2023 VHF Low Band Logs

[W1KNE]

33.64 179.9Hz unid EMS, CT?

33.88 179.9Hz unid EMS, CT?

Wow. That's awesome. Holy crap.
33.6400 179.9 is Windham, CT fire operations
33.8800 179.9 is QV Medics in Windham County, Connecticut.

 

[iz0cdm]

Wow. That's awesome. Holy crap.
33.6400 179.9 is Windham, CT fire operations
33.8800 179.9 is QV Medics in Windham County, Connecticut.

Thanks a lot Mike!
Yes, F2 lowband skip is real magic.

 

[Kitn1mcc]

33.96 was valley shore

 

[izzyj4]

33.96 was valley shore

33.96 was New London County's low band tie correct? I know VSEC uses it to dispatch Lyme and Old Lyme.

 

[marvinsuggs]

October 2022 Richmond,TX Bearcat BCT8 scanner Sirio GPA 27-45 MHz ground plane antenna.
33.78 Falmouth, MA FD
33.78 SW New Hampshire Dist Fire Mutual Aid/Winchester,NH
33.80 Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications (QV), CT
33.94 Waterford, CT FD
33.96 Westchester Co, NY FD
43.40 Ingram Readymix/Houston, TX
46.10 Citrus Co, FL FD

 

[empireco]

30.775 Asian! Possible Chinese/Japanese/Vietnamese/Korean

Picking up right now in Central KY FM Mode with Yaesu 991A and 10 meter quad at 120 feet.

 

[Dispatrick]

Quick Tip!

If you have a Reddit account there is this thread r/translator

about a year ago I posted a recording of an unknown language I received on a low band freq. I was able to identify it as Farsi and someone was able to translate exactly what they were saying!

keep it in in mind for the "unknown language" or if you already know the language and need help translating to assist in identifying the station.

happy scanning!

 

[kkn50]

Recent Logs
San Antonio TX
BCD996XT Scanner with 10 meter dipole

FREQ	SQ	DESCRIPTION
30.0200	CSQ	Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Ontario w/ paging & Morse ID XKD841
30.0250	150.0	US MIL
30.6400	110.9	KBB446 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, Westminister MD
30.7200	77.0	Unidentified US Business
30.7600	CSQ	Van Pool Transportation LLC, Paxton MA w/ Morse ID WQPU857
30.8000	CSQ	Unidentified language
31.0800	94.8	Blooming Glen Contractors Inc, Blooming Glen PA w/ Morse ID KNJK923
31.2000	203.5	Taxi dispatch in Spanish. Active since at least 1988.
31.8000	131.8	"I don't know" - last logged 2015
31.8000	CSQ	Unidentified language
31.8200	D712	Educational Bus Transportation, Capiague NY
31.9400	118.8	Chestnut Ridge Transport, Spring Valley NY
31.9600	162.2	"You're next in line"
31.9600	D606	School buses "Copiague High School"
32.1000	150.0	US MIL - Airfield
32.1800	77.0	Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.1800	141.3	Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.9400	141.3	Taxi dispatch in Spanish - band open to Central/South America
33.0000	CSQ	Fax - first logged 2011 <band open to Central/South America>
33.0200	D023	School buses, Bennington VT
33.5800	114.8	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Yarmouth MA
34.0400	131.8	Taxi - Turrialba, Costa Rica
36.9000	150.0	US MIL - Martindale Army Heliport Ops, San Antonio TX

 

[Kitn1mcc]

33.96 was New London County's low band tie correct? I know VSEC uses it to dispatch Lyme and Old Lyme.

yup just lyme and old lyme

 

[iz0cdm]

Hi all,
pretty nice opening to US this afternoon (European time). High MUF and first tx heard on 37mhz since my last Solar Peak experience. Mostly utility companies from PA. Lots of morse IDs but almost no voice traffic.

Times in UTC

33.56 morse ID WPQZ387 Trumbull Regional Dispatch Center, Trumbull, CT, 14:16
33.68 127.3Hz KBQ744 Town of Northbridge Dispatch, Whitinsville, MA, 14:31
35.06 136.5Hz unid, 14:58
37.46 (very slooow) morse ID KGD997 PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Wernersville, PA, 14:35
37.46 morse ID KWG479 PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Indian Orchard, PA, 15:26
37.58 morse ID KGC284 PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Pitman, PA, 14:34
37.58 morse ID KGA859 PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Gordon, PA, 15:26
37.60 morse ID WQZG212 United Illuminating Company, Orange, CT, 15:16
37.62 morse ID KFE664 PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Newport, PA, 15:25
37.66 morse ID KQX988 PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Summit Hill, PA, 15:04
37.66 morse ID KGA857 PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Hazleton, PA, 15:05
37.70 morse ID KQZ249 PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Telford, PA, 15:14
37.86 morse ID KGD698 PPL Electric Utilities Corp., Carbondale, PA, 15:21

Enjoy F2 skip!

 

[kkn50]

Recent Logs
San Antonio TX
BCD996XT Scanner with 10 meter dipole

FREQ	SQ	DESCRIPTION
30.2200	CSQ	General Hospital, North York, ON, Canada w/ Morse ID XKC0414
30.6000	D723	Unidentified
30.6000	107.2	Unidentified US Business
30.6400	110.9	KBB446 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, Westminister MD
30.7800	CSQ	Unidentified language
30.8000	150.0	US MIL
31.1000	CSQ	Unidentified language
31.2000	203.5	Taxi dispatch in Spanish. Active since at least 1988.
31.2000	D432	KBB446 Thomas Bennett & Hunter Concrete, MD
31.3600	CSQ	Unidentified Language
31.4000	CSQ	Unidentified Language
31.6000	179.9	US Business - Unidentified "they're off the ground"
31.8000	CSQ	Unidentified language
31.8200	D244	Trans Group-Monsey. School buses, Rockland County NY "happy Friday afternoon!"
31.8200	D712	Educational Bus Transportation, Capiague NY
31.9400	118.8	Chestnut Ridge Transport, Spring Valley NY
31.9600	162.2	"Whenever you're ready, no rush"
31.9600	D606	School buses "How many more stops you gonna drop off?"
32.1800	77.0	Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.1800	141.3	Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.5000	150.0	US MIL - "We are at the location where the moving targets were"
32.8500	150.0	US MIL "Callsign Echo 11 Delta" "I have no means of transporting my personnel"
32.9400	141.3	Taxi dispatch in Spanish - band open to Central/South America
33.0600	118.8	Educational Bus Transportation Inc, Copiague, NY
33.0600	162.2	Altoona School District, PA
33.1000	118.8	Chestnut Ridge Transport, Spring Valley NY
33.2000	150.0	US MIL - "Charlie is back on the position"
33.4400	118.8	Possible Border Paving Ltd, Alberta, Canada
33.4800	114.8	Fire Dispatch - Barnstable MA
33.6600	179.9	Fire Dispatch - Norwich CT
33.7800	114.8	EMS Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.8000	179.9	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Windham Co CT
33.9400	179.9	Fire Dispatch - Waterford CT
35.1400	206.5	"Thank you"
35.4000	123.0	Rightmyer Machine, Roanoke Rapids NC
35.5200	146.2	US Business - Unidentified
35.6800	CSQ	Paging
35.9800	146.2	Unidentified
43.5200	77.0	Ingram Readymix, San Antonio TX

 

[W1KNE]

Recent Logs
San Antonio TX
BCD996XT Scanner with 10 meter dipole

FREQ	SQ	DESCRIPTION
35.5200	146.2	US Business - Unidentified

This would likely be Michie Corp in Henniker, NH. (They use this Frequency and PL combination)

 

[kkn50]

Recent Logs
San Antonio TX
BCD996XT Scanner with 10 meter dipole

30.0250	150.0	US MIL
30.2200	CSQ	General Hospital, North York, ON, Canada w/ Morse ID XKC0414
30.7800	CSQ	Unidentified language
30.8500	CSQ	Unidentified language
31.0800	94.8	Blooming Glen Contractors Inc, Blooming Glen PA w/ Morse ID KNJK923
31.1000	CSQ	Unidentified language
31.2000	203.5	Taxi dispatch in Spanish. Active since at least 1988.
31.8000	CSQ	Unidentified language
32.1800	77.0	Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.1800	141.3	Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.9400	141.3	Taxi dispatch in Spanish - band open to Central/South America
33.0400	114.8	Fire Dispatch - West Barnstable MA
33.4600	114.8	Fire Dispatch - Provincetown MA w/ voice ID
33.4800	114.8	Fire Dispatch - Barnstable MA
33.5800	114.8	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Yarmouth MA
33.6600	179.9	Fire Dispatch - Norwich CT
33.8200	179.9	Fire Dispatch - Possible KAV469 - Colchester, New London, CT
38.6600	173.8	Taxi dispatch in Spanish - band open to Central/South America

 

[misterpaul71]

Guys does 37.440 (131.8 hz tone) ring a bell for anyone? Good signal levels for a while today just before an aurora hit.

 

[kkn50]

Logs: 2022/11/07
San Antonio TX
BCD996XT Scanner with 10 meter dipole

30.0250	150.0	US MIL
30.2200	CSQ	General Hospital, North York, ON, Canada w/ Morse ID XKC0414
30.6000	107.2	Unidentified US Business
30.6400	110.9	KBB446 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, Westminister MD
30.7800	CSQ	Unidentified language
30.8500	CSQ	Unidentified language
30.9000	CSQ	Unidentified language
31.0400	D025	Unidentified
31.0400	D054	Unidentified
31.0800	94.8	Blooming Glen Contractors Inc, Blooming Glen PA w/ Morse ID KNJK923
31.0800	CSQ	Unidentified language
31.1000	CSQ	Unidentified language
31.1200	100.0	Repeater - Secco of Palmer, Inc, Holyoke MA (School Buses). Input is 35.4000.
31.2000	203.5	Taxi dispatch in Spanish. Active since at least 1988.
31.2000	D432	KBB446 Thomas Bennett & Hunter Concrete, MD
31.3600	CSQ	Unidentified Language
31.4400	123.0	Possible Mid-Continent Concrete, AR or OK
31.4400	162.2	Possible Mid-Continent Concrete, AR or OK
31.6000	179.9	US Business - Unidentified
31.6000	167.9	US Business - Unidentified
31.8000	CSQ	Unidentified language
31.8200	D244	Trans Group-Monsey. School buses, Rockland County NY
31.8200	D712	Educational Bus Transportation, Capiague NY
31.9400	118.8	Chestnut Ridge Transport, Spring Valley NY
31.9600	162.2	Unidentified US Business
31.9600	D606	School buses
32.1800	77.0	Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.1800	141.3	Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
32.6500	150.0	US MIL
32.9400	141.3	Taxi dispatch in Spanish - band open to Central/South America
33.0600	118.8	Educational Bus Transportation Inc, Copiague, NY
33.0600	162.2	Altoona School District, PA
33.1000	118.8	Chestnut Ridge Transport, Spring Valley NY
33.4400	118.8	Possible Border Paving Ltd, Alberta, Canada
33.4400	179.9	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Tolland County CT
33.4800	179.9	Fire Dispatch - Tolland County CT
33.5600	100.0	Fire Dispatch - Easton CT
33.5600	CSQ	Fire Dispatch
33.5800	114.8	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Yarmouth MA
33.6600	114.8	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Truro MA w/ voice ID
33.7800	114.8	EMS Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.7800	77.0	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Cheshire Co NH
33.8000	179.9	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Windham Co CT
33.8200	179.9	Fire Dispatch - Possible KAV469 - Colchester, New London, CT
33.8600	77.0	Fire/EMS Dispatch - Washington Co, MD
33.8600	179.9	Tolland County Mutual Aid, CT
33.9000	136.5	EMS Dispatch - Radner PA
33.9000	91.5	Fire Dispatch - Broome Co NY
33.9400	179.9	Fire Dispatch - Waterford CT
35.3200	D074	Secco of Palmer Inc, school buses, Wocester Co MA
35.6800	CSQ	Paging
35.7200	136.5	Montauk Bus Service, Hampton Bays NY
35.8400	192.8	Bonded Concrete Inc, West Sand Lake NY
35.9800	146.2	Carroll Concrete Co, NH & VT

 

[W1KNE]

Guys does 37.440 (131.8 hz tone) ring a bell for anyone? Good signal levels for a while today just before an aurora hit.

It's possible it's Eversource out of Southeastern Mass. Several of the other frequencies in this region (37.54, 37.56, 37.76) all used the 131.8 tone.
We haven't logged it locally but that doesn't mean it's not in use. Bill (@ecps92) , CG (@cg ) and I are seemingly the only three who monitor commercial utilities, so there aren't a lot of ears on it either.

 

[kb7wox]

33.7800

114.8

EMS Dispatch - Bourne MA

Confirms what was noted & heard into Tanasbourne (Washington Co.) Oregon a few days ago. Total distance: 4,152.66 km (2,580.35 mi)

 

[INDaviation]

31.96 might be Hopkins Gravel in Mooresville, IN. Their license expired in 2011 but apparently they kept using it for a while after.

 

[misterpaul71]

It's possible it's Eversource out of Southeastern Mass. Several of the other frequencies in this region (37.54, 37.56, 37.76) all used the 131.8 tone.
We haven't logged it locally but that doesn't mean it's not in use. Bill (@ecps92) , CG (@cg ) and I are seemingly the only three who monitor commercial utilities, so there aren't a lot of ears on it either.

There was a reference to a place, to my ear it sounded like Cogill (pronounced Coe- Gill) Coalville or Coeville crossed my mind too - have a listen:

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[ecps92]

just got around to checking ye ole personal DB and I have nothing for any user in New England for this one.

Listening to the audio, sounds like a Rail Yard or Coal Plant (Load)

It's possible it's Eversource out of Southeastern Mass. Several of the other frequencies in this region (37.54, 37.56, 37.76) all used the 131.8 tone.
We haven't logged it locally but that doesn't mean it's not in use. Bill (@ecps92) , CG (@cg ) and I are seemingly the only three who monitor commercial utilities, so there aren't a lot of ears on it either.