California Whiskey 2xxx callsigns?

[brandon]

Does anyone know who uses this callsign format?
For example: California Whiskey 2010, California Whiskey 2009, etc.

I log them on several VHF repeaters in the San Diego area.

 

[sflmonitor]

What frequencies? Sounds like possibly a subscriber to the CBP VHF network. CBP network users ID themselves in the following format: Location by State, Agency Identifier (Whiskey) and individual unit number. According to this link, http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/CBP , it sounds like it can possibly be ATF.

 

[ecps92]

As mentioned it does sound like CBP and/or it's sub-agencies.

Manytimes they might also have a number vs California
Here in New England we have users as 1DoD1234
since New England is Region 1

Looks like out west they indicate by State

Does anyone know who uses this callsign format?
For example: California Whiskey 2010, California Whiskey 2009, etc.

I log them on several VHF repeaters in the San Diego area.

 

[kennyblues]

I've heard Units in the Boston area ID a number of ways. Mass Alpha ###, M.A. Alpha ###, Massachusetts Alpha ###, 1 Alpha ###. I guess it kinds of depends on the Agent and how long he's been using the radio and what he's used to using. So I imagine that they could use C.A. Whiskey ###, California Whiskey ###, CAL Whiskey ###, 7 Whiskey ###. As long as Charlie 100 knows who he's talking to all is good.

 

[sflmonitor]

Subscribers to the CBP network are not supposed to use region numbers anymore, just the state. It appears that the "old timers" are the ones that can't break the habit.