Where did Border Patrol Go?

[wa3pnt]

I just returned to Yuma after several weeks n the Rodeo Circuit. Turned on the Scanner and NO BORDER PATROL on the 163 MHz segment where they were when I left.

Anyone know where the Border Patrol in the Southwest Arizona area has moved to????

Thanks,

George

 

[Thayne]

They are probably in DC guarding the congressmen from irate citizens mad about the immigration bill they want to cram down our throats---

Seriously, I will research the answer to your question. My son lives down there.

 

[wa3pnt]

Thanks Thayne,

I'm out of Yuma more than I'm in Yuma since I do Scoreboard and Sound at Rodeos.

Just returned from the Flagstaff and Santa Fe Rodeos, and heading to the Prescott Rodeo tomorrow.,

I do enjoy keeping up on the local Border incidents, and was surprised to hear nothing on the 12 ~163 MHz frequencies I normally listen to.

Thanks again.

George

 

[Northe]

George,

I can't speak for Yuma operations, but the frequencies I monitor here in Green Valley seem to be functioning normally:

BP 162.312500
BP Lemmon2 168.975000 CT 100.0
BP Lemmon1 163.725000 CT 100.0
BP Pima Quijotoa 173.687500 CT 123.0

Northe
N6KO
Green Valley

 

[wa3pnt]

Thanks Northe,

These are the frequencies that I've been receiving the Border Patrol on for over a year. Now silence (tried several radios and antennas to ensure it was not a receiver problem).

163.6250 (131.8) Telegraph Pass Repeater
163.6500 (100.0)
163.6500 (131.8)
163.6750 (131.8)
163.7000 (123.0)
163.7000 (131.8)
163.7500 (123.0)
163.7750 (131.8)
168.9750 (100.0)
168.9750 (131.8)
173.6875 (131.8)

 

[SkipSanders]

Well, here's the latest list from the San Diego area, but, it won't do you much good...

ALL CBP traffic is now P25 encrypted, around here.

153.9950 BORCOM/BLUE
154.1750 Inland Fire
154.9200 CLEMARS 1
154.9350 CLEMARS 2
154.9400 COMM 1
155.1600 SAR 1
155.2350 SAR 2
155.4750 NALEMARS
156.0750 CALCORD
157.1000 USCG 22
163.1875 TACCMN
163.2000 Tac 1
163.2000 Temecula Tac
163.6250 Indio North
163.6250 XLVON
163.6750 XRED/XHIPAS
163.7250 XSCM
164.5500 JCOMM
164.5500 NASTAR
164.5500 USCG
165.5875 COCALT
165.5875 CTAC1T
165.5875 JIOPTT
165.8500 BETA L
165.8500 San Clemente Tac
165.9000 Gate
165.9000 Tac 3
165.9750 Temecula West
166.2250 Calexico POE W
166.2250 El Cajon Detent
166.4625 TCOMM
166.4625 US Customs
166.6370 Temecula East
166.9125 MA4 SP
167.2125 COCALC
167.2125 JIOPCP
167.2625 El Cajon BORSTAR
167.3000 MA4TT
167.3750 MA4 PM
167.4000 MA1 MC
167.4250 COCAL0/CTAC10
167.4250 JIOP OM
167.4500 Calexico East
167.4625 MA1 TT
167.5000 COCALM/CTAC1M
167.5000 JIOPMC
167.5250 MA4OM
167.5500 El Cajon 2
167.6500 El Centro East
167.7000 San Clemente POE
167.7250 MA4MCC
167.7750 El Centro West
168.0250 USF Sentry
168.5000 El Cajon 1
168.8000 COCALS/CTAC15
168.8000 JIOPSP
168.8250 Otay Mesa POE
168.8250 San Ysidro POE
168.8250 SDIAP
168.8250 Temecula POE
168.8250 Calexico POE E
168.8500 Campo 2
169.3875 Chula Vista 3
169.4500 US Customs
169.6375 Transportation
170.0625 Chula Vista 2
170.3750 Pinos
170.6000 Indio South
170.6625 JIOPBM
170.7625 Calexico West
170.8375 MA4 CP
171.1750 MA1 CP
171.5375 Lyons
171.8000 MA1 BM
171.9875 JTAC
172.2875 MA1 PM
172.4000 Imperial Beach 1
172.4500 MA1 SP
172.5125 Brown Field 2
172.9875 Boulevard 2
173.1625 Blue 1
173.1620 Boulevard 1
173.1875 El Cajon 3
173.4500 Brown Field 1
173.4750 Imperial Beach 2
173.6500 Campo 1
173.9750 Chula Vista 1

 

[Northe]

George,

I wonder if it's possible that they've changed the CTCSS squelch tones -- can you disable them and just listen in FM mode for a while and see what happens?

Northe
N6KO
Green Valley AZ

 

[brandon]

Search between 166-169 and 170-174 MHz and see if they moved there. It is entirely possible they moved to P25 as they did in San Diego County around 2001 or so. Here in California the BP runs encryption a lot but you can still hear some good stuff in the clear especially on the Wide Area channels.

 

[wa3pnt]

I've found that the Main Repeater on Telegraph Pass (163.625 MHz) has gone digital.

When I tried scanning without the CTCSS Codes, I get a "DG" Mode indication on that frequency and can hear the Dgital Voice.

I've also found several other DG Mode frequencies in the above frequency ranges, but they come through as "R2D2" Garble, so I'm assuming that they're encrypted.

I'll check more on my next trip to Yuma.

George

 

[Northe]

George,

I've found that the Main Repeater on Telegraph Pass (163.625 MHz) has gone digital.

When I tried scanning without the CTCSS Codes, I get a "DG" Mode indication on that frequency and can hear the Dgital Voice.

I've also found several other DG Mode frequencies in the above frequency ranges, but they come through as "R2D2" Garble, so I'm assuming that they're encrypted.

I'll check more on my next trip to Yuma.

George

Down here there is frequent use of encryption, but not yet digital -- I'm still able to copy a substantial amount of useful traffic on my PRO-97 and old PRO-57 analog scanners. I hope it takes a while for the systems here to go digital -- but it sounds as if its inevitable.

Northe
N6KO
Green Valley, AZ

 

[bc780l]

I've no updated info, but possible that they're playing into part of the Justice IWN--lot's of new P25 stuff on old migrated frequencies in some areas are being integrated into IWN. See: http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&sid=3509 It'll be a while until it's shaken out with all the funding rigamarole they're going through and lack of inter-agency cooperation. I've taken off all the federal CTCSS due to some migration to P25.

 

[VNR5338]

Be Safe Border Patrol

All of CBP Arizona is now switching over to P25 digital. Many of the analog repeaters have been swithced over to P25 encryption. Thank You BP for the 20 years of happy monitoring you allowed me. Be Safe Always. Thanks for protecting the homeland !