Thank You for the info. Learn something new every day as they say.
Sounds like some tropospheric ducting going on based on the distance. See how long you are able to continue receiving the EMS comms.
It's only 165 miles as the crow flies. I fully expect to hear it under normal conditions seeing that they are using 250 watts.
You know since you're a RR premium subscriber you utilize RR's frequency data search to look up your findings. Much more trustworthy than Google IMHO. Though unfortunately 160.185's days are numbered. Per this post the channel is slated for retirement by the end of 2025 or 2026. They discontinued the east and west fire rebroadcasts on 159.600 & 159.735 last year.
Yes I did that first, but with no PL to go by, I got zero results except for Railroad data when searching my Tri-State area. When I did a nationwide search on RR, I got too many results to go through. I didn't expect it to be in Pa. lol.You know since you're a RR premium subscriber you utilize RR's frequency data search to look up your findings. Much more trustworthy than Google IMHO
What PL/DPL/NAC ?
vhf.dxview.org
No tone. That made it a little harder to locate. Still receiving it nicelyWhat PL/DPL/NAC ?
Here is one potential - but likely long removed from use
AMR Ambulance - Scan New England Wiki
www.snewiki.com
Any/all frequencies can be (if agreed upon) shared, especially the Railroads, many have been shared for years
161.2200 comes to mind as a local Ambulance Service since the 70/80's in Boston
you can likely get an idea on which direction based on the APRS VHF Mapping
VHF Real Time Propagation
An interactive map that shows real time, worldwide VHF activity highlighting enhaned propagation typical to tropospheric ducting.
I'm not sure that you read through his entire post. Some key points I believe you missed:What PL/DPL/NAC ?
Here is one potential - but likely long removed from use
AMR Ambulance - Scan New England Wiki
Any/all frequencies can be (if agreed upon) shared, especially the Railroads, many have been shared for years
161.2200 comes to mind as a local Ambulance Service since the 70/80's in Boston
you can likely get an idea on which direction based on the APRS VHF Mapping
VHF Real Time Propagation
An interactive map that shows real time, worldwide VHF activity highlighting enhaned propagation typical to tropospheric ducting.
When querying the entire RRDB for 160.185, there are only 59 results. When applying the text filter for "EMS", only two results are left, one of which is Chester County EMS Dispatch listed as CSQ (explaining the lack of a decoded PL/DPL). Took me a few seconds, not really that complicated.
Any hospital names, nursing homes or address's that could be cross referenced
Key points were not missed, the reply was being written and researched for data during his reply
Huh? You made your post 2 hours after he provided all of that info in his initial post to start this thread. Not making much sense here. No shame in admitting you missed the key info before replying, it happens to the best of us from time to time.Key points were not missed, the reply was being written and researched for data during his reply
Nice! Sounds like you have good elevation at your location, so it very well could be you are hearing this under normal conditions. Keep us posted of any changes.It's only 165 miles as the crow flies. I fully expect to hear it under normal conditions seeing that they are using 250 watts.
To be fair, I would have guessed the time delay was waiting for the ULS to load…….Huh? You made your post 2 hours after he provided all of that info in his initial post to start this thread. Not making much sense here. No shame in admitting you missed the key info before replying, it happens to the best of us from time to time.
Yes, I am still receiving them the same. I am at 130 feet above sea level and I can throw a rock at Long Island Sound, well almost anyway. A few hundred feet from the water. Using a Diamond X-500HNA 2M-440 up 15 feet. I see the transmitter for that Pa. station is up a total of almost 300 ft. ASL.
