NYS Thruway Authority Frequencies

[cookiend15]

Fellow scanners. I have programmed into my scanner for the NYS Thruway Authority the following frequencies listed below.

453.425 Mhz
453.525 Mhz
458.425 Mhz
458.525 Mhz

Now I have heard that the NYS Thruway Authority also uses other frequencies than the ones that are shown above that I have in my scanner right now. The other day I heard what sounded like NYS Thruway Authority communications on 460.3125 (123.0 PL).

Has anyone heard any other frequencies being used by the NYS Thruway Authority OTHER THAN the basic 453.425, 453.525, 458.425 and 458.525.

Please let me know if you have any input to add to my question, and thank you.

I KNOW THAT I HAVE ASKED THIS TYPE OF QUESTION REGARDING THE NYS THRUWAY AUTHORITY BEFORE, I'AM JUST LOOKING FOR SOME NEW INPUT.

 

[cookiend15]

Frequency heard

Fellow scanners. I just wanted to add some input to my own post about a NYS Thruway Frequency I just heard. I live in and monitor the Division 2 Albany zone. I just heard NYS Thruway communications on 460.3125 Mhz with a PL Tone of 123.0

If anyone else has anymore input to my post that would be great.

Thanks much

 

[cookiend15]

Thruway Frequency

Fellow scanners. I just heard 460.6375 (97.4 PL) from the Division 3 Syracuse zone.

 

[cookiend15]

Frequencies

Fellow scanners. I will continue to post my frequency findings for the NYS Thruway Authority. Please if anyone has any input that they would like to share please do so. I know that I have acted out poorly on some of my past posts, but I'am going to change my old ways I promise. So please if you have any feedback to add please do so.

Thanks much.

 

[ff026]

look at the fcc database under call sign KRX386 and you will see all of the NYSTA allocations.

 

[cookiend15]

Frequencies

look at the fcc database under call sign KRX386 and you will see all of the NYSTA allocations.

Fellow scanner. I already did that, I'am simply asking for peoples input to my question to let me know of there own observations. I would just like people to respond back with what NYS Thruway Frequencies they have personally heard in use. Just some chit-chat.

Thanks

 

[eng5]

Still nothing out here on the west end of Division 3. The only traffic is on 425 at this point. There is a new tower at Manchester maintenance with an 8-bay UHF antenna. I'm going on the assumption that this will be the narrowband backup site for the Clifton Springs tower.

cookiend15, could you tell if you were hearing Syracuse on 460.6375 from a site in the Syracuse zone (Herkimer would be closest), or are they maybe testing around Albany and just using Syracuse audio on one of the channels?

 

[n2ops]

Thuway

Hearing secondary comms from Buffalo Division on 460.6125/123.0

 

[cookiend15]

Still nothing out here on the west end of Division 3. The only traffic is on 425 at this point. There is a new tower at Manchester maintenance with an 8-bay UHF antenna. I'm going on the assumption that this will be the narrowband backup site for the Clifton Springs tower.

cookiend15, could you tell if you were hearing Syracuse on 460.6375 from a site in the Syracuse zone (Herkimer would be closest), or are they maybe testing around Albany and just using Syracuse audio on one of the channels?

I believe that when I was hearing comms on 460.6375 (97.4 PL) that it was coming from the Herkimer area of the Syracuse zone. I believe that each zone when using these new frequencies is using their own respective PL Tone along with these new frequencies. Frequencies in Zone 2 Albany are using the PL Tone of 123.0, and Frequencies in Zone 3 Syracuse are using the PL Tone of 97.4, Etc.

Also the frequency that I mentioned in an earlier post 460.3125 (123.0 PL) for the Albany Zone 2 is referred to as the Big Nose channel by those that I heard using it. They would say go to the Big Nose Channel and then I would hear them on 460.3125 (123.0 PL). Also F-5 458.525 (97.4 PL) is being used alot.

Thanks to those of you that posted your input, please anybody feel free to add their own findings for the NYS Thruway Authority. I want to hear from as many people as possible.

Thanks again, and please keep the posts coming.

 

[WatnNY]

I will be travelling from Syracuse to Rochester next week and I will monitor the 4 new freqs and see what I come up with.

Mike

 

[cookiend15]

Thank You

I will be travelling from Syracuse to Rochester next week and I will monitor the 4 new freqs and see what I come up with.

Mike

Fellow scanner. Thank you very much. I look forward to hearing about what you monitored.

Thanks again.

 

[LathamScan]

These new frequencies - and there are several along the highway - are going to be for the Maintenance Division people. The Authority wants to have the traditional F-1/2/3/4 for PD and emergency traffic. The new channels are so maintenance people can communicate without tying up division channels.

Hope this helps.

Kevin

 

[cookiend15]

Thruway

These new frequencies - and there are several along the highway - are going to be for the Maintenance Division people. The Authority wants to have the traditional F-1/2/3/4 for PD and emergency traffic. The new channels are so maintenance people can communicate without tying up division channels.

Hope this helps.

Kevin

Fellow scanners. This is great, this is the type of information I was looking for. I think that it is great that the Thruway has added these new Maintenance channels as LathamScan said. I will keep you all posted if I hear any other new Thruway frequencies in use. So far this is what I have for the Albany Zone 2 Division.

453.425 (123.0 PL) Channel A Repeater / F-3
453.525 (123.0 PL) Channel B Repeater / F-4
458.425 (123.0 PL) Input to Channel A & B Repeaters
458.525 (97.4 PL) F-5 Maintenance Channel
460.3125 (123.0 PL) Big Nose Maintenance Channel

 

[cookiend15]

All New Frequencies

Fellow scanners. In a PM SCANdal sent me a link about the new block of frequencies assigned to the NYS Thruway, however I cannot seem to get the link to work. Listed below are the new frequencies assigned to the NYS Thruway, and it is my understanding that any of these frequencies can be used by any Division of the NYS Thruway with their choice of PL Tone either 97.4 or 123.0

453.2625
460.1375
460.3625
460.6125
460.050
460.2125
460.4375
460.6375
460.0875
460.3125
460.5875

So far for the Montgomery County area of Zone 2 Albany I have only heard the maintenance crews on 458.525 (97.4 PL) and on 460.3125 (123.0 PL). I think that right now they are just having fun talking on the new 460.3125 (123.0 PL) Big Nose channel as they call it, because they will be talking on F-5 458.525 (97.4 PL) which is basically quite other than the 2 maintenance people talking back and fourth and then one of them will say switch to the Big Nose Channel and then I will hear them on 460.3125 (123.0 PL). I have the other frequencies listed above scanning in bank 9 of my scanner which I leave as a test frequency bank, but so far I have heard nothing on any of the above frequencies. I did hear communications coming from the Herkimer area of the Syracuse zone 3 on 460.6375 (97.4 PL) but nothing on any other frequencies.

 

[LathamScan]

I think Big Nose is the name of the site or hill that the repeater is located on. If I am not mistaken, it has been assigned to Amsterdam Maintenance. When this project is finished (if it isn't already) each maintenance division will have it's own channel. There will be overlapping on some frequencies, but the big difference between these individual maintenance division channels and the main line divisions is that the maintenance divisions will not be simulcast along various parts of the line - just their area. The radios will have all of the maintenance division repeaters within the main division area. For example, a maintenance vehicle from Amsterdam will have F-3 Albany Division / F-4 Albany Division / F-5 unit to unit, and then each district maintenance channel from Kingston to Canajoharie (or the western district line, I dont remember where it is exactly).

Kevin

 

[cookiend15]

Project finished

I think Big Nose is the name of the site or hill that the repeater is located on. If I am not mistaken, it has been assigned to Amsterdam Maintenance. When this project is finished (if it isn't already) each maintenance division will have it's own channel. There will be overlapping on some frequencies, but the big difference between these individual maintenance division channels and the main line divisions is that the maintenance divisions will not be simulcast along various parts of the line - just their area. The radios will have all of the maintenance division repeaters within the main division area. For example, a maintenance vehicle from Amsterdam will have F-3 Albany Division / F-4 Albany Division / F-5 unit to unit, and then each district maintenance channel from Kingston to Canajoharie (or the western district line, I dont remember where it is exactly).

Kevin

I heard the other night 1 maintenance person talking to another on 460.3125 (123.0 PL) asking if someone else he was trying to talk to on 460.3125 (123.0 PL) was on that channel. The other person that was on 460.3125 (123.0 PL) called back to him and said I dont think that the Big Nose channel was installed in the other guys radio yet. Then the guy that was trying to contact the guy on the Big Nose channel that did not have it yet said wasnt all of our radios supposed to have the Big Nose channel in them by last week. The other guy said that they were all supposed to be up and running with the Big Nose Channel installed. So I believe that you are right in regards to the Amsterdam area being almost all done as far as the addition of the new Big Nose channel. I'am still monitoring in my bank 9 for test frequencies the other possible NYS Thruway frequencies that might be used. I would say for the Amsterdam area having 458.525 (97.4 PL) F-5, and also now having 460.3125 (123.0 PL) Big Nose would be all the extra channes they would need, I could be wrong. If I'am going to hear any of the new frequencies in use for the Amsterdam area it would probably be tonight and into tomorrow during the storm. I will keep you all posted as to what I hear.

LathamScan is correct the western line is Exit 19 Canajoharie. With that being said I know that St Johnsville is still in Montgomery County however it is further west than Canajoharie so would St Johnsville be in the Syracuse Zone 3 or would it still be in the Albany Zone 2.

Be safe during the storm and always

 

[d_strong]

I just heard a brief transmission on 460.5875 PL 123.0 in Henrietta, New York. Thruway Maintenance getting ready for the big snow storm thats headed are way tonight. Thanks for posting these new frequencies. I have programmed 460.3125, 460.5875,460.6125, and 460.6375 in my scanner both PLs 123.0 and 97.4. 73s d_strong

 

[d_strong]

I have heard activity on 460.3125 PL 123.0, 460.5875 PL 123.0, and 460.6125 PL 97.4 since the storm started to hit the Rochester area tonight.

 

[DaveNF2G]

LathamScan is correct the western line is Exit 19 Canajoharie. With that being said I know that St Johnsville is still in Montgomery County however it is further west than Canajoharie so would St Johnsville be in the Syracuse Zone 3 or would it still be in the Albany Zone 2.

I'm not sure what you mean by the "western line." Albany Zone goes all the way to Exit 29 (can't remember the name of the interchange). Syracuse starts at 29A Little Falls.

You can find out the extent of any zone within listening range by monitoring the hourly interchanges roll call.

 

[Spec]

Here guys try this interactive link for some location help :
http://www.nysthruway.gov/maps/index.html
and this interchange list :
http://www.nysthruway.gov/travelers/interchanges/index.html