Yellow Cab--Birmingham

[bob-the-scanner-man]

Does anyone know what frequencies Yellow Cab uses for Birmingham and surrounding areas? I think their cabs have either VHF or UHF antennas if I'm not mistaken. More than anything I just want to see if I can pick them up from my location. I have a sinking feeling that they are on Nextel or SL.

 

[scanrfan]

Yellow Cab - Birmingham/Jeff Co

I have been hearing cabs on 152.420 and 462.150. 152.420 is a base and 462.150 sounds like the mobile units. Other Yellow Cab Frequencies are 152.330 *, 152.390, 152.450*, 452.100 and 463.675. The * indicates the frequencies for the MDT's in the cabs as all I hear is a data stream. I get the impression that all the cab companies in Birmingham, Jefferson County are using the 152.420 frequency for a common dispatch frequency. Cab frequencies run from 152.260 to 152.450.

 

[bob-the-scanner-man]

Thanks for the speedy response. I will check those out tomorrow. How active are they on their radios?

 

[scanrfan]

Yellow Cab - Birmingham/Jeff Co

The 152.420 frequency is usually fairly busy. Like any other user, it has it busy periods and slack periods. I am usually listening at work between 10pm and 6am. Thursday thru Monday. I am using a RS Pro-95 with 300 channels and scan all the channels. I occasionally hear a bit of traffic on the 462.150 frequency also.

 

[KEV200]

Taxi cabs use siimplex, base in 152 mhz range, cars between 157.315 and 157.710. Car frequencies paired with 152 frequencies monitored have been 157.315, 157.620, 157. 650, 157. 665
157. 157.680, 157.450.

 

[KEV200]

Correction: 157.450 should be 157.710