I've used a 6 meter Ringo for years, works great, even down at 33 MHZ
2018 VHF Low Band Logs
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Most likely one of these:
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Darkstar350
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The other day i got 47.50 PL 156.7
47.50 is a nationwide Red Cross freq
It sounded very garbled/distant so i couldnt tell what they were saying
But this was the first time recently that i can recall getting any activity on a Red Cross freq
I wonder where it was coming from...
47.50 is a nationwide Red Cross freq
It sounded very garbled/distant so i couldnt tell what they were saying
But this was the first time recently that i can recall getting any activity on a Red Cross freq
I wonder where it was coming from...
ion_op
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I heard local Red Cross activity on Low Band after Sandy.
Darkstar350
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Yes i would imagine it would have to be a major disaster to hear much voice use on the lowband Red Cross freqs but i also get morse code on them once in a while
Im not sure if theres a standard or common tone that the Red Cross is known to use...
Im not sure if theres a standard or common tone that the Red Cross is known to use...
Well News Has it That Southeastern Florida is Now Going to Satilite Radio System-Not Many Vehicles were Equipped with Radios Down Here at all
Darkstar350
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I to have heard about the ARC seldom using their lowband freqs - if many vehicles/bases are even equipped with radios in the first place
Yet another greedy organization hoarding unused frequencies...
But i also heard that they have been known to communicate with some Ham nets around the country during actual disasters
Also if anyone comes across these lowband freqs -
33.10 PL 162.2
45.08 DPL 466
45.12 PL 192.8
^ those may be public works dept. from Long Island Ny
And i recently got activity on 45.32 PL 162.2 which is in the DB for the Farmingdale Ny Fire Dept - not sure if they use that much these days what i heard seemed to be some kind of testing...
Yet another greedy organization hoarding unused frequencies...
But i also heard that they have been known to communicate with some Ham nets around the country during actual disasters
Also if anyone comes across these lowband freqs -
33.10 PL 162.2
45.08 DPL 466
45.12 PL 192.8
^ those may be public works dept. from Long Island Ny
And i recently got activity on 45.32 PL 162.2 which is in the DB for the Farmingdale Ny Fire Dept - not sure if they use that much these days what i heard seemed to be some kind of testing...
902
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I don't see any Red Cross vehicles with low band whips on them in east-central Florida.
With respect to antennas, maybe the best low band antenna I ever had was a CB Starduster that I cut down to the 33 MHz fire channels. It was spectacular. I used that with an Ameco PCL-P preamp in front of a Bearcat 210. More recently, I had a military spring-together discone for low band. My wife left it behind when we moved. It worked well with an Icom R-7000 receiver.
With respect to antennas, maybe the best low band antenna I ever had was a CB Starduster that I cut down to the 33 MHz fire channels. It was spectacular. I used that with an Ameco PCL-P preamp in front of a Bearcat 210. More recently, I had a military spring-together discone for low band. My wife left it behind when we moved. It worked well with an Icom R-7000 receiver.
Your best bet for Red Cross radio traffic on low band is 47.42 MHz. That's the national ARC frequency reserved by the FCC. Some larger chapters also license another of the 47 MHz special emergency channels (47.46, 47.50, 47.54, 47.58, 47.62, or 47.66 MHz) to keep day to day traffic off the nationwide channel. Our local ARC office has 47.42 MHz but uses cell phones for almost all day to day traffic. I think they have two or three mobiles and a couple of portable radios at the office. A Ringo Ranger is on top of the office building and they use a Kenwood mobile on a power supply for a base station. Never hear them on the air unless there is some kind of local exercise and the ham radio people are involved.
The Red Cross vehicles I saw at a local tornado disaster this week all had lowband antennas. I was too busy (hot tired and not interested) to try to listen for them though.
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I dedicate one scanner for skip only. It's on 24/7. I use CHP 39's for west coast and 33's and 46's for east coast. Look at kkn50's logs for some freqs to program.
does anyone still hear cordless phones in the 40.0 to 49.96 area anymore?
its been a long time since i heard any
its been a long time since i heard any
217
Sporadic E enthusiast
About 4 years ago I would hear a baby monitor in the 49 range. Narrowed it down to a house .25 mile away by the sound of vehicle traffic going by.
there is a few of those in my area, one i can hear a TV in the background and people talking ocasionally.
i had a baby monitor sitting next to a FM radio. i put it in my shed and let it play local FM radio over 49.83, it got out about a block.
back in the early 90s i heard sooo much entertaining stuff on lowband cordless phone channels. i had a neighbor woman who was dating a bunch of guys and it was interesting to hear her talk to all of them at different times.
k9wkj
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baby monitors many many baby monitors
spacellamaman
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hey GMB951, a 41.8 note
first official reference to it just noted today
M0234/18 - AERODROME ALL VHF AND UHF FREQUENCIES AT FORT BRAGG RANGE
CONTROL ARE OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE. THIS INCLUDES GUARD
FREQUENCIES AND FM 38.90. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE CONTACT RANGE CONTROL ON FM
41.80. 30 JUL 12:12 2018 UNTIL 04 AUG 03:59 2018. CREATED: 30 JUL 12:12
2018
first official reference to it just noted today
M0234/18 - AERODROME ALL VHF AND UHF FREQUENCIES AT FORT BRAGG RANGE
CONTROL ARE OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE. THIS INCLUDES GUARD
FREQUENCIES AND FM 38.90. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE CONTACT RANGE CONTROL ON FM
41.80. 30 JUL 12:12 2018 UNTIL 04 AUG 03:59 2018. CREATED: 30 JUL 12:12
2018
33.820
i was very excited to log my first Lo Band skip reception in almost 40 years, 0730CT,Uniden BCT8 (mobile) with a 36" whip antenna, Richmond, TX
33.820 "medical call 5445 Bayview Ave"
any help identifying this station would be greatly appreciated!
Take care,
Marvin
i was very excited to log my first Lo Band skip reception in almost 40 years, 0730CT,Uniden BCT8 (mobile) with a 36" whip antenna, Richmond, TX
33.820 "medical call 5445 Bayview Ave"
any help identifying this station would be greatly appreciated!
Take care,
Marvin
That's very exciting thank u so much!
This evening's loggings
33.56
33.90
49.52
Not enough to identify but came in clearly
33.56
33.90
49.52
Not enough to identify but came in clearly
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