NOVA/Loudoun County: Why don't I ever hear anything from Hamilton vol. rescue?

[ur20v]

Nothing... The ambulance screams past my house 2-3 times a week at least, and yet my scanner never stops on 47.54...

And I know Purcellville is usually fast asleep at any given time, but I haven't heard anything on their PD frequency since the Christmas parade in 2017.

 

[ZeroGravity]

I don't know of any rescue squad in Virginia that still actively uses 47.xx frequencies anymore.

Although I'm not in NoVA, I would guess both agencies are users of the Loudoun County 800 MHz trunked radio system. This would make the most sense from an interoperability perspective.

 

[EngineCo8]

....I would guess both agencies are users of the Loudoun County 800 MHz trunked radio system....

This, all LCFD radio traffic is on their 800 system.

 

[fredva]

This is the system that you need in your scanner: Loudoun County Trunking System, Various, Virginia

 

[ur20v]

I have Loudoun fire in my scanner, but there's so much traffic and most of it doesn't interest me I usually just lock it out. I just assumed that the inclusion of the low band frequency meant it was in regular use... and it would have been nice to be able to hear just the hyper-local traffic.

 

[EngineCo8]

Yeah I know what you mean, unfortunately it's all or not.

 

[fredva]

I have Loudoun fire in my scanner, but there's so much traffic and most of it doesn't interest me I usually just lock it out. I just assumed that the inclusion of the low band frequency meant it was in regular use... and it would have been nice to be able to hear just the hyper-local traffic.

I think removing frequencies from the database that are no longer in use is harder than adding new ones.