7/7/08 low band DX logs (and audio) from California

[brandon]

Finally a good DX opening when I'm at home Good reception into the Northern CA, Pacific NW and out into the Midwest. Equipment: Pro-2096 with Scantenna at ~20ft. Location is Menifee, CA which is ~80 miles SE of LA

33.440 127.3 - Possibly Contra Costa County (California) Fire Protection? Logged at same time when NorCal CHP's were booming in.
33.900 CSQ - Multiple Fire/EMS tone out and dispatches. Reference to a township. Probably eastern USA.
33.940 CSQ - Fire tone outs
37.120 74.4 - Data bursts
42.080 94.8 - Mississippi Highway Patrol? Very weak.
42.120 131.8 - CHP Oakland Office
42.120 179.9 - CHP North Sacramento. Dispatcher ID's as "Sacramento" and gave callsign WRG386
42.160 131.8 - CHP Marin
42.400 107.2 - CHP Yreka
42.440 107.2 - CHP Redding
42.460 179.9 - CHP South Sacramento. "112" unit identifiers. Input heard on 42.700 179.9 PL
42.460 CSQ - Discussion about storm warnings, gave central time zone. Signal was too weak to capture any PL/DPL tones.
42.500 131.8 - CHP San Jose
42.500 179.9 - CHP Chico. "104" unit identifiers and dispatcher ID's as "Chico"
42.520 146.2 - CHP Modesto. Input heard on 42.300 146.2 PL
42.540 167.9 - CHP Santa Cruz/Gilroy
42.540 179.9 - CHP Grass Valley
42.560 167.9 - CHP San Luis Obispo
42.580 186.2 - Probably Missouri Highway Patrol. Mentioned Kansas and dispatcher had southern accent.
42.600 131.8 - CHP Cordelia. Dispatching unit to WB 37 at Marin Rd for debris in roadway
42.620 131.8 - CHP Golden Gate Division
42.660 146.2 - CHP Merced
44.700 77.0 - Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Dispatch putting out BOL for stolen vehicle with Oklahoma tags
45.220 192.8 - Calaveras County (California) - Sheriff Dispatch
45.220 77.0 - Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Only hearing dispatcher talking to unit at mile marker 46.
45.420 192.8 - Tuolumne County (California) - Sheriff Dispatch. Input heard on 46.020 192.8 PL
45.640 151.4 - Talking about dropping somebody off. Business user? Very strong and sounded like simplex.
45.700 192.8 - Dispatcher ID's as "Calaveras". Input to 45.220?
46.200 131.8 - Possibly Downieville FPD from Sierra County, California? Not enough traffic to identify user well enough.
46.360 D131 - Boats engine sounds in background. When I heard this last year they gave locations such as: Cone Island, Cherry Point, Bellevue Channel
46.420 110.9 - Yamhill County (Oregon) - Fire Dispatch. Said there would be no drill tonight. Callsign KGP693
46.440 162.2 - Possibly San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District from Contra Costa County (Californai). Logged same time as NorCal CHP's.
65.750 CSQ - TV audio for PBS station (possibly KOAB-TV from Bend, Oregon). Ads for OPB and programs such as "This Old House" and "Oregon Art Beat"
65.750 CSQ - KLEW-TV CBS 3 from Lewiston, Idaho. TV commercial for "Taco Time" restaurant. Tail end of Inside Edition and beginning of Merv Griffin. Looked up their website and schedule matches what I heard.

Here are some audio clips I recorded:

• Sacramento CHP covering LA (which is normally received at full scale)
• Calaveras Sheriff and Oklahoma Highway Patrol on the same frequency [45.220]
• KLEW-TV station identification
• Oregon Public Broadcasting PBS station audio
• Oklahoma Highway Patrol on 44.700 with BOL for stolen vehicle

If anyone knows who the user on 46.360 D131 is I would love to know. Last year it was very active during the weekends. It sounds like some kind of boaters that watch for whales. I believe it's coming out of the pacific Northwest or Canada areas since it's heard when that path is open.

Good DX to all!

 

[IrvingtonVFD43]

Hello, Brandon

KOAB TV Bend, Oregon, I logged that out when I lived in Denver back in 1995 during the last solar cycle. I happen to be running my VCR on record and got "This Old House" on the tape. I sent a copy in and got a letter from the station engineer.

Would you believe the antenna was a cheap $5 set of rabbit ears?

The reception audio and picture was excellent, and held up for most of the day until KCRA Sacramento knocked it out. Yes I got a letter from them, too!

I need to find that videotape!

My current loggings for today (7/11) so far are:

29.620-KQ2H repeater, New York
33.900-Fire tone out on an accident
33.400-another fire tone out for chest pains

That is all for the moment, but it is early here in Omaha.

Mointoring on a RadioShack Pro 2046 with a 1/4 wave CB antenna attached to a 30ft mast.

 

[KF4ZTO]

Sounds like the band is open for you guys out west finally. Hopefully it will be open enough to get CHP over here on the east coast like I was able to do a few summers ago with my old Pro-79 and a discone.