Air medical

[jrff97]

Does anyone know the best way to hear PHI or Lifeline. I've seen CONV channels and 800. Not sure what they are using.

 

[W9NES]

PHI on Safe-t talkgroup 5040. helicopters for St.Vincent's hospital are refered to as Dove 4, etc.Lifeline is using 155.160.You can also check the Indiana Database for Air Ambulance across the state.That will list the other frequencies you can listen to for activity in your part of the state.

 

[brentoli]

Tones and dispatches for PHI does come accross the VHF channel. I don't know SAFE-T as I don't have a digital scanner.

 

[W9NES]

Which VHF Channel? I have all the VHF channels prgramed into the Uniden BC 895XLT and all I hear is the helicopter going to Greenwood Airport for fuel.I do copy Lifeline of 155.160 base to helicopter and helicopter to base.All the Helicopter traffic I have been hearing is on 123.050 and 123.025.I am located just west of St.Vincents Hospital and I have helicopter traffic flying over the house all day long go west from the helicopter pad at the hospital.I hear all the traffic of Talkgroup 5040 on Safe-t and hear PHI talking to Dove flight which is PHI's helicopters.They have been heard as far south flying to Kentucky to pick up a patient.When they take off from St.V I hear them on 5040 on Safe-t.If they are not on VHF they are on safe-t on 5040. I can monitor VHF Med- air channels along with Safe-t at the same time in my communications center.

 

[brentoli]

153.08750

 

[brentoli]

Hate to tell you this,but I have heard them quite a few times on that channel. But I am wrong, just like everyone else that disagrees with you.

 

[Viper43]

Med helos can apear on ANY frequency used by fire or ambulance, as well as on most trunked systems. If needed the pilot can program the radio enroute in order to use a system they don't normally use. So besides whats in the database keep in mind they can pop up on the above as well.

V

 

[jerk]

Hate to tell you this,but I have heard them quite a few times on that channel. But I am wrong, just like everyone else that disagrees with you.

They are on VHF in the Southern part of the State and sometimes do come up on Safe-T as well. But the helicopters communicate with the local trauma center on VHF, and Dove/PHI use that frequency, and are dispatched on a 153 MHz frequency here as well.

 

[usswood]

153.08750

I can confirm this Freq also for Dove flight as an accident called for 2 air ambulances and Dov flight came down from Indy to assist

 

[W9NES]

brentoli.Thanks for the frequency I will put it in and monitor from the Comm center on the Uniden BC 895XLT.If you are hearing radio traffic on this frequency where are you located in the state?.All I have hear is on 153.515 is that they are enroute to Greenwood Airport for fuel.[I do not hear the base back to the copter].Thanks for sharing you wealth of radio data with us.Do you have other Radio frequencies that you would like to share with the rest of us? Everyone of this fourm please have a Merry x-mas and happy Holidays to all from Indianapolis.

 

[djl998]

Med helos can apear on ANY frequency used by fire or ambulance, as well as on most trunked systems. If needed the pilot can program the radio enroute in order to use a system they don't normally use. So besides whats in the database keep in mind they can pop up on the above as well.

V

That's where I normally hear them. For example, when the helicopters come to the Muncie area, they communicate with Delaware County EMS on DCEMS's VHF freq. I haven't heard them on SAFE-T here, but I'm sure they use it.

 

[Viper43]

You should, they are simulcast on SAFET.... hear them all the time on SAFET on Muncie tower.

V

That's where I normally hear them. For example, when the helicopters come to the Muncie area, they communicate with Delaware County EMS on DCEMS's VHF freq. I haven't heard them on SAFE-T here, but I'm sure they use it.

 

[djl998]

You should, they are simulcast on SAFET.... hear them all the time on SAFET on Muncie tower.

V

By "them" I meant the helicopters. DCEMS has most of their traffic on SAFE-T, but I've only heard the helicopters on VHF.

 

[brentoli]

That's where I normally hear them. For example, when the helicopters come to the Muncie area, they communicate with Delaware County EMS on DCEMS's VHF freq. I haven't heard them on SAFE-T here, but I'm sure they use it.

When they land in Madison County, they use Madison County Fireground 2 or 3, Smalltown Fire, or IHERN to coordinate landing with the FD.

 

[airems]

LifeLine - 1 Indianapolis 155.160 192.8 PL
LifeLine - 2 Kokomo 153.290 123.0 PL
LifeLine - 3 Terre Haute 158.295 127.3 PL
LifeLine - 4 Columbus 151.985 173.8 PL


Dove - 1 West Lafayette 153.0875 131.8 PL
Dove - 2 North Vernon 153.1625
Dove - 3 Anderson 153.0875 156.7 PL
Dove - 4 Indy (Danville) 153.2375


Some helicopter operations are conducted on 800 MHz SAFE-T FlightWatch talkgroup

As mentioned in earlier post aviation band freqs are good to listen to as well. Both helicopter and downtown heliport unicom freqs. are active as well.

Enjoy.

 

[mcema699]

Around 7pm on most nights, PHI Dove conducts a radio test on 153.0875 PL 156.7 for the unit at St.John's. Sometimes its later, but I think its scheduled for 7.

 

[W9NES]

brentoil, the frequency you gave me 153.0875.I am not[ hearing anything in the area of St.Vincent's hospital] I will try 153.2375 as posted by airems.Airems,thanks for the update.If you happen to get anymore frequencies will you share them with us?Thank You.

 

[mcema699]

Looks like there is one control point. The 153.0875 is listed for a 24 mile radius of the transmitter site which is listed as Muncie. Thats if I'm reading the FCC info correctly.

 

[W9NES]

Yes I understand that but 153.0875 is dead nothing heard in NW Marion County at 79Th and Michigan Road. Since PHI moved from St.vincent's where they are no longer staying on the pad all the time I hear nothing!!!!!All I hear is 153.515 and they are saying that they are heading to Greenwood Airport for Fuel...

 

[airems]

I think 153.515 is an AirEvac LifeTeam frequency. I think they routinely get fuel at Greenwood. I think that is the remote transmitter in Indy going back to West Plains, MO.