Federal Freqs

[mike_s104]

I just read a news article that on Wednesday (04/25/07, http://www.journal-news.net/news/articles.asp?articleID=8818) there were 3 people arrested by Berkeley Co. Sheriff's Dept, Charles Town PD, BATF, and U.S. Marshal's. I went back and had recorded traffic on the below:

170.0250 FBI P25 Enc
167.1625 BATF TAC1 (very broken, signal strength unknown, sounded to be P25)
418.2650 DEA 1 P25 Enc


anyone else monitoring these in Berkeley Co area? in the news article they mention a female that was arrested. on 167.1625 I heard "female" in one transmission but the rest was unintelligible.

 

[Gilligan]

I sometimes wonder: if federal repeaters are so weak, how do they even hear them? Here in OKC I can hardly hear their repeaters on a handheld, so I question how well they would be able to as well. Guess they are limited to their mobile radios and then cellphones for portable use.

 

[mike_s104]

I sometimes wonder: if federal repeaters are so weak, how do they even hear them? Here in OKC I can hardly hear their repeaters on a handheld, so I question how well they would be able to as well. Guess they are limited to their mobile radios and then cellphones for portable use.

I've thought that before too. there are some sites around here that are far from weak. I can sometimes get the DC area here so I would not be surprised if they were coming from there.

 

[freqhopping]

Here's one to give a listen. 138.3 FM no PL
It sounds like some sort of voice mail. Sometimes there are tones and then someone leaves a message. Other times just tones. Several messages over the last few minutes.

 

[mike_s104]

Here's one to give a listen. 138.3 FM no PL
It sounds like some sort of voice mail. Sometimes there are tones and then someone leaves a message. Other times just tones. Several messages over the last few minutes.

where did you snag this one?

 

[freqhopping]

where did you snag this one?

Leesburg

 

[mike_s104]

Leesburg

I have a bank set aside for common Fed freqs like customs, DHS and FBI, I'll put it in there so I can scan it at work, on the way home/to work and at home.

 

[mike_s104]

169.2350MHZ P25 Enc

Hearing traffic tonight on 169.2350MHZ, P25 Encrytped.

anyone know what this may be?

 

[mike_s104]

418.6250MHz P25 Enc

been hearing P25 encrypted traffic on 418.6250MHz. I have it as DEA 1, but I guess it could be anything. most traffic is encrypted but have been hearing in-the-clear traffic which mostly consists of a female saying "testing". I'm receiving this full signal strength in southern Berkeley County.

 

[Radar412]

169.2375

This is usually the repeater out for the Customs primary system. Often you can catch their air ships id as Omaha in the clear.

 

[mike_s104]

This is usually the repeater out for the Customs primary system. Often you can catch their air ships id as Omaha in the clear.

I have that one as customs but I was asking for 169.2350MHz

 

[mike_s104]

414.7500MHz P25 Enc

also receiving some P25 encrypted traffic on 414.7500MHz. almost full strength.

 

[BM82557]

also receiving some P25 encrypted traffic on 414.7500MHz. almost full strength.

Maybe it's the same as was mentioned towards the end of post http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showpost.php?p=446566&postcount=2

Brian

 

[mike_s104]

Maybe it's the same as was mentioned towards the end of post http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showpost.php?p=446566&postcount=2

Brian

could be. I started listening more to the fed stuff tonight since I heard a Berkeley Co. Deputy mention a few times that someone from AFT was wanting to have a warrant served on someone and was at their office with warrant in hand.

 

[mike_s104]

163.1000MHz Analog

I have this listed as D7 FBI. I know it's used by USGS on Leetown Road in Jefferson County, but this morning I heard analog traffic on it in Berkeley County. there was one unit calling others. it was early, around 4:40am. I remember hearing something about a helicopter on it. a few mins later I heard a helicopter very close to our house. no, I'm not watching for black choppers coming over the hill. anyone else up at this hour hear this?

 

[mike_s104]

been hearing P25 encrypted traffic on 418.6250MHz. I have it as DEA 1, but I guess it could be anything. most traffic is encrypted but have been hearing in-the-clear traffic which mostly consists of a female saying "testing". I'm receiving this full signal strength in southern Berkeley County.

A LOT of traffic (encrypted of course) on this tonight.

 

[wm8s]

It's used by DEA here in Chucktown.

 

[mike_s104]

It's used by DEA here in Chucktown.

there are a few locations close-by

http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/contactus/wdo_contact.html

 

[mike_s104]

I just read a news article that on Wednesday (04/25/07, http://www.journal-news.net/news/articles.asp?articleID=8818) there were 3 people arrested by Berkeley Co. Sheriff's Dept, Charles Town PD, BATF, and U.S. Marshal's. I went back and had recorded traffic on the below:

170.0250 FBI P25 Enc
167.1625 BATF TAC1 (very broken, signal strength unknown, sounded to be P25)
418.2650 DEA 1 P25 Enc


anyone else monitoring these in Berkeley Co area? in the news article they mention a female that was arrested. on 167.1625 I heard "female" in one transmission but the rest was unintelligible.

hearing more in-the-clear P25 traffic on 170.0250MHz

 

[SkipSanders]

I have that one as customs but I was asking for 169.2350MHz

'169.235' is 169.2375

The feds use 12.5 KHz channels. Your scanner apparently doesn't, in that band, and 'rounds off' to the nearest 5 KHz channel. That works fine for receive, but you should remember when writing down lists of frequencies that it's not the correct channel.

You may also find the feds or others using the even tighter 6.25 KHz splits (half of 12.5), which produces even odder looking entries, like 169.24375 (Which your scanner will display as either 169.240 or 169.245)