2021 VHF Low Band Logs

[empireco]

I've been getting the Range Control on 48.700 also last few days, it has a double beep when they unkey and is simulcast on 49.900 i copied both at the same time with 2 different Bct15x's hooked to the same antenna, the AR-6 Ringo Ranger at 100 feet through my Stridsburg multicoupler, exact same transmission double beeps at end of TX and everything. I'm wondering where they are at (ID).

I got a nice surprise today! I keep my FT-991A tuned to 30.000 MHz all the time when I'm Home and VHF Lo is open, trying to get info/ID on the mystery station I mentioned before.

Today about 8:00 AM it was S9 plus on the FT-991A which is hooked to an old 10 meter 4 element Quad at 120 Feet and pegging my BCT15X's.
The base was working Whiskey Six and Whiskey Seven (I heard Whiskey Seven answer on the quad but not on the Ringo)
anyway the base operator ID'd himself as "This is Hooligan X-ray".

Does anyone have a clue who/where this station is??

As for the rest, I've been receiving so much stuff that I haven't even taken the time to try to log the majority of it but here's a sample from today.
30.000 150 Unknown Range control and possible helos (Whiskey Six and Seven) "This is Hooligan X-ray".
30.150 150 Unknown Range Control
46.100 100 "Locust Valley Signal 9 - ambulance to respond multiple pedestrians struck at 151 Pine Hollow Rd. (Could clearly hear NY accent).

46.100 DCS754 "Rescue on Scene"
46.500 141.3 mentioned Yonkers.
48.700/49.900 150 "This is Range Control over" Beep Beep.

 

[KB1VLA]

I've been getting the Range Control on 48.700 also last few days, it has a double beep when they unkey and is simulcast on 49.900 i copied both at the same time with 2 different Bct15x's hooked to the same antenna, the AR-6 Ringo Ranger at 100 feet through my Stridsburg multicoupler, exact same transmission double beeps at end of TX and everything. I'm wondering where they are at (ID).

I got a nice surprise today! I keep my FT-991A tuned to 30.000 MHz all the time when I'm Home and VHF Lo is open, trying to get info/ID on the mystery station I mentioned before.

Today about 8:00 AM it was S9 plus on the FT-991A which is hooked to an old 10 meter 4 element Quad at 120 Feet and pegging my BCT15X's.
The base was working Whiskey Six and Whiskey Seven (I heard Whiskey Seven answer on the quad but not on the Ringo)
anyway the base operator ID'd himself as "This is Hooligan X-ray".

Does anyone have a clue who/where this station is??

As for the rest, I've been receiving so much stuff that I haven't even taken the time to try to log the majority of it but here's a sample from today.
30.000 150 Unknown Range control and possible helos (Whiskey Six and Seven) "This is Hooligan X-ray".
30.150 150 Unknown Range Control
46.100 100 "Locust Valley Signal 9 - ambulance to respond multiple pedestrians struck at 151 Pine Hollow Rd. (Could clearly hear NY accent).

46.100 DCS754 "Rescue on Scene"
46.500 141.3 mentioned Yonkers.
48.700/49.900 150 "This is Range Control over" Beep Beep.

46.10/D754 Wilbraham, MA Fire (simulcast of UHF)

 

[BushDoctor]

January 2021 Richmond,TX Bearcat BCT8 scanner Sirio GPA 27-45 MHz ground plane antenna.

30.76 Van Pool Trans. Paxton, MA
33.82 Calvert Co, MD FD
33.86 Washington Co, MD FD
33.92 W Licking Joint Fire Dist, OH
33.98 Crookesville, OH FD
39.54 ? Police
41.00 Texas Army NG Tac-1.
42.92 Missouri HP
45.98 Alabama DOC/ Athens
46.14 Washington Co, OH FD
46.18 Wetzel Co, WV FD
48.80 Trunkline Gas Co Cypress, TX

39.54 is installed in most VSP cars in Virginia and most counties are able to speak directly to troopers when needed. Also Baton Rouge,LA use to have a channel in use on 39.54 as well as Hamilton County TN had a transmitter located on Lookout Mtn TN and some others near Nashville TN. Back in the old days I use to hear Louisiana State police on 39.50 KKC593 and Rapides parish on 39.42 KKC747. Also Dallas Texas on 37.18 I dont hear any of them anymore when the band is open

 

[Scanning-NWA]

TO KKN50,
Actually I do. I got my entire list from the Wiki here at Radio Reference. Look for Ministry of Natural Resources (ON). Thanks for all the logging you do to make the Skip forum great!

 

[Scanning-NWA]

To Empireco,
There was once an excellent scanner magazine, that I always looked forward to buying (along with Monitoring Times by Bob Grove) at my local Barnes & Nobles booksellers store, called "Scanning USA." James Blaha was the editor for this periodical. Too bad it is no longer in publication and the former website domain is now for sale. There was an issue that once had a great VHF Low Band list of frequencies for Fort Hood, Texas. Could it be possible that you are receiving 30.05 MHz? The article listed this frequency as one of several Range Control frequencies for Fort Hood, Texas including the well known frequency 30.45 MHz.

 

[W8UU]

Skip was hopping for a hot minute here in southeast Ohio. 29.60 was busy with ham simplex and I caught bits and pieces of a 10 meter repeater on 29.64 MHz. Fire activity on 33.82, 33.84, and 33.90 but nothing held the frequency long enough for me to confirm addresses. The accents tell me most are from the New England area. At least one is a simulcast of a UHF or 800 system because the mobiles are loud and clear and you can hear the repeater hang time retransmitted on low band.

 

[217]

A new one for me. KAG741, Curtis vol fire pager test from Curtis, NE.

KAG741

 

[empireco]

To Empireco,
There was once an excellent scanner magazine, that I always looked forward to buying (along with Monitoring Times by Bob Grove) at my local Barnes & Nobles booksellers store, called "Scanning USA." James Blaha was the editor for this periodical. Too bad it is no longer in publication and the former website domain is now for sale. There was an issue that once had a great VHF Low Band list of frequencies for Fort Hood, Texas. Could it be possible that you are receiving 30.05 MHz? The article listed this frequency as one of several Range Control frequencies for Fort Hood, Texas including the well known frequency 30.45 MHz.

No way it's 30.05 I can move the VFO to 30.005 and lose the signal plus I can see the center peaks of the signals with the band scope/waterfall with the Yaesu 991A

Skip is wide open here in Kentucky today!!! coming from all directions!!! Look forward to making a log later on.

 

[kkn50]

Logs for 2021/06/07 - 2021/06/15
San Antonio TX
Uniden 996XT with ten meter dipole

FREQ	SQ	CALL	DESCRIPTION
30.3000	150.0		US MIL
30.5000	150.0		US MIL - possible Ft Sill
30.9200	162.2	WYU318	Sandhills Heating & Refrigeration, Southern Pines NC
31.6400	118.8		Dump Trucks
32.1500	150.0		US MIL - Helos
33.3000	186.2	WNFQ812	Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Falfurrias TX
34.0500	150.0		US MIL - Helos
34.1500	150.0		US MIL
34.2000	150.0		US MIL - Range Control, Camp Bullis TX
35.0000	150.0		US MIL
35.3600	127.3		US Business - Unidentified 'Jeromy you got a copy"
35.4400	131.8		Troy Ready-Mix, Troy MO
35.9800	94.8		Dump trucks
36.5000	150.0		US MIL - possible Butts AAF
36.6750	150.0		US MIL
36.8000	150.0		US MIL - Helos
36.9000	150.0		US MIL - Martindale Army Heliport Ops, San Antonio TX
38.3500	150.0		US MIL - Air Traffic Control
38.5000	150.0		US MIL - Range Control, possible Ft Chaffee
39.2200	192.8	KMA801	CA HP
39.2600	118.8	KVV806	CA HP
39.3400	162.2	WPHM449	CA HP
39.4000	162.2	WPHM445	CA HP
39.4400	146.2	WPPY951	CA HP
39.6800	118.8	KDG272	CA HP
39.7200	162.2	WPPC737	CA HP
39.8600	173.8	WPYP239	Freeway Service Patrol, Orange County Transportation Authority, CA
39.8800	118.8	KMD453	CA HP
41.0000	150.0		US MIL - Helos
41.5000	150.0		US MIL - Control Tower
41.8000	150.0		US MIL
41.9500	150.0		US MIL "BEARMAT" - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms CA
42.1000	203.5		MO HP - "Springfield"
42.1200	118.8	KMH995	CA HP
42.1200	203.5		MO HP
42.4000	167.9	KMB521	CA HP
42.4400	146.2		CA HP
42.5000	127.3	KLM513	CA HP
42.5600	118.8	KMH962	CA HP
42.9200	203.5		MO HP
43.0000	151.4		Farmers
43.0200	162.2		Manatt’s, Inc, Iowa statewide
43.0600	91.5	KAO617	Overland Sand & Gravel Co, Stromsburg NE
43.0600	100.0		Car to car passing through San Antonio
43.2800	77.0		Ingram Readymix, San Antonio TX
44.6200	186.2		CA HP
44.7000	77.0		OK HP
44.7400	186.2		CA HP
44.9400	186.2		CA HP
45.0000	150.0		US MIL
45.0200	192.8	KCQ240	CA HP
45.1800	77.0		OK HP
45.5000	192.8	WQA721	CA HP
45.5200	186.2	WPAE678	CA HP
45.7000	136.5	KMH277	CA HP
47.2800	71.9		Undentified US business
48.3600	110.9	KNFC210	Los Angeles, Dept of Water & Power w/ Morse ID
48.3600	110.9	KNFC215	Los Angeles, Dept of Water & Power w/ Morse ID
48.4200	107.2	KAJ927	Central Electric, Jeff City, MO
49.4800	67.0		Pike Electric Ch 12 <nationwide contractors>
49.5000	67.0		Pike Electric Ch 13<nationwide contractors>
49.5800	179.9		Unidentified US business - possible oil field related

 

[kkn50]

Logs for 2021/06/16
San Antonio TX
Uniden 996XT with ten meter dipole

FREQ	SQ	CALL	DESCRIPTION
31.6400	118.8		Dump Trucks
35.4400	131.8		Troy Ready-Mix, Troy MO
39.2200	192.8	KMA801	CA HP
39.2600	118.8	KVV806	CA HP
39.3400	162.2	WPHM449	CA HP
39.6800	118.8	KDG272	CA HP
39.7200	162.2	WPPC737	CA HP
39.8800	118.8	KMD453	CA HP
41.9500	150.0		US MIL "BEARMAT" - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms CA
42.1200	118.8	KMH995	CA HP
42.1200	203.5		MO HP
42.4400	179.9	KUV545	CA HP
42.5000	127.3	KLM513	CA HP
42.5600	118.8	KMH962	CA HP
42.9200	162.2		CA HP
43.0000	151.4		Farmers
43.8800	146.2		Dump trucks
44.5800	CSQ		BNSF Hy-Rail Limits Compliance System (Packets)
44.6200	186.2		CA HP
44.7400	186.2		CA HP
44.9400	186.2		CA HP
45.0200	192.8	KCQ240	CA HP
45.5000	192.8	WQA721	CA HP
46.4600	CSQ	KII763	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Possible Rockingham Co NC
47.2800	71.9		Undentified US business "run and get the loader"
49.4800	67.0		Pike Electric <nationwide contractors> "I don't know if you heard em, aqui vamos in el camino. Aqui in el job site, el otro lado de la escuela, in the parking lot at the job site, otro lado de 281." (San Antonio local lingo)

 

[kkn50]

Logs for 2021/05/30 - 2021/06/16
Childersburg, Alabama
Uniden SDS200 with ST2 Antenna

FREQ	SQ	CALL	DESCRIPTION
25.0000	AM	WWV	Ft Collins CO
29.7800	CSQ		Unidentified language
30.3000	150.0		US MIL
30.4500	150.0		US MIL - Possible Ft Hood Range
31.2000	D432		Thomas, Bennett & Hunter Concrete, WV
33.0600	131.8		Fire Dispatch - Boylston MA
33.8600	77.0	KGC676	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Washington Co MD
34.5000	150.0		US MIL - Range Control
35.0600	136.5		Unidentified US business
35.3600	123.0		Paragon Ready Mix, Utica MI
35.8400	192.8		Possible Bonded Concrete, West Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co NY
36.5000	150.0		US MIL
37.4400	131.8		Dump trucks
37.9600	D311		Buses
38.3000	150.0		US Mil - Ft Hood Range Control
38.3500	150.0		US MIL
38.5000	150.0		US MIL
39.4400	97.4	WQTF208	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
39.6000	110.9		EMS & Police Dispatch - Douglas MA
39.8600	162.2		Police Dispatch - Possible Northbridge MA
40.6700	CSQ		SNOTEL
41.5000	150.0		US MIL - Airfield
42.1200	203.5		MO HP
43.0400	136.5		Itinerant frequency - US Business - Unidentified User
43.0400	162.2		Itinerant frequency - US Business - Unidentified User
43.0600	91.5	KAO617	Overland Sand & Gravel Co, Stromsburg NE
43.0600	127.3		HVAC company, NY
43.0800	107.2		Unidentified US business
43.2800	77.0		Ingram Readymix, San Antonio TX
43.7400	107.2		Vans
43.8000	173.8		Possible Crawford County Transit Authority, Crawford WI
44.2400	100.0		Unidentified US business
45.6200	162.2		Fire - Possible Mamaroneck NY
45.9000	141.3		Fire/EMS Dispatch - Marlborough CT "370 Jones Hollow Rd, between Standish and Hemlock"
46.1000	100.0	KEG503	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Jericho Fire District, Jericho NY
46.1000	D754		Fire Dispatch - Wilbraham MA
46.1000	167.9		Fire Dispatch - Possible Chautauqua County NY
46.1600	123.0		Fire Dispatch - Possible Orange County NY
46.1800	82.5		Fire Dispatch - Possible Jefferson Co NY
46.4600	114.8		Fire Response - Ulster Co NY
46.5600	D343		Fire/EMS Dispatch - Unidentified "217 Piney Way"
47.1000	D205		ME DOT - Channel 28 Cornish
47.5800	D125	KGR256	Johnson Bus - Menominee Falls IA
49.0000	100.0		Unidentified US business

 

[kkn50]

Logs for 2021/06/17
San Antonio TX
Uniden 996XT with ten meter dipole

FREQ	SQ	CALL	DESCRIPTION
25.0000	AM	WWV	Ft Collins CO
30.3250	150.0		US MIL
31.8400	D411		Farmers
32.7500	150.0		US MIL - Medevac training
35.4400	131.8		Troy Ready-Mix, Troy MO
35.7000	146.2		US Business - Unidentified
37.5000	150.0		US MIL - Medevac training "Dustoff"
38.5000	150.0		US MIL - Range Control, possible Ft Chaffee
39.2200	192.8	KMA801	CA HP "report of a fire, northbound 405"
39.3600	162.2	WPPD852	CA HP
39.4400	146.2	WPPY951	CA HP
39.6800	118.8	KDG272	CA HP
39.7200	162.2	WPPC737	CA HP
39.8000	162.2	WPHM449	CA HP
39.8800	118.8	KMD453	CA HP
40.6700	CSQ		SNOTEL
41.5000	150.0		US MIL - Control Tower
41.9500	150.0		US MIL "BEARMAT" - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms CA
42.1000	203.5		MO HP - "Springfield"
42.1200	118.8	KMH995	CA HP
42.4400	179.9	KUV545	CA HP
42.5000	127.3	KLM513	CA HP
42.5600	118.8	KMH962	CA HP
42.5800	186.2		MO HP
43.0400	107.2		Itinerant frequency - Unidentified user
44.6200	186.2		CA HP
44.9400	186.2		CA HP
45.0200	192.8	KCQ240	CA HP
45.5000	192.8	WQA721	CA HP
45.7000	136.5	KMH277	CA HP

 

[W8UU]

Logs for 2021/06/16
San Antonio TX
Uniden 996XT with ten meter dipole

47.2800

71.9

Unidentified US business "run and get the loader"

Most likely the West Virginia Department of Highways. They use 47.28 and 47.36 with that PL tone statewide.

 

[kkn50]

Logs for 2021/05/17
Childersburg, Alabama
Uniden SDS200 with ST2 Antenna

FREQ	SQ	CALL	DESCRIPTION
25.0000	AM	WWV	Ft Collins CO
36.5000	150.0		US MIL
37.4600	CSQ	KXD499	PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PA w/ Morse ID
38.3000	150.0		US Mil - Ft Hood Range Control
38.3500	150.0		US MIL
41.5000	150.0		US MIL - Airfield
42.1200	203.5		MO HP
43.4400	77.0	WNCG835	Ingram Readymix, San Antonio TX
43.5200	77.0		Ingram Readymix, San Antonio TX

 

[empireco]

I've confirmed the Airfield I'm receiving on 41.500 is Fort Carson, operator was giving weather advisory and said lightning strike 5 nautical miles north of Fort Carson! That's probably the same one you've been picking up too KKN50.

 

[GMB951]

Skip very strong today in Cumberland Co,NC cant believe so strong I'm using a cooper J-Pole for UHF/VHF Hi.

 

[p1879]

Conditions appear to be good into Europe from NE US and Canada, right now (22 H GMT) on 10m phone. Of course, likely both ends are using very efficient antennas.
RR always seems to assign a different time to my posts, so the Zulu/GMT/UTC Reference puts it aright, if this is the case. Courtesy of the DXMaps website, all credit to them:
MultiHop Sporadic E

 

[empireco]

Log Excerpts 6-14-21 to 6-18-21 Location Central Ky Antennas 10 meter quad and Cushcraft Ringo AR-6 both at about 110 Feet on tower
Radios 2X BCT15X and Yaesu Ft-991A

30.020 CSQ Canadian POCSAG pager
***30.225 150 "Shadow Main" with multiple units including NOMAD Nine-Zero which I found on ADSBexchange.com leaving Camp Edwards in MA and heading back to home base in CT.!!! "NOMAD NOMAD this is Pathfider 1 over" "Commando Six Romeo requesting medivac over!"
"Shadow 1 Main this is NOMAD Nine Zero"!
30.300 150 US .Mil Helos UH60's A/A
30.300 150 "Vulcan this is Black Force over."! UNID US .MIL
30.720 151.4 Van Pool Trans. MA.
30.920 167.9 Busses
31.120 100 Female driver going to Jeremiah Rivera (Houston TX)
31.600 192.8 Unknown US Business
33.670 127.3 "Transporting to Umass University) MA
33.720 179.9 Unk. Dispatch
35.820 123.0 "Drop it right there"
37.100 88.5 "He's needing another load over there" heavy southern accent.
38.300 150 Fort Hood Range Control "Range Ops to Machine Gun Range"
41.500 150 Fort Carson Airfield with multiple helos "Lightning strike 5 nautical mile north of Fort Carson."
41.800 150 Unk. US .Mil Range Operations
42.100 203.5 "Springfield Clear" "Springfield 359" MO Highway Patrol - my first catch of them, been waiting for it!
43.000 103.3 Unk. Possible farmers
43.280 77.0 Ingram Ready Mix San Antonio Eng/Spanish
43.280 103.5 "I've gotta drop on the dump truck before I drop on you'
43.440 77.0 Ingram Ready Mix San Antonio
43.440 DCS445 weak traffic
45.620 162 FD "Engine 40"
46.620 110.9 Fire dispatch with a helo about to dump bucket on a fire!
49.500
46.900 150 Unk US .MIL "531 this is triple 4 gonna go up the coast"
49.220 CSQ Partial Morse CA941 could not find License/ID/Location.
50.000 150 "good read back" UNID US .Mil
51.500 150 "Jumpers Away" - UNID US .MIL
72.320 CSQ Clock Sync Data - Morse ID WQFM876 Jessamine Co Schools Nicholasville, KY (Tropo - That town is a LONG way from me for their ERP.
72.720 CSQ AFSK Paging

 

[empireco]

***30.225 150 "Shadow Main with multiple units including NOMAD Nine-Zero which I found on ADSBexchange.com leaving Camp Edwards in MA and heading back to home base in CT.!!! "NOMAD NOMAD this is Pathfider 1 over" "Commando Six Romeo requesting medivac over!"
"Shadow 1 Main this is NOMAD Nine Zero"!

 

[kkn50]

Very interesting!

Log Excerpts 6-14-21 to 6-18-21 Location Central Ky Antennas 10 meter quad and Cushcraft Ringo AR-6 both at about 110 Feet on tower Radios 2X BCT15X and Yaesu Ft-991A