According to the database, these VHF lowband frequencies are for "emergency / intercounty" use. Only ONE time, ten years ago, did I hear any activity on any of these frequencies, that was on 37.1000 MHz. Since then, I have faithfully kept these frequencies in my scanners and monitored them for the past ten years and I haven't heard diddly on any of them. However, I have also noticed that nearly every Arkansas county I have checked has an active license to use these frequencies. Has anyone heard ANY activity on ANY of these frequencies in the past ten years? Do they hang on to these just in case of some widespread catastrophic incident such as the New Madrid fault cutting loose a huge 1812-style earthquake?
37.240, 37.200 & 37.100
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They are the original VHF Lo interop freqs for AR. They are still held onto by license and a few places still maintain actual Lo Band gear as last resort backup. Most places have moved on up into VHF Hi, UHF, or the AWIN. In fact if you look at the AWIN ADEM/Law/MAC TG's, ADEM has 2 TG's that specifically replace 2 of those freqs as the AR SO to SO/Intercity Nets. Just like in LA where 39.50, and 39.90 are still licensed, and in a few places still have gear, and in MS, where 45.22 is still licensed and in a very few places still have gear, and the 45.32 MHP repeaters.... Last ditch JIKCYA measures.
Yeah, I saw that in the AWIN listing... never heard those talk groups, though. I just wondered if anyone had heard anything on any of those frequencies in the past ten years, perhaps as an equipment test even.
In the very early 1980s, I was a high school student living in Nebraska, and 39.900 MHz was a busy frequency. I imagine it is dead today now that Nebraska has NWIN.
In the very early 1980s, I was a high school student living in Nebraska, and 39.900 MHz was a busy frequency. I imagine it is dead today now that Nebraska has NWIN.
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I am a PT officer and deputy. I have had access to many departments in Central and NE Arkansas and everyone I have had contact with has removed their low band equipment. None in the dispatch and none in the vehicles.
Pretty much what I thought... it's just not worth bothering to listen to these frequencies. Ten years of monitoring and not a peep of activity.
Pretty sure it is all no longer used, as others have said. Guess they just renew the license just in case but I don't think there is any need to scan them anymore, personally. As milf said and you acknowledged, I believe the AWIN TGs have replaced those (though, as you said, I've never personally heard them used so far).
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