America's Cup Yacht Race frequencies?

[kk6pr]

Anyone know of any special frequencies, especially those used by the boats themselves (other than the obvious marine vhf)?

 

[kk6pr]

FWIW: what I could gather at today's practice race - they are using Marine VHF CH 81A, 82A, and 83A for the Coast Guard Port Operations. CH20 broadcast the race announcer's feed. My Uniden scanner picked up a lot of near field (Close Call) digital noise in the 170 - 176MHz range.

 

[ecps92]

Most of what was found in RI this year was US-FRS/GMRS

We even tried the Foreign FRS/GMRS Equiv's in searching too

Anyone know of any special frequencies, especially those used by the boats themselves (other than the obvious marine vhf)?

 

[kk6pr]

Most of what was found in RI this year was US-FRS/GMRS

We even tried the Foreign FRS/GMRS Equiv's in searching too

Yes, that makes sense.

I was scanning those frequencies also and had heard a lot of digital noise, but it didn't register as near-field on my scanner

I read somewhere they were using some sort of text based system, so that must be it. I can't imagine typing on a touch screen would be very easy as your racing through the waves at a 45 degree angle - but perhaps they're sending some sort of engineerring data.

 

[kma371]

I see a temporary license grant WQPU382 with 161.975 and 162.025 listed but those may be media related.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

^ Those are AIS freqs

 

[ecps92]

AIS 1 and AIS 2
Automatic Identification System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia :wink:

I see a temporary license grant WQPU382 with 161.975 and 162.025 listed but those may be media related.

 

[kma371]

Thought they looked familiar. Tnx

 

[MtnBiker2005]

Very busy today!

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?centerx=-122.4219&centery=37.81458&zoom=14


America Cup official/Judge/ Related boats:
ATALANTA
BYSTANDER
CAMBRIA - Photo
DECEPTION
ENDEAVOUR
FREEDOM
INTREPID
LIBERTY
MISCHIEF
RAINBOW
RANGER
REGARDLESS (photo)
RELENTLESS
STARS & STRIPES
T/T ZENJI
WEATHERLY



Few Coast Guards boats helping out.
CG TERN
CG25439
CG255067
CG255095
CG255096
CG255097
CG255098
CG255099

Others:

ALMAR 1 - Ship Type: Law Enforce
ALAMEDA CO SHERIFF

 

[kma371]

http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3402027

Oracle Racing Team freqs if not already known.

 

[cconley]

Has anyone found the freqs for the Emerites boat?

Thank you

 

[K6UF]

AC TV Frequencies

I did hear TV directions to camera op, talent, etc on 478.700 NFM. I also heard announcer's audio on 479.200 and 479.400. Mostly on-air stuff, but some pre-show banter.