2019 VHF Low Band Logs

[Dispatrick]

Starting the list early this year!

Bergen County NJ
opening between approx 10:20 and 11:30

37.040 127.3 Smyth County VA Sheriff
42.940 173.8 Either NC or MO, open mic received for about 2:30 seconds
46.080 151.4 Bartow County GA Fire Disp (The EARLIEST I've ever heard this station. usually only hear it on the hottest of summer days.)

I started using ProScan about a month ago after a coworker showed me how to use it. Now I can "Set it and forget it" and come home at the end of the day and see my logs! Saves a ton of time.

 

[marvinsuggs]

Awesome report thank u for sharing.

 

[Casey]

Starting the list early this year!


46.080 151.4 Bartow County GA Fire Disp (The EARLIEST I've ever heard this station. usually only hear it on the hottest of summer days.)

Bartow County is about to go live with a 700mhz Phase 2 System Feb 15th...the fact they've had low band this long is an anomaly down here as most everything is 700/800 mhz trunked or VHF high band for many many years...end of a low band era if they cut it off for sure.

 

[trashman43]

Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger on 2-7-19 and 2-8-19

30.000 PL 150.0 Roughneck
30.300 PL 150.0 convoy
30.325 PL 150.0 unk US.mil
30.450 PL 150.0 Ft. Hood
30.500 PL 150.0 Outlaw Ops
30.525 PL 150.0 unk US.mil
30.550 PL 150.0 Helos
32.050 PL 150.0 Misery base
32.500 PL 150.0 Outlaw
30.600 PL 150.0 unk US.mil
32.650 PL 150.0 unk US.mil
33.600 PL 150.0 Helos
32.900 PL 150.0 convoy
34.150 PL 150.0 RC
34.200 PL 150.0 Camp Bullis RC
34.500 PL 150.0 Ft. Sill RC
36.500 PL 150.0 Ft. Carson
38.350 PL 150.0 Ft. Carson
38.900 PL 150.0 Ft. Knox
41.000 PL 150.0 Ft. Bragg
41.200 PL 150.0 VAARNG
41.500 csq Helos
47.000 PL 150.0 Helos

 

[freqs]

Just a question what seems to be the best times you guys are getting the best skip

 

[Dispatrick]

Ideally warmer months like summer and spring, but occasionally I'll get a some hits during other parts of the year, like my previous post of some early February logs. last December MOHP was coming in for about 10 minutes and faded very fast.

 

[GMB951]

I have been told that NCDOT may switch over to the low band HP repeaters for better coverage

 

[trashman43]

Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger on 2-16-19 and 3-3-19

30.450 PL 150.0 Ft. Hood
32.100 PL 150.0 unk US.mil
32.350 PL 150.0 Helos A-A
34.150 PL 150.0 unk range control
36.500 PL 150.0 Ft. Carson
40.150 PL 150.0 Ft. Campbell (possible)
41.500 PL 150.0 Helos
49.950 PL 150.0 Helos

 

[wcu02mpa]

I have been told that NCDOT may switch over to the low band HP repeaters for better coverage

NCDOT already have their own repeaters. SHP lowband sites are gone. DOT coverage actually good with what they have.

 

[cajunjerry]

I don't understand how you are doing this. Is it all skip? I live in Louisiana about 40 miles from Barksdale afb and I have never heard anything in the low band..

 

[IcomIcR20]

I don't understand how you are doing this. Is it all skip? I live in Louisiana about 40 miles from Barksdale afb and I have never heard anything in the low band..

Yes it is skip... it is mostly prevalent in the summer months, but it can happen any time of year. I once hear a solid 30+ minute opening from here in NC into PA and MD. I was getting very strong signals on an indoor, tiny whip antenna and that was on Christmas Eve. The openings may be weak and only last for a few minutes or you may have stations coming in crystal-clear from several states away for hours. It's just a matter of catching the opening at the right time.

 

[trashman43]

Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger on 3-24-19

40.175 PL 150.0 Unk US.mil
40.650 PL 150.0 Unk US.mil

 

[marvinsuggs]

Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger on 3-24-19

40.175 PL 150.0 Unk US.mil
40.650 PL 150.0 Unk US.mil

Very cool sir

 

[GMB951]

Ok thanks,DOT coverage may be bad just in this area several DOT workers were telling me the coverage is bad in Cumberland Co

 

[BushDoctor]

I don't understand how you are doing this. Is it all skip? I live in Louisiana about 40 miles from Barksdale afb and I have never heard anything in the low band..

Back in the 1960s I was in Alexandria,LA at England AFB I use to hear VA State as well as a lot of counties in VA from my barracks with a square antenna along with Rapides Parish and Louisiana State on low band 39.50. When I returned home to Virginia I listened to La State police here on skip till the mid 1990s Joe Leonard wb4igu

 

[marvinsuggs]

Back in the 1960s I was in Alexandria,LA at England AFB I use to hear VA State as well as a lot of counties in VA from my barracks with a square antenna along with Rapides Parish and Louisiana State on low band 39.50. When I returned home to Virginia I listened to La State police here on skip till the mid 1990s Joe Leonard wb4igu

In 1979 I lived in Port Arthur Texas and could hear Oregon State Police on a telescoping antenna on a four channel crystal scanner. They're were on 42.90 same as Texas DPS.

 

[trashman43]

Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger on 3-29-19

33.750 PL 150.0 Ft Hood
38.300 PL 150.0 Unk US.mil "Machinegun range comms"

 

[kkn50]

You probably will not hear much unless you have an outside antenna for VHF low band.

I don't understand how you are doing this. Is it all skip? I live in Louisiana about 40 miles from Barksdale afb and I have never heard anything in the low band..

 

[trashman43]

Monitored from Central Ky using a Pro 197, Win500 and a 6 meter Ringo Ranger on 4-1-19 thru 4-6-19

31.175 PL 150.0 Ft. Mackall NC ??
33.350 PL 150.0 Helo A-A
36.100 PL 150.0 Ft. Pickett VA
36.300 PL 150.0 Helo A-A
40.450 PL 150.0 INNG

 

[kkn50]

It's not much, but it's a start. The ten meter ham band was open to California from my location.

Log: 2019/04/10
San Antonio, Texas
Uniden BCD996XT Scanner with G5RV Antenna

FREQ......SQ......DESCRIPTION
33.1000 CSQ "let us know if you need any help"
45.0200 192.8 KCQ240 CA HP - Orange 3 - Baldwin Park (81)