Close call captured 170.100 MHz

[NowhereMan66]

I was listening to my Bearcat BCD325P2 and my close call picked up a digital signal, sounded like telemetry on 170.100 MHz and I tried to look it up but the only station I found with that frequency was in Maine. I live in southern Jefferson County on the Ohio River and I wonder what it could be.

DE KA3WRW

 

[BushDoctor]

I was listening to my Bearcat BCD325P2 and my close call picked up a digital signal, sounded like telemetry on 170.100 MHz and I tried to look it up but the only station I found with that frequency was in Maine. I live in southern Jefferson County on the Ohio River and I wonder what it could be.

DE KA3WRW

Water level in a body of water

 

[Saint]

I was listening to my Bearcat BCD325P2 and my close call picked up a digital signal, sounded like telemetry on 170.100 MHz and I tried to look it up but the only station I found with that frequency was in Maine. I live in southern Jefferson County on the Ohio River and I wonder what it could be.

DE KA3WRW

could be border protection, it's used in Buffalo Ny
170.10000 CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION BUFFALO NY P25

 

[ecps92]

What is used in one place is not the same in another. But a general push in the right direction

the OP Described Digital Telemetry, however I would program the freq in and see what "AUTO" indicates for P25 or Analog.
Telemetry is generally Analog, but lets see what he is hearing/logging. Likely a Vote-Scan P25 Network pinging vs traditional telemetry

could be border protection, it's used in Buffalo Ny
170.10000 CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION BUFFALO NY P25

 

[W8UU]

I was listening to my Bearcat BCD325P2 and my close call picked up a digital signal, sounded like telemetry on 170.100 MHz and I tried to look it up but the only station I found with that frequency was in Maine. I live in southern Jefferson County on the Ohio River and I wonder what it could be.
DE KA3WRW

Flood water monitoring system. EMA and NOAA had a bunch of these installed. Also check 169.5 MHz.

 

[kf8yk]

Are you sure it was 170.100? Ohio EMA is licensed for 171.100 and 170.325 MHz in Jefferson County for rain & river gauge telemetry.

Ohio EMA STORMS data

 

[ecps92]

162-174 is generally FEDERAL, with some exceptions,. but you likely will NOT find them during an FCC Search as Federal are thru the NTIA

Why you found Maine is they petitioned the NTIA for the allocation, then had to go thru the FCC for the actual license.

I was listening to my Bearcat BCD325P2 and my close call picked up a digital signal, sounded like telemetry on 170.100 MHz and I tried to look it up but the only station I found with that frequency was in Maine. I live in southern Jefferson County on the Ohio River and I wonder what it could be.

DE KA3WRW

 

[spacellamaman]

I was listening to my Bearcat BCD325P2 and my close call picked up a digital signal, sounded like telemetry on 170.100 MHz and I tried to look it up but the only station I found with that frequency was in Maine. I live in southern Jefferson County on the Ohio River and I wonder what it could be.

DE KA3WRW

i have had experiences with one data/water/telemetry/scada etc transmitter that is on a water tower near the highway. this one is fairly high powered and sets off my close call on a 3-4 different freqs other than the designated one(+/- 1ish mHz), which is a 170mhz area freq that is commonly used for utility data. but the periodic nature of the Tx allows me to be right on top of it, and therefore catches a "splatter" freq by close call.

 

[NowhereMan66]

Are you sure it was 170.100? Ohio EMA is licensed for 171.100 and 170.325 MHz in Jefferson County for rain & river gauge telemetry.

Ohio EMA STORMS data

I pick it up everyday, I might try to program it in P25 and see if I get anything. I do live near the Ohio River.

 

[RakkFO]

LoJack operates in that range. LoJack - Signal Identification Wiki

 

[ecps92]

173.0750 is the US Lo/Jack allocation

LoJack operates in that range. LoJack - Signal Identification Wiki

 

[nd5y]

Hydrological/Meterological Channels - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

 

[RakkFO]

173.0750 is the US Lo/Jack allocation

Yes, like I said, it operates in that range. The description is " digital signal, sounded like telemetry" LoJack fits that and it operates in the range.