When I looked at that 'Scanner Emporium' list, it was old, incorrect frequencies (wrong splits), and incorrect agencies, in many cases. Like, listing 165.235 as DEA. Actually, of course that is/was 165.2375, US Customs.
One of the 'if you already KNOW how the feds used to work, it might remind you of a channel you've forgotten, but otherwise of little use' lists.
One of the reasons you don't see federal stuff, especially the fed law enforcement stuff, in the database, is that the database admins here will honor any request to remove such listings... and the feds DO request any such entries be removed. You may be sure they're reading the board, and checking the database, here.
Federal stuff is currently, and has been for some years now, in the middle of major changes, as they shift to new channel spacing (12.5 KHz), and completely redo their entire assigned frequencies lists. What was, and what you find in those 10+ year old lists, is very greatly changed, now. A few agencies are still where they were (in a sense), such as DEA still using their 418 MHz system. Of course, the actual radio traffic on those systems is much decreased from 'back then', because much of the 'routine' traffic is going via nextel phones/direct dispatch nextel, not the 'federal' system.
Used to be, 'FBI has repeater outs around 163, and inputs/simplex around 167' would help you. Now, forget it. They may be using ANY frequency, from 162 to 174. So may any other agency, when they set up a new system.
All you can do is look at the old lists as 'hints' for what MIGHT be using that encrypted digital channel you just found searching from 162-174 on 12.5 KHz steps. If the agency hasn't gone digital yet, you can look for CTCSS tones (when they're not using DES), since the old lists will tell you which agency used which CTCSS tones. (100.0 is customs, 167.9 is DEA, etc.)
