2024 VHF Low Band Logs

[d119]

@marvinsuggs

A lot of these bizarre PL tones on fire departments are usually a result of falsing on paging tones. Hardwick is 114.8, but I'll occasionally see bizarre numbers on Warren County, PA Fire Dispatch for PL's, when in fact they are a CSQ agency, it's the paging tones.

I use a BCD996P2, I think you're using a BCT15X, not entirely different. I routinely see 123.0 on agencies that are actually 118.8 (Educational Bus Transportation on 33.060 for example). The Uniden decoders aren't exactly a perfect science, and they tend to round to the nearest tone they think is correct.

33.900/136.5 is actually Lancaster County, PA fire. I initially thought it was Radnor (who is in Lancaster County), but after some more in depth research, Radnor just has a base station licensed on it. All of the transmissions come from Lancaster County dispatch, WPRR644. That's why you hear other townships being dispatched on it, it's not exclusive to Radnor.

 

[marvinsuggs]

@marvinsuggs

A lot of these bizarre PL tones on fire departments are usually a result of falsing on paging tones. Hardwick is 114.8, but I'll occasionally see bizarre numbers on Warren County, PA Fire Dispatch for PL's, when in fact they are a CSQ agency, it's the paging tones.

I use a BCD996P2, I think you're using a BCT15X, not entirely different. I routinely see 123.0 on agencies that are actually 118.8 (Educational Bus Transportation on 33.060 for example). The Uniden decoders aren't exactly a perfect science, and they tend to round to the nearest tone they think is correct.

33.900/136.5 is actually Lancaster County, PA fire. I initially thought it was Radnor (who is in Lancaster County), but after some more in depth research, Radnor just has a base station licensed on it. All of the transmissions come from Lancaster County dispatch, WPRR644. That's why you hear other townships being dispatched on it, it's not exclusive to Radnor.

That's great information sir thank you.

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs:
32.180 pl 77.0 spanish taxi dispatch Costa Rica
35.910 pl 118.8 beeps french heard
35.860 pl 110.9 beeps french heard
38.660 pl 173.8 spanish taxi dispatch
31.750 pl 250.3 POCSAG
31.320 csq Polytones very loud and distorted busy
Hope to catch Santa as he flys along! Angelo

 

[d119]

Today's captures from Southern California:

Frequency	Tone	Callsign	User	Confirmed via
31.640	118.8	KFG780	Havin Materials, Union, MO	Freq/PL/Traffic (Expired license)
33.980	Carrier	KGD259	Warren Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.880	82.5	KQH904	Licking Co, OH Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
31.200	91.5	WQPM979	Central HVAC, Mountain Home, AR	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.860	77.0	KGC676	Washington Co, MD Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
37.020	146.2	KZM737	W. Milford, NJ Police	Freq/PL/Traffic
31.800	Carrier	Unknown	Asian Fishery Traffic	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.840	131.8	KCF918	Uxbridge, MA Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL (Noisy, unconfirmed)
33.720	Carrier	KDQ223	E. Brunswick, NJ Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic (Confirmed via address)
33.780	114.8	KNGE459	Falmouth, MA Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic (TRS patch)
39.520	173.8	WPYP239	Orange Co, CA FSP South	Freq/PL/Traffic (DTMF on units)
42.400	167.9	KME354	CHP Coastal Purple Base	Freq/PL/Traffic

 

[kkn50]

Pasadena, Texas
SDS200 with 35 MHz Dipole
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31.0800 94.8 Blooming Glen Contractors Inc, Blooming Glen PA w/ Morse ID KNJK923
33.0400 179.9 EMS Dispatch - Mohegan Tribe of Indians of CT, New London
33.4400 179.9 Fire - Tolland Co CT
33.4800 114.8 Fire Dispatch - Barnstable MA
33.5800 179.9 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Ledyard CT
33.5800 114.8 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Yarmouth MA
33.6400 114.8 Fire Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.7800 114.8 EMS Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.8000 179.9 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Windham Co CT
33.8200 179.9 Fire Dispatch - Possible Colchester, New London, CT
33.8800 179.9 EMS Dispatch - Possible New London county or Windham county CT
33.9200 179.9 EMS Dispatch - New London Co CT
33.9400 179.9 Fire Dispatch - Waterford CT
33.9600 127.3 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Westminster MA

 

[sprman1955]

12-24-2024 Logs:
35.940 pl 118.8 French heard
31.750 pl 254.1 POCSAG loud
35.860 pl 110.9 French heard
35.950 pl 110.9 French heard
31.320 csq Polytones loud
32.180 pl 77.0 Spanish taxi dispatch
35.550 pl 123.0 beps french traffic system
35.910 pl 118.8 beeps french traffic system
37.500 pl 156.7 trucks
35.180 pl 162.2 Vernola towing CA
31.200 pl 203.5 spanish taxi dispatch
37.760 pl 107.2 San Francisco water department
35.980 pl 123.0 Readymix CA
32.940 pl 141.3 spanish taxi dispatch
Thats all for today Angelo

 

[d119]

Today's captures from Southern California:

Frequency	Tone	Callsign	User	Confirmed via
42.400	167.9	KME354	CHP Coastal Purple Base	Freq/PL/Traffic
31.480	Carrier	Unknown	Unknown materials company.	Freq/No PL/Traffic
39.520	173.8	WPYP239	Orange Co, CA FSP South	Freq/PL/Traffic (DTMF on units)
39.520	79.7	WQAW220	Craig Co, VA Sheriff	Freq/PL/Traffic (MDC on units)
37.100	162.2	KET358	Morgantown, WV Utility Board	Freq/PL/Traffic (Beaconing CWID)
39.840	88.5	KMK457	Orange Co, CA WEROC	Freq/PL/Traffic (EAS RWT)
39.120	136.5	KNFM345	State of Virginia - VDOC	Freq/PL/Traffic (CWID only)
33.980	Carrier	KGD259	Warren Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
31.100	Carrier	Unknown	Asian Fishery Traffic	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.740	Carrier	KYL829	King William Co, VA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.480	179.9	WNFA251	Tolland Co, CT Fire Ops Vernon	Freq/PL/Traffic
37.020	146.2	KZM737	W. Milford, NJ Police	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.880	82.5	KQH904	Licking Co, OH Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.760	151.4	KEX264	Imperial VFD, Clinton, PA	Freq/PL/Traffic (Paging tones only)
33.900	136.5	WPRR644	Lancaster Co, PA Fire	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.920	Carrier	WNKC982	Lancaster Co, PA Fire	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.860	77.0	KGC676	Washington Co, MD Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic

Have a Merry Christmas, everyone.

 

[marvinsuggs]

Today's captures from Southern California:

Frequency	Tone	Callsign	User	Confirmed via
42.400	167.9	KME354	CHP Coastal Purple Base	Freq/PL/Traffic
31.480	Carrier	Unknown	Unknown materials company.	Freq/No PL/Traffic
39.520	173.8	WPYP239	Orange Co, CA FSP South	Freq/PL/Traffic (DTMF on units)
39.520	79.7	WQAW220	Craig Co, VA Sheriff	Freq/PL/Traffic (MDC on units)
37.100	162.2	KET358	Morgantown, WV Utility Board	Freq/PL/Traffic (Beaconing CWID)
39.840	88.5	KMK457	Orange Co, CA WEROC	Freq/PL/Traffic (EAS RWT)
39.120	136.5	KNFM345	State of Virginia - VDOC	Freq/PL/Traffic (CWID only)
33.980	Carrier	KGD259	Warren Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
31.100	Carrier	Unknown	Asian Fishery Traffic	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.740	Carrier	KYL829	King William Co, VA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.480	179.9	WNFA251	Tolland Co, CT Fire Ops Vernon	Freq/PL/Traffic
37.020	146.2	KZM737	W. Milford, NJ Police	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.880	82.5	KQH904	Licking Co, OH Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.760	151.4	KEX264	Imperial VFD, Clinton, PA	Freq/PL/Traffic (Paging tones only)
33.900	136.5	WPRR644	Lancaster Co, PA Fire	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.920	Carrier	WNKC982	Lancaster Co, PA Fire	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.860	77.0	KGC676	Washington Co, MD Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic

Have a Merry Christmas, everyone.

Merry Christmas 🎁 hope Santa puts lots of low band skip in your stocking.