Great Lakes

[michaeljp86]

I was wondering who all monitors the radios on the great lakes and if you do where do you live?

I live in Baroda MI which is in the bottom west corner of the state. I got my scanner in the winter and have been really busy so I havent had much time to listen. Back in the winter I listened to the marine band and heard a few ships in chicago I think. Im sure in summer theres alot more to hear.

 

[firefgtr]

iam in niagara falls canada (iam sure you know where that is) i mostly monitor channel 16, 22A, 23A, 68, 69, 24, 26, 27, 21

 

[newbie]

in St Clair MI. Just South of Port Huron

topo has been great early morningss lately as I have picked up freighers out to cleveeland and toronto (106 nm) away.

 

[ctadam12]

You don't live far from a CG high site in Stevensville so CG traffic should come in clear for you. Remember, "Coast Guard Grand Haven" is actually in Milwaukee at Sector Lake Michigan.

 

[Saint]

I live in Fort Erie Ont. and listen to all marine frequencies and also United States Group Buffalo Coast Guard in Buffalo NY. Also Listen to Welland Canal and St. Lawrence Seaway.
Steve

 

[eorange]

Very close to Cleveland and Lake Erie. I listen to USCG Cleveland and also Fairport Harbor, because that's what I pick up on the standard VHF marine freqs.

in St Clair MI. Just South of Port Huron

topo has been great early morningss lately as I have picked up freighers out to cleveeland and toronto (106 nm) away.

What freqs are those? Same as the VHF freqs?

 

[OpSec]

I've got Ch's 8,9,16,22A and 23A in my vehicle's VHF radio and copy Group Milwaukee broadcasts routinely, even though I'm not right on Lake Michigan or anywhere near Milwaukee proper.

I had to cover some midnight shifts a couple weeks ago and was copying Grand Haven on the drive home, which was upwards of a 150 mile haul.

 

[wabc770]

I'm about 50 miles south of Cleveland -- sadly my location is too far away from Lake Erie
to hear any traffic. Sure wish I could tho.

PD/FD/EMS/and all the rest I can get plenty of here. The one service I get no reception
of that I wish I could is marine traffic. No joy in being such an inland landlubber.

 

[eorange]

Don't forget about HF

wabc770, you should be able to hear some HF maritime traffic if all else fails:

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/high_frequency/default.htm

 

[John_M]

I live in Greece N.Y. about three miles from Lake Ontario and 12 miles out of the City of Rochester. I hear lots of activity from my location. Mostly Distress calls. I also sometimes hear Coast Gaurd Aircraft.

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/vhf.htm

 

[firefgtr]

I live in Greece N.Y. about three miles from Lake Ontario and 12 miles out of the City of Rochester. I hear lots of activity from my location. Mostly Distress calls. I also sometimes hear Coast Gaurd Aircraft.

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/vhf.htm

what channel do thay use?

 

[John_M]

These are the channels that I hear traffic on. I should program their channel assignments. Maybe I'll do that tonight.

Safety Broad 157.10000
USCG 157.05000
USCG 157.07500
USCG 157.12500
USCG AuxHB 156.30000
USCG AuxRoch 157.15000
USCG AuxRoch 157.17500
Search & res 237.90000
Air/sea res 287.80000
Helicopter 381.80000
Helicopter 2 383.90000
BorderPatrol 162.87500
BorderPatrol 163.62500
BorderPatrol 170.67500
Distress Ch 156.80000

 

[John_M]

7/3/06

I have my 396t on "Search and Store" for marine frequencies. Maybe I'll find some channels active that I don't have programmed??? The scanner is storing some frequencies right now. I only have the scanner proggramed to store a maximum of 100 frequencies.
I think I may use them up.

 

[John_M]

Channels the 396t caught with Search and Store received 7/3/06.

21a, 81a, 82a, 6, 23a, 83a, 16, 63, 10, 73, 13, 14, 80a, 74, 78a, 13, 11

Granted these were all caught with search and store. I'll have to do some listening.

 

[wabc770]

wabc770, you should be able to hear some HF maritime traffic if all else fails:

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/high_frequency/default.htm

Thanks Erik! Yes indeed, I do try to monitor HF maritime activity when I can. I enjoy it.
I'm hoping to upgrade to something like an Icom R75 if possible to improve reception.
I like the TenTec that I use now, but it's PC-controlled and I just can't rid myself
of PC/monitor noise as much as I'd like to.

I just tried to restrict my comments to VHF reception to try to keep it more on-topic :lol:
The last few weeks there've been some great band openings in the morning here,
but I still haven't been able to taste success in the 156-157 mHz zone. And I certainly
never do under normal circumstances. Drats !!

Take care and thanks again!

 

[John_M]

This is a good site also for monitoring the Great Lakes:

http://www.boatnerd.com/facts-figures/boatfreq.htm

 

[KC8WLZ]

Air/sea res 287.80000
Helicopter 381.80000
Helicopter 2 383.90000
BorderPatrol 162.87500
BorderPatrol 163.62500
BorderPatrol 170.67500

Just curious if anyone in NE Ohio has heard anything on these freqs???

 

[jaymatt1978]

I am in NJ and can heard LI Sound with my ham rig on Ch16 and 21A. For those people living near bodies of water: Have you ever thought about buy like an olds base uni t off ebay and dedicating it just for marine traffic? If I lived closer to the coast I would definitely invest the money!!

 

[jpryor]

I'm monitoring most major marine channels and Sector Detroit traffic from the Toledo Ohio area. Does anybody have maps/locations for the remote USCG transmitter sites around the Lake Erie area?

 

[CapnJon]

I sometime hear some freighter tfc on ch 10 or 11...Lately i've been listening to the Apostle Islands Nat'l park service boat's...164.8 mhz They got caught out in the storms a couple days ago.