2023 VHF Low Band Logs

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FREQSQDESCRIPTION
31.1000CSQUnidentified language
31.2000203.5Taxi dispatch in Spanish. Active since at least 1988.
32.180077.0Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.1800141.3Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.8500150.0US MIL
32.9400141.3Taxi dispatch in Spanish - band open to Central/South America
33.4400179.9Fire/EMS Dispatch - Tolland County CT
33.4800179.9Fire Dispatch - Tolland County CT
 
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30.0250150.0US MIL
30.9200167.9First Student Inc, School Buses, Kent RI
31.1000CSQUnidentified language
31.1200100.0Repeater - Secco of Palmer, Inc, Holyoke MA (School Buses). Input is 35.4000.
31.2000203.5Taxi dispatch in Spanish. Active since at least 1988.
31.6000CSQEncryption - quick tones then "white noise"
31.8200D244Trans Group-Monsey. School buses, Rockland County NY
31.9600162.2Unidentified US Business
32.0500150.0US MIL "Eagle 07 08 12 14 15 16 18 20" "Misery Base"
32.180077.0Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.1800141.3Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.9400141.3Taxi dispatch in Spanish - band open to Central/South America
33.0000CSQUnidentified data bursts - first logged 2011 <band open to Central/South America>
33.0800131.8Spencer Rescue - Spencer MA
33.4600114.8Fire Dispatch - Provincetown MA w/ voice ID
33.5800114.8Fire/EMS Dispatch - Yarmouth MA
33.6400114.8Fire Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.6400136.5Fire Dispatch - Wilton NH
33.6600114.8Fire/EMS Dispatch - Truro MA w/ voice ID
33.7800114.8EMS Dispatch - Bourne MA
49.540067.0Pike Electric <nationwide contractors>
 

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30.0250150.0US MIL
30.5250150.0US MIL
31.2000203.5Taxi dispatch in Spanish. Active since at least 1988.
31.6000CSQEncryption - short tone burst then "white noise"
31.8000CSQUnidentified language
31.8200D712Educational Bus Transportation, Capiague NY
32.0500150.0US MIL "Eagle 16" "Eagle 05 ready for lace<?> report" "Misery Base"
32.180077.0Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.1800141.3Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.9400141.3Taxi dispatch in Spanish - band open to Central/South America
33.5800114.8Fire/EMS Dispatch - Yarmouth MA
 
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djpaulino said:
What kinds of antennas are you all using for low band VHF?
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A full wave loop for 33 mhz range - 10 feet on the sides 5 feet top and bottom - feed bottom middle with coax ( a direct 50 ohm match because of the rectangular shape - polarisation horizontal) Support is a cheap fishing pole with bamboo canes.
 
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misterpaul71 said:
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A full wave loop for 33 mhz range - 10 feet on the sides 5 feet top and bottom - feed bottom middle with coax ( a direct 50 ohm match because of the rectangular shape - polarisation horizontal) Support is a cheap fishing pole with bamboo canes.
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No balun, or unun, for the coax? Have a link for plans/diagrams?
 
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krokus said:
No balun, or unun, for the coax? Have a link for plans/diagrams?
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I have a 1:1 balun at the bottom center but it's not really necessary, at that point it's direct connect 50 ohm.
SWR is 2:1 or below over about 1.4 mhz. Receive above and below resonance is good for a few mhz.
I use the standard 1005 divided by freq in mhz to get the wire length and adjust from there.
Here's some more info on various loop configurations https://practicalantennas.com/designs/loops/loop-sizes/#vrect
The loop beats the pants off a dipole, 1/4 wave with 2 ground plane, end fed wire.
 
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29.9000CSQUnidentified language
30.0200CSQSouthlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Ontario w/ paging & Morse ID XKD841
30.0250150.0US MIL
30.2200CSQGeneral Hospital, North York, ON, Canada w/ Morse ID XKC0414
30.6400110.9KBB446 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, Westminister MD
30.7800CSQUnidentified language
30.8000173.8Taxi dispatch in Spanish <band open to northeast US>
30.8800D296Unidentified
30.9000CSQUnidentified language
31.040071.9Unidentified US Business
31.1000CSQUnidentified language
31.2000203.5Taxi dispatch in Spanish. Active since at least 1988.
31.2400D131School buses
31.6000150.0US MIL
31.6000167.9US Business - Unidentified
31.8000CSQUnidentified language
31.8200D244Trans Group-Monsey. School buses, Rockland County NY
31.9400118.8Chestnut Ridge Transport, Spring Valley NY
31.9600162.2Cement trucks
32.0500150.0US MIL
32.1000150.0US MIL "on fox mike"
32.180077.0Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.1800141.3Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.3500150.0US MIL - Helos
32.5000150.0US MIL
32.9400141.3Taxi dispatch in Spanish - band open to Central/South America
33.0200D023School buses, Bennington VT
33.1000118.8Chestnut Ridge Transport, Spring Valley NY
33.4400118.8Possible Border Paving Ltd, Alberta, Canada "I'm coming with the oil right now"
33.5800114.8Fire/EMS Dispatch - Yarmouth MA
33.6400114.8Fire Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.6600114.8Fire/EMS Dispatch - Truro MA w/ voice ID
33.6600179.9Fire Dispatch - Norwich CT
33.780077.0Fire/EMS Dispatch - Cheshire Co NH
33.7800114.8EMS Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.9400179.9Fire Dispatch - Waterford CT
34.2000150.0US MIL - Range Control, Camp Bullis TX being called by Outcast 32. As usual, Bullis does not respond. Outcast then switched to 226.3 and made contact. 34.200 is their published range control frequency and I have heard multiple helos call them over the past year and they never respond.
36.8000150.0US MIL - Helos in Texas
36.9000150.0US MIL - Martindale Army Heliport Ops, San Antonio TX
 
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Re: 31.200 203.5 tone - Got a few place references from it today - one was to an "Auto Mercado" and another to "Banco de Costa Rica" - so pretty sure it's from Costa Rica. There's also a reference to "Santa Clara" and then a place I don't recognise - need to run it by a fluent Spanish speaker - but again fairly sure this is Costa Rica.
 
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32.1 might be Kansas based army H60 helos. They are on there about every day.
 
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misterpaul71 said:
View attachment 129981

A full wave loop for 33 mhz range - 10 feet on the sides 5 feet top and bottom - feed bottom middle with coax ( a direct 50 ohm match because of the rectangular shape - polarisation horizontal) Support is a cheap fishing pole with bamboo canes.
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I like that! I wonder if I could construct something like that for 29 and 52 MHz with two loops at right angles and feed both from a single 50 ohm balun?
 
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Anyone know who uses an 82.5hz tone on 33.880 - references to "On the way to Genesis" - might be the hospital complex in Zanesville, OH but not sure. Mentions of Squad 222, Squad 831, Medic 601.
 
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misterpaul71 said:
Anyone know who uses an 82.5hz tone on 33.880 - references to "On the way to Genesis" - might be the hospital complex in Zanesville, OH but not sure. Mentions of Squad 222, Squad 831, Medic 601.
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Yeah, that's Licking County Ohio. I don't think it's in the DB. I've picked it up a number of times.
 
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Re: 31.200 203.5 Costa Rican guy via twitter confirms it's a local accent. So definitely Costa Rica, just need to get some good local references to nail down exactly where.
 
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misterpaul71 said:
Re: 31.200 203.5 Costa Rican guy via twitter confirms it's a local accent. So definitely Costa Rica, just need to get some good local references to nail down exactly where.
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I think it clould be Santa Clara (Province San Jose). A Suburb of San Jose.

Pura vida!
 
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QTH: Taunton, MA. EQP: SDS-200 on the same broken Radio Shack 20-044 dipole.
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39.1200 127.3 - California Highway Patrol Turquoise Base Buttonwillow/Fort Tejon
39.2200 192.8 - California Highway Patrol White South Los Angeles
39.2600 118.8 - California Highway Patrol Copper Base Arrowhead/San Bernadino
39.3400 162.2 - California Highway Patrol Brown Base Temecula
39.4000 186.2 - California Highway Patrol Gold Santa Fe Springs
39.6800 118.8 - California Highway Patrol Turquoise Base Riverside
 
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FREQSQDESCRIPTION
30.0250150.0US MIL
30.2200CSQGeneral Hospital, North York, ON, Canada w/ Morse ID XKC0414
30.6400110.9KBB446 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, Westminister MD
30.7600CSQVan Pool Transportation LLC, Paxton MA w/ Morse ID WQPU857
30.7800CSQUnidentified language
30.8000150.0US MIL - "You are weak but readable"
30.9000CSQUnidentified language
31.080094.8KNJK923, Blooming Glen Contractors Inc, Blooming Glen PA w/ Morse ID
31.1000CSQUnidentified language
31.1200100.0Repeater - Secco of Palmer, Inc, Holyoke MA (School Buses). Input is 35.4000.
31.2000203.5Taxi dispatch in Spanish - Costa Rica. In my logs since 1988.
31.2000D432KBB446 Thomas Bennett & Hunter Concrete, MD
31.6000179.9US Business - Unidentified "it's show time"
31.8000CSQUnidentified language
31.8200D244Trans Group-Monsey. School buses, Rockland County NY
31.8600CSQUnidentified language
31.8800CSQUnidentified language
31.9000192.8Unidentified - "no problem"
31.9400118.8Chestnut Ridge Transport, Spring Valley NY
31.9600162.2"At the crusher?"
31.9600D606School buses "Copiague High School"
32.1000150.0US MIL "loud and clear"
32.180077.0Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.1800141.3Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.3500150.0US MIL - Helos
32.5000150.0US MIL
32.8500150.0US MIL
32.9400141.3Taxi dispatch in Spanish - band open to Central/South America
33.0400114.8First Student Inc, Middlebury CT
33.0600118.8Educational Bus Transportation Inc, Copiague, NY
33.0800131.8Spencer Rescue - Spencer MA
33.0800D023Buses or Vans
33.1000118.8Chestnut Ridge Transport, Spring Valley NY
33.2000150.0US MIL
33.4400118.8Possible Border Paving Ltd, Alberta, Canada
33.4400179.9Fire/EMS Dispatch - Tolland County CT
33.4800114.8Fire Dispatch - Barnstable MA
33.4800179.9Fire Dispatch - Tolland County CT
33.5600100.0Fire Dispatch - Easton CT
33.5600D251Unidentified
33.5800114.8Fire/EMS Dispatch - Yarmouth MA
33.6400136.5Fire Dispatch - Wilton NH
33.6600114.8Fire/EMS Dispatch - Truro MA w/ voice ID
33.6600179.9Fire Dispatch - Norwich CT
33.7200179.9Fire/EMS Dispatch - Franklin CT
33.7800114.8EMS Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.8000179.9Fire/EMS Dispatch - Windham Co CT
33.8200179.9Fire Dispatch - Possible KAV469 - Colchester, New London, CT
33.9000136.5EMS Dispatch - Radner PA
33.9000179.9EMS Dispatch - Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications CT
33.9400179.9Fire Dispatch - Waterford CT
34.1000150.0US MIL
35.7200136.5Montauk Bus Service, Hampton Bays NY
35.7800107.2US Business - Unidentified - last heard in 2013
35.9800146.2"OK, thank you" - last heard 2013
 
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Hi all,
good opening from the US into Italy today (12.00-16.00 UTC):

29.64 146.2Hz unid ham repeater
29.66 141.3Hz morse ID "N3AUY/B MD PL 4A", N3AUY ham repeater Silver Spring, MD
30.64 110.9Hz KBB446 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, Westminster, MD
30.76 morse ID WQPU857 Van Pool Transportation LLC., Paxton, MA
31.12 100.0Hz WQPU857 Van Pool Transportation LLC. (Secco Of Palmer, Inc.), Holyoke, MA
31.94 118.8Hz WNBZ328 The Trans Group LLC. (Chestnut Ridge Transport, Inc.), Spring Valley, NY
32.75 150.0Hz US MIL
33.44 179.9Hz KCD346 Tolland County Mutual Aid Fire Service, Tolland, CT
33.48 179.9Hz WQEB209 Town of Tolland Fire, Tolland, CT
33.52 131.8Hz KNFM255 Town of East Haven FD, East Haven, CT
33.64 179.9Hz unid EMS, CT?
33.86 77.0Hz KGC676 County of Washington Fire/EMS Dispatch, Hagerstown, MD
33.88 179.9Hz unid EMS, CT?
33.96 237.1Hz EMS dispatch, odd tone, prob error by sdr# plugin.
plus some unid weak and short signals around 30-34 MHz.

Any help for the unids is welcome.
Enjoy F2 VHF skip.

73s
Rob
Italy
 
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