2024 VHF Low Band Logs

marvinsuggs

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Today’s low band captures
QTH: Richmond,TX Bearcat BCT15 X scanner Sirio GPA 27-45 MHz ground plane antenna, Butel ARC PRO software.

32.18 77.0 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
33.44 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD
33.48 114.8 Barnstable, MA FD
33.48 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD
33.58 114.8 Yarmouth, MA FD
33.78 114.8 Falmouth, MA FD
33.84 131.8 Uxbridge, MA FD
33.90 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD
33.92 179.9 Groton, CT FD
43.44 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX
44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system
 

d119

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The system snagged a few repeats yesterday around 1400PT. I'm building the station out a bit so that I can handle the logs from a different machine than the one doing the actual recording, but I'm fighting audio routing issues with Windows RDP. Anyway, on with the show:

Captures for 9/14/24:

Unknown: 33.740MHz "Back in quarters, back in service". No associated tone.

33.860MHz77.0KGC676Washington Co, MD. Fire
33.920MHzCarrierWNKC982E. Lampeter Twp, PA. Fire
33.880MHz82.5HzKQH904Licking County, OH. Fire
 

d119

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Any help with these unknowns in my list, guys? Sure would like to know what some of these are. Man - lately CT to CA has had some openings on 33MHz... Makes me wonder what 10m is doing at the same time. Shame I'm never around when the openings happen.

Todays tons of fun from Southern California:

33.800179.9KXV431QVEC (Fire Dispatch, Windham County, CT.)Address/Frequency/PL
33.820179.9KAV469Colchester Fire Dispatch, Colchester, CT.Apparatus/Frequency/PL
33.740CarrierUnknown. Sounds like P25 patch, fire related?UNKNOWN.
33.720CarrierUnknown. "29 Wellington Road", Fire Dispatch.UNKNOWN. Researched, no success.
33.78077.0UnknownNH Fire Dispatch(Per others logs). Details?
33.88082.5KDQ223Licking County, OH. Fire DispatchPreviously logged.
33.920241.8Unknown? "West Allen Township"? "Potmore Road"? PA?UNKNOWN. Researched, no success.
33.060118.8KTS562Educational Bus Transportation, Copiague, NY.Frequency/PL.
33.86077.0KGC676Washington County, Maryland Fire DispatchPreviously logged.
33.580179.9KRU978Preston, CT. Fire DispatchFrequency/PL/Others Logs.
33.480179.9WNFA251Tolland County, CT. Fire DispatchPreviously logged.
 

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Any help with these unknowns in my list, guys? Sure would like to know what some of these are. Man - lately CT to CA has had some openings on 33MHz... Makes me wonder what 10m is doing at the same time. Shame I'm never around when the openings happen.

Todays tons of fun from Southern California:

33.800179.9KXV431QVEC (Fire Dispatch, Windham County, CT.)Address/Frequency/PL
33.820179.9KAV469Colchester Fire Dispatch, Colchester, CT.Apparatus/Frequency/PL
33.740CarrierUnknown. Sounds like P25 patch, fire related?UNKNOWN.
33.720CarrierUnknown. "29 Wellington Road", Fire Dispatch.UNKNOWN. Researched, no success.
33.78077.0UnknownNH Fire Dispatch(Per others logs). Details?
33.88082.5KDQ223Licking County, OH. Fire DispatchPreviously logged.
33.920241.8Unknown? "West Allen Township"? "Potmore Road"? PA?UNKNOWN. Researched, no success.
33.060118.8KTS562Educational Bus Transportation, Copiague, NY.Frequency/PL.
33.86077.0KGC676Washington County, Maryland Fire DispatchPreviously logged.
33.580179.9KRU978Preston, CT. Fire DispatchFrequency/PL/Others Logs.
33.480179.9WNFA251Tolland County, CT. Fire DispatchPreviously logged.
33.7800 / 77.0 is the below VHF High system with a Low Band Link
 

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With little info
33.720 possible Middlesex County, NJ
33.740 possible Quinebaug Valley Killingly, Connecticut
Any help with these unknowns in my list, guys? Sure would like to know what some of these are. Man - lately CT to CA has had some openings on 33MHz... Makes me wonder what 10m is doing at the same time. Shame I'm never around when the openings happen.

Todays tons of fun from Southern California:

33.800179.9KXV431QVEC (Fire Dispatch, Windham County, CT.)Address/Frequency/PL
33.820179.9KAV469Colchester Fire Dispatch, Colchester, CT.Apparatus/Frequency/PL
33.740CarrierUnknown. Sounds like P25 patch, fire related?UNKNOWN.
33.720CarrierUnknown. "29 Wellington Road", Fire Dispatch.UNKNOWN. Researched, no success.
33.78077.0UnknownNH Fire Dispatch(Per others logs). Details?
33.88082.5KDQ223Licking County, OH. Fire DispatchPreviously logged.
33.920241.8Unknown? "West Allen Township"? "Potmore Road"? PA?UNKNOWN. Researched, no success.
33.060118.8KTS562Educational Bus Transportation, Copiague, NY.Frequency/PL.
33.86077.0KGC676Washington County, Maryland Fire DispatchPreviously logged.
33.580179.9KRU978Preston, CT. Fire DispatchFrequency/PL/Others Logs.
33.480179.9WNFA251Tolland County, CT. Fire DispatchPreviously logged.
 

marvinsuggs

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Today’s low band captures
QTH: Richmond,TX Bearcat BCT15 X scanner Sirio GPA 27-45 MHz ground plane antenna, Butel ARC PRO software.

32.18 77.0 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica
43.44 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX
44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system
 

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I have been listening to low band for a week and only captured 3 short recordings that I confirmed as CHP. I live in Western PA. I'm using a 10-meter dipole for receive, in addition to a ScanTenna. What am I missing? Or, is the skip just not in my region at this time?

Using SDS200 monitoring/logging 24/7.
 

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I have been listening to low band for a week and only captured 3 short recordings that I confirmed as CHP. I live in Western PA. I'm using a 10-meter dipole for receive, in addition to a ScanTenna. What am I missing? Or, is the skip just not in my region at this time?

Using SDS200 monitoring/logging 24/7.
It's extremely hit and miss. There are days I don't receive anything at all, and there are days where for a couple of hours, I get all kinds of stuff (as referenced above). Give it some time.

I'm using a Diamond CP610. I assume your antenna is vertically polarized, as most of these transmissions are... I'm not sure how a horizontal long wire type arrangement would work, I've never played with it.

Lowband is tricky... The last two days were completely dead for me.

Not sure about you, but during the day I get hours and hours of garbage recordings of the thing stopping on random frequencies with what sounds (audibly) like the second harmonic of 60Hz (and decodes as a 118.8Hz PL). It's just environmental noise (which could be and probably is man made).

The fact you've received and confirmed that you are receiving CHP shows your configuration is working.
 

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It's extremely hit and miss. There are days I don't receive anything at all, and there are days where for a couple of hours, I get all kinds of stuff (as referenced above). Give it some time.

I'm using a Diamond CP610. I assume your antenna is vertically polarized, as most of these transmissions are... I'm not sure how a horizontal long wire type arrangement would work, I've never played with it.

Lowband is tricky... The last two days were completely dead for me.

Not sure about you, but during the day I get hours and hours of garbage recordings of the thing stopping on random frequencies with what sounds (audibly) like the second harmonic of 60Hz (and decodes as a 118.8Hz PL). It's just environmental noise (which could be and probably is man made).

The fact you've received and confirmed that you are receiving CHP shows your configuration is working.
Cool - thanks for the info - I will be more patient, LOL
 

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Looks like it popped open back east this afternoon. Today's captures from Southern California (14:30 - 16:30 PT Sporadically):

33.900136.5KGB393Radnor Twp, PA Fire DispatchAddress/Freq/PL Match.
33.640114.8KNAW393Bourne, MA Fire DispatchApparatus/Freq/PL Match.
33.580114.8KNCS289Yarmouth, MA Fire DispatchApparatus/Freq/PL Match.
33.940179.9KJL703Waterford, CT Fire DispatchFreq/PL Match.
33.86077.0KGC676Washington Co, MD Fire DispatchBecause it always is.
33.920Carrier SquelchWNKC982E. Lampeter Twp, PA Fire DispatchAddress/Freq Match.
37.940151.4WQFH624Rim of the World USD School BussesTraffic/Freq/PL Match.
 
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