Adams Co. PA Med 5

[wingnut77]

Hey guys,

Adams Co. uses (mostly) MED 5 for the ambulance to hospital pre-arrival patient reports and other communications.

Anyone know the freq. for MED 5?

Thanks!

 

[captclint]

Anyone know the freq. for MED 5?

Welcome to RR. Med 5=463.1000 See: http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Emergency_Medical_Services_Radio In case you did not see Adams, check here:http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=2241

 

[wingnut77]

Hey Clint... this is awesome. Thanks!

I didn't realize that the Med channels were generic and not county/organization-specific.

I did find the Adams Co. page you referenced, but I have a question you can probably answer... What is the difference between the "Frequency" and the "Input" and why?

Thanks for your help!

Kip

 

[ocguard]

In the database, the frequency listed as "frequency" is the high-power side of a system. For a repeater system, it's the repeater's output, which is all you need to monitor because the repeater repeats the input frequency's traffic at a high power. In a half-duplex system(commonly used with MED channels), it is the base station transmit frequency.

The input, on the other hand, is the frequency that portables and mobiles transmit to the base station on. You only need to monitor this if you are listening to a system that doesn't employ repeaters.

See also:
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Common_Conventional_Programming_Questions
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Repeater
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Output_frequency
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Input_frequency

And welcome to RR!

 

[ocguard]

It should also be noted that Adams County sometimes uses Med-1 for EMS-to-hospital communications, especially in the Hanover area, where co-channel interference with York County on Med-5 might be an issue.

 

[K3ONW]

Adams Co
Uses Med 5 For Ambulance-gettysburg Hospital Communications
Freq 463.100 (pl=162.2) Repeater @ Camp Nawakwa (west End Of County)

Uses Med 1 For Ambulance-hanover Hospital Com,munications
Freq 463.000 (pl=186.2) Repeater @ Pigeon Hill (outside Of Hanover)

 

[wingnut77]

Thanks guys! This was very helpful.

Kip