158.94 in western Essex County

[W2IRT]

I live in West Caldwell and I was told a while back that the local municipal frequency is the same as the Caldwell FD dispatch channel (158.94, PL 203.5), but so far I'm not sure this is the case. I'm hearing other rescue squads and what I presume to be Roseland FD on the 141.3 PL, but nothing I can clearly find as West Caldwell municipal usage (snow plows, road repair, etc).

Their trucks all have high-band 1/4 wave NMO-mount antennas on them (of the length one would expect for mid-150 MHz), but I'm at a loss here. I've been listening off and on for a few weeks in carrier squelch mode with PL scan and so far I've only identified 141.3 and 203.5 on this frequency.

So two questions: Are there any other PLs on 158.94 in this part of the county, and second, anyone know where West Caldwell's municipal vehicles are (come to think of it, Fairfield's too, as I'm right on the town border)?

Thanks in advance.

 

[SCPD]

Caldwell Roseland Essex fells and west Caldwell all share the same FD dispatch channel i monitor them regularly along with all other west Essex fire depts. you might be hearing one of the other depts on that freq, but i have listened to it and have not heard any ems on it. so double check your scanner for the right channel and PL's. but i cant help you with the DPW garages.

 

[fineshot1]

I live in West Caldwell and I was told a while back that the local municipal frequency is the same as the Caldwell FD dispatch channel (158.94, PL 203.5), but so far I'm not sure this is the case. I'm hearing other rescue squads and what I presume to be Roseland FD on the 141.3 PL, but nothing I can clearly find as West Caldwell municipal usage (snow plows, road repair, etc).

Their trucks all have high-band 1/4 wave NMO-mount antennas on them (of the length one would expect for mid-150 MHz), but I'm at a loss here. I've been listening off and on for a few weeks in carrier squelch mode with PL scan and so far I've only identified 141.3 and 203.5 on this frequency.

So two questions: Are there any other PLs on 158.94 in this part of the county, and second, anyone know where West Caldwell's municipal vehicles are (come to think of it, Fairfield's too, as I'm right on the town border)?

Thanks in advance.

Try weeding through the data below - gathered from various sources.
For Fairfield freqs you will have to do an FRN search on the FCC web site.

FCC DB Listings
WPDA812 WEST CALDWELL,TWP OF 6 FAIRFIELD AVE FIRE CHIEF 158.940

KEB994 WEST CALDWELL, TWP OF 21 CLINTON RD POLICE DEPT 154.83

KEB994 WEST CALDWELL, TWP OF 21 CLINTON RD POLICE DEPT 159.09

KEB994 WEST CALDWELL, TWP OF 21 CLINTON RD POLICE DEPT 159.15

WPXW403 WEST ESSEX FIRST AID SQUAD INC 642 BLOOMFIELD AVE 155.325(FRN:8472615)

KX6118 CALDWELL, BOROUGH OF PW - Public Safety Pool 470.5125



RR DB Listings below
Caldwell, Borough of

Police is dispatched by West Caldwell.
FRN:3283959,3289121,10509438

Freq Input License Type Tone Alpha Tag Description
158.94000 KCY640 BM 203.5 PL Fire Dispatch
154.09250 158.8125 WPKT809 RM 306 DPL Fireground
159.15000 154.83000 KEA318 RM 141.3 PL 1 PD
159.03000 KEA587 BM 241.8 PL 2 PD Car-to-Car
156.03000 WYC596 M 141.3 PL 29 PD Car-to-Car Private

West Caldwell, Twp of
FRN:7287196,

See Caldwell Borough for fire frequencies.

Frequency License Type Tone Alpha Tag Description
159.15000 KEA318 BM 141.3 PL 1 Police Dispatch
158.89500 BM 141.3 PL 88 Police Secondary

East Coast Scanning DB Listing
http://www.eastcoastscanning.com/viewtopic.php?t=831

Caldwell
Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:01 pm
(Dispatch by West Caldwell 790)

159.1500 141.3 Police Channel #1

159.0300 131.8 Police car to car

156.0300 141.3 Car to car private

158.940 141.3 Fire Dispatch

151.100 141.3 Fire ground operations

159.1500 141.3 West Essex first aid squad ( Dispatch by West Caldwell)


Fairfield, NJ FCC DB Listings below
Call Sign Name FRN Service
KBW767 FAIRFIELD, BOROUGH OF 0003283934 PW
KDU437 FAIRFIELD, BORO OF 0003283934 PW
KEB446 FAIRFIELD, BOROUGH OF 0003283934 PW
KNBW388 FAIRFIELD, BOROUGH OF 0003283934 PW
KRX548 FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP FIRE CO 1 PW
WIM423 FAIRFIELD, TOWNSHIP OF 0003283934 PW
WNED414 FAIRFIELD, TOWNSHIP OF 0003324142 PW
WNUA871 FAIRFIELD, TOWNSHIP OF 0003283934 PW
WNVR741 FAIRFIELD, TOWNSHIP OF 0003283934 GF

 

[Markscan]

158.940

This frequency is widely used for both DPW & EMS. Alot of activity on it from Bergen county. I routinely pick up Ridgewood EMS. In Essex, it is only used by the towns you mentioned. It is the fire dispatch channel and the DPW channel as well. The W Caldwell trucks are located in the DPW yard behind the Police station on Clinton road. The Fairfield trucks are on low band 45.440 I think , and they to are in DPW yard behind Police station on Fairfield rd. West Caldwell uses 141.3 pl for almost everything except fire operations. Roseland uses the same pl. This frequency was at one time also used by Livingston and East Hanover as well for their fire dispatch.I hope this helps.
Mark

 

[Disp419]

I also live in West Caldwell and listen to 158.940 on a regular basis and have heard not
only West Caldwell, but Caldwell, and Essex Fells dpw's during the winter months. Also
Fairfield is on low band 45.44...