barrow active frequencies
I was in Barrow from March 14 to March 23,2018
Ikarus:
155.4975 is the Control Channel. unfortunately I only had an analogue radio.
I could hear it buzzing away but, I couldn't decode any TGs, etc.
It stayed the CC all the days I was there.
On Friday 3-23 I had lunch with a NSBPD detective and his wife.
His HT was a MOTO 800 Mhz ALMR unit.
I don't know North Slope govt units are on the VHF channels.
UIC and ASRC do a lot of things that in other places are done by local government.
You might want to check their listings.
Wlrobnson:
You were right about the use of Marine VHF channels.
Channel 68, was particularly busy.
Grannies (aacas) checking on grandkids, one granny selling baked goods, drug deals being made etc.
There was one man who about every hour or so announced "HELLO", and just before dark announced "GOODBYE", I heard no oher traffic from him.
It seems like every small business had a Marine VHF radio on near the cash register.
There were many cars and trucks with VHF marine antennas from NMO mounted quarter waves, to clip-ons, to nine foot fiberglass antennas that you usually see on boats.
I was particularly was impressed by one light blue jeep that had a Shakespeare swivel mount antenna mounted on the front left quarter panel. The owner had painted the fiberglass of the antenna to match the blue paint of the jeeps body.
I called CQ once or twice each day on 146.52. Never heard any reply. I even tried 446.0.
Nothing on either frequency, not even intermod.
There is something that when it turns on, generates a lot of interference (buzzing) all over VHF hi-band and UHF.
I am guessing it it some sort of radar at the FAA FSS office, or the Air Force installation.
It fires up at random times.
It doesn't stay on very long.
Maybe once or twice a day.
HF:
I only saw one amateur installation, I should say the remains of an amateur installation.
There was a 40-50' tower near one house.
Barely hanging from it was the remains of a yagi.
There were so many elements were missing, I could'nt tell if it was 80m, 40m, or what.
Also hanging from the tower were wires and spreaders from what I guess had been a TTFD.
The Coax and control cables were coiled up and hung on the side of the tower.
NO wires into the house.
I saw TikiGap/Conam pick-up truck that had a HF antenna on it.
I guess when they are out in the field they want to be able to contact the home office in Anchorage with no delay.
This is the first time I have seen a HF antenna on a civilian commercial vehicle.
I heard activity on the folowing frequencies:
451.3125 BUECl electricians checking switches
151.865 School buses calling base 5
154.540 North Slope schools operations
444.40 maintenance men talking about boilers, the locations of power tools, and what jobs need to be done right away.
This is the output of K4LC AMATEUR repeater in Anchorage.
I found this by accident because I had the Anchorage repeaters in my scan list.