Cruise to Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan... Good Freqs?

[oregontreehugger]

Wondering if anyone can recommend any good frequencies to monitor while in port in Juneau, Sitka, or Ketchikan.

Especially interested in the public safety stuff... from checking out the RRDB it looks like most in AK is trunked P-25 and possibly even encrypted.

Thanks in advance!

 

[MtnBiker2005]

You can look for a active ALMR site around Ketchikan area. I checked in 2009 didn't find anything. If you have a scanner that works with Pro96Com software. You can log the ALMR sites with it.


http://forums.radioreference.com/alaska-radio-discussion-forum/76131-almr-ketchikan.html topic ( Report back if you find or don't hear a site in 2010)

Sitka.
It's neat watching the airlines (Alaska Airline) land/depart from Sitka airportfrom the cruise ship and AirNav.com Sitka link

My Sitka notes from 2008

Cruise Ship and Maritime Monitoring Frequencies
http://scanmaritime.com/


Have a great cruise trip in Alaska!

 

[oregontreehugger]

Okay, I've loaded up a bunch of freqs into the 346XT. Don't have a digital capable scanner, but hopefully I'll be able to verify some data.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

What ship are you going be on ?

The '11 Service Searches' is always good to mess with.
Like before/after Sitka port or late at night wanting to see what is alive out there in FM bands
It's always fun to see what FM radio stations(88-108MHz) is like in Alaska...

Don't forget to scan the Marine channels such as Ch13,16,12 etc... Like doing before and after Juneau area. You hear them talking to other ships, fishing boats, watching out for fishing nets, etc...

It might be nice to write down what other ships you will see in each port.
http://www.cruisecal.com/portal/ - Cruise Ship And Port Timetable.
http://www.cruisett.com/ - Cruise Ship Calendar. <<<
http://www.cruisereport.com/

http://www.cruisecritic.com/ - Read reviews about your ship before you get on it
http://cruiseclues.com/ (Some outdated links on this site )


Tracking cruise ships in Alaska area(Limited Coverage)
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
http://www.portarrivals.com ( Just a site using ship AIS data)

 

[madhatter66]

What port are you leaving out of?

 

[jak122]

I'm in Juneau (Douglas Island) and here's the best stuff:

155.1300 JPD Mobile
155.3700 Main Dispatc
155.7900 AST
156.2100 JPD #2
158.8800 JPD Tactical (usually encrypted)
158.9100 JPD Mobile
159.7350 Goldbelt Private Security Co.
160.0500 Goldbelt Private Security Co.

150.7750 Mt. Rescue
151.9550 GHS (dog catchers)
153.8450 CBJ
153.9200 CBJ
153.9950 CBJ
154.1050 CBJ Harbors (Port Security)
154.9650 Fire #1
154.9950 CBJ PW Water
155.1000 SOA Emergency (AK listed as emergency frequency, all I get is something else)
155.1600 CBJ EMS 1
155.2050 AvaDogs AK 1 (search & rescue)
155.2200 CBJ EMS 2
155.2350 AvaDogs AK 2 (search & rescue)
155.2500 SOA Emergency (AK listed as emergency frequency, all I get is something else)
155.2650 AvaDogs AK 3 (search & rescue)
155.2950 JRU
155.3250 Mt. Rescue
155.5500 SOA Emergenc (AK listed as emergency frequency, all I get is something else)
155.7450 CBJ
155.7600 Fire #3
155.8200 CBJ
155.8650 CBJ
155.9550 Fire #2
156.2400 CBJ PW Street Maint.
158.7450 City Buses
158.8350 CBJ
159.0000 CBJ PW Sts.
161.1300 SOA Emergency (sometimes I hear Alaska State Troopers)
452.0000 CBJ
457.0000 CBJ

Then there's the marine VHF frequencies which I presume you already have or should have.

Hope you read this before it's too late, see you around maybe (but of course we won't know who each other is)

Anyhow, happy cruising!

 

[oregontreehugger]

Thanks for the responses! Unfortunately, I missed your Juneau freq. list, but had programmed in some stuff from the RRDB. We were cruising on Holland America. There was plenty to listen to while in port, especially the coordinated between the various shuttle buses and the shore excursion folks, as well as the marine bands.