Hello all,
On Tuesday 7-22-14 I was doing some searching and hit on this.
155.235 MHz. DPL 245
The base station was AirComm and they were talking with Lifenet 71 regarding a mission to Warren County, giving coordinates and ground frequency. I was in Latham at the time, and both the base station and helicopter were weak (signal level 2 on my BC898T; MON-31 mobile antenna).
I know about DPL 432 for dispatch out of Albany and that signal is typically very strong in the Latham area. To me, this sounded like a distant remote base station based on the signal strength.
A 50 mile search of 155.235 only shows the two transmitters for Albany Med Flight; one is located at AMCH and the other is at South Albany airport. The other 155.235 licenses are not affiliated with AirComm or Albany Med Flight (mostly schools, ski patrol and ambulance services).
I was looking to see if anyone had additional information on this channel; especially if this is a 'new' dispatch or remote base frequency, possibly for the Warren / Washington County area? Or, if the base station at South Albany Airport uses a different DPL than the one at AMCH.
On a side note, I've noticed a lower power repeater on 159.150 MHz. (CSQ) which seems to be repeating the AirComm traffic on 155.235 MHz. DPL 432. The times I've heard this station I was in the vicinity of the Albany International Airport. Not sure, but it might be a repeater used at the NYSP Aviation hangar to better monitor AirComm? 159.150 MHz. is licensed to the NYSP and if my memory is correct it's mostly mobile use.
Thanks in advance,
Kevin
On Tuesday 7-22-14 I was doing some searching and hit on this.
155.235 MHz. DPL 245
The base station was AirComm and they were talking with Lifenet 71 regarding a mission to Warren County, giving coordinates and ground frequency. I was in Latham at the time, and both the base station and helicopter were weak (signal level 2 on my BC898T; MON-31 mobile antenna).
I know about DPL 432 for dispatch out of Albany and that signal is typically very strong in the Latham area. To me, this sounded like a distant remote base station based on the signal strength.
A 50 mile search of 155.235 only shows the two transmitters for Albany Med Flight; one is located at AMCH and the other is at South Albany airport. The other 155.235 licenses are not affiliated with AirComm or Albany Med Flight (mostly schools, ski patrol and ambulance services).
I was looking to see if anyone had additional information on this channel; especially if this is a 'new' dispatch or remote base frequency, possibly for the Warren / Washington County area? Or, if the base station at South Albany Airport uses a different DPL than the one at AMCH.
On a side note, I've noticed a lower power repeater on 159.150 MHz. (CSQ) which seems to be repeating the AirComm traffic on 155.235 MHz. DPL 432. The times I've heard this station I was in the vicinity of the Albany International Airport. Not sure, but it might be a repeater used at the NYSP Aviation hangar to better monitor AirComm? 159.150 MHz. is licensed to the NYSP and if my memory is correct it's mostly mobile use.
Thanks in advance,
Kevin