39.5600 MHz FM 97.4 Hz PL is also used by Carroll County Virginia Sheriff's Office under license WNMX548.
Carroll County Virginia operates a linked base station network on VHF low band/VHF high band via UHF links.
Carroll County Fire/Rescue is dispatched on 39.5000 MHz FM with 114.8 Hz PL tone. Numerous counties in the southwest portion of Virginia use 39.50 MHz for fire dispatch or simulcast their fire/EMS dispatch on 39.500 MHz (with various tones) for mutual aid purposes. Carroll County's license for 39.500 MHz is KBP608.
Carroll County Fire/Rescue also use 39.1000 MHz FM and 39.9800 MHz FM (both with 114.8 Hz PL) for fireground, tactical and non-dispatch communications under KBP608 as well.
My list has long has New York State Parks and Carroll County Virginia Sheriff's Office as both using 39.560 MHz [97.4 Hz PL]. One of a handful of listings where multiple users use the same frequency and the same PL tone (and happen to both be in the same time zone in this case!).
The best way is to get a positive ID on the callsign. If you're hearing fire dispatch activity or other comms on 39.500 and/or are hearing law enforcement mutual aid comms on 39.5400 MHz FM [CSQ] coming out of Virginia then you're probably hearing Carroll County Virginia on 39.560 MHz.
Another good indicator is the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC / Virginia DOC) statewide system on 39.1200 MHz FM 136.5 Hz PL. Virginia DOC also use 39.5000 MHz FM CSQ as a secondary frequency statewide. The 39.120 MHz system is known to transmit CW IDs pretty frequently.
Carroll County Virginia operates a linked base station network on VHF low band/VHF high band via UHF links.
Carroll County Fire/Rescue is dispatched on 39.5000 MHz FM with 114.8 Hz PL tone. Numerous counties in the southwest portion of Virginia use 39.50 MHz for fire dispatch or simulcast their fire/EMS dispatch on 39.500 MHz (with various tones) for mutual aid purposes. Carroll County's license for 39.500 MHz is KBP608.
Carroll County Fire/Rescue also use 39.1000 MHz FM and 39.9800 MHz FM (both with 114.8 Hz PL) for fireground, tactical and non-dispatch communications under KBP608 as well.
My list has long has New York State Parks and Carroll County Virginia Sheriff's Office as both using 39.560 MHz [97.4 Hz PL]. One of a handful of listings where multiple users use the same frequency and the same PL tone (and happen to both be in the same time zone in this case!).
The best way is to get a positive ID on the callsign. If you're hearing fire dispatch activity or other comms on 39.500 and/or are hearing law enforcement mutual aid comms on 39.5400 MHz FM [CSQ] coming out of Virginia then you're probably hearing Carroll County Virginia on 39.560 MHz.
Another good indicator is the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC / Virginia DOC) statewide system on 39.1200 MHz FM 136.5 Hz PL. Virginia DOC also use 39.5000 MHz FM CSQ as a secondary frequency statewide. The 39.120 MHz system is known to transmit CW IDs pretty frequently.
