Fed stuff on the Coast

[Wilrobnson]

Didn't see an open/relevant thread.

170.5875 (162.2). GMF shows VA Biloxi, Mobile and Pepsi-Cola. Getting it every morning, 5x5 with an open carrier, usually once or twice around 0700. Last night, same thing, but at 2100. Your thoughts?

 

[Wilrobnson]

Sorry, tired. 5x5 on an outdoor Diamond discone, 45' agl in Gulfport.

 

[ecps92]

Didn't see an open/relevant thread.

170.5875 (162.2). GMF shows VA Biloxi, Mobile and Pepsi-Cola. Getting it every morning, 5x5 with an open carrier, usually once or twice around 0700. Last night, same thing, but at 2100. Your thoughts?

my best assumption was going to suggest VA since most of my loggings for the freq are a majority of VA Hospitals
outside of a DEA user in P25 during an NSSE annual Jan/Feb event in 2015 (AZ)

Also a side note, I've found some of the listings from the GMF have been reversed from what is listed as the Repeater vs input

 

[fasteddy64]

I let the recorder run from about 10 last night till 8 this morning and got zero hits on that freq.

 

[Wilrobnson]

I'll keep working on it.

 

[Wilrobnson]

7 seconds of dead air with the same PL tone at 1305 hours yesterday; ended with a strange half DTMF tone or something.

 

[MississippiPI]

On another note, should be activity in Biloxi as the President of Croatia will be visiting today.

Be safe

 

[Wilrobnson]

On another note, should be activity in Biloxi as the President of Croatia will be visiting today.

Be safe

Yes, BPD, MHP and a few others were doing EP driving practice yesterday morning.

 

[Wilrobnson]

9 seconds of dead air on the VA freq at 1015 this morning.

 

[Wilrobnson]

1019 today. 6 seconds worth.

 

[scanphreak]

I'm at work in the Biloxi area and have a small scanner with 170.5875 programmed in on CTCSS 162.2 with an alert tone set to go off if there is any traffic, and for the first time since this thread was created I got two hits today about 2 PM 1/5/2024 the signal was full strength for me. No audio, it was just someone keying up a couple of times and reminded me of a repeater squelch tail. Based on my location and the oem antenna on the handheld scanner inside of a building I'd say chances were great that this came from the Biloxi VA.

 

[Wilrobnson]

13 seconds of dead air at 14:07:53 and another 3 seconds at 14:09:34.

 

[marksroberson]

170.5875 is the VA's Emergency Channel. They are dispatched out of Biloxi, with linked repeaters also at the VA hospitals in Mobile, Pensacola, Eglin and Panama City. Both P25(293) and 162.2 are used. same frequency and input at all locations.
It is also listed in the NTIA file that was posted here on RR a while back, the location and callsign are listed on it.

 

[Wilrobnson]

Didn't want to create a new topic and the Fed/Mil one is locked.

Since DeSoto National Forest has gone P25 (at least for the south region, the only one I regularly rx), has anyone noticed changes to other forests?

 

[ecps92]

Didn't want to create a new topic and the Fed/Mil one is locked.

Since DeSoto National Forest has gone P25 (at least for the south region, the only one I regularly rx), has anyone noticed changes to other forests?

They did ? Only a tourist to the region periodically but the RRDB still shows all Analog

MS Federal Agencies (Mississippi) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for MS Federal Agencies (Mississippi)

www.radioreference.com

Which Freqs and NAC's have you caught ?

 

[Wilrobnson]

Sometime in the Fall, I want to say October or November.

From my place I can only get DeSoto NF South, using 171.425 ($526).

 

[ecps92]

Sometime in the Fall, I want to say October or November.

From my place I can only get DeSoto NF South, using 171.425 ($526).

Make Sense for $526 = 1318 in decimal

None here in New England have gone P25

 

[Wilrobnson]

Looks like we BOTH got to the office early. I'll do some more Forest listening but it may not pick up until the weather turns warm again....Like Wednesday.

 

[Wilrobnson]

Anyone working the duct openings today/tonight? I was on the beach for it this morning and will probably head out again in a bit (current photo attached).

 

[scanphreak]

Anyone working the duct openings today/tonight? I was on the beach for it this morning and will probably head out again in a bit (current photo attached).

That would have been cool to log a DX contact on 2 meter simplex from here into Mexico. My furthest once was Near Houston to here on 146.520 using an ICOM IC-2AT with 2 watts into a ringo ranger at 25 foot.