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ecps92 - thank you for the correction - this is the kind of feedback that I appreciate. I've updated the data on my end to show that correct information. I also have 32.1000 MHz FM [150.0 Hz] and 49.7000 MHz FM [150.0 Hz] listed for that same user, I believe 32.100MHz FM has been logged recently by other DXers who post on here, I can't say the same about 49.7 MHz FM.

Locally I can confirm that the Virginia Air National Guard uses, or used, 49.7250 MHz FM [150.0 Hz] for air to air comms but they appear to have switched to 41.5250 MHz FM [150.0 Hz] for that (at least as a primary frequency).

Band has been pretty screwy the last three days. Weird traffic on 39.240. Hadn't heard Lee County, VA in a while. Craig Co, VA was loud today. Band was definitely better on the upper end of 30MHz than the lower end.

Thank you for confirming use of 39.5000 MHz FM [131.8 Hz] by Lee County.
39.500 MHz is interesting in that part of Virginia it is used as a multi-purpose frequency and also for fire dispatch (or simulcasting)
39.5000 MHz FM [CSQ] - Virginia Department of Corrections (alternate/secondary to 39.1200 MHz FM [136.5 Hz])
39.5000 MHz FM [CSQ] - Virginia state government general use (alternate to 39.540 MHz - SIRS)
39.5000 MHz FM [ ] - Craig County Virginia Fire Dispatch (simulcast) KIV527 - various tones may be used, or may be CSQ
39.5000 MHz FM [ ] - Alleghany County Virginia Fire Dispatch (simulcast) WPRU554 / KIF431 - various tones may be used, or may be CSQ
39.5000 MHz FM [110.9 Hz] - Wise County Virginia Fire / Rescue Dispatch (simulcast) KYB947
39.5000 MHz FM [114.8 Hz] - Carroll County Virginia Fire Dispatch KBP608
39.5000 MHz FM [131.8 Hz] - Bland County Virginia Countywide Use KWT748
39.5000 MHz FM [131.8 Hz] - Lee County Virginia Countywide "A" WNJL806
 
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Today's captures from Southern California:

FrequencyToneCallsignUserConfirmed via
39.84088.5KMK457Orange Co, CA WEROCFreq/PL/Traffic (More improper operation of the EAS)
39.98088.5KGL481Greene Co, NC Fire/EMS 1Freq/PL/Traffic (Noisy today)
33.760151.4KEX264Imperial VFD Dispatch Clinton, PAFreq/PL/Traffic (Callsign given, "152 Units")
35.120110.9UnknownUnknownMale voice, unreadable.
39.500131.8WNJL806Lee Co, VA Government AFreq/PL/Traffic (EMS call)
31.240136.5UnknownUnknownFemale voice, mention of a quarry.
31.640118.8KFG780Havin Materials Union, MOFreq/PL/Traffic (Mention of not thinking too hard, wiped ass.)
35.180179.9WPZV709Comfort Engineering Tupelo, MSFreq/PL/Traffic (Confirmed as 179.9)
33.060123.0WQAH877Thomas Bus Service Burlington, WIFreq/PL/Traffic
31.20091.5WQPM979Central HVAC Mountain Home, ARFreq/PL/Traffic
35.980CarrierKLB621WL Roenigk, Inc. (Western PA)Freq/No PL/Traffic
35.080141.3UnknownUnknownMale voice, unreadable.
37.020146.2KZM737W. Milford, NJ Police DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
33.88082.5KQH904Licking Co, OH Fire F2Freq/PL/Traffic ("Fire Control")
33.980CarrierKGD259Warren Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic
33.740CarrierKYL829King William Co, VA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic
33.920CarrierWNKC982Lancaster Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic
44.580CarrierMultipleBNSF HLCSFreq/No PL/Traffic
35.140156.7WRFM852Lee Cardice Monticello, FLFreq/PL/Traffic (DUBELYOU RFM852. Lots of traffic (testing) Loud today!
39.160141.3UnknownUnknownMale voice, unreadable (lots of noise) (brief)

Lee Cardice's signal out here was pretty good, got better through out the day. Best it's been since I can remember, normally it's very brief and very noisy. Got about 5 minutes of traffic. Sounds like he was testing with a mobile user and they eventually found the "hot spot" for the mobile where they could communicate. If you're watching out here, Lee, hope you're well.
 

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Today’s Low Band Captures Richmond,TX Bearcat BCT15 X scanner Sirio GPA 27-45 MHz ground plane antenna, Butel ARC PRO software.
31.04 71.9 Rural Hill Sand & Gravel, Belleville, NY?
31.44 162.2 W Noble Hamilton & Son, Inc, Havre de Grace, MD
31.82 D712 Educational Bus Transportation, Suffolk Co, NY
33.10 118.8 Cestnut Ridge Transport, Spring Valley, NY
33.10 123.0 Riverhead, NY Hwy Dept
33.44 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD
33.58 114.8 Yarmouth, MA FD
33.64 114.8 Bourne, MA FD
33.70 131.8 Leominster, MA FD
33.78 114.8 Falmouth, MA FD
33.84 179.9 Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, CT FD
35.06 136.5 Trudeau Sand & Gravel, Saranac Lake, NY
35.28 151.4 Seymours Sand and Stone, Bozrah, CT
35.84 192.8 Bonded Concrete, West Sand Lake, NY
44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system
 

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In regards to 39.1600 MHz FM 141.3 Hz PL:
Some possibilities:

KGD211 - Bradford County Pennsylvania (2 high power base stations, appears to be a dispatch system, 30 receivers/paging receivers associated with each of the two base stations on 39.160 MHz, along with 250 mobiles (identically licensed for 39.1800 MHz)

KNEJ961 - Franklin Regional Council of Governments [Franklin County, Massachusetts] - 6 individual base stations, power output for the base stations licensed for anywhere from 90 watts to 110 watts to 175 watts to 200 watts. 60 mobiles (110 watt power) also licensed for 39.1600 MHz. All the same base stations and mobiles are also licensed for 39.2400 MHz. There is a second Franklin County, MA license (WPWZ466) as well.

KXH392 - Mount Olive Township (Morris County, New Jersey) - three base stations + 35 mobiles licenses for 39.1600 MHz, 39.2400 MHz and 39.4000 MHz, plus a UHF vehicle repeater system. The license indicates it is part of a police / law enforcement radio system.

WPKE758 - Massachusetts State Police - the 141.3 Hz PL tone stands out for this one, as I know MSP use 141.3 Hz tone. License WPKE758 is relatively new, granted in 2023. Just like the KNEJ961 license, it's a set of 6 base stations licensed for 39.16 MHz, plus the same 6 base stations (same locations) licensed for 39.24 MHz, along with 200 mobiles on those two frequencies - and yes, you guessed it, all the base station locations are in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
There are additional licenses in Mass. that also pop up:

WQCC994 - Springfield, City Of (Hampden County, Mass. and Berkshire County, Mass.)

WPQZ426 - Colrain, Town Of (Franklin County, Mass.)

There are several others, but given the fact that you were hearing stations out of New England, these are the licenses that I figured would make the most sense. Plus, the 141.3 Hz PL tone is a hard factor to ignore.
Further research into Franklin County, MA indicates that at least some legacy low band police radio systems (with a couple of exceptions) on 39 MHz band use that same 141.3 Hz PL tone. No indication of 39.1600 MHz specifically, but still an interesting point.
 
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Today’s Low Band Captures Richmond,TX Bearcat BCT15 X scanner Sirio GPA 27-45 MHz ground plane antenna, Butel ARC PRO software.
31.82 D244 Chestnut Ridge Trans, Spring Valley, NY? (Expired License)
33.10 123.0 Riverhead, NY Hwy Dept
37.76 156.7 City/County of San Francisco, CA Water Dept
44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system
 

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Today's captures from Southern California;

FrequencyToneCallsignUserConfirmed via
39.460156.7KBV892CA LLAW1 Southern CaliforniaFreq/PL/Traffic
33.960CarrierKED281Westchester Co, NY Fire/EMS DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic (location confirmed)
33.740CarrierKYL829King William Co, VA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic (all noise)
37.020146.2KZM737W. Milford, NJ Police DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (noisy)
39.98088.5KGL481Greene Co, NC Fire/EMS 1Freq/PL/Traffic (decent signal today)
35.820123.0KKT994Century Ready Mix Monroe, LAFreq/PL/Traffic (Expired license)
37.380114.8VCZ479Donegan's Haulage Perth, ONFreq/PL/Traffic (type of traffic and accents confirm.)
39.84088.5KMK457Orange County, CAFreq/PL/Traffic (EAS RWT... Again.)
35.180179.9WPZV709Comfort Engineering Tupelo, MSFreq/PL/Traffic
37.700CarrierUnknownUnknownIntermittent dead carriers of varying signal strength.
31.20091.5WPQM979Comfort HVAC Mountain Home, ARFreq/PL/Traffic
33.060123.0WQAH877Thomas Bus Service Burlington, WIFreq/PL/Traffic
39.480CarrierWPCC379Los Angeles County, CAFreq/No PL/Traffic (EAS RWT)
31.660131.8UnknownUnknownBrief male voice.
33.88082.5KQH904Licking Co, OH Fire F2Freq/PL/Traffic ("Fire Control")
39.240136.5KMJ214CHP Border Blue West (Orange County)Freq/PL/Traffic (still having phone line problems)
33.860179.9KCD346Tolland Co, CT Fire Ops NorthFreq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
33.940179.9WNHR373Waterford, CT Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic
33.78077.0KCE579SW NH Fire Mutual AidFreq/PL/Traffic
33.980CarrierKGD259Warren Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic
33.920CarrierWNKC982Lancaster Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic (noisy)
35.000150.0MilitaryMilitary trafficBrief carrier with PL.
44.580CarrierMultipleBNSF HLCSFreq/No PL/Traffic

Band kinda doing weird things today. I've never heard Westchester, NY so loud before. Lancaster County was noise, as was King William. Warren County came in OK, but it wasn't much.
 

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Today's captures from Southern California:

FrequencyToneCallsignUserConfirmed via
39.84088.5KMK457Orange Co, CA WEROCFreq/PL/Traffic (More improper operation of the EAS)
39.98088.5KGL481Greene Co, NC Fire/EMS 1Freq/PL/Traffic (Noisy today)
33.760151.4KEX264Imperial VFD Dispatch Clinton, PAFreq/PL/Traffic (Callsign given, "152 Units")
35.120110.9UnknownUnknownMale voice, unreadable.
39.500131.8WNJL806Lee Co, VA Government AFreq/PL/Traffic (EMS call)
31.240136.5UnknownUnknownFemale voice, mention of a quarry.
31.640118.8KFG780Havin Materials Union, MOFreq/PL/Traffic (Mention of not thinking too hard, wiped ass.)
35.180179.9WPZV709Comfort Engineering Tupelo, MSFreq/PL/Traffic (Confirmed as 179.9)
33.060123.0WQAH877Thomas Bus Service Burlington, WIFreq/PL/Traffic
31.20091.5WQPM979Central HVAC Mountain Home, ARFreq/PL/Traffic
35.980CarrierKLB621WL Roenigk, Inc. (Western PA)Freq/No PL/Traffic
35.080141.3UnknownUnknownMale voice, unreadable.
37.020146.2KZM737W. Milford, NJ Police DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
33.88082.5KQH904Licking Co, OH Fire F2Freq/PL/Traffic ("Fire Control")
33.980CarrierKGD259Warren Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic
33.740CarrierKYL829King William Co, VA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic
33.920CarrierWNKC982Lancaster Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic
44.580CarrierMultipleBNSF HLCSFreq/No PL/Traffic
35.140156.7WRFM852Lee Cardice Monticello, FLFreq/PL/Traffic (DUBELYOU RFM852. Lots of traffic (testing) Loud today!
39.160141.3UnknownUnknownMale voice, unreadable (lots of noise) (brief)

Lee Cardice's signal out here was pretty good, got better through out the day. Best it's been since I can remember, normally it's very brief and very noisy. Got about 5 minutes of traffic. Sounds like he was testing with a mobile user and they eventually found the "hot spot" for the mobile where they could communicate. If you're watching out here, Lee, hope you're well.
31.24 136.5 Schreiber & Winkelman, Eden,NY
 

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Today's captures from Southern California:

FrequencyToneCallsignUserConfirmed via
31.100CarrierUnknownAsian fishery traffic.Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.160100.0UnknownUnknownTwo men talking, mention of administration building. MaxTrac heard.
39.900210.7UnknownUnknownDigital patch, mention of "door dash or somethin'". Southern accents.
46.140136.5UnknownUnknownDead carrier with PL.
46.500141.3KCI560Yonkers, NY Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (see Note 1)
46.560D343UnknownUnknown Fire DepartmentSounds like its out of NY. (See Note 2)
31.20091.5WQPM979Central HVAC Mountain Home, ARFreq/PL/Traffic
35.980146.2KNFU569Carroll Concrete Co NH & VTFreq/PL/Traffic (Expired License)
46.080CarrierKED513Orleans Co, NY Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic (Address & City (Medina) confirmed)
46.200100.0KED611Tioga Co, NY Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (Callsign given)
43.700192.8WSCY800Red Cedar Radio Comm Williamson, MIFreq/PL/Traffic (CWID)
35.060D413WSIA370McGillan, Inc. Fort Fairfield, ME.Frequency/PL/Traffic (Per Marvin's log)
33.840131.8KCF918Uxbridge, MA Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (MDC heard)
46.480CarrierKDK667Delaware Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic (Mutual Aid w/ Chester, PA & New Castle, DE)
46.480167.9WQAH915Grafton, MA Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic ("Fire Alarm")
33.800179.9KXV431Windham Co, CT Fire Dispatch (QVEC)Freq/PL/Traffic
33.580114.8KNCS289Yarmouth, MA Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (TRS Patch)
43.080107.2UnknownUnknown materials company.Freq/PL/Traffic ("Good to wash out.")
46.060141.3KCY594Guilford, CT Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (Address & City confirmation)
31.360CarrierWXY679Rockville Fuel & Feed Montgomery Co, MDFreq/No PL/Traffic
31.820D712UnknownEducational Bus Transp. Copiague, NYFreq/PL/Traffic (MDC heard)
33.100123.0WPYL570Riverhead, NY Highway DepartmentFreq/PL/Traffic (See Note 3)
46.460CarrierKQB751Baltimore Co, MD Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic (Beautiful signal!)
43.060100.0UnknownUnknown business.Men talking, tone after each transmission.
46.180141.3WQF238Middlesex Co, CT Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (Address confirmation)
45.940118.8UnknownUnknownFemale voice: "Good afternoon, loud and clear."
45.240107.2UnknownUnknownBits & pieces of two CWID's. I'll work on it.
46.360CarrierKED348Dutchess Co, NY Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic ("Dutchess Medic 1")
45.800173.8KEI426Jefferson, NJ Police DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic
43.080173.8UnknownUnknown business.Male voice: "Hey Mike, are you good to go?"
31.480CarrierWQFS693Hanson Aggregates Woodburn, KYFreq/No PL/Traffic
37.360110.9KNAG223State of Illinois - IDOC StatewideFreq/PL/Traffic
33.480CarrierUnknownUnknownFire paging tones only.
33.480179.9WNFA251Tolland Co, CT Fire Ops VernonFreq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
33.860179.9KCD346Tolland Co, CT Fire Ops NorthFreq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
35.820123.0KKT994Century Ready Mix Monroe, LAFreq/PL/Traffic (Expired License)
33.88082.5KQH904Licking Co, OH Fire F2Freq/PL/Traffic ("Fire Control")
35.180179.9WPZV709Comfort Engineering Tupelo, MSFreq/PL/Traffic
39.98088.5KGL481Greene Co, NC Fire/EMS 1Freq/PL/Traffic
37.020146.2KZM737W. Milford, NJ Police DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic
31.640118.8KFG780Havin Materials Union, MOFreq/PL/Traffic (Expired license)
33.060123.0WQAH877Thomas Bus Service Burlington, WIFreq/PL/Traffic
35.080141.3UnknownUnknownFemale voice, unreadable.
39.120CarrierKNFM345State of Virginia - VDOCFreq/CWID
37.460167.9KEA920Rochester, NY Gas & ElectricFreq/PL/Traffic
44.580CarrierMultipleBNSF HLCSFreq/No PL/Traffic
33.960127.3KCD658Westminster, MA Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic ("Westminster Fire")
33.780114.8WQAX937Falmouth, MA Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (TRS Patch)
33.78077.0KCE579SW NH Fire Mutual AidFreq/PL/Traffic (As KCF415)
33.980CarrierKGD259Warren Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffi
35.740CarrierKLB621WL Roenigk, Inc. (Western PA)Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.920CarrierWNKC982Lancaster Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic

HOLY COW! I've never seen 43/44/45/46MHz open up like this - incredible. Departments I've never heard before. VERY cool! Definitely going to need some help with identifying some of these. A lot of them I had good success in tracking down based on dispatched addresses, names of cities, etc.

Note 1: Verified by radio codes. Call was noisy, but I got enough out of it. Dispatcher mentioned a "10-87 Elevator", and I was able to confirm that is a Yonkers, NY radio code for elevator emergency.

Note 2: This has been mentioned as being FDNY Bronx out of Orange Co, NY. Anyone have details on this? Is it someone's rebroadcast? The DPL code in relation to FDNY is rather interesting if you think about it.

Note 3: Any confirmation of this? I heard MDC and it is clearly a repeater, Riverhead is licensed as a base station and mobiles. Any ideas?

Here's hoping for some more of this tomorrow... What a treat!
 

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Today's captures from Southern California:

FrequencyToneCallsignUserConfirmed via
31.100CarrierUnknownAsian fishery traffic.Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.160100.0UnknownUnknownTwo men talking, mention of administration building. MaxTrac heard.
39.900210.7UnknownUnknownDigital patch, mention of "door dash or somethin'". Southern accents.
46.140136.5UnknownUnknownDead carrier with PL.
46.500141.3KCI560Yonkers, NY Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (see Note 1)
46.560D343UnknownUnknown Fire DepartmentSounds like its out of NY. (See Note 2)
31.20091.5WQPM979Central HVAC Mountain Home, ARFreq/PL/Traffic
35.980146.2KNFU569Carroll Concrete Co NH & VTFreq/PL/Traffic (Expired License)
46.080CarrierKED513Orleans Co, NY Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic (Address & City (Medina) confirmed)
46.200100.0KED611Tioga Co, NY Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (Callsign given)
43.700192.8WSCY800Red Cedar Radio Comm Williamson, MIFreq/PL/Traffic (CWID)
35.060D413WSIA370McGillan, Inc. Fort Fairfield, ME.Frequency/PL/Traffic (Per Marvin's log)
33.840131.8KCF918Uxbridge, MA Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (MDC heard)
46.480CarrierKDK667Delaware Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic (Mutual Aid w/ Chester, PA & New Castle, DE)
46.480167.9WQAH915Grafton, MA Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic ("Fire Alarm")
33.800179.9KXV431Windham Co, CT Fire Dispatch (QVEC)Freq/PL/Traffic
33.580114.8KNCS289Yarmouth, MA Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (TRS Patch)
43.080107.2UnknownUnknown materials company.Freq/PL/Traffic ("Good to wash out.")
46.060141.3KCY594Guilford, CT Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (Address & City confirmation)
31.360CarrierWXY679Rockville Fuel & Feed Montgomery Co, MDFreq/No PL/Traffic
31.820D712UnknownEducational Bus Transp. Copiague, NYFreq/PL/Traffic (MDC heard)
33.100123.0WPYL570Riverhead, NY Highway DepartmentFreq/PL/Traffic (See Note 3)
46.460CarrierKQB751Baltimore Co, MD Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic (Beautiful signal!)
43.060100.0UnknownUnknown business.Men talking, tone after each transmission.
46.180141.3WQF238Middlesex Co, CT Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (Address confirmation)
45.940118.8UnknownUnknownFemale voice: "Good afternoon, loud and clear."
45.240107.2UnknownUnknownBits & pieces of two CWID's. I'll work on it.
46.360CarrierKED348Dutchess Co, NY Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic ("Dutchess Medic 1")
45.800173.8KEI426Jefferson, NJ Police DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic
43.080173.8UnknownUnknown business.Male voice: "Hey Mike, are you good to go?"
31.480CarrierWQFS693Hanson Aggregates Woodburn, KYFreq/No PL/Traffic
37.360110.9KNAG223State of Illinois - IDOC StatewideFreq/PL/Traffic
33.480CarrierUnknownUnknownFire paging tones only.
33.480179.9WNFA251Tolland Co, CT Fire Ops VernonFreq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
33.860179.9KCD346Tolland Co, CT Fire Ops NorthFreq/PL/Traffic (Fleetsync heard)
35.820123.0KKT994Century Ready Mix Monroe, LAFreq/PL/Traffic (Expired License)
33.88082.5KQH904Licking Co, OH Fire F2Freq/PL/Traffic ("Fire Control")
35.180179.9WPZV709Comfort Engineering Tupelo, MSFreq/PL/Traffic
39.98088.5KGL481Greene Co, NC Fire/EMS 1Freq/PL/Traffic
37.020146.2KZM737W. Milford, NJ Police DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic
31.640118.8KFG780Havin Materials Union, MOFreq/PL/Traffic (Expired license)
33.060123.0WQAH877Thomas Bus Service Burlington, WIFreq/PL/Traffic
35.080141.3UnknownUnknownFemale voice, unreadable.
39.120CarrierKNFM345State of Virginia - VDOCFreq/CWID
37.460167.9KEA920Rochester, NY Gas & ElectricFreq/PL/Traffic
44.580CarrierMultipleBNSF HLCSFreq/No PL/Traffic
33.960127.3KCD658Westminster, MA Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic ("Westminster Fire")
33.780114.8WQAX937Falmouth, MA Fire DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (TRS Patch)
33.78077.0KCE579SW NH Fire Mutual AidFreq/PL/Traffic (As KCF415)
33.980CarrierKGD259Warren Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffi
35.740CarrierKLB621WL Roenigk, Inc. (Western PA)Freq/No PL/Traffic
33.920CarrierWNKC982Lancaster Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic

HOLY COW! I've never seen 43/44/45/46MHz open up like this - incredible. Departments I've never heard before. VERY cool! Definitely going to need some help with identifying some of these. A lot of them I had good success in tracking down based on dispatched addresses, names of cities, etc.

Note 1: Verified by radio codes. Call was noisy, but I got enough out of it. Dispatcher mentioned a "10-87 Elevator", and I was able to confirm that is a Yonkers, NY radio code for elevator emergency.

Note 2: This has been mentioned as being FDNY Bronx out of Orange Co, NY. Anyone have details on this? Is it someone's rebroadcast? The DPL code in relation to FDNY is rather interesting if you think about it.

Note 3: Any confirmation of this? I heard MDC and it is clearly a repeater, Riverhead is licensed as a base station and mobiles. Any ideas?

Here's hoping for some more of this tomorrow... What a treat!
43.06 100.0 Higgins Concrete, Sedalia, MO
 

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In regards to 39.1600 MHz FM 141.3 Hz PL:
Some possibilities:

KGD211 - Bradford County Pennsylvania (2 high power base stations, appears to be a dispatch system, 30 receivers/paging receivers associated with each of the two base stations on 39.160 MHz, along with 250 mobiles (identically licensed for 39.1800 MHz)

KNEJ961 - Franklin Regional Council of Governments [Franklin County, Massachusetts] - 6 individual base stations, power output for the base stations licensed for anywhere from 90 watts to 110 watts to 175 watts to 200 watts. 60 mobiles (110 watt power) also licensed for 39.1600 MHz. All the same base stations and mobiles are also licensed for 39.2400 MHz. There is a second Franklin County, MA license (WPWZ466) as well.

KXH392 - Mount Olive Township (Morris County, New Jersey) - three base stations + 35 mobiles licenses for 39.1600 MHz, 39.2400 MHz and 39.4000 MHz, plus a UHF vehicle repeater system. The license indicates it is part of a police / law enforcement radio system.

WPKE758 - Massachusetts State Police - the 141.3 Hz PL tone stands out for this one, as I know MSP use 141.3 Hz tone. License WPKE758 is relatively new, granted in 2023. Just like the KNEJ961 license, it's a set of 6 base stations licensed for 39.16 MHz, plus the same 6 base stations (same locations) licensed for 39.24 MHz, along with 200 mobiles on those two frequencies - and yes, you guessed it, all the base station locations are in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
There are additional licenses in Mass. that also pop up:

WQCC994 - Springfield, City Of (Hampden County, Mass. and Berkshire County, Mass.)

WPQZ426 - Colrain, Town Of (Franklin County, Mass.)

There are several others, but given the fact that you were hearing stations out of New England, these are the licenses that I figured would make the most sense. Plus, the 141.3 Hz PL tone is a hard factor to ignore.
Further research into Franklin County, MA indicates that at least some legacy low band police radio systems (with a couple of exceptions) on 39 MHz band use that same 141.3 Hz PL tone. No indication of 39.1600 MHz specifically, but still an interesting point.
Altho they continue to license 39.1600 out in Franklin County, much has moved to UHF (being Phased out) and the ComIRS P25 (700/800)
 

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46.5600 MHz FM 343 DCS - Orange County New York Fire Dispatch - WNMT510 (possibly additional callsigns/licenses)
That callsign doesn't return to that frequency.

46.560 is licensed to the Washingtonville Fire District in Orange County (WPCP817), is it them? Anyone know anything about this?
 

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In regards to 39.1600 MHz FM 141.3 Hz PL:
Some possibilities:

KNEJ961 - Franklin Regional Council of Governments [Franklin County, Massachusetts]
WPKE758 - Massachusetts State Police - the 141.3 Hz PL tone stands out for this one, as I know MSP use 141.3 Hz tone.
WQCC994 - Springfield, City Of (Hampden County, Mass. and Berkshire County, Mass.)
WPQZ426 - Colrain, Town Of (Franklin County, Mass.)

It is definitely not Springfield or FRCOG. As someone who is in that area very regularly, (my family is out there). My only note I could find was that Colrain was using it but that was 10+ years ago. FRCOG has moved entirely to the CoMIRS State system, with the UHF patched repeaters still active. I've had it in my scanner up there for every time I've travelled but for the most part over the most recent few years it's been dead.
It was also tied into the Western Mass intercity network, WMLEC, at one point but only for about 30 seconds. I am overdue to revisit that area, so I will over the winter, as weather permits.
 

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QTH: Bristol County, MA RX: BCD996P2

Not as active of a California year as in years past. Got some today, however.

FrequencyToneRSSISystem / SiteGroupChannel
39.6800C 118.8366CHPInlandTurquois B
39.3400C 162.2342CHPBorderBrown B
39.4000C 162.2338CHPBorderOrange B
39.2600C 118.8357CHPInlandCopper B
42.4400C 179.9425CHPNorth DivisionRed 2 Border B
42.4000C 107.2443CHPYreka Dispatch CPurple B
 

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Today's captures from Southern California:

FrequencyToneCallsignUserConfirmed via
45.640141.3KNIQ439Colchester, CT TransportationFreq/PL/Traffic
37.360110.9KNAG223State of Illinois - IDOC StatewideFreq/PL/Traffic
46.360CarrierKED348Dutchess Co, NY Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic
31.640118.8KFG780Havin Materials Union, MOFreq/PL/Traffic (Expired License)
35.820123.0KKT994Century Ready Mix Monroe, LAFreq/PL/Traffic (Expired license)
39.84088.5KMK457Orange Co, CA WEROCFreq/PL/Traffic (EAS RWT. Again. Twice!)
39.52079.7WQAW220Craig Co, VA Sheriff's DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic (MDC heard)
35.180179.9WPZV709Comfort Engineering Tupelo, MSFreq/PL/Traffic
31.480CarrierWQFS693Hanson Aggregates Woodburn, KYFreq/No PL/Traffic
35.720D156WQIG620AJ Myers & Sons Harmony, PAFreq/PL/Traffic
31.20091.5WQPM979Central HVAC Mountain Home, ARFreq/PL/Traffic
35.920141.3UnknownUnknownMale voice, unreadable.
33.060123.0WQAH877Thomas Bus Service Burlington, WIFreq/PL/Traffic
35.080141.3UnknownUnknwoMale voice, unreadable.
37.380114.8VCZ479Donegan's Haulage Perth, ONFreq/PL/Traffic
37.580D412KGA845Potomac Electric Power Co Washington, DCFreq/PL/Traffic (CWID)
37.020146.2KZM737W. Milford, NJ Police DispatchFreq/PL/Traffic
33.980CarrierKGD259Warren Co, PA Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic
33.88082.5KQH904Licking Co, OH Fire F2Freq/PL/Traffic
33.680CarrierKBH343Morgan Co, OH Fire DispatchFreq/No PL/Traffic
33.860146.2KBH343Morgan Co, OH Fire TacticalFreq/PL/Traffic

Back to our regularly scheduled programming it seems.
 

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Today’s Low Band Captures Richmond,TX Bearcat BCT15 X scanner Sirio GPA 27-45 MHz ground plane antenna, Butel ARC PRO software.
30.64 110.9 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter Concrete, Frederick Co, MD
31.20 D432 Thomas, Bennett & Hunter Concrete, Washington Co, MD
31.82 D244 Chestnut Ridge Trans, Spring Valley, NY? (Expired License)
31.82 D712 Educational Bus Transportation, Suffolk Co, NY
33.10 123.0 Riverhead, NY Hwy Depot
33.52 131.8 East Haven, CT FD
33.58 114.8 Yarmouth, MA FD
33.80 179.9 Quinebaugh Valley, CT FD
33.86 179.9 Tolland Co, CT FD
33.90 136.5 Radnor, PA FDs
33.96 127.3 Westminster, MA
35.06 D413 McGillan Construction, Inc, Fort Fairfield, ME (License Expired)
35.82 192.8 Troy Sand & Gravel, Rensselaer, NY
35.84 192.8 Bonded Concrete, West Sand Lake, NY
35.98 146.2 Caroll Concrete Co, NH & VT
37.02 146.2 W. Milford, NJ PD
37.24 146.2 (input) W. Milford, NJ PD
37.82 103.5 Suffolk Co, NY Water Authority
44.58 CSQ BNSF Hy-Rail limits compliance system
 
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