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[maus92]

You can, but your issue is likely what was explained earlier - the UHF MED channels are duplex, meaning the base stations transmit on one frequency, and the mobiles transmit on another. You are more likely to hear the base station as its antenna is taller and uses a higher power radio. In STMC, you only need to program frequency pairs for MED channels used in the county.

 

[jimmymumper]

Got it is there any other stuff other than alpha 1, and aircraft on VHF, UHF or low band that I can listen to

 

[jimmymumper]

And I know about ham too

 

[maus92]

Not much anymore as most public safety radio in Maryland is on an 800 or 700 P25 trunked system.

 

[jimmymumper]

I have listened to MDOT on lb but I never hear anything

 

[maus92]

I have listened to MDOT on lb but I never hear anything

FIRST.

 

[jimmymumper]

of course evryting is on first

 

[R8000]

I think they should patch the FIRST & county TGs onto the uhf

Why?
That would sound awful. Analog to digital patching rarely every sounds good and in this case would just tie up shared channels with other states.

 

[Firemantincan]

SYSCOM still works on 44.74 . Don't know if the VHF low air med patch still works or not. SYSCOM on the state FIRST system works and so does Helimed 1.

Also, the med patches on the Calvert system are encrypted. SMC has active med patches on the FIRST system, but I don't think the SMC units are using them as their normal comms method. As far as I know they still use the UHF duplex system.

There are a few other medevac helos you can hear too, like Medstar for example.

FMARS (AKA VFIRE21) 154.28 is pretty fun. There used to be some fun stuff on the 8CALL and 8TAC frequencies (PL 156.7), but I haven't heard much on those in a long time now.

Theres a whole world out there. You just have to find it and decipher. Most stuff you'll pass by an never even notice it. P25 Phase 2 is a big deal right now. DMR is pretty cool. If you're not using a digital radio or an SDR than you're missing a lot.

 

[jimmymumper]

SYSCOM still works on 44.74 . Don't know if the VHF low air med patch still works or not. SYSCOM on the state FIRST system works and so does Helimed 1.

Also, the med patches on the Calvert system are encrypted. SMC has active med patches on the FIRST system, but I don't think the SMC units are using them as their normal comms method. As far as I know they still use the UHF duplex system.

There are a few other medevac helos you can hear too, like Medstar for example.

FMARS (AKA VFIRE21) 154.28 is pretty fun. There used to be some fun stuff on the 8CALL and 8TAC frequencies (PL 156.7), but I haven't heard much on those in a long time now.

Theres a whole world out there. You just have to find it and decipher. Most stuff you'll pass by an never even notice it. P25 Phase 2 is a big deal right now. DMR is pretty cool. If you're not using a digital radio or an SDR than you're missing a lot.

I havent upgraed my pro35 to have 800 MHz yet

 

[jimmymumper]

FIRST.

Is the LB the backup because I still see the LB antennas on the mdot trucks

 

[maus92]

Also, Region IV still uses the UHF Med channels - I believe Talbot Center is the control point. So if you are on the lower Eastern Shore, it would be worth monitoring them. Keep in mind that they were narrowbanded a while back, and I wouldn't bother with programming a tone code.

 

[jimmymumper]

I live in st.marys other side of the bay

 

[maus92]

The points are UHF is still used, and narrowbanding could be part of your issue.

 

[jimmymumper]

so I need to use baofengs to get around the narrowbanding

 

[maus92]

No, never use a radio that can potentially transmit to monitor a public safety system- a huge no-no.

 

[jimmymumper]

I have 3 baofengs and a wideband only scanner from 1991

 

[jimmymumper]

thats it

 

[1977addis]

thats it

Your Baofeng should be able to do narrowband. Out of all the cheapo Chinese radios I've personally owned I've never had one that didn't do narrowband

 

[jimmymumper]

they do my fire channels are narrow band