're right -- those Pike freqs are good to have programmed for band openings.

Pike Electric being one of the big ones.

 

[KF4ZTO]

Pike trucks have been seen up and down the East Coast after major storms too. All of their trucks (that I've seen anyway) have full quarter-wave stainless steel whips with ball mounts. Those massive ultility trucks probably make amazing ground planes.

It appears that Pike also has several repeaters in addition to base-mobile and mobile-to-mobile operations. Licenses have been found for repeaters on 49.520, 49.540 and 49.580 MHz in WV, VA, NC, SC and KY,

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On a somewhat unrelated note, I know you generally skip the 26-29.7 range due to the high number of freebander/out of band CB stations, especially during openings to Latin America. Now that more and more export radios (aka "10-meter radios") are being sold with frequency coverage from 25.615-30.105 or even up to 30.555 instead of 25.615-28.305, I imagine you'll start hearing more unidentified traffic in the 29.700 to 31 MHz range (in AM, FM and/or SSB).

I've heard a CWID on 27.4300 MHz FM (141.3 PL) several times over the past few days, IDing as WPGU796 (FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN) - Prince William County, VA. I'm yet to hear voice traffic on this frequency but this is the first time I've logged legal/licensed activity in the 25.000 - 26.965 MHz range (low channels) or 27.410 - 28.000 MHz range (high channels). Considering the fact that 27.430, 27.450, 27.470, 27.490, 27.510 and 27.530 are still technically assigned business frequencies, although mostly abandoned, I find this to be an interesting setup. Especially when you take into account the vast amount of vacant VHF lowband channels available in that part of Virginia.

Unfortunately, the 27.43-27.53 MHz range is one of the most heavily pirated area as far as freeband CB stations go. Generally with AM or SSB, but some FM has been heard. Next time the band is open to Europe, scan 27.60125 to 27.99125 (27.600 to 27.990 works just as well) in 10 kHz steps, FM mode. This is the UK FM "27/81" 40 channel CB allocation. UK CB stations have been heard on 27.78125 (UK FM Channel 19), 27.84125 (UK FM Channel 25), 27.90125 (UK FM channel 31) 27.97125 (UK FM channel 38), 27.98125 (UK FM channel 39) and 27.99125 (UK FM channel 40). It appears that channels 14, 19, 31 and 38/39/40 are all used as calling frequencies in the UK and elsewhere, in addition to the other legal and illegal CB calling frequencies.

The UK, via their Community Audio Distribution Service (CADS) allows for Church services to be rebroadcast (in FM mode only) on any channel in the regular 26.965-27.405 "mid band" CB band and in the 27.60125-27.99125 MHz "UK FM" CB band. Ireland has a similar service called Wireless Public Address System (WPAS) that uses three sets of 40 channels, both AM and FM modes are allowed. 26.965-27.405 MHz (40 channels, same as standard CB band, AM/FM), 27.60125-27.99125 MHz (40 channels, same frequency plan as the UK FM band, but Ireland allows both AM and FM on this band!) and a third overlapping channel plan, 27.605-27.995 MHz, 40 channels straight 10 kHz sequence, AM/FM both allowed. Considering the difference between 27.60125 MHz and 27.605 MHz is not nearly enough for AM or FM, I imagine there is a considerable amount of interference between the various church broadcasts.

 

[LongIslandHonker]

Pike trucks have been seen up and down the East Coast after major storms too. All of their trucks (that I've seen anyway) have full quarter-wave stainless steel whips with ball mounts. Those massive ultility trucks probably make amazing ground planes.

It appears that Pike also has several repeaters in addition to base-mobile and mobile-to-mobile operations. Licenses have been found for repeaters on 49.520, 49.540 and 49.580 MHz in WV, VA, NC, SC and KY,

---------------------------------

On a somewhat unrelated note, I know you generally skip the 26-29.7 range due to the high number of freebander/out of band CB stations, especially during openings to Latin America. Now that more and more export radios (aka "10-meter radios") are being sold with frequency coverage from 25.615-30.105 or even up to 30.555 instead of 25.615-28.305, I imagine you'll start hearing more unidentified traffic in the 29.700 to 31 MHz range (in AM, FM and/or SSB).

I've heard a CWID on 27.4300 MHz FM (141.3 PL) several times over the past few days, IDing as WPGU796 (FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN) - Prince William County, VA. I'm yet to hear voice traffic on this frequency but this is the first time I've logged legal/licensed activity in the 25.000 - 26.965 MHz range (low channels) or 27.410 - 28.000 MHz range (high channels). Considering the fact that 27.430, 27.450, 27.470, 27.490, 27.510 and 27.530 are still technically assigned business frequencies, although mostly abandoned, I find this to be an interesting setup. Especially when you take into account the vast amount of vacant VHF lowband channels available in that part of Virginia.

Unfortunately, the 27.43-27.53 MHz range is one of the most heavily pirated area as far as freeband CB stations go. Generally with AM or SSB, but some FM has been heard. Next time the band is open to Europe, scan 27.60125 to 27.99125 (27.600 to 27.990 works just as well) in 10 kHz steps, FM mode. This is the UK FM "27/81" 40 channel CB allocation. UK CB stations have been heard on 27.78125 (UK FM Channel 19), 27.84125 (UK FM Channel 25), 27.90125 (UK FM channel 31) 27.97125 (UK FM channel 38), 27.98125 (UK FM channel 39) and 27.99125 (UK FM channel 40). It appears that channels 14, 19, 31 and 38/39/40 are all used as calling frequencies in the UK and elsewhere, in addition to the other legal and illegal CB calling frequencies.

The UK, via their Community Audio Distribution Service (CADS) allows for Church services to be rebroadcast (in FM mode only) on any channel in the regular 26.965-27.405 "mid band" CB band and in the 27.60125-27.99125 MHz "UK FM" CB band. Ireland has a similar service called Wireless Public Address System (WPAS) that uses three sets of 40 channels, both AM and FM modes are allowed. 26.965-27.405 MHz (40 channels, same as standard CB band, AM/FM), 27.60125-27.99125 MHz (40 channels, same frequency plan as the UK FM band, but Ireland allows both AM and FM on this band!) and a third overlapping channel plan, 27.605-27.995 MHz, 40 channels straight 10 kHz sequence, AM/FM both allowed. Considering the difference between 27.60125 MHz and 27.605 MHz is not nearly enough for AM or FM, I imagine there is a considerable amount of interference between the various church broadcasts.

If I may ask what does your HF, VHF low band monitoring station consist of?

 

[kkn50]

Recent Logs

Recent Logs
Childersburg AL
Uniden BCD996P2 Scanner with STS2 Antenna

FREQ....SQ....DESCRIPTION
31.1400 123.0 KMA672 San Francisco Municipal Railway Transit, Maintenance & Inspectors
33.0400 114.8 WQDR782 Fire Dispatch - West Barnstable MA
33.0600 162.2 WYD954 Altoona School District, PA
33.4400 71.9 Fire Dispatch
33.4400 179.9 KCD346 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Tolland County CT
33.4800 CSQ Fire/EMS Dispatch - Ulster Co, NY
33.5200 131.8 Fire Dispatch - East Haven CT
33.5800 114.8 KNCS289 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Yarmouth Municipalities MA
33.6400 114.8 KNAW393 Fire Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.6800 127.3 KBQ744 Fire Dispatch - Northbridge MA
33.7400 CSQ Fire Dispatch - EDT
33.7600 186.2 KCF310 Fire/EMS Dispatch, Chelmsford MA
33.7800 77.0 KCF415 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Cheshire Co NH
33.7800 82.5 KTG669 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Allegany Co MD
33.7800 114.8 KNGE459 EMS dispatch - Falmouth MA
33.8000 179.9 KXV431 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Windham Co CT
33.8200 141.3 KCO372 FD/EMS - Calvert County, MD
33.8600 77.0 KGC676 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Washington Co, MD
33.8800 179.9 EMS Dispatch - CT
33.9400 114.8 Possibly KCJ825 - North County Dispatch, County Fire, Somerset NJ
37.0200 146.2 Police Dispatch - West Milford, NJ
37.2600 162.2 Unidentified US business
37.9000 141.3 School buses
38.7000 150.0 Army - BHM Helos Ops
39.0400 110.9 MD HP - Barrack P Glen Burnie
39.0600 110.9 MD State Parks
39.1800 110.9 Possibly Garrett Co MD Sheriff
39.2800 110.9 MD HP
39.3400 110.9 MD HP
39.3400 127.3 MD HP - Barrack D Bel Air
39.4000 110.9 MD HP
39.4200 110.9 MD HP - Barrack A Waterloo (Jessup) (A08)
39.5200 110.9 MD HP - Barrack G Westminister (A07)
39.6000 110.9 MD HP
39.6000 146.2 EMS Dispatch - Paramus Municipalities NJ
39.6400 110.9 MD HP - Barrack E Salisbury (B06)
39.7800 100.0 Police Dispatch - Possibly Uxbridge MA
39.8400 110.9 MD HP
39.9000 156.7 Police Dispatch - Norwich CT
39.9200 110.9 MD HP
39.9600 110.9 MD HP - Barrack I Easton/Denton and Cambridge Det. (B07)
45.4800 131.8 KNJB860 Area Rural Transportation System - Cullman AL
45.7600 107.2 NC DOT
46.0000 77.0 Universal Macomb Ambulance, Macomb MI
46.1800 82.5 Fire Dispatch - Possibly Jefferson Co NY
46.1800 136.5 Fire Dispatch - Possibly Chemung Co NY
46.1800 186.2 Fire Dispatch - Possibly Adams Co PA
46.2600 CSQ WPXW412 Fire Dispatch/Paging - Washington Co NY
46.3600 CSQ Fire / EMS Dispatch - Allegany Co NY
46.3800 CSQ Unidentified EMS Dispatch
46.4200 141.3 Hospital Shuttle
46.4600 114.8 Fire Response - Ulster Co NY
46.5000 110.9 KEG594 Fire Dispatch - Columbia Co NY
47.1600 136.5 Partial Morse ID "325"
47.2800 71.9 WV DOT

 

[kkn50]

Back in the 80s there was an oil field company with a strong signal on 25.xxx mhz (I'd have to check my old logs to be sure of freq). I heard them regularly and a few other businesses but nothing recently except IFBs as far as legitimate stations go.

I've heard a CWID on 27.4300 MHz FM (141.3 PL) several times over the past few days, IDing as WPGU796 (FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN) - Prince William County, VA. I'm yet to hear voice traffic on this frequency but this is the first time I've logged legal/licensed activity in the 25.000 - 26.965 MHz range (low channels) or 27.410 - 28.000 MHz range (high channels).

 

[kkn50]

I didn't have that one - I'll program it. Thanks.

I've heard a CWID on 27.4300 MHz FM (141.3 PL) several times over the past few days, IDing as WPGU796 (FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN) - Prince William County, VA.

 

[kkn50]

Log: 2016/04/03 - 2016/05/07
San Antonio, Texas
Uniden BCD996XT Scanner with G5RV Dipole Antenna

FREQ....SQ....DESCRIPTION
25.0000 AM WWV
30.6200 210.7 WPSD819 Millenium Taxi Service, Chattanooga TN
30.6400 110.9 KBB466 Thomas Bennett & Hunter, Westminister MD
31.2000 203.5 Taxi dispatch in Spanish
32.1800 77.0 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.3400 127.3 Costa Rica
35.2800 146.2 Unidentified US business
35.4400 131.8 Troy Ready-Mix, Troy MO
39.3400 162.2 CA HP - Base - Brown - Temecula (115)
39.9000 CSQ Fire Dispatch, Lexington NE to 1201 South Adams St
40.6700 CSQ SNOTEL
42.3800 173.8 WNYH441 NC HP
42.5600 118.8 KMH962 CA HP - Base - WHITE - Barstow (73) / Morongo Basin (106) / Needles (114) / Victorville (12)
43.0000 103.5 "change that flow meter, it's probably gonna rain"
43.0000 151.4 Unidentified US business

 

[kkn50]

Log: 2016/05/10

Log: 2016/05/10
San Antonio, Texas
Uniden BCD996XT Scanner with G5RV Dipole Antenna

FREQ....SQ....DESCRIPTION
25.0000 AM WWV
30.5250 150.0 US MIL
30.5800 D132 Unidentified US business
30.6000 71.9 Unidentified US business
30.6200 210.7 WPSD819 Millenium Taxi Service, Chattanooga TN
30.7600 162.2 KGL980 Sunnyside GA, Archer Sand & Gravel <ID by Bartels>
31.2000 91.5 KLT894 Central Heating & Cooling Inc, Mountain Home, AR
31.2000 203.5 Taxi dispatch in Spanish
31.4250 151.4 US MIL
31.4800 107.2 "later on when it dries out"
31.5200 118.8 Farmers
31.6800 114.8 Unidentified US business
31.6800 118.8 Unidentified US business
31.8000 127.3 Unidentified US business
31.8400 D411 Farmers -"plow all the big field and that's it"
31.8800 94.8 Farmers
31.8800 127.3 Farmers
32.3000 150.0 US MIL
32.8500 150.0 US MIL - Helos
32.9000 150.0 US MIL
33.7200 141.3 Taxi dispatch - Alajuela, Costa Rica
33.8600 77.0 KGC676 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Washington Co, MD w/ voice ID
34.2000 150.0 US MIL - Range Control, Camp Bullis TX
34.3000 150.0 US MIL
34.8000 150.0 US Mil
35.0400 107.2 "put them insulators on" <last heard 2012>
35.0800 167.9 Unidentified US business <last heard 2011>
35.1600 88.5 Unidentified US business
35.4400 131.8 Troy Ready-Mix, Troy MO
35.7200 94.8 Aggregate hauler
35.8200 107.2 Mechanics <last heard 2012>
35.8200 123.0 Unidentified US business <last heard 2013>
35.8600 118.8 Farmers <last heard 2011>
36.3000 150.0 US MIL - "Activity on objective Scorpion" "This is RAIL 19, Baltimore is wet"
37.7200 151.4 KIF565 Sumter Electric Cooperative, Lake Co, FL w/ Morse ID
39.5000 141.3 EMS Dispatch, Alleghany Co VA
39.9000 CSQ Nebraska - "Albian Rescue"
39.9000 210.7 School buses
39.9800 88.5 KGL481 EMS Dispatch - Greene Co NC w/ voice callsign ID
40.6700 CSQ SNOTEL
41.8750 150.0 US MIL - Medics
42.0600 203.5 MO HP
42.1000 203.5 MO HP
42.1400 186.2 KAA203 MO HP - Rural Dispatch [F-30]
42.3800 173.8 KAA522 MO HP - Dispatch-to-Mobiles [F-70]
42.5000 150.0 US MIL
42.5000 173.8 NC HP - Channel 10 Base
42.5800 173.8 NC HP
42.6200 173.8 NC HP
42.6400 173.8 NC HP
42.6400 186.2 KAF613 MO HP - Dispatch-to-Mobiles [F-60]
43.1800 127.3 Unidentified US business
43.1800 146.2 "you got so much on your truck, they gonna take you over to the McCormick Ridge?"
43.1800 D662 Unidentified US business
43.8000 150.0 US MIL - "complete quick fire plan as ordered"

 

[SCPD]

Wow I am really behind times, I didn't even know that WWV was back on 25 Mhz