Boston MedFlight DMR

[TeamStarlet]

Quick question regarding MedFlight Conv vs DMR

Does anyone know if they use DMR at all? I only ever seem to get transmissions on Conventional and wondered if this was expected.

Thanks

 

[garys]

They have several TGs on the ICE MotoTrbo trunk system. Industrial Communications and Electronics Trunking System, Regional, Multi-State

 

[TeamStarlet]

I should have been more specific - I’ve got the DMR TG’s but never hear anything on them.

Does anyone know if the TG’s are actually used?

 

[garys]

I moved out of the area last year, but at the time they were active. Not tremendously so, but they were active. TG22 was the least active.

I should have been more specific - I’ve got the DMR TG’s but never hear anything on them.

Does anyone know if the TG’s are actually used?

 

[Brentd2183]

This is obviously for the helicopter side of things, I don't know about their ground side.

 

[StoliRaz]

I haven't heard them on ICE in a while, but they still love landing at the nearby airport and rattling my windows at 11:30 at night

 

[topcop522]

Med Flight uses UTAC 42 simplex for comms with town depts when coming in for a pick up.

 

[ecps92]

Med Flight uses UTAC 42 simplex for comms with town depts when coming in for a pick up.

Not all, recent landings near me one Town used UTAC41D which is the agreed upon Primary channel for most LZ's
however a neighboring town, MF came up on the Fire channel, not UTAC41D

Just another reason to ALWAYS have the NIFOG Interops in your ScanLists
Here is the agreed upon channels from the orth East Air Alliance (NEAA) for Massachusetts

Frequency Band	Primary Channel	Secondary Channels
UHF	UTAC 41D (Direct)	UTAC42D, UTAC43D
VHF	VTAC 11	VTAC12, VTAC13, VTAC14
800 Mhz	8TAC91D	8TAC92D, 8TAC93D, 8TAC94D

 

[TeamStarlet]

That's really good insight. Thanks!

 

[paul612]

I haven't listened in a while but the DMR was used for ground transport units as well as contacting aircraft crews about pending missions. Not sure if they still do that.

 

[TeamStarlet]

That would make sense. Thanks @paul612!