I think this is TRUDEAU SAND & GRAVEL INC in Saranac Lake, NY. Heard them talking about sand deliveries once and referencing Osgood Farms about 10 miles away.
2024 VHF Low Band Logs
- Thread starter KevinC
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Between myself and another dxer - 37.940- 173.8 ctcss turns out to be public works in Norwich, CT. KCI700 Lots of local road references heard.
Check your logs. New one for me.
Check your logs. New one for me.
One interesting one from today - electrical workers
| 37.6200 | 167.9 | Rochester Gas & electric, NY state, presume Allegany Co.,mentions of Hamilton and Lyman roads. Callsigns were "558" and "125" | 16:04:47 |
Maybe someone here can help with a problem,
I live in Southern California and would like to do some low band DXing on the scanner but with so many CHP channels that I can receive, searching the 30-50 Mhz band is out of the question.
One solution I can come up with is to lock out each individual active local CHP frequency but this would also block out distant CHP offices on the same frequency.
A second solution would be to lock out all CHP frequencies to do the the range search and set a bank with all CHP frequencies and tones not in my area, otherwise a lot of programming.
Anyone have any suggestions?
I live in Southern California and would like to do some low band DXing on the scanner but with so many CHP channels that I can receive, searching the 30-50 Mhz band is out of the question.
One solution I can come up with is to lock out each individual active local CHP frequency but this would also block out distant CHP offices on the same frequency.
A second solution would be to lock out all CHP frequencies to do the the range search and set a bank with all CHP frequencies and tones not in my area, otherwise a lot of programming.
Anyone have any suggestions?
sprman1955
Member
Today heard this in TN several times.
35.980 pl 123.0 had low audio with some noise was reading out address and next one to go too.. Angelo
35.980 pl 123.0 had low audio with some noise was reading out address and next one to go too.. Angelo
KNFT265 Superior Ready Mix, Palm Springs, CA.
New CTCSS tone - 33.760 151.4 is KEX264 Imperial Volunteer Fire Department, Clinton, Pennsylvania. They have a comms check and ID every day around noon EST/ 1700 my time.
Others noted today:
Others noted today:
| 35.8200 | 82.5 | Melvin L Joseph Construction Co, Georgetown, Delaware, Refs to route 9. Last heard 2014. | 15:18:57 |
| 37.1000 | 107.2 | WQP802 Keokuk, Iowa, talk about Joyce Park, public works. | 15:51:04 |
San Antonio, Texas
996XT scanner with ten meter dipole
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30.2200 CSQ General Hospital, North York, ON, Canada w/ Morse ID XKC0414
32.1800 77.0 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
33.4400 179.9 Fire Command - Tolland County CT
33.4800 114.8 Fire Dispatch - Barnstable MA
33.6600 179.9 Fire Dispatch - Norwich CT
33.8000 179.9 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Windham Co CT
33.8600 77.0 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Washington Co MD
34.2000 150.0 US MIL - Helos
36.9000 150.0 US MIL - Martindale Army Heliport Ops, San Antonio TX
996XT scanner with ten meter dipole
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30.2200 CSQ General Hospital, North York, ON, Canada w/ Morse ID XKC0414
32.1800 77.0 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
33.4400 179.9 Fire Command - Tolland County CT
33.4800 114.8 Fire Dispatch - Barnstable MA
33.6600 179.9 Fire Dispatch - Norwich CT
33.8000 179.9 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Windham Co CT
33.8600 77.0 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Washington Co MD
34.2000 150.0 US MIL - Helos
36.9000 150.0 US MIL - Martindale Army Heliport Ops, San Antonio TX
Pasadena, Texas
SDS200 with Diamond Discone inside, second floor, near a window
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31.2000 D432 Thomas Bennett & Hunter Concrete, MD
33.0200 D265 Eshelman Transport, Mohnton PA
33.4800 114.8 Fire Dispatch - Barnstable MA
33.4800 179.9 Fire Command - Tolland County CT
33.5800 114.8 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Yarmouth MA
33.6400 114.8 Fire Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.7800 114.8 EMS Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.8000 179.9 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Windham Co CT
33.8200 179.9 Fire Dispatch - Possible KAV469 - Colchester, New London, CT
33.9000 179.9 EMS Dispatch - Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications CT
35.7800 107.2 Possible Hubert Butler Construction, Portland CT
35.8200 192.8 Troy Sand & Gravel, NY
35.8400 192.8 Bonded Concrete Inc, West Sand Lake NY
35.9800 146.2 Carroll Concrete Co, NH & VT
SDS200 with Diamond Discone inside, second floor, near a window
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31.2000 D432 Thomas Bennett & Hunter Concrete, MD
33.0200 D265 Eshelman Transport, Mohnton PA
33.4800 114.8 Fire Dispatch - Barnstable MA
33.4800 179.9 Fire Command - Tolland County CT
33.5800 114.8 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Yarmouth MA
33.6400 114.8 Fire Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.7800 114.8 EMS Dispatch - Bourne MA
33.8000 179.9 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Windham Co CT
33.8200 179.9 Fire Dispatch - Possible KAV469 - Colchester, New London, CT
33.9000 179.9 EMS Dispatch - Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications CT
35.7800 107.2 Possible Hubert Butler Construction, Portland CT
35.8200 192.8 Troy Sand & Gravel, NY
35.8400 192.8 Bonded Concrete Inc, West Sand Lake NY
35.9800 146.2 Carroll Concrete Co, NH & VT
Central Alabama
SDS200 with ST2 antenna
Logs: 2024/01/01 - 2024/01/12
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31.1200 100.0 NRT Van Pool Transportation
33.1000 118.8 Chestnut Ridge Transport (School Buses), Spring Valley NY
33.4600 114.8 Fire Dispatch - Provincetown MA
33.4800 179.9 Fire Dispatch - Tolland CT
33.5600 CSQ Fire/EMS Dispatch - Repeater or patch - Unidentified
33.7800 77.0 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Cheshire Co NH
33.8000 179.9 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Windham Co CT
35.1800 162.2 Vernola's Towing Service, Norwalk CA
35.9800 123.0 Superior Ready Mix LP, Riverside & San Bernardino counties, CA
37.5000 136.5 Utility Company - band open to CA
39.7800 100.0 Police Dispatch - Uxbridge MA
43.0400 107.2 Itinerant frequency - Unidentified User
44.5800 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail Limits Compliance System (Packets)
45.8600 136.5 Hotline - Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Statewide Public Safety CT w/ BOLO for hit and run vehicle
46.4600 CSQ Fire/EMS Dispatch - Baltimore County MD
46.5600 D343 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Bronx NY from Orange county NY
SDS200 with ST2 antenna
Logs: 2024/01/01 - 2024/01/12
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31.1200 100.0 NRT Van Pool Transportation
33.1000 118.8 Chestnut Ridge Transport (School Buses), Spring Valley NY
33.4600 114.8 Fire Dispatch - Provincetown MA
33.4800 179.9 Fire Dispatch - Tolland CT
33.5600 CSQ Fire/EMS Dispatch - Repeater or patch - Unidentified
33.7800 77.0 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Cheshire Co NH
33.8000 179.9 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Windham Co CT
35.1800 162.2 Vernola's Towing Service, Norwalk CA
35.9800 123.0 Superior Ready Mix LP, Riverside & San Bernardino counties, CA
37.5000 136.5 Utility Company - band open to CA
39.7800 100.0 Police Dispatch - Uxbridge MA
43.0400 107.2 Itinerant frequency - Unidentified User
44.5800 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail Limits Compliance System (Packets)
45.8600 136.5 Hotline - Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Statewide Public Safety CT w/ BOLO for hit and run vehicle
46.4600 CSQ Fire/EMS Dispatch - Baltimore County MD
46.5600 D343 Fire/EMS Dispatch - Bronx NY from Orange county NY
This was likely Lancaster County PA Fire. They had a VHF CSQ that was patched into their county trunk. It's since disappeared from the DB, but it may still be in use. Low Band frequencies are often prematurely deleted by over-zealous members here. Hopefully not the case here but could be.
100% Lancaster - one of the loudest signals here and the only thing I ever hear on 33.560 - whatever way things are set up it will often send dead air for quite a bit after a message, kind of it's signature now.
That's it.
217
Sporadic E enthusiast
This is the case here. .900 and .560 are active in Lancaster county.
217
Sporadic E enthusiast
A dedicated scanner programmed without any CHP frequencies. If you follow along you will see all the frequencies posted in this thread that are relevant.
Jan 1- 15, 2024 Richmond,TX Bearcat BCT15 X scanner Sirio GPA 27-45 MHz ground plane antenna, Butel ARC software.
30.64 110.9 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter Concrete, Frederick Co, MD
30.72 151.4 Van Pool Transportation, Worcester, MA
30.92 167.9 First Student Transport, Warwick, RI
31.04 71.9?
31.04 D054?
31.08 94.8 Blooming Glen Contractors, Bucks Co, PA
31.12 100.0 Secco of Palmer School Busses, Hampden Co, MA
31.20 CSQ
31.20 203.5?
31.20 D432 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter Concrete, Washington Co, MD
31.24 136.5 Eastern Car Svc, Brooklyn, NY
31.24 D131 ? School buses
31.44 162.2 ?
31.82 D244 Chestnut Ridge Trans, Spring Valley, NY? (Expired License)
31.82 D712 Educational Bus Transportation, Suffolk Co, NY
33.06 118.8 Educational Bus Transportation, Suffolk Co, NY
33.06 131.8 Boylston, MA FD
33.10 118.8 Cestnut Ridge Transport, Spring Valley, NY
33.10 123.0 Riverhead, NY Hwy Dept
33.44 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD
33.46 114.8 Princetown, MA FD
33.48 114.8 Barnstable, MA FD
33.48 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD
33.50 136.5?
33.58 114.8 Yarmouth, MA FD
33.58 179.9 Preston, CT FD
33.64 114.8 Bourne, MA FD
33.66 179.9 Norwich, CT FD
33.68 127.3 Northbridge, MA FD
33.70 114.8 Barnstable Co, MA FD
33.70 131.8 Leominster, MA FD
33.76 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD
33.72 179.9 Lebanon, CT FD
33.78 77.0 SW New Hampshire District Fire Mutual Aid
33.78 114.8 Falmouth, MA FD
33.80 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD
33.82 179.9 Colchester, CT FD
33.84 131.8 Uxbridge, MA FD
33.84 179.9 Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, CT FD
33.86 CSQ?
33.86 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD
33.88 127.3 Bethlehem, CT FD
33.88 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD
33.90 CSQ?
33.90 136.5 Radnor, PA FD
33.90 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD
33.92 179.9 Groton, CT FD
33.96 CSQ Westchester Co, NY FD
35.04 141.3 Northern Clearing, Ashland, WI
35.06 136.5?
35.06 D413?
35.16 82.5?
35.28 151.4?
35.32 D074 Van Pool Transportation, Wilbraham, MA Expired license?
35.52 146.2?
35.78 107.2?
35.82 192.8 Troy Sand & Gravel, Rensselaer, NY
35.84 192.8 Bonded Concrete, West Sand Lake, NY
35.90 118.8?
37.02 146.2 Troy Sand & Gravel, Rensselaer, NY
37.10 D631?
37.50 136.5?
37.76 156.7?
37.94 173.8?
39.44 97.4 New York SPR&HP/Hudson Valley
39.76 110.9 Petersham, MA PD
39.78 100.0 Uxbridge, MA PD
42.96 110.9?
43.44 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX
43.52 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX
46.46 CSQ Baltimore Co, MD FD
30.64 110.9 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter Concrete, Frederick Co, MD
30.72 151.4 Van Pool Transportation, Worcester, MA
30.92 167.9 First Student Transport, Warwick, RI
31.04 71.9?
31.04 D054?
31.08 94.8 Blooming Glen Contractors, Bucks Co, PA
31.12 100.0 Secco of Palmer School Busses, Hampden Co, MA
31.20 CSQ
31.20 203.5?
31.20 D432 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter Concrete, Washington Co, MD
31.24 136.5 Eastern Car Svc, Brooklyn, NY
31.24 D131 ? School buses
31.44 162.2 ?
31.82 D244 Chestnut Ridge Trans, Spring Valley, NY? (Expired License)
31.82 D712 Educational Bus Transportation, Suffolk Co, NY
33.06 118.8 Educational Bus Transportation, Suffolk Co, NY
33.06 131.8 Boylston, MA FD
33.10 118.8 Cestnut Ridge Transport, Spring Valley, NY
33.10 123.0 Riverhead, NY Hwy Dept
33.44 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD
33.46 114.8 Princetown, MA FD
33.48 114.8 Barnstable, MA FD
33.48 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD
33.50 136.5?
33.58 114.8 Yarmouth, MA FD
33.58 179.9 Preston, CT FD
33.64 114.8 Bourne, MA FD
33.66 179.9 Norwich, CT FD
33.68 127.3 Northbridge, MA FD
33.70 114.8 Barnstable Co, MA FD
33.70 131.8 Leominster, MA FD
33.76 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD
33.72 179.9 Lebanon, CT FD
33.78 77.0 SW New Hampshire District Fire Mutual Aid
33.78 114.8 Falmouth, MA FD
33.80 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD
33.82 179.9 Colchester, CT FD
33.84 131.8 Uxbridge, MA FD
33.84 179.9 Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, CT FD
33.86 CSQ?
33.86 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD
33.88 127.3 Bethlehem, CT FD
33.88 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD
33.90 CSQ?
33.90 136.5 Radnor, PA FD
33.90 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD
33.92 179.9 Groton, CT FD
33.96 CSQ Westchester Co, NY FD
35.04 141.3 Northern Clearing, Ashland, WI
35.06 136.5?
35.06 D413?
35.16 82.5?
35.28 151.4?
35.32 D074 Van Pool Transportation, Wilbraham, MA Expired license?
35.52 146.2?
35.78 107.2?
35.82 192.8 Troy Sand & Gravel, Rensselaer, NY
35.84 192.8 Bonded Concrete, West Sand Lake, NY
35.90 118.8?
37.02 146.2 Troy Sand & Gravel, Rensselaer, NY
37.10 D631?
37.50 136.5?
37.76 156.7?
37.94 173.8?
39.44 97.4 New York SPR&HP/Hudson Valley
39.76 110.9 Petersham, MA PD
39.78 100.0 Uxbridge, MA PD
42.96 110.9?
43.44 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX
43.52 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX
46.46 CSQ Baltimore Co, MD FD
MiCon
Mike
First, I want to thank everyone who's been posting their low band skip logs recently.
I've ben playing with radios since the early 1960's. Grew up in rural NJ and joined the local VFD in 1966. They were on 33.94, and most everyone else (PD, FD, RS, PW) in that part of the state was using either low or high band VHF. UHF (400's) was just coming into use in the urban areas.
I moved to southern CA in the mid 1970's, and because of listening to CHP on low band, found that occasionally I could pick up low band transmissions from the east coast. I programmed 33.94 and other NJ low band frequencies as permanent channels in my scanner, and began hearing them on a fairly regular basis. I looked forward with anticipation every night at 4pm (7PM eastern time) to hearing the siren test tones for my old VFD. During the peak cycle I was hearing them every night.
Over the years, as the skip died down, and many of the low band users switched to high band or UHF, and eventually 700~800mhz trunked systems, there was less and less skip to hear. My old VFD is now part of a countywide trunked system.
Eventually (probably 20+ years ago) I stopped listening to low band, but thanks to your posts, I started searching the low band a couple of days ago and got a couple of brief, unidentifiable FD hits on 33.86 and 33.9. Although there's no low band use anymore where I grew up, I'm looking forward to being able to listen to the remaining low band users on the east coast.
Thanks for the encouragement.
I've ben playing with radios since the early 1960's. Grew up in rural NJ and joined the local VFD in 1966. They were on 33.94, and most everyone else (PD, FD, RS, PW) in that part of the state was using either low or high band VHF. UHF (400's) was just coming into use in the urban areas.
I moved to southern CA in the mid 1970's, and because of listening to CHP on low band, found that occasionally I could pick up low band transmissions from the east coast. I programmed 33.94 and other NJ low band frequencies as permanent channels in my scanner, and began hearing them on a fairly regular basis. I looked forward with anticipation every night at 4pm (7PM eastern time) to hearing the siren test tones for my old VFD. During the peak cycle I was hearing them every night.
Over the years, as the skip died down, and many of the low band users switched to high band or UHF, and eventually 700~800mhz trunked systems, there was less and less skip to hear. My old VFD is now part of a countywide trunked system.
Eventually (probably 20+ years ago) I stopped listening to low band, but thanks to your posts, I started searching the low band a couple of days ago and got a couple of brief, unidentifiable FD hits on 33.86 and 33.9. Although there's no low band use anymore where I grew up, I'm looking forward to being able to listen to the remaining low band users on the east coast.
Thanks for the encouragement.
Hey Marvin, 37.940 173.8 is Norwich, CT. KCI700, public works. 35.280 151.4 is a quarry- hard to get place references from this one all I have is "Chicken Hill" - two quarries listed one in CT one in PA.
Out of curiosity, are any of the larger departments still using 33 MHz for their primary dispatch frequency? Most of the 33 MHz stuff I hear now via skip is cross-patched to 450 MHz repeaters or 700/800 MHz trunking systems. Low band is just maintained for alerting or mutual aid.
Thank you very much Mister Paul.
