2025 VHF Low Band Logs

[marvinsuggs]

Today's captures from Southern California:

Frequency	Tone	Callsign	User	Confirmed via
33.580	114.8	KNCS289	Yarmouth, MA Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic (TRS patch)
45.760	107.2	Unknown	Unknown	Dead carrier with PL
37.020	192.8	WQLM989	Stokes Co, NC Schools	Freq/PL/Traffic (Repeater input)
33.060	118.8	KTS562	Educ. Bus Transp. Copiague, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic (MDC heard)
44.580	D412	Unknown	Unknown	Automated voice stated day of week, month, and day.
33.840	131.8	KCF918	Uxbridge, MA Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic. (MDC on units)
45.720	Carrier	(KCO315?)	(Yonkers, NY Dept. of Public Works?)	"52B2 to 60 Control" "60 Control" "52B2 is responding"
33.640	114.8	KNAW393	Bourne, MA Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic (TRS patch)
45.480	162.2	WQBR281	Wilson Co, TN EMA	Freq/PL/Traffic (Address confirmed)
35.820	123.0	Unknown	Unknown concrete company.	Freq/PL/Traffic. May be unlicensed.
35.180	179.9	WPZV709	Comfort Engineering Tupelo, MS	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.180	156.7	Unknown	Unknown	Female voice, unintelligible
37.360	110.9	KNAG223	State of Illinois - IDOC	Freq/PL/Traffic
31.000	D754	Unknown	Unknown	Unintelligible voice.
35.920	D156	WQIG620	AJ Myers & Sons Harmony, PA	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.820	151.4	Unknown	Unknown	Spanish language.
44.280	100.0	KCA947	National Grid USA Service Co Monson, MA	Freq/PL/Traffic (Voice Identifier)
33.980	Carrier	KGD259	Warren Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
31.480	Carrier	Unknown	Unknown materials company.	Freq/No PL/Traffic
31.200	91.5	WQPM979	Central HVAC Mountain Home, AR	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.740	Carrier	KLB621	WL Roenigk, Inc (Western PA)	Freq/No PL/Ttraffic
37.380	114.8	Unknown	Unknown materials company.	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.080	141.3	Unknown	Unknown farming company.	Freq/PL/Traffic
37.100	162.2	KET358	Morgantown, WV Utility Board	Freq/PL/Traffic (Beaconing CWID)
33.880	82.5	KQH904	Licking Co, OH Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.780	77.0	KCE579	SW NH Fire Mutual Aid	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.440	179.9	KCD346	Tolland Co, CT Fire Ops South	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.800	179.9	KXV431	Windham Co, CT Fire Disp. (QVEC)	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.480	179.9	WNFA251	Tolland Co, CT Fire Ops Vernon	Freq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
37.940	151.4	WQFH624	Rim of the World USD SBCo, CA	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.740	77.0	Unknown	Unknown	"Rescue Engine 9"
33.860	77.0	KGC676	Washington Co, MD Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.860	146.2	KBH343	Morgan Co, OH Fire Tactical	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.920	Carrier	WNKC982	Lancaster Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.420	136.5	KMD770	CHP Southern Blue-3 Base	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.400	151.4	KCX987	CHP Purple-2 Base (Ventura)	Freq/PL/Traffic

44.580/D412: What's with the automated voice? I see references to that in other posts but nothing definitive.

31.00 D754 Little Britain Ag Supply. Lancaster Co, PA

 

[sprman1955]

Ought to hang a data slicer and a PC off that thing and see what that POCSAG has to say...

Its a hospital page for london UK.

 

[d119]

Its a hospital page for london UK.

Interesting... OK! Have you ever tried to decode it?

 

[sprman1955]

Interesting... OK! Have you ever tried to decode it?

No dont have anything for decoding it sadly.Angelo

 

[d119]

Today's captures from Southern California:

Frequency	Tone	Callsign	User	Confirmed via
33.780	114.8	WQAX937	Falmouth, MA Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic (TRS patch)
35.060	136.5	KCD451	Trudeau Sand/Gravel Saranac Lake, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.900	Carrier	WNYM685	Guernsey County, OH Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic ("Guernsey SO, Truck 55")
33.740	Carrier	KYL829	King William Co, VA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.660	Carrier	Unknown	Unknown	See Note 1
35.180	179.9	WPZV709	Comfort Engineering Tupelo, MS	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.920	D156	WQIG620	AJ Myers & Sons Harmony, PA	Freq/PL/Traffic
37.100	162.2	KET358	Morgantown, WV Utility Board	Freq/PL/Traffic (Beaconing CWID)
35.740	Carrier	KLB621	WL Roenigk, Inc (Western PA)	Freq/No PL/Traffic
35.040	141.3	KVW581	Northern Clearing Ashland, WI	Freq/PL/Traffic (such language!)
35.760	123.0	KIA208	Carruth & Son Concrete Waldorf, MD	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.080	141.3	Unknown	Unknown service company	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.720	136.5	WSDQ559	Montauk Bus Service Suffolk, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.740	77.0	Unknown	Unknown	Paging tones only.
33.760	151.4	KEX264	Imperial VFD Clinton, PA	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.680	Carrier	KBH343	Morgan Co, OH Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
37.020	146.2	KZM737	W. Milford, NJ Police	Freq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
37.020	192.8	WQLM989	Stokes Co, NC Schools	Freq/PL/Traffic (Repeater input)
37.700	Carrier	Unknown	Unknown	Intermittent dead carrier.
33.980	Carrier	KGD259	Warren Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.880	82.5	KQH904	Licking Co, OH Fire F2	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.860	77.0	KGC676	Washington Co, MD Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.860	179.9	KCD346	Tolland Co, CT Fire Ops North	Freq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
37.940	151.4	WQFH624	Rim of the World USD SBCo, CA	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.400	151.4	KCX987	CHP Purple-2 Base (Ventura)	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.420	136.5	KMD770	CHP Southern Blue-3 Base	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.920	Carrier	WNKC982	Lancaster Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic

Note 1: Transmission consisted of "329 Engines from Station 2 on Lowband, either of you going to need any help with hose?". Who IS this?

 

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Today's captures from Southern California:

Frequency	Tone	Callsign	User	Confirmed via
33.780	114.8	WQAX937	Falmouth, MA Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic (TRS patch)
35.060	136.5	KCD451	Trudeau Sand/Gravel Saranac Lake, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.900	Carrier	WNYM685	Guernsey County, OH Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic ("Guernsey SO, Truck 55")
33.740	Carrier	KYL829	King William Co, VA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.660	Carrier	Unknown	Unknown	See Note 1
35.180	179.9	WPZV709	Comfort Engineering Tupelo, MS	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.920	D156	WQIG620	AJ Myers & Sons Harmony, PA	Freq/PL/Traffic
37.100	162.2	KET358	Morgantown, WV Utility Board	Freq/PL/Traffic (Beaconing CWID)
35.740	Carrier	KLB621	WL Roenigk, Inc (Western PA)	Freq/No PL/Traffic
35.040	141.3	KVW581	Northern Clearing Ashland, WI	Freq/PL/Traffic (such language!)
35.760	123.0	KIA208	Carruth & Son Concrete Waldorf, MD	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.080	141.3	Unknown	Unknown service company	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.720	136.5	WSDQ559	Montauk Bus Service Suffolk, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.740	77.0	Unknown	Unknown	Paging tones only.
33.760	151.4	KEX264	Imperial VFD Clinton, PA	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.680	Carrier	KBH343	Morgan Co, OH Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
37.020	146.2	KZM737	W. Milford, NJ Police	Freq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
37.020	192.8	WQLM989	Stokes Co, NC Schools	Freq/PL/Traffic (Repeater input)
37.700	Carrier	Unknown	Unknown	Intermittent dead carrier.
33.980	Carrier	KGD259	Warren Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.880	82.5	KQH904	Licking Co, OH Fire F2	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.860	77.0	KGC676	Washington Co, MD Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.860	179.9	KCD346	Tolland Co, CT Fire Ops North	Freq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
37.940	151.4	WQFH624	Rim of the World USD SBCo, CA	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.400	151.4	KCX987	CHP Purple-2 Base (Ventura)	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.420	136.5	KMD770	CHP Southern Blue-3 Base	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.920	Carrier	WNKC982	Lancaster Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic

Note 1: Transmission consisted of "329 Engines from Station 2 on Lowband, either of you going to need any help with hose?". Who IS this?

Hampton Township VFD 329-1 from Allegheny co PA? Them whips on the cab look low band.

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs:
31.200 pl 203.5 spanish taxi CR
32.180 pl 77.0 spanish taxi CR
32.940 pl 141.3 spanish taxi CR
31.320 csq polytones weak.
30.060 pl 151.4 MIL COMS weak with noise
Been DXing VHF HI band of late,Angelo

 

[Frequency1]

3/5/25
Listening from the NYC area
BCD396XT w/ rubber duck

CHP and Orange Co FSP:

39.22 192.8 White 3
39.36 162.2 Green B
39.40 186.2 Gold 2
39.44 146.2 Purple 2
39.52 173.8 Orange Co south FSP
39.68 118.8 Turquoise 1
39.88 118.8 Beige 1

 

[d119]

Hampton Township VFD 329-1 from Allegheny co PA? Them whips on the cab look low band.

Betcha that's it - figures you of all people would know. I'll further investigate that.

Edit: KGE561. And it's expired. Go figure.

 

[d119]

Today's captures from Southern California:

Frequency	Tone	Callsign	User	Confirmed via
31.200	91.5	WQPM979	Central HVAC Mountain Home, AR	Freq/PL/Traffic
37.260	136.5	WQBT615	CA Dept. of Food & Agriculture	Freq/PL
35.040	141.3	KVW581	Northern Clearing Ashland, WI	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.960	103.5	Unknown	Unknown	Unintelligible male voice.
35.820	123.0	Unknown	Unknown concrete company.	Freq/PL/Traffic (May be unlicensed).
37.100	162.2	KET358	Morgantown, WV Utility Board	Freq/PL/Traffic (Beaconing CWID, some voice.)
37.700	Carrier	Unknown	Unknown	Intermittent dead carrier. Noisy/brief today.
33.060	118.8	KTS562	Educ. Bus Transp. Copiague, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.140	118.8	Unknown	Unknown	Unintelligible male voice.
35.940	151.4	Unknown	Unknown	Unintelligible female voice.
35.060	136.5	KCD451	Trudeau Sand/Gravel Saranac Lake, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic (Mention of stone & loads)
33.960	Carrier	KED281	Westchester Co, NY Fire/EMS Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.900	136.5	KGB393	Radnor Twp, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.400	151.4	KCX987	CHP Purple-2 Base (Ventura)	Freq/PL/Traffic
37.020	146.2	KZM737	W. Milford, NJ Police	Freq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
35.720	136.5	WSDQ559	Montauk Bus Service Suffolk, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic
35.080	141.3	Unknown	Unknown service company.	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.680	Carrier	KBH343	Morgan Co, OH Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.760	151.4	KEX264	Imperial VFD Clinton, PA	Freq/PL/Traffic (LOUD today!)
37.940	151.4	WQFH624	Rim of the World USD SBCo, CA	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.480	179.9	WNFA251	Tolland Co, CT Fire Ops Vernon	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.780	114.8	WQAX937	Falmouth, MA. Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic (TRS Patch)
33.780	77.0	KCE579	SW NH Fire Mutual Aid	Freq/PL/Traffic (Identified as KCF415)
33.800	179.9	KXV431	Windham Co, CT Fire Dispatch (QVEC)	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.920	Carrier	WNKC982	Lancaster Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.740	Carrier	KYL829	King William Co, VA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.980	Carrier	KGD259	Warren Co, PA Fire Dispatch	Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.880	82.5	KQH904	Licking Co, OH Fire F2	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.880	179.9	KXV431	Windham Co, CT Fire Dispatch (QVEC)	Freq/PL/Traffic
33.860	77.0	KGC676	Washington Co, MD Fire Dispatch	Freq/PL/Traffic

 

[marvinsuggs]

March 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.

25.00 AM WWV Fort Collins, CO

29.62 146.2 Catskills, NY KQ2H Repeater

29.66 107.2 Los Angeles, CA N6LXX Repeater

29.68 131.8 Marlborough, MA W1MRI Repeater

29.68 162.2 Clackamas, OR KR7IS Repeater

29.68 173.8 Gatineau, QC VE2REH Repeater (French)

30.92 167.9 First Student Transport, Warwick, RI

31.08 94.8 Blooming Glen Contractors, Bucks Co, PA

31.24 D131 First Student, Norwich, CT

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

32.18 77.0 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica

33.44 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD

33.48 114.8 Barnstable, MA FD

33.58 114.8 Yarmouth, MA FD

33.58 179.9 Preston, CT FD

33.64 114.8 Bourne, MA FD

33.78 114.8 Falmouth, MA FD

33.80 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD

33.86 77.0 Washington Co, MD FD

33.94 179.9 Waterford, CT FD

33.96 127.3 Westminster, MA

35.18 162.2 Vernola’s Towing Svc, Norwalk, CA

37.02 146.2 W. Milford, NJ PD

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

44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system