2025 VHF Low Band Logs

[sprman1955]

Been DOA here tho today 25 mhz WWV am is coming in at S-4 here with noise. Angelo

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs:
33.780 pl 77.0 FD NH M. Aid
33.480 pl 114.8 FD MA
33.780 pl 114.8 FD MA Barnstable
30.760 cw id NRT Van Pool MA
33.580 pl 114.8 FD MA Yarmith
33.640 pl 114.8 FD MA
33.800 pl 179.9 FD CT Tolland
44.720 pl 71.9 TN Forestry
33.860 pl 77.0 FD MD Washington County
33.960 pl 179.9 FD CT Lyme
37.020 pl 146.2 PD NJ W. Mill
31.200 pl 100 taxi
Signals were spotty here today.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.



32.18 77.0 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica

44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs:
30.450 pl 151.4 Fort Hood Range Control weak with noise TX
44.580 csq BNSF Telemetry weak with noise TX
Not much coming thru here lots of noise here.Angelo

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs
44.580 csq BNSF telemetry TX
45.48 pl 162.2 Wilson Country Commanders net EMA TN
45.100 csq Muray country solid waste WPUZ237 TN
All i heard today rare i hear anything TN thats local to me.Angelo

 

[d119]

Wow! Actually had some stuff come in today... Like old times. Today's captures from Southern California:

Frequency	Tone	Callsign	User	Confirmed via
31.040	71.9	KCF851	Rural Sand & Gravel Co. Belleville, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic
31.440	162.2	KLL370	W. Noble Hamilton & Son Havre de Grace, MD	Freq/PL/Traffic (Brief but clear)
33.040	114.8	WQDR782	W. Barnstable, MA Fire Dispatch	Carrier only w/ PL briefly.
31.820	D244	WPUW388	The Trans Group Rockland Co, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic (Expired license).
31.600	179.9	Unknown	Unknown	Male voice: "Oh it's a good one..."
31.360	Carrier	WXY679	Rockville Fuel & Feed Montgomery Co, MD	Freq/No PL/Traffic
31.200	D432	KBB436	TB&H Concrete Washington Co, MD	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.420	136.5	KMD770	CHP Southern Blue-3 Base	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.400	151.4	KCX987	CHP Puple-2 Base (Ventura)	Freq/PL/Traffic

Well that was a nice little bonus, been a while!

 

[marvinsuggs]

Wow! Actually had some stuff come in today... Like old times. Today's captures from Southern California:

Frequency	Tone	Callsign	User	Confirmed via
31.040	71.9	KCF851	Rural Sand & Gravel Co. Belleville, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic
31.440	162.2	KLL370	W. Noble Hamilton & Son Havre de Grace, MD	Freq/PL/Traffic (Brief but clear)
33.040	114.8	WQDR782	W. Barnstable, MA Fire Dispatch	Carrier only w/ PL briefly.
31.820	D244	WPUW388	The Trans Group Rockland Co, NY	Freq/PL/Traffic (Expired license).
31.600	179.9	Unknown	Unknown	Male voice: "Oh it's a good one..."
31.360	Carrier	WXY679	Rockville Fuel & Feed Montgomery Co, MD	Freq/No PL/Traffic
31.200	D432	KBB436	TB&H Concrete Washington Co, MD	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.420	136.5	KMD770	CHP Southern Blue-3 Base	Freq/PL/Traffic
45.400	151.4	KCX987	CHP Puple-2 Base (Ventura)	Freq/PL/Traffic

Well that was a nice little bonus, been a while!

31.60 179.9 Rockhill Materials, Bowmanstown, PA

 

[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.

43.44 77.0 Ingram Readymix, Houston, TX

44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system

 

[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.

39.98 88.5 Greene Co, NC EMS

42.56 118.8 California HP/Barstow

 

[sprman1955]

Todays logs
30.450 pl 151.4 Fort Hood Range Control TX
44.580 csq BNSF Telemetry heard weak TX
Band in poor shape fades noise signals were weak here. Angelo

 

[kb3ouk]

Todays logs here many so if any mistakes let me know pewww:
33.880 pl 127.3 FD Ohio
33.780 pl 77.0 FD NH M.Aid
46.360 FD NY
46.560 DC 343 FD NY
37.020 pl 146.2 PD NJ W. Mill
46.160 FD PA
46.580 FD NJ
46.060 FD TN with tones
33.480 pl 114.8 FD MA
33.860 pl 77.0 FD MD
46.330 110.9 ST Parks NJ
46.180 pl 141.3 FD CT
43.960 pl 100.0 ??
33,800 pl 179.9 FD CT
46.260 FD NY
45.860 pl 123.0
47.820 pl 110.9 PW NJ
33.780 pl 114.8 FD MA Barnstable
45.840 pl 123.0 ???
47.080 pl 146.2 PW CT
33.640 pl 114.8 FD MA
37.580 DC 412 PEPCO Wash D C
33.440 pl 179.9 FD CT M. Aid
45.880 pl 156.7 interops
46.500 pl 141.3 FD NY Yonkers
33.040 pl 114.8 FD MA
33.860 pl 179.9 FD CT
45.440 82.5 NY ST Parks
45.620 pl 162.2 FD NY Maaroncck Village
33.940 pl 179.9 FD CT
44.720 pl 71.9 TN/ST/Forestry
44.580 csq BNSF Strong here Telemtry
46.860 PL 118.8 Wasaga Beach MNR Canada ????
46.580 no code PW MI reading off of lakes affected by the weather rat lake rock lake and many others
33.520 pl 131.8 FD CT
43.600 Data Burst >> may be SNOWTEL
43.200 pl 146.2 FD call for medic unit
37.380 pl 114.8 sounds like sand gravel company
46.480 FD PA
46.46 Baltimore County FD MD
33.920 fd pa
44.920 np code cw id
37.600 pl 123.0 Nat. Grid MA
33.740 FD King Will.CO. VA
47.220 pl 123.0 PD NJ
47.130 pl 110.9 VDOT VA
46.060 pl 97.4 FD PA Cumberland County PA
Very busy morning from 7:30 am CST till 10 am CST Angelo

46.160 is Franklin County PA fire dispatch, pretty much line of sight for me.

 

[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.

43.04 107.2 U.S. Pipeline, Houston, TX

42.06 203.5 Missouri DPS/Springfield

42.12 203.5 Missouri DPS/Springfield

42.92 203.5 Missouri DPS/Lees Summit

44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system

46.46 CSQ Baltimore Co, MD FD

 

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46.400 156.7 South Carolina Emergency Management roll call
I've never logged it before today and others may find this interesting. Tropo? Has anyone logged this before?

 

[sprman1955]

Not hearing a thing here not even local.Skip must have skipped out on me here. Anything above 20MHZ weak or just not there.Angelo

 

[sprman1955]

Yesterdays log:
45.48 csq Wilson County TN Commanders net heard with data burst.
Only thing i heard its 20 miles from me.Angelo

 

[sprman1955]

Todays log:
26.205 AM spanish taxis been reported befor
29.800 RTTY unknown
29.870 RTTY unknown
All heard on my NRD-535Dhere nothing heard from 30 mhz on up.Angelo

 

[sprman1955]

Todays log:
44.580 csq BNSF Telemetry TX started out weak 3 hours later was very strong
All i heard today.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.

32.18 77.0 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica

32.18 141.3 Spanish

42.00 186.2 Missouri DPS/car to car

44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system

 

[KF4ZTO]

Todays log:
26.205 AM spanish taxis been reported befor
29.800 RTTY unknown
29.870 RTTY unknown
All heard on my NRD-535Dhere nothing heard from 30 mhz on up.Angelo

26.205 MHz AM is a good one. Not as frequently heard as, say, 25.695 MHz AM, 26.035 MHz AM, 26.765 MHz AM or some others, but still. 26.765MHz noted yesterday 04 September 2025 active with taxi cab dispatch traffic.

Lots of Latin American 11m activity today 05 September 2025 09/05/2025 including 26.555 MHz LSB, noting lots of fading/QSB though. Seems the band is not playing as nicely as it has in the past.

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.

32.18 77.0 Taxi, Alajuela, Costa Rica

32.18 141.3 Spanish

42.00 186.2 Missouri DPS/car to car

44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system

32.180 MHz FM active with both 77.0 Hz CTCSS tone and 141.3 Hz CTCSS tone (along with 32.940 MHz FM with 77.0 PL and 141.3 PL), all part of the same taxi cab dispatch system in Alajuela, Costa Rica. So it is at least a four channel system (32.18MHz with C77.0 and C141.3 plus 32.94 with C77.0 and C141.3).

 

[KF4ZTO]

25 MHz + logs (receiver: W3HFU remote SDR receiver, location: Westminster, MD). Tuning start time: 1145 U.S. East Coast local time, 1545 UTC

25.000 MHz AM - WWV coming in decently, S5 signal strength, some mild QSB, peaks to S6
25.675 MHz AM - Truckers, southern U.S. accents, very heavy fading
25.695 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language - Mexico
25.775 MHz LSB - Spanish language freebanders
25.805 MHz LSB - Portuguese language comms
25.865 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language - Mexico
25.950 MHz FM - FM carrier, likely studio transmitter link (STL) operating in "idle" mode (carrier squelch, no tone)
26.165 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language - weak signal
26.205 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language - Mexico
26.225 MHz USB - Spanish language comms, Mexican accents - freeband calling / activity frequency
26.335 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - YL dispatcher lady, Mexico - Spanish language
26.375 MHz AM - Spanish language comms - Latin American truckers common frequency
26.395 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language - Mexico
26.405 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language - likely Mexican origin
26.455 MHz AM - OM ops and YL heard, likely taxi cab dispatch
26.555 MHz LSB - Spanish language comms - freeband 11m frequency, cf. 27.455 MHz USB, etc.
26.575 MHz AM - Spanish language chatter, QSYed from 26585 AM
26.585 MHz AM - Spanish language free band 11 meter frequency, truckers, etc.
26.595 MHz AM - Spanish language comms - also QSY'ed from 26.585 MHz AM
26.645 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatcher - Spanish language
26.675 MHz AM- Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language - Mexico
26.685 MHz AM- Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language - Mexico, also OM operators heard
26.695 MHz AM - Spanish language free band 11 meter frequency, Puerto Rico?
26.705 MHz AM - Spanish language freeband 11m CB frequency
26.765 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language - Mexico, first noted around 1555 UTC
26.785 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language
26.805 MHz FM - Weak FM signals noted, U.S. domestic
26.835 MHz AM - U.S. truckers
26.915 MHz AM - U.S. freeband calling frequency "915"
26.925 MHz AM - U.S. based stations, mixing with Spanish language taxi cab dispatcher
26.955 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language

26.960 MHz - 27.410 MHz legal U.S. CB allocation + RCRS allocation 26.965 MHz - 27.405 MHz (10 kHz spacing)

27.095 MHz AM - Weak Spanish language
27.195 MHz AM - RCRS frequency - AM voice, Spanish language taxi cab dispatch noted at 1603 UTC
27.195 MHz FM - MFSK data link signals (constant data stream and bursts starting to fade in)

27.415 MHz AM - U.S. freeband comms and Spanish language comms mixing together
27.420 MHz FM - French language, very weak
27.450 MHz FM - Weak carrier signal noted, possibly pager / data link systems out of Europe
Mostly SSB signals in the "high channel" range (27.41 MHz - 28.0 MHz),


27.505 MHz AM - U.S. based freebanders, presumably truckers or other land mobile users
27.525 MHz AM - U.S. truckers
27.570 MHz FM - French language, switching between FM and USB modes
27.635 MHz AM - U.S. truckers, this is CB channel 19 "up one band" (see also: 25.835 MHz, 26.285 MHz, 26.735 MHz, 28.085 MHz)
27.655 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language - likely Mexico, with heavy QRM from 27.650 MHz and 27.655
27.735 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language
27.785 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language, nice clear signal of YL dispatcher
27.795 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language
27.815 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language
27.845 MHz AM - U.S. truckers or other land mobile users, with QRM from SSB signals and taxis on freq
27.845 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language
27.915 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language
27.965 MHz AM - Taxi cab dispatch - Spanish language