470.4625

[radio259]

470.4625 still active around Mahoning county? Have heard nothing on it for about a week. Was a business channel.

 

[kf8yk]

The 470-512 Mhz band is not available for licensing in Ohio. The closest area that could legally use this frequency for a repeater or base station is a 50 mile radius around Pittsburgh, PA.

The only license I found on this frequency in the Pittsburgh area was this one about 60 miles from Mahoning County: ULS License - Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional License - WQNB931 - TRN COMMUNICATIONS

Prehaps some enhanced propagation or an illegal user in your area?

 

[mtindor]

The 470-512 Mhz band is not available for licensing in Ohio. The closest area that could legally use this frequency for a repeater or base station is a 50 mile radius around Pittsburgh, PA.

The only license I found on this frequency in the Pittsburgh area was this one about 60 miles from Mahoning County: ULS License - Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional License - WQNB931 - TRN COMMUNICATIONS

Prehaps some enhanced propagation or an illegal user in your area?

HTW (Hi-Tech Wireless) has had 470 Mhz LTR frequencies for years up in Columbiana Co / Mahoning Co vicinity. As recently as January 2010 I confirmed usage and LTR order for a few of the frequencies. One of the frequencies on that particular license was 470.4625, but I had never heard any traffic on it and as such it was never confirmed in use at that LTR site. The license that the HTW frequencies I am referring to were on is an expired license - FCC Callsign WPKB969 Details.

But you may be right that the 470.4625 that the OP was referencing may have been Washington PA.

Mike

 

[kf8yk]

Whoops, forgot that 50 mi around Pittsburg would include a small portion of OH & WV.