2023 VHF Low Band Logs

[W8HDU]

Will give a listen being in TN..

There was a mention of 40 and 127, which if I recall my Tennessee geography, those two roads are east of Nashville. Also, when I heard them, they were not running CTCSS or DCS. Their traffic suggests coordinating with other mobile units, like their might be two or three vehicles working together. Not uncommon.

 

[217]

35.710 Anyone copy this?
My scanner has been hitting on 35.710 for two weeks now. FM is not recordable so I clicked the AM mode and got a recording. Maybe audio from a TV program? After 20 minutes of that I got 4 quick hits with the others.
5/12/23
North Carolina PRO-2055
35.710 Unknown, recorded using AM mode 7:40ish pm
33.900 Lancaster County PA. long pause after talking. 8:19 pm
33.780 Barnstable County, MA, male dispatcher's microphone hearing female dispatcher talking 8:20 pm
33.040 Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, station 2 respond to the Autumn entrance of the Casino 8:26 pm

35.710 AM mode

 

[W8HDU]

I'm thinking a harmonic of a SW Broadcast transmitter, based on the music, and language. Third harmonic seems the most reasonable.

 

[KF4ZTO]

35.710 Anyone copy this?
My scanner has been hitting on 35.710 for two weeks now. FM is not recordable so I clicked the AM mode and got a recording. Maybe audio from a TV program? After 20 minutes of that I got 4 quick hits with the others.
5/12/23
North Carolina PRO-2055
35.710 Unknown, recorded using AM mode 7:40ish pm
33.900 Lancaster County PA. long pause after talking. 8:19 pm
33.780 Barnstable County, MA, male dispatcher's microphone hearing female dispatcher talking 8:20 pm
33.040 Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, station 2 respond to the Autumn entrance of the Casino 8:26 pm

35.710 AM mode

I'm thinking a harmonic of a SW Broadcast transmitter, based on the music, and language. Third harmonic seems the most reasonable.

I heard a similar signal on 36.690 MHz yesterday evening (eastern time). Heavily distorted in FM mode, still distorted [but more readable] in AM mode. There also seemed to be a FSK or RTTY-ish data signal on either 36.69 MHz as well, or maybe 36.6875 MHz that was making copying whatever the heavily distorted audio was that much more difficult.

I remember reading about the survivalist / prepper packet radio networks on 25 MHz / 26 MHz using the 12.5 kHz offset frequencies such as 26.3125 MHz, 26.1125 MHz, 26.4125 MHz and so on. Seems like a pretty cool network they’ve put together. I know that there are 11m packet radio networks in Europe on various frequencies, as well as other digital modes like ROS. 27.235 MHz / 27.245 MHz (CB channel 24 and CB channel 25) are quite popular for ROS, as is 27.635 MHz. I’ve also personally monitored FT8 mode on 27.255 MHz USB [CB channel 23]. I’ve also monitored AX.25 packet signals on 27.235 MHz, 27.245 MHz and 27.635 MHz.

I know Germany actually encourages use of digital modes on specified frequencies under their CB regulations. Germany has 80 legal CB channels, 26.965 MHz - 27.405 MHz match the US and EU (CEPT, EC) standard band channels 1-40. 26.565 MHz - 26.955 MHz are channels 41-80, with a straight 10 kHz channel spacing. I know AM/FM/SSB modes are allowed on channels 1-40. Only FM (and digital modes) are permitted on channels 41-80. I believe 26.675 MHz, 26.685 MHz, 26.905 MHz, 26.915 MHz and the 27.235/27.245 MHz frequencies are designated packet/ROS/PSK31/other digital mode frequencies in Germany.

Speaking of 11m - yesterday I managed to log several taxi cab dispatchers on the 11 meter band 25.615 MHz - 27.995 MHz.

25.635 MHz AM
25.695 MHz AM
25.745 MHz AM
25.775 MHz AM
25.855 MHz AM
25.875 MHz AM
25.905 MHz AM
25.945 MHz AM
25.955 MHz AM
26.035 MHz AM
26.075 MHz AM
26.115 MHz AM
26.335 MHz AM
26.495 MHz AM
26.765 MHz AM - very strong
26.905 MHz AM
26.945 MHz AM
27.195 MHz AM
27.215 MHz AM - CB Channel 21
27.235 MHz AM - CB Channel 24
27.255 MHz AM - CB Channel 23
27.445 MHz AM
27.515 MHz AM
27.745 MHz AM
27.755 MHz AM
27.775 MHz AM
27.785 MHz AM
27.805 MHz AM
27.815 MHz AM
27.865 MHz AM
27.905 MHz AM

 

[217]

33.70 114.8 - KCB781 "Barnstable County Control" (Barnstable Sheriff's Department) VHF low test.

Today's test --> BCC test

 

[jaymatt1978]

After months of trying I got my 1st lowband skip on 33.460 Providencetown MA grand total of about 466 MILES!!!!

 

[marvinsuggs]

After months of trying I got my 1st lowband skip on 33.460 Providencetown MA grand total of about 466 MILES!!!!

Congratulations

 

[Tank67]

After months of trying I got my 1st lowband skip on 33.460 Providencetown MA grand total of about 466 MILES!!!!

Then there's me who hasn't heard anything in months

To be fair, 39.800 was trying to come in about an hour ago but there wasn't any discernible audio.

Congrats!

 

[217]

5/20-23, 5/26-29
This is around a tenth of what I recorded. I recorded about half of what I heard on those 6 days. If your not getting any skip at the moment, you can listen to this and learn who is who from the sound and voices. You can hear the digital input in some of the analog. The tone outs sounded a little off than normal. Provincetown fire is really noisy. Port Henry NY was in there too.
I know most of these from memory now.

Link to recording.


Provincetown fire, MA.
East Haven, CT.
Clinton County, NY.
Provincetown fire, MA.
Lancaster County, PA got stomped on and the common long pause with static waves.
Spanish taxis.
Missouri Highway patrol.
Provincetown fire, MA.
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH Bennington, NH.
Granby 'base' to the Lost Acres fire dept, Granby, CT.
Kidd's Hill rd, Town of Barnstable, MA 33.480
Provincetown fire, MA.
Laurel Hill, East Great Plains, Norwich, CT.
KCB781 "Barnstable County Control" (Barnstable Sheriff's Department).
Quinebaug Valley Emergency Comms (Station QV), Windham County, CT. OPS on (33).88
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH.
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH. 12:00
Provincetown fire, MA.
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH. 12:09
Putnam, CT. Quinebaug Valley (Station QV).
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH, Allstead.
South Windham, CT Willimantic 911 bush hill rd OPS on 33.64.
Provincetown fire, MA.
33.640 ? open mic, cadilac. 640 got locked out because of the open mic.
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH. 13.30
Truro fire, Truro, MA.
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH.
Coventry.
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH.
Station TN. KQW555 Tolland County, CT.
Quinebaug Valley (QV). 13:45
KCF415 SWNH Keene, Nh.
brush fire Quinebaug Valley (Station QV).
morse ID.
Station "WW" Willimantic 911, Town of Lebenon, OPS on 33.72 13:51.
Provincetown fire, MA.
ops on the fire.
Preston fire, Preston, CT. 13:55 hrs.
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH Putney Falls 14:01.
? 14:05.
14:08.
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH.
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH.
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH.
?.
Brewster.
19:21.
Canada air fire ops something, have to look it up.
?
? 19:25
Station "WW" Willimantic 911.
?
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH 19:45.
19:47.
19:48.
?
KJU382 Boxford, MA. 45.080.
Valley shore.
Provincetown fire, MA.
?
?
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH.
KCB781 "Barnstable County Control" (Barnstable Sheriff's Department).
Quinebaug Valley (Station QV), Putnam.
KCB781 "Barnstable County Control" (Barnstable Sheriff's Department).
Buzzards bay ave 9:22.
Station "WW" Willimantic 911 boat launch.
?
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH.
? I-691
Station "WW" Willimantic.
?
?
Valley Shore.
?
OPS UHF.
60-CONTROL.
60-CONTROL.
?
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH 9:44.
Station "WW" Willimantic 911 OPS 33.88.
? 9:46
Quinebaug Valley (Station QV).
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH.
Station "WW" Willimantic 911 9:54.
?
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH 9:58.
Port Henry, Essex County, NY.
KCF415 SWNH Keene, NH 10:00.
Morse ID.
60-CONTROL.
Provincetown fire, MA. 10:11.
Provincetown fire, MA.
?
?
Provincetown fire, MA. dispatch lost comms.
Provincetown fire, MA. 21 command 10:18
?
60-CONTROL Irvington fire.
60-CONTROL 10:19.
Command 21 Provincetown fire, MA.
10:20 Digital.
?
Digital.
Provincetown fire, MA.
60-CONTROL.
Provincetown fire, MA. noise.
Putnam, CT. Quinebaug Valley (Station QV) UHF.
Provincetown fire, MA. 10:26.
Provincetown fire, MA. 10:57.
Bourne, fall from butt 11:01.
Provincetown fire, MA. 11:02.

 

[sprman1955]

Not hearing much here other than wwv on 25mhz and 29.8 RTTY and 26.375 freebanders..

 

[pro2004]

I had MOSP on 42.060 Monday afternoon around 1500 EST

 

[GMB951]

Well, some skip coming in this morning,1st log in a while 33.640 (EMS), 33.820 EMS, and 35.720 school Buses.
Here at Fort Liberty as it is called now

 

[W8HDU]

33.70 114.8 - KCB781 "Barnstable County Control" (Barnstable Sheriff's Department) VHF low test.

Today's test --> BCC test

Any thoughts to the roughly 1,500 hz tone in the reception? The het "appears" be be Barnstable dispatch's transmitter beating against either another (continuous) transmission on the frequency, or a birdy within the scanner.

Great catch! Thanks for posting the audio.

 

[W8HDU]

FYI. I'm in my office at work, and for the past half hour (it's 09:50 EDST 5/31/2023), I've been hearing military traffic on 38.900 off and on. Talk about wheel chocks, and "ramps". Very week. Home base for me is Lima, OH. Radio is RS Pro-2096. Antenna is Diamond D3000N at 22' outside/above my office.

 

[W8HDU]

33.70 114.8 - KCB781 "Barnstable County Control" (Barnstable Sheriff's Department) VHF low test.

Today's test --> BCC test

Any thoughts to the roughly 1,500 hz tone in the reception? The het "appears" be be Barnstable dispatch's transmitter beating against either another (continuous) transmission on the frequency, or a birdy within the scanner.

Great catch! Thanks for posting the audio.

 

[W8HDU]

FYI ... for the past hour, 38.900 has been active with Military traffic. Talk of "coordinating", tire chocks, ramps, etc.

Location, Lima OH. started at 09:20 EDST on May 31. Still going on as of 10:04. Signal up and down.

Radio Shack Pro-2096, antenna Diamond D3000N on roof 22' agl.

 

[GMB951]

FYI. I'm in my office at work, and for the past half hour (it's 09:50 EDST 5/31/2023), I've been hearing military traffic on 38.900 off and on. Talk about wheel chocks, and "ramps". Very week. Home base for me is Lima, OH. Radio is RS Pro-2096. Antenna is Diamond D3000N at 22' outside/above my office.

Fort Bragg sone to be Fort Liberty (Range Control) 38.90/46.75

 

[GMB951]

51.66 talking about fishing at Lake Erie

 

[W8HDU]

Fort Bragg sone to be Fort Liberty (Range Control) 38.90/46.75

Not bad ... 477.42 mi (768.34 km). Still in strong at times.

 

[sprman1955]

33.780 mhz 22:40 utc-22:50 utc 5-31-2023 FD male dispatcher call for engine company 18 and engine company 28 for fire alarm.Female dispatcher in there to.Weak noisey .Page went off male dispatcher gave call for truck company 3. Fair amount of traffic im hearing. Angelo