Alarm/Security Companies?

[Renegade631]

I programmed this list into my Pro-96
http://www.fordyce.org/scanning/frequencies/alarm.html

Barely a Peep, IBI Security Frequently seems to be sending something but I get no audio, Peace security I get a little static. At one point last night some guy started rambling in what sounded like spanish, but I speak a decent amount of spanish and couldn't make out a word.

Does anyone else listen to these or know anything about what one could expect to hear when you do hear them?

I would expect at least to hear some stuff from Arrow Security or some of those radio dispatched security patrols, but I get nothing. Any ideas?

 

[redhelmet13]

I can not speak for all Alarm Companies, but The ones I have worked for use cell -phones or PTT talk feature on the phone (Either Sprint-Nextel or Verizon). The cost of keeping a repeater as well as phones can be too much for some of the smaller guys.

We use cellphones at the shop and field.

 

[Renegade631]

I can not speak for all Alarm Companies, but The ones I have worked for use cell -phones or PTT talk feature on the phone (Either Sprint-Nextel or Verizon). The cost of keeping a repeater as well as phones can be too much for some of the smaller guys.

We use cellphones at the shop and field.

Did you work for an installer or a central monitoring station? I worked for an installer too and yeah we used Nextel Direct Connect or regular phone/cell phones too.

I'm interested in listening to Alarm Monitoring stations, but I wonder how much traffic they would even use, since most alarms dial over land line, send signal, then humans at the station make phone calls in accordance with protocol.

 

[scannerman5555]

Arrow Security
used nextels push to talk phones now used to be on
461.500
middle country school dist used this freq ...they are arrow cars .... plus centreach mall too have 2 way radio's some have a 800 radio too......
461.900

they had someone stole some radio's from them !

 

[Renegade631]

Arrow Security
used nextels push to talk phones now used to be on
461.500
middle country school dist used this freq ...they are arrow cars .... plus centreach mall too have 2 way radio's some have a 800 radio too......
461.900

they had someone stole some radio's from them !

I see you have these freqs listed on your site too, have you tried listening to any of them? Or heard of any update to them?

 

[Renegade631]

I can't even find the licenses that match at
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/General_Menu_Reports/engineering_search.cfm?accessible=NO

 

[MaxMan1986]

Unfortunately Fordyce.org hasn't been updated in years, so a lot of the information is probably obsolete.

 

[scannerman5555]

some alarm co's don't have fcc call letters ... some use radio repair lic to do there work......

 

[FLRAILMAN]

Unfortunately Scannerman5555 & Redhelmit13 are correct, since the alarm & security company purges in the 90's a lot has changed communications wise. However there are still a ton of companies still using their original VHF & UHF communications systems for whatever reason. There are hundreds of alarm monitoring & security companies still operating, way too many to post here, however I put together a small list of companies that I could find that may interest you. happy scanning.

IBI Security
Woodside, NY
WNCR949
460.9 MHz
463.925 MHz

Honeywell International
Melville, NY
WPQF301
464.95 MHz

Cambridge Security
NY, NY
WPMI597
457.625 MHz
WPXE415
457.2875 MHz
467.9125 MHz

APB Security & Alarm Monitoring Systems
Richmond NY
WPJN555
465.9375 MHz

USA Central Station Alarm Corp.
Port Chester, NY
WQFY309
465.9375 MHz

Prestige Protection Security
NY, NY
WPMH373
452.525 MHz

At Risk Protection & Investigations
NY, NY
WQFQ517
464.5 MHz
464.55 MHz
468.4625 MHz
469.0375 MHz
469.0625 MHz

Bell Security
NY, NY
WNXJ204
463.425 MHz
WPWD442
467.3125 MHz

Elite Investigations
Ny, NY
WQIY586
451.6375 MHz
451.7125 MHz
452.6875 MHz
456.4625 MHz
457.4875 MHz

FJC Security Corp.
Floral Park, NY
WQAA340
451.3625 MHz
451.775 MHz
452.0125 MHz
452.1125 MHz
461.025 MHz
461.2 MHz
WQAA360
452.6875 MHz
461.525 MHz
WQEQ646
451.95 MHz
461.4625 MHz
461.6875 MHz
461.7875 MHz
461.9625 MHz
463.2875 MHz
463.3375 MHz
463.975 MHz
464.325 MHz

GSS Security Service
NY,NY
WPQF523
451.7 MHz
461.225 MHz
464.175 MHz

Lance Investigation Service
Bronx, NY
KNFC567
464.1 MHz

Reliant Security Co.
Ny, NY
WNSQ477
463.925 MHz

Securicor International
NY, NY
WQCB928
451.875 MHz

Security & Intelligence Service
NY, NY
WPXA438
463.55 MHz
463.75 MHz

Spartan Security
NY, NY
WQFU759
463.6125 MHz
464.0625 MHz
464.1125 MHz
464.2375 MHz

Access Northern Security Alarm Monitoring Inc.
Bayside, NY
WPQI205
452.675 MHz

Adelis International Security
Rosedale, NY
WQBF453
466.625 MHz
469.8 MHz

Allied Security LLC
Syosset, NY
WQDX866
457.0625 NHz
WQFY240
451.1875 MHz
456.2875 MHz
461.0375 MHz

Suburban Security & Investigations
Smithtown, NY
WNPD616
461.8 MHz

Gold Shield Associates
Richmond, NY
WQAG593
461.775 MHz
462.025 MHz
466.125 MHz

City Heat Security
Oceanside, NY
WPDK526
464.4125 MHz

Gateway Security
Jamaica, NY
WPUR278
464.6375 MHz

Global Consulting Group
Jamaica, NY
WQIG604
464.4625 MHz

Landsdell Protective Agency
Jamaica, NY
KA64149
463.525 MHz

Motivated Security Services
Rego Park, NY
WQCI546
461.6375 MHz
463.4125 MHz

Summit Security
Jamaica, NY
WQFF538
460.6875 MHz
460.8375 MHz

Sebco Security
NY, NY
WQF363
464.475

Arista Security Central
Brooklyn, NY
WNDG990
461.5 MHz

Protection Plus Security Consultants
Brooklyn, NY
WPYS355
456.2875 MHz
464.5375 MHz

Sunset Park Security
Brooklyn, NY
WQEM761
451.775 MHz

Tight Security Group
Brooklyn, NY
WQHB330
461.9375 Mhz
4633.2125 MHz

FLRAILMAN

 

[Alarms50]

If you look at the FCC license, when there are 1000+ units listed on the license, the frequency is probably used to send alarm signals from the protected premise, (home or business) back to the Central Station Monitoring Company. This is in case the telephone service (primary means of sending the signal) is disrupted or out of service.

I know one of the Company's listed above (they are a member of the local Security System's Association that I belong to) is licensed for this brand of backup radio AES-IntelliNet - Technology Overview. This is a neat network in that every backup radio is also a repeater, so that an alarm signal can go through multiple radios (or routes) to reach the Central Station.

 

[Alarmguy]

Ditto what Alarms50 has said. Most of those licenses are no longer used for Voice traffic, in particular the 460 mhz allocations that used to be allocated for alarm companies ie 460.9500. Many companies are using those licenses for telemetry with AES Intellinet subscriber radios. Most other backup radios are cellular type systems, using cellular GSM networks.