2025 VHF Low Band Logs

[marvinsuggs]

You have a recording? I'll never receive it via skip.

 

[marvinsuggs]

Thanks Marvin for the upload.

You’re welcome sir.

 

[kc2asb]

Thank you @marvinsuggs for the video.

 

[d119]

Very cool. Man that was getting eaten alive by BNSF for a while there.

 

[marvinsuggs]

Thank you @marvinsuggs for the video.

You're welcome sir

 

[marvinsuggs]

Very cool. Man that was getting eaten alive by BNSF for a while there.

Thank you sir

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs
33.480 pl 114.8 FD MA
33.780 pl 77.0 FD NH M . Aid
35.840 pl 192.8 Bonded Concrete NY
33.780 pl 114.8 FD MA Barnstable
33.040 pl 114.8 FD MA
33.640 pl 114.8 FDMA
31.120 pl 100.0 NRT Van Pool MA
31.240 pl 136.5 School Bus Winkel NY
33.560 pl 100.0 FD CT
33.580 pl 114.8 FD MA Yarmith
33.060 pl 131.8 FD MA
31.800 pl 131.8 Joe/son/inc CT
35.780 pl 107.2 FD CT dispatch
35.280 pl 151.4 Mil Coms
33.780 pl 179.9 FD CT
33.520 pl 131.8 FD CT
30.760 CW ID NRT Van Pool MA
46.360 csq FD NY
46.100 DC754 FD MA Willbra
33.800 pl 179.9 FD CT
31.960 pl 162.2 2 loads to 38 ok unknown
37.020 pl 146.2 PD NJ W.Mill
Nice opening here all signals had some noise on them.Angelo

 

[marvinsuggs]

Today’s 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.

43.28 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX

43.44 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX

44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system

46.46 CSQ Baltimore Co, MD FD

 

[marvinsuggs]

Thank you sir

Very cool. Man that was getting eaten alive by BNSF for a while there.

I live pretty close to the BNSF rail yard.

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs from 7 am CST to 10 am CST
33.060 pl 131.8 FD MA
33.780 pl 77.0 FD NH M. Aid
35.840 pl 192.8 Bonded Concrete NY
33.800 pl 179.9 FD CT
32.550 pl 151.4 MIL COMS
30.920 pl 167.2 buses RI
33.860 pl 179.9 FD CT
35.060 pl 136.5 Trudea Sand and Gravel NY
31.120 pl 100.0 NRT Van Poll MA
31.240 136.5 schools buses Winkel NY
33.780 pl 114.8 FD MA Barnstable
46.360 FD NY
35.780 pl 107.2 FD CT Dispatch
37.020 pl 146.2 PD NJ
43.960 pl 100.0 PW tree blocking the road
31.820 DC 244 Chestnut Ridge Transportation NY
33.640 pl 114.8 FD MA
30.760 CW ID NRT Van Pool MA
33.440 pl 179.9 FD CT M. Aid
33.480 pl 114.8 FD MA
35.320 DC 074 female heard unknown
46.180 141.3 FD Midd County CT
33.580 pl 114.8 FD MA Yarmith
31.440 pl 162.2 Nobel and Son MD
39.440 pl 97.4 NY State Parks
30.020 pl 151.4 Mil Coms
31.200 pl 100.0 Taxis
46.260 FD NY
46.220 FD PA
46.560 DC 343 FD NJ
45.980 PD NJ
45.800 pl 173.8 PD NJ
45.080 PW MA
31.360 pl 173.8 male voice unknown
44.580 csq BNSF Telemetry TX
46.500 pl 141.3 FD NY Yonkers
31.200 DC 432 T.Bennet Concrete MD
46.180 pl 186.2 FD PA
46.480 FD PA
46.46 FD Baltimore County MD
Busy morning here many stations heard all had noise on them faded out at 10 am cst here.Angelo

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs:
35.840 pl 192.8 Bonded Concrete NY
47.47 pl 151.4 Mil Coms radio checks new one for me
44.580 csq BNSF Telemetry TX
33.860 pl 179.9 FD CT
33.640 pl 114.8 FD MA
33.780 pl 77.0 FD NH M. Aid
46.360 FDNY
33.480 pl 114.8 FD MA
33.800 pl 179.9 FD CT
37.020 pl 146.2 PD NJ West Millford
43.960 pl 100.0
45.080 FD NJ Frankfort
35.780 pl 107.2 Herbert,Buttler ,Concrete CT
43.660 Data bursts very strong
46.940 pl 110.9 PD Sandbank Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada heard dispatch and 3 mobils for call of a stroke new one for me!
33.580 pl 114.8 FD MA Yarmith
33.640 pl 114.8 FD MA
33.480 pl 179.9 FD CT Tolland
33.620 pl 131.8 FD MA South County
30.220 CW ID Hospital in Canada found youtube video of it new to me!
33.040 pl 114.8 FD MA Barnstable
Got a few new ones today listened from8:40 am cst to 10 am cst when band faded out!

 

[KF4ZTO]

Todays logs

35.280 pl 151.4 Mil Coms - this is (or should be) 35.275 MHz with the 150 Hz tone. Of course, every scanner decodes it as 151.4

Todays logs from 7 am CST to 10 am CST

32.550 pl 151.4 MIL COMS - I've come across this one a few times in the past too. When it comes in, I sometimes hear what I believe are military police comms on 34.050 MHz, 34.150 MHz and a handful of others.

30.020 pl 151.4 Mil Coms - 30.025 MHz FM 150.0 Hz PL tone - this seems to be a popular air to air and air to ground frequency for military users

Todays logs:

47.47 pl 151.4 Mil Coms radio checks new one for me - frequency almost certainly 47.475 MHz. Nice catch though!

30.220 CW ID Hospital in Canada found youtube video of it new to me! - this is another good one. See also: 30.020 MHz and 30.420 MHz.

Some very nice catches, especially 35.275 and 47.725 MHz. I know that local (to me), air to air comms take place on 41.525 MHz and 49.725 MHz (both FM, with the usual 150.0 Hz tone that shows up as 151.4 Hz tone). The 25 kHz "offset" frequencies (including, say, 30.025 MHz) are not as common - it seems, as the 50 kHz spacing or even 100 kHz spacing frequencies, but they are absolutely in use.
The hospital paging system catch on 30.2200 MHz is another good band opening indicator. From my reading / research, 29.840 MHz, 30.020 MHz and 30.420 MHz are used for the same purposes. However, I can only find confirmation of 30.02 MHz and 30.22 MHz (as far as loggings go, all from DXers). FWIW, 29.84 MHz and 30.42 MHz all "match" the apparent 200 kHz spacing between on site hospital paging frequencies, so it does at least make some sense.
Speaking of on site hospital paging frequencies, I heard the UK on site hospital paging frequencies 31.725 MHz, 31.750 MHz and 31.775 MHz again recently, with the usual hodgepodge of CTCSS tones. I can confirm that they do use voice on those frequencies (as in, making voice pages), however, the vast majority of transmissions are, well, data (paging).

The UK apparently also use 31.150 MHz and numerous frequencies in the 49 MHz range (eg. 49.0625 MHz, 49.1875 MHz, 49.375 MHz, 49.425 MHz, 49.450 MHz, 49.475 MHz, 49.4875 MHz) for on site paging - plus the 26 MHz band...the 26-28 MHz band and 29 MHz paging frequencies are another story, though - due to the sheer number of paging and datalink systems on the 26-28 MHz band, especially out of Europe. Yep, here we have the RCRS frequencies, there it is like that, if RCRS was used as a standard on site paging system for numerous facilities, including hospitals.

For band opening indicator purposes - I can confirm that 29.800 MHz FM, 29.900 MHz FM, 30.100 MHz FM, 30.875 MHz FM, 30.900 MHz FM and 31.320 MHz FM are all used for on-site paging somewhere in Europe. Double VHF low band DX bonus points for hearing the French EPAR polytone data link signals on 31.325 MHz and the POCSAG paging signals on 31.320 MHz mixing together.

Okay, I can confirm that 30.875 and 30.900 are used by Spain (not able to confirm the other ones, but it seems that when 30.875 / 30.900 are coming in, 29.800 and 29.900 are as well. I've heard some sporadic paging signals on 29.700 MHz, 29.750 MHz and 29.850 MHz when the band is really rolling - that is, when 29.8 and 29.9 are just booming in.

At those points, Spanish paging signals on 40.775 MHz, 40.825 MHz, 40.850 MHz, 40.875 MHz and 40.900 MHz are also noted. There's at least one system (presumably also in Spain) on 40.900 MHz that transmits a FM carrier when it is "idle", includes a BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP transmission at somewhat regular intervals and transmits a 110.9 Hz PL tone, which is interesting. Italian paging signals can be found on 40.0125 MHz, 40.0375 MHz, 40.0625 MHz, 40.0875 MHz and numerous others.

 

[sprman1955]

Some very nice catches, especially 35.275 and 47.725 MHz. I know that local (to me), air to air comms take place on 41.525 MHz and 49.725 MHz (both FM, with the usual 150.0 Hz tone that shows up as 151.4 Hz tone). The 25 kHz "offset" frequencies (including, say, 30.025 MHz) are not as common - it seems, as the 50 kHz spacing or even 100 kHz spacing frequencies, but they are absolutely in use.
The hospital paging system catch on 30.2200 MHz is another good band opening indicator. From my reading / research, 29.840 MHz, 30.020 MHz and 30.420 MHz are used for the same purposes. However, I can only find confirmation of 30.02 MHz and 30.22 MHz (as far as loggings go, all from DXers). FWIW, 29.84 MHz and 30.42 MHz all "match" the apparent 200 kHz spacing between on site hospital paging frequencies, so it does at least make some sense.
Speaking of on site hospital paging frequencies, I heard the UK on site hospital paging frequencies 31.725 MHz, 31.750 MHz and 31.775 MHz again recently, with the usual hodgepodge of CTCSS tones. I can confirm that they do use voice on those frequencies (as in, making voice pages), however, the vast majority of transmissions are, well, data (paging).

The UK apparently also use 31.150 MHz and numerous frequencies in the 49 MHz range (eg. 49.0625 MHz, 49.1875 MHz, 49.375 MHz, 49.425 MHz, 49.450 MHz, 49.475 MHz, 49.4875 MHz) for on site paging - plus the 26 MHz band...the 26-28 MHz band and 29 MHz paging frequencies are another story, though - due to the sheer number of paging and datalink systems on the 26-28 MHz band, especially out of Europe. Yep, here we have the RCRS frequencies, there it is like that, if RCRS was used as a standard on site paging system for numerous facilities, including hospitals.

For band opening indicator purposes - I can confirm that 29.800 MHz FM, 29.900 MHz FM, 30.100 MHz FM, 30.875 MHz FM, 30.900 MHz FM and 31.320 MHz FM are all used for on-site paging somewhere in Europe. Double VHF low band DX bonus points for hearing the French EPAR polytone data link signals on 31.325 MHz and the POCSAG paging signals on 31.320 MHz mixing together.

Okay, I can confirm that 30.875 and 30.900 are used by Spain (not able to confirm the other ones, but it seems that when 30.875 / 30.900 are coming in, 29.800 and 29.900 are as well. I've heard some sporadic paging signals on 29.700 MHz, 29.750 MHz and 29.850 MHz when the band is really rolling - that is, when 29.8 and 29.9 are just booming in.

At those points, Spanish paging signals on 40.775 MHz, 40.825 MHz, 40.850 MHz, 40.875 MHz and 40.900 MHz are also noted. There's at least one system (presumably also in Spain) on 40.900 MHz that transmits a FM carrier when it is "idle", includes a BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP transmission at somewhat regular intervals and transmits a 110.9 Hz PL tone, which is interesting. Italian paging signals can be found on 40.0125 MHz, 40.0375 MHz, 40.0625 MHz, 40.0875 MHz and numerous others.

Thanks for that info will update my scanner on the mil coms!Can you link me where you got the Spain and Italy paging signals from.Angelo

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs:
30.450 pl 151.4 Fort Hood Range Control
43.800 pl 173.8 KCA267 Crawford County Transit Authority Michigan Been trying to ID this station .Got it at last when they said Crawford.New one for me here.
Got only 2 today band was doa Angelo

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs
31.120 pl 100.0 NRT Van Pool MA
33.780 pl 114.8 FD MA Barnstable
30.780 CW ID NRT Van Pool MA
33.480 pl 114.8 FD MA
33.440 pl 179.9 FD CT M.Aid
44.580 csq BNSF Telemetry TX
33.640 pl 114.8 FD MA
30.450 pl 151.4 Fort Hood range control
33.580 pl 114.8 FD MA Yarmith
33.700 pl 114.8 FD MA
43.280 pl 77.0 Readymix TX
31.960 pl 162.2
Slow morning here.Angelo

 

[sprman1955]

Todays log :
30.450 pl 151.1 FM Fort Hood Range Control,with radio calls to go hot and cold.
All i heard today band DOA here .Angelo

 

[marvinsuggs]

Today’s 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.

31.20 203.5 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica

43.88 146.2 U.S. Pipeline, Houston, TX

44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system

47.02 D134 Florida DOT/ Lake City

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs
31.600 pl 167.9 Rock Mat.Company PA
30.640 pl 110.9 Thomas Bennet Concrete company MD
25 MHZ WWV AM with time weak then faded out 1st time hearing it weeks.
Signals were low audio here .Heard them in a 15 min time around 10 am cst then they were gone.Angelo :/

 

[d119]

Still here, it's been largely just the regional (locals are locked out) CHP channels for me.

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs.
35.280 pl 151.4 Mil Coms
33.780 pl 114.8 FD MA Barnstable
30.450 pl 151.4 Fort Hood Range Control Mil Coms
Signals were weak with noise.Angelo