Atlantic HealthCare Medevac

[apu]

Back on the 22nd, I heard them paged on Med 10 for the Flanders job with instructions to switch over to the trunked radio to talk to REMCS. Around 10 AM -- was just getting out of my car though so I couldn't listen any further.

On another evening -- I think last week but could have been this week -- I did hear CenCom trying to talk to one of the flight crew telling them that a portable on Med 10 couldn't hit the tower from their "launch pad."

BTW, anyone know if MONOC Air 1 is in the air yet and, if so, what they are using for radios? I heard March 1st was supposed to be their in-service date.

 

[elias1988]

BTW, anyone know if MONOC Air 1 is in the air yet and, if so, what they are using for radios? I heard March 1st was supposed to be their in-service date.

Medevac 1 is in the air as of yesterday,they had a drill fly in at the fire academy in Ocean Township in Ocean County last night;i seen it land first hand.another member from RR told me that they used Spen 4 for LZ coordination.

 

[nabutes]

Massive accident on I-78 today with both Northstar and Atlantic Air-1 on scene. Interesting fact that Air-1 was ONLY able to talk to REMCS on 26832. They were told to switch to another 800 talkgroup, but stated that they only have the capabilities for the NorthStar talkgroup, VHF conventional, and UHF conventional....

Very interesting...

 

[mondaro]

APU..

Hello, I heard the air one pager test on Med 10 up in Hanover Twp.
I did not hear an acknowledgement this that taking place on another
frequncey ? Does anyone know besides talking to REMCS what
frequcny Air 1 talks to while doing there inter hospital transports.
Is it Cencom what other freq's should I be monitoring.

Tony M.
Harrison, NJ

 

[apu]

Not really sure what they are using for their routine communications.

I'm sure I have heard CenCom talking to them on Med 10 though I'm not actually sure if I've heard Air-1 answering on Med 10 each time. The scanner is generally scanning and not within arms reach to stop it to hold it on the channel.

I did hear them on Med 10 with CenCom doing "flight following" during a training flight about a week or two before they in service. CenCom switched them over to Med 9 at one point but that was also before their radio stuff was fully up and running. (I know that since our radio needs got bumped on the work schedule because of them.)

No idea what they use for non-scene transports -- could be a Nextel since Atlantic Ambulance transport division uses those a lot.

BTW, it could just be the atmosphere but I seem to be hearing more of the Morris County units recently -- I don't usually hear them from around home. Both CenCom paging out on 265 and once or twice units such as 11, 12, 51 & 52 on Med 10 when they were having problems with CenCom hearing them on 265. So I'm not sure if CenCom has more/new radio equipment on 155.265 but that might be worth an extra listen...

 

[mondaro]

APU...

I was able to talk to someone at Cencom and he told me that Atlantic Air 1 communicates with Cencom on Med 9 for some reason they also simulcast the broadcast on Med 10.

So there we have it, I still suspect however they are also using Nextels to communicate with the flight crew.

Take Care

Tony

 

[ErikAtTheW]

APU...

I was able to talk to someone at Cencom and he told me that Atlantic Air 1 communicates with Cencom on Med 9 for some reason they also simulcast the broadcast on Med 10.

So there we have it, I still suspect however they are also using Nextels to communicate with the flight crew.

Take Care

Tony

Nextels in a helicopter? Not too sure about that, the ambient noise would most likely make that impracticle.

 

[mondaro]

No... Never said Nextels in the Helicopter, If that was implyed I am sorry.
I meant Nextel at there quarters or while on the ground.

I am sure each program the flight crews have a cell phone and or Nextel.

Tony M.

 

[apu]

Interesting - Thanks, Tony.

 

[NJEMT65]

I will attempt to get an answer to all of this as the best man in my wedding is one of their flight nurses, and I have my application in to them as a flight nurse.

Side note...they are no longer based in Netcong (something fell through with the lease). They will now be working out of Morristown airport with an office/ready room in one of the Signature Air buildings.

 

[mondaro]

NJEMT65...

Thanks for getting to the skinny on things. The Netcong thing must have just devleoped
when I spoke the Terry Hoben the program coordinator at North Star he told me there where operating out of Netcong out of a trucking company parking lot not to far off Route 80 and in the area of the International Trade Zone.

Anyway Terry told me before they moved out to Netcong they where at Hanger 9 at Morristown. 129.600 is the ARINC Freq for signiture avation.

Also 65 if you can remember to ask this question on how they ID them when talking on the
Morristown Tower do they use there tail number or Atlantic Air 1.

Also remember folks when there on a medical flight they may use the term
Lifeguard NXXXX or Atantic Air 1 it let's the tower know there on a mission.

NorthStar uses the ships tail number IE N5NJ, N7NJ N9NJ or N1NJ
these are the large medevac ships the Bells are N2, N3 and N6NJ.

Thanks everyone for your help on this.

Tony M.
Harrison, NJ

 

[mondaro]

I got to listen a little closer today there was some chatter with the flight crew on 155.355 but I only heard the dispatcher and I was in Union Twp at the time. So it is possible that the get the job on Med 10 then go to the main Cencom Channel. Have numerous people working on really happen Will report as I get the info, Anyone else with the inside scoop please do not hesitate to post the details.

Tony

 

[apu]

Tony, Approx. what time of day on 355?

 

[mondaro]

Apu...

It was between 9:45 AM to 10:15 AM at was in my daughter's Doctors office
on Morris Avenue near Liberty Avenue in Union when I heard this they
where trying to communicate with the flight crew.

Take Care

Tony

 

[mondaro]

Today while traveling through Rockaway I heard Cencom talking to the flight crew heard both sides of the conversation but the flight crew radio was very low on Med 10 on 173.8 the PL will be indelled in my head forever. LOL

Tony M.

 

[apu]

Tony,

Was Air-1 on the mobile/base side of the Med 10 pair (462.975) or the mobile only side (467.975)? I'm wondering if they are using Med 10 as a simplex channel instead of repeated so they don't hit every repeater tuned to Med 10 across the tri-state area when they are in the air.

 

[mondaro]

APU...

You know that's a great question. I don't know but I bet it could have been simplex.
Even in Rockaway on the flight crew side it sounded like crap.

In the old days I would have had this solved already.

Tony

 

[firedude29]

Where are all of the Atlantic Health radio frequencies posted on the RR database? I cant find them anywhere.

 

[mondaro]

The Info known so far.

Atlantic Air 1 Paged out on 462.975 PL 173.8 ( Confirmed )

There was also info floating around they where also on Med 9
on 462.950 PL 173.8 ( Not Confirmed )

Also heard flight crew talking to Cencom on 155.355 PL 186.2

I have a friend of a friend who works for Cencom so we
should have some solid info soon.

Tony

 

[apu]

Tony, BTW, Heard the flight crew pre-lift off on Med 10 today. Loud and clear in Springfield so they were definately going through the repeater, at least this afternoon. They were going out for an inter-facility transport from Morristown (probably airport).

Firedude29, There is no single listing for Atlantic in the RR database as far as I know of, probably because they use a lot of different frequencies for different purposes.

CenCom (a division of Atlantic Ambulance, based at Overlook Hospital) dispatches ALS units in many different parts of the state as well as some Atlantic Ambulance, municipal and volunteer EMS (BLS) agencies, and some fire departments. They do not dispatch Atlantic Ambulance transport (non-EMS) units -- those are based out of Livingston and primarily use Nextels.

(Not all of the ALS units dispatched by CenCom belong to Atlantic Ambulance. Medic 9 & 10 are from Robert Wood Johnson Hospital at Rahway, 41, 42 & 43 from Trinitas in Elizabeth, all the various St. Clare's hospitals in Morris County, etc.)

Other frequencies of interest
155.355 CenCom ch. 1 (also referred to as "355") (Essex, Union counties)
155.265 CenCom ch. 2 (also referred to as "265") (Morris, Sussex counties)
155.175 CenCom ch. 3 (ch. 3 or JEMS1) (Union County JEMS1)

462.950 Med 9
462.975 Med 10

But don't forget the various local, county, state and national channels since CenCom has access to a large variety of them and each ambulance out there (Atlantic or not) has some as well. For example, there are the talkgroups on the state police system that comprise the "Hospital Emergency Radio Network" (every MICU dispatch center in the state and every hospital in the state has a radio on some of those talkgroups), every ambulance should have the JEMS channels, etc.