Fredericksburg, VA - New VA hospital

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So we have a new VA hospital opening this fall in Fredericksburg, VA. Any insight as to what frequencies to look out for?

Upon reading other threads I took some notes.

167.8625
408.2375
410.325
 

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So we have a new VA hospital opening this fall in Fredericksburg, VA. Any insight as to what frequencies to look out for?

Upon reading other threads I took some notes.

167.8625
408.2375
410.325

It is difficult to say what frequency, or even what mode. In a neighboring county (Durham) the VA has both P25 conventional frequencies and a P25 Phase 2 system. Other modes reported around the country has included DMR and Phase 1 all on an assortment of frequencies.

Your best chance of finding them is wait until closer to opening and search the 406-420 MHz band.
 

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It is difficult to say what frequency, or even what mode. In a neighboring county (Durham) the VA has both P25 conventional frequencies and a P25 Phase 2 system. Other modes reported around the country has included DMR and Phase 1 all on an assortment of frequencies.

Your best chance of finding them is wait until closer to opening and search the 406-420 MHz band.
and search 162-174, plenty of VA still in that band as well
 

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So we have a new VA hospital opening this fall in Fredericksburg, VA. Any insight as to what frequencies to look out for?

Upon reading other threads I took some notes.

167.8625
408.2375
410.325
Opening date has already been delayed to March 2025. Technically a "clinic". VA medical facilities seem to not fall a pattern for frequencies they use in the 162-174 and 406-420 MHz bands with both security and paging frequencies.
 

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Opening date has already been delayed to March 2025. Technically a "clinic". VA medical facilities seem to not fall a pattern for frequencies they use in the 162-174 and 406-420 MHz bands with both security and paging frequencies.
and if a Clinic vs a Hospital Complex they might even have contract Security vs VA Police who may make a periodic patrol
 

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and if a Clinic vs a Hospital Complex they might even have contract Security vs VA Police who may make a periodic patrol
Or, if there is a V.A. medical center nearby with police, they may have a "detachment" at the clinic.
(Our V.A. hospital just switched to a P25P2 trunked system, reusing the 5 VHF repeater pairs from the old system. The police there also have a detachment at a clinic about 60 mile away; they use the statewide trunked system to talk to dispatch.)
 

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Or, if there is a V.A. medical center nearby with police, they may have a "detachment" at the clinic.
(Our V.A. hospital just switched to a P25P2 trunked system, reusing the 5 VHF repeater pairs from the old system. The police there also have a detachment at a clinic about 60 mile away; they use the statewide trunked system to talk to dispatch.)
The Spotsylvania facility is large with nearest VA hospital about 40 or so miles away. Although named a clinic, it is bigger than many hospitals.
 

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Wow, 470k sq ft! That's a big place, alright. Nice to see investment in expansion, updating, etc. Our vets certainly deserve it.
 

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... search the 406-420 MHz band.
You can narrow the UHF range somewhat to improve scanning performance. NTIA Redbook 4.3.9 says 406.1125-410.9875 are repeater TX and 411.0000 through 415.1000 are unpaired (likely direct). The repeater inputs are 415.1125-419.9875, and probably won't yield much. Ranges shown in the tables are actually slightly wider, including the channels +/- 3.125 kHz from the ends for 6.25 kHz very-narrow channels (e.g., repeater TX are 406.109375-410.990625).
 

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You can narrow the UHF range somewhat to improve scanning performance. NTIA Redbook 4.3.9 says 406.1125-410.9875 are repeater TX and 411.0000 through 415.1000 are unpaired (likely direct). The repeater inputs are 415.1125-419.9875, and probably won't yield much. Ranges shown in the tables are actually slightly wider, including the channels +/- 3.125 kHz from the ends for 6.25 kHz very-narrow channels (e.g., repeater TX are 406.109375-410.990625).
True - however there are still many exemptions and Legacy Nets Operating outside of the NTIA Band Plans - Best to search the entire 400-420 band
 

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So we have a new VA hospital opening this fall in Fredericksburg, VA. Any insight as to what frequencies to look out for?

Upon reading other threads I took some notes.

167.8625
408.2375
410.325
Chances are they will be using the frequencies of the Richmond VA Medical Center, Its a satellite Health Care Clinic under Richmond. The HCCs dont have their own police or maintenance and utilize their main VAMC services (in this case Richmond). The officers at the Fredericksburg HCC would be officers from the Richmond VA. I was a senior manager and Project Manager and later Assistant Director of another VA HCC once it opened. I worked with the VA Police Chief and was very involved with how things work. I was with VA Engineering at a VAMC in Virginia before that for 12 years.

Regards, Richard retired federal employee
 

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Chances are they will be using the frequencies of the Richmond VA Medical Center, Its a satellite Health Care Clinic under Richmond. The HCCs dont have their own police or maintenance and utilize their main VAMC services (in this case Richmond). The officers at the Fredericksburg HCC would be officers from the Richmond VA. I was a senior manager and Project Manager and later Assistant Director of another VA HCC once it opened. I worked with the VA Police Chief and was very involved with how things work. I was with VA Engineering at a VAMC in Virginia before that for 12 years.

Regards, Richard retired federal employee
Only if Richmond VAPD is using a statewide trunked system. Richmond and Fredericksburg are about 60 miles apart; too far to be able to talk to each other, but too close to be able to reuse the same frequencies. Our VAMC uses a standalone VHF system, and we talk to our officers at the satellite HCC 60 miles away via the statewide trunked system.
Thank you for your service to veterans, Richard. 🇺🇸
 

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Quite possibly, depending on what Richmond uses. I was in NC and using VIPER. All the VAMCS, HCCs, and CBOCs in NC use VIPER for their police comms. Each HCC and CBOC uses their parent VAMC talkgroups with the ability to use the other VAMC talkgroups and their local jurisdiction police groups (if they have gone to their AHJ or County Emergency Manager and requested it). That's how it works in NC at least.

Of course, Richmond might be different based on the distance as you stated.

I enjoyed the VA employment years. Makes you feel good helping others. The rest of my 34 year career was with Navy as a federal employee.

Regards Richard in Northeastern NC
 
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