2024 VHF Low Band Logs

[marvinsuggs]

Recent low band captures. Corrections and identifications greatly appreciated.

QTH: Richmond,TX Bearcat BCT15 X scanner Sirio GPA 27-45 MHz ground plane antenna (25’ elevation) Butel ARC PRO software.

30.60 107.2 New Jersey American Water Co., Hazlet, NJ

30.64 110.9 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter Concrete, Frederick Co, MD

31.04 D054 First Student Transport, Summit, NJ?

31.08 94.8 Blooming Glen Contractors, Bucks Co, PA

31.20 D432 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter Concrete, Washington Co, MD

31.24 136.5 Schreiber & Winkelman, Eden,NY

31.24 D131 First Student, Norwich, CT?

31.44 162.2 W Noble Hamilton & Son, Inc, Havre de Grace, MD

31.60 179.9 Rockhill Materials, Bowmanstown, PA

31.82 D244 Chestnut Ridge Trans, Spring Valley, NY? (Expired License)

31.82 D712 Educational Bus Transportation, Suffolk Co, NY

32.18 77.0 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica

32.94 141.3 Taxi Costa Rica

33.06 88.5 Hopkinton , NH Road Dept

33.06 131.8 Boylston, MA FD

33.06 118.8 Educational Bus Transportation, Suffolk Co, NY

33.08 136.5 Union Free School District, Garden City, NJ

33.10 123.0 Riverhead, NY Hwy Dept

33.44 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD

33.48 114.8 Barnstable, MA FD

33.48 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD

33.50 123.0?

33.52 131.8 East Haven, CT FD

33.56 100.0 Easton, CT FD

33.58 114.8 Yarmouth, MA FD

33.64 114.8 Bourne, MA FD

33.64 136.5 Milford Area, NH FD

33.70 114.8 Barnstable Co, MA FD

33.70 131.8 Leominster, MA 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

33.86 77.0 Washington Co, MD FD

33.86 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD

33.88 127.3 Bethlehem, CT FD

33.88 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD

33.90 136.5 Radnor, PA FD

33.90 203.5 Guernsey Co, OH FD

33.92 167.9 Western Co Disaster Net, Riverside Co, CA

33.94 179.9 Waterford, CT FD

33.96 127.3 Westminster, MA

35.06 91.5 ?

35.06 136.5 Trudeau Sand & Gravel, Saranac Lake, NY

35.06 D413 Coral Springs Enterprises, Coral Springs, FL?

35.10 151.4 Benjamin Brothers, Tenafly, NJ?

35.14 206.5?

35.16 D125 ? “There’s 5 cases you have to cover it with a pallet””old cart rd”

35.18 162.2 Vernola’s Towing Svc, Norwalk, CA

35.28 151.4 Seymours Sand and Stone, Bozrah, CT

35.32 151.4 Fleming Petroleum Svc, Eldersburg, MD

35.32 D074 Van Pool Transportation, Wilbraham, MA Expired license?

35.52 146.2 Michie Corp, Henniker, NH

35.72 136.5 Montauk Bus Service, Hampton Bays, NY

35.76 107.2 Grannas Bros Stone & Asphalt, Holidaysburg,PA?

35.80 D054 ?

35.82 192.8 Troy Sand & Gravel, Rensselaer, NY

35.84 192.8 Bonded Concrete, West Sand Lake, NY

35.90 118.8 Taylor Rental Center, Middlebury, VT

35.90 162.2 McComas Funeral Home, Hartford Co, MD

35.98 146.2 Caroll Concrete Co, NH & VT

37.02 146.2 W. Milford, NJ PD

37.12 74.4 SCADA/Contra Costa Co, CA

37.24 146.2 (input) W. Milford, NJ PD

37.48 103.5 Geysers Power Co, Heraldsburg, CA

37.46 167.9?

37.50 136.5 Geysers Power Co, Heraldsburg, CA?

37.60 123.0 Vistra Corporate Services Co, Bellingham, MA

37.76 156.7 City/County of San Francisco, CA Water Dept

37.78 103.5 NSTAR Electric Co, Boston, MA

37.82 103.5 Suffolk Co, NY Water Authority

43.28 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX

43.44 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX

43.76 218.1?”were already getting backed up pretty bad, you don’t need me down here anymore.no man thanks for all your hard work”” we got permission on the comment”Canadian accent

44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system

44.86 123.0?

45.02 D033

46.10 123.0 Citrus Co, FL FD

47.28 D152 Florida DOT/Bartow

 

[marvinsuggs]

Today's captures from Southern California:

Frequency	Tone	Callsign	User	Confirmed via
33.980	Carrier	KGD259	Warren Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.780	114.8	KNGE459	Falmouth, MA Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic (TRS Patch)
33.480	114.8	KCB781	Barnstable, MA Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.820	123.0	Unknown	Unknown materials company.	Freq/PL/Traffic (May be unlicensed)
33.700	114.8	WPIP292	Hardwick, MA Fire Operations	Freq/PL/Traffic (LLGT bleeding through)
37.440	131.8	Unknown	Unknown materials company.	Freq/PL/Traffic
31.640	118.8	KFG780	Havin Materials, Union, MO	Freq/PL/Traffic (Expired license)
33.440	179.9	KCD346	Tolland Co, CT Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.100	123.0	WPYL570	Riverhead, NY Highway Dept.	Freq/PL/Traffic (Repeater output, MDC on units)
33.820	179.9	KAV469	Colchester, CT Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
31.480	Carrier	Unknown	Unknown materials company.	Freq/No PL/Traffic
37.160	110.9	Unknown	Unknown	Dead carrier with PL.
33.580	114.8	KNCS289	Yarmouth, MA Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
31.200	D432	KBB436	TB&H Conc. Washington Co, MD	Freq/PL. (Unconfirmed, noisy)
31.080	94.8	KNJK923	Blooming Glen Cont. Bucks Co, PA	Freq/PL/CWID (Expired License)
35.700	173.8	Unknown	Unknown	"43, loaded and..."
31.240	136.5	Unknown	Unknown	Female voice, unintelligible, brief.
37.980	D025	Unknown	Unknown	"It's hard to understand you and you're really staticky"
31.820	D244	WPUW388	The Trans Group, Rockland, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic (Expired License)
35.980	Carrier	KLB621	W.L. Roenigk, Inc. (Western PA)	Freq/No PL/Traffic
39.980	88.5	KGL481	Greene Co, NC Fire/EMS 1	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.740	Carrier	KLB621	W.L. Roenigk, Inc. (Western PA)	Freq/No PL/Traffic
37.020	146.2	KZM737	W. Milford, NJ Police	Freq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
35.920	D156	WQIG620	A.J. Myers & Sons Harmony, PA	Freq/PL/Traffic
37.700	Carrier	Unknown	Unknown	Intermittent dead carrier.
33.060	118.8	KTS562	Educ. Bus Transp. Copiague, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.880	88.5	KQH904	Licking Co, OH Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.860	77.0	KGC676	Washington Co, MD Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
37.940	151.4	WQFH624	Rim of the World USD, SBCo, CA	Freq/PL/Traffic
39.140	118.8	KCX980	CHP Inland Div. Blue-1	Freq/PL/Traffic
39.920	136.5	WPRG948	CHP TAC 4 Base	Freq/PL, carrier only with PL
42.400	167.9	KME354	CHP Coastal Div. Purple Base	Freq/PL/Traffic
39.520	173.8	WPYP239	Orange Co, CA FSP South	Freq/PL/Traffic (DTMF on units)

31.24 136.5 Schreiber & Winkelman, Eden,NY

 

[ecps92]

Recent low band captures. Corrections and identifications greatly appreciated.

QTH: Richmond,TX Bearcat BCT15 X scanner Sirio GPA 27-45 MHz ground plane antenna (25’ elevation) Butel ARC PRO software.



37.78 103.5 NSTAR Electric Co, Boston, MA

Power Generation - NSTAR does a 1210 hrs and 1410 hr Roll-Call/Test of all the Generation Plants
Also try 37.600 - the New England Regional Power Grid of REMVEC who does dailyRadio tests at 1400 hrs

all times LOCAL/Eastern

 

[d119]

31.24 136.5 Schreiber & Winkelman, Eden,NY

Thanks Marvin! KQX867. And they are licensed for simplex interconnect - that's interesting!

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs:
31.200 pl 203.5 spanish taxi dispatch Costa Rica
35.180 pl 162.2 Vernola Towing , Norwalk, CA
35.980 pl 123.0 Readymix CA
44.580 csq BNSF Telemetry
39.520 pl 173.8 CHP
39.880 pl 118.8 CHP
39.220 pl 192.8 CHP
39.400 pl 186.2 CHP
Signals were nice and clear band stayed open about 1 hour then was gone.Angelo

 

[d119]

Today's captures from Southern California:

Frequency	Tone	Callsign	User	Confirmed via
37.020	146.2	KZM737	W. Milford, NJ Police	Frequency/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
33.580	114.8	KNCS289	Yarmouth, MA Fire Dispatch	Frequency/PL (Carrier only w/ PL, brief.)
33.880	82.5	KQH904	Licking Co, OH Fire Dispatch	Frequency/PL/Traffic
31.640	118.8	KFG780	Havin Materials, Union, MO	Frequency/PL/Traffic (Expired license)
33.980	Carrier	KGD259	Warren Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Frequency/No PL/Traffic
31.200	91.5	WQPM979	Central HVAC, Mountain Home, AR	Frequency/PL/Traffic
31.040	D054	Unknown	Unknown	Brief carrier with PL only, no audio.
39.120	136.5	KNFM345	State of Virginia - VDOC	Frequency/PL/Traffic (CWID)
35.740	Carrier	KLB621	W.L. Roenigk, Inc. (Western PA)	Frequency/No PL/Traffic
33.060	118.8	KTS562	Educ. Bus Transp. Copiague, NY	Frequency/PL/Traffic
37.140	100.0	KMK457	Orange Co, CA Op Area Net 2	Frequency/PL/Traffic
31.480	Carrier	Unknown	Unknown materials company.	Frequency/No PL/Traffic
37.100	162.2	KET358	Morgantown, WV Utility Board	Frequency/PL/Traffic. (Beaconing CWID, brief voice transmission)
39.100	179.9	WQMB505	CHP TAC-1 Base	Frequency/PL/Traffic
33.860	77.0	KGC676	Washington Co, MD Fire Dispatch	Frequency/PL/Traffic
37.940	151.4	WQFH624	Rim of the World USD, SBCo, CA	Frequency/PL/Traffic
39.520	173.8	WPYP239	Orange Co, CA FSP South	Frequency/PL/Traffic (DTMF on units)

Still lots of environmental noise on 39MHz hanging the thing up, we'll see if it goes away eventually. 42MHz has been in the scan list for 7 days now with very, very little heard.

 

[marvinsuggs]

Power Generation - NSTAR does a 1210 hrs and 1410 hr Roll-Call/Test of all the Generation Plants
Also try 37.600 - the New England Regional Power Grid of REMVEC who does dailyRadio tests at 1400 hrs

all times LOCAL/Eastern

Great info thank you

 

[marvinsuggs]

Thanks Marvin! KQX867. And they are licensed for simplex interconnect - that's interesting!

You're welcome sir. What's simplex interconnect? Asking for a friend.

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

You're welcome sir. What's simplex interconnect? Asking for a friend.

You can configure a phone patch to operate on a simplex channel where the phone party and the mobile party are entirely simplex as opposed to duplex repeater/ half duplex mobile. This puts a bit of effort on the phone party to say "over" so that the mobile can anticipate the base station dekeying. The phone party is on VOX. When I was FTR at Motorola, a couple of these got sold to rural customers and they did not like them.

 

[marvinsuggs]

Recent low band captures. Corrections and identifications greatly appreciated.

QTH: Richmond,TX Bearcat BCT15 X scanner Sirio GPA 27-45 MHz ground plane antenna (25’ elevation) Butel ARC PRO software.

30.60 107.2 New Jersey American Water Co., Hazlet, NJ

30.64 110.9 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter Concrete, Frederick Co, MD

31.04 D054 First Student Transport, Summit, NJ?

31.08 94.8 Blooming Glen Contractors, Bucks Co, PA

31.20 D432 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter Concrete, Washington Co, MD

31.24 136.5 Schreiber & Winkelman, Eden,NY

31.24 D131 First Student, Norwich, CT?

31.44 162.2 W Noble Hamilton & Son, Inc, Havre de Grace, MD

31.60 179.9 Rockhill Materials, Bowmanstown, PA

31.82 D244 Chestnut Ridge Trans, Spring Valley, NY? (Expired License)

31.82 D712 Educational Bus Transportation, Suffolk Co, NY

32.18 77.0 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica

32.94 141.3 Taxi Costa Rica

33.06 88.5 Hopkinton , NH Road Dept

33.06 131.8 Boylston, MA FD

33.06 118.8 Educational Bus Transportation, Suffolk Co, NY

33.08 136.5 Union Free School District, Garden City, NJ

33.10 123.0 Riverhead, NY Hwy Dept

33.44 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD

33.48 114.8 Barnstable, MA FD

33.48 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD

33.50 123.0?

33.52 131.8 East Haven, CT FD

33.56 100.0 Easton, CT FD

33.58 114.8 Yarmouth, MA FD

33.64 114.8 Bourne, MA FD

33.64 136.5 Milford Area, NH FD

33.70 114.8 Barnstable Co, MA FD

33.70 131.8 Leominster, MA 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

33.86 77.0 Washington Co, MD FD

33.86 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD

33.88 127.3 Bethlehem, CT FD

33.88 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD

33.90 136.5 Radnor, PA FD

33.90 203.5 Guernsey Co, OH FD

33.92 167.9 Western Co Disaster Net, Riverside Co, CA

33.94 179.9 Waterford, CT FD

33.96 127.3 Westminster, MA

35.06 91.5 ?

35.06 136.5 Trudeau Sand & Gravel, Saranac Lake, NY

35.06 D413 Coral Springs Enterprises, Coral Springs, FL?

35.10 151.4 Benjamin Brothers, Tenafly, NJ?

35.14 206.5?

35.16 D125 ? “There’s 5 cases you have to cover it with a pallet””old cart rd”

35.18 162.2 Vernola’s Towing Svc, Norwalk, CA

35.28 151.4 Seymours Sand and Stone, Bozrah, CT

35.32 151.4 Fleming Petroleum Svc, Eldersburg, MD

35.32 D074 Van Pool Transportation, Wilbraham, MA Expired license?

35.52 146.2 Michie Corp, Henniker, NH

35.72 136.5 Montauk Bus Service, Hampton Bays, NY

35.76 107.2 Grannas Bros Stone & Asphalt, Holidaysburg,PA?

35.80 D054 ?

35.82 192.8 Troy Sand & Gravel, Rensselaer, NY

35.84 192.8 Bonded Concrete, West Sand Lake, NY

35.90 118.8 Taylor Rental Center, Middlebury, VT

35.90 162.2 McComas Funeral Home, Hartford Co, MD

35.98 146.2 Caroll Concrete Co, NH & VT

37.02 146.2 W. Milford, NJ PD

37.12 74.4 SCADA/Contra Costa Co, CA

37.24 146.2 (input) W. Milford, NJ PD

37.48 103.5 Geysers Power Co, Heraldsburg, CA

37.46 167.9?

37.50 136.5 Geysers Power Co, Heraldsburg, CA?

37.60 123.0 Vistra Corporate Services Co, Bellingham, MA

37.76 156.7 City/County of San Francisco, CA Water Dept

37.78 103.5 NSTAR Electric Co, Boston, MA

37.82 103.5 Suffolk Co, NY Water Authority

43.28 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX

43.44 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX

43.76 218.1?”were already getting backed up pretty bad, you don’t need me down here anymore.no man thanks for all your hard work”” we got permission on the comment”Canadian accent

44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system

44.86 123.0?

45.02 D033?

46.10 123.0 Citrus Co, FL FD

46.46 CSQ Baltimore Co, MD FD

47.28 D152 Florida DOT/Bartow

47.38 107.2 North Carolina DOT

49.54 67.0 Pike Electric 2/Nationwide

 

[marvinsuggs]

You can configure a phone patch to operate on a simplex channel where the phone party and the mobile party are entirely simplex as opposed to duplex repeater/ half duplex mobile. This puts a bit of effort on the phone party to say "over" so that the mobile can anticipate the base station dekeying. The phone party is on VOX. When I was FTR at Motorola, a couple of these got sold to rural customers and they did not like them.

Awesome thank you sir.

 

[d119]

You're welcome sir. What's simplex interconnect? Asking for a friend.

So they are at least licensed to connect their base station to the telephone system to make phone calls. Back in the day, it was somewhat popular for "simplex interconnect" devices to be attached to base stations such that mobile units could make phone calls, or folks could call in to the base station and talk over the air. Being simplex, it was usually VOX controlled, and while it wasn't perfect, it got the job done.

Most interconnects (including the ones I maintain) are duplex, meaning they are on a repeater and you key over the caller to talk, basically like a normal phone call, just with a PTT needed on the radio end to talk. With the simplex version, you had to wait for the phone side to stop talking, which then unkeys the base station.

Clunky.



Edit: Didn't see the response from @RFI-EMI-GUY until after my post. Anyway there's the verbose answer.

 

[marvinsuggs]

So they are at least licensed to connect their base station to the telephone system to make phone calls. Back in the day, it was somewhat popular for "simplex interconnect" devices to be attached to base stations such that mobile units could make phone calls, or folks could call in to the base station and talk over the air. Being simplex, it was usually VOX controlled, and while it wasn't perfect, it got the job done.

Most interconnects (including the ones I maintain) are duplex, meaning they are on a repeater and you key over the caller to talk, basically like a normal phone call, just with a PTT needed on the radio end to talk. With the simplex version, you had to wait for the phone side to stop talking, which then unkeys the base station.

Clunky.

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Edit: Didn't see the response from @RFI-EMI-GUY until after my post. Anyway there's the verbose answer.

Thank you sir. I remember the mall security in my hometown had something like that back in the 80s.

 

[MiCon]

I never told anyone this but, one morning I decided enough was enough and cut 2/3 of his antenna.

Vandalism. A misdemeanor. Seven year prosecution limit. I think you're okay.