Game & Fish

[beerzkool]

Has 44.8 and 44.92 gone digital? I hear buzzing a lot and don't remember the last time I heard an analog transmission.

Thanks,

 

[Bentley]

As far as I know, frequencies cannot be just switched to digital. Also, I do not believe low band freq's such a the ones you stated above can be digital, has to be in the highter bands...right?.

I may be wrong though.

 

[Radio_Cowboy]

Have you ever head any traffic on the lowband freq's? I've had them in the base scanner, and have never heard anything on them.



-RC-

 

[beerzkool]

Yes, I have heard transmissions on 44.92....but they were close to me when I heard them. That was at least over a year ago ... maybe two.

 

[SCPD]

This frequency pair, one for the bases and one for the mobiles, was used with some regularity when I lived in New Mexico in the late 70's and early 80's. Obviously I can't offer much to the discussion now, other than wildlife agency traffic is usually only interesting to those of us who have worked with or in a related field. The conservation officer that worked the Magdalena Ranger District area where I was stationed was "2-9" and I can remember being awakened in the middle of the night by "2-9, Santa Fe" on 44.800, along with the reply of "Santa Fe, 2-9" on 44.920 if he was semi-close by, where the traffic would usaully be something I should know about. The 44.800 traffic would come from the remote bases either on Socorro Mtn. or Datil Lookout and the 44.920 traffic would come directly from the officer's truck.

 

[SCPD]

I also had a thought about if it would be likely that the state would want to put Game and Fish traffic on digital or encrypt it. Wildlife enforcement agency personnel have a higher assualt and injury rate than cops on a beat. It is possible that many wildlife agencies want to encrypt their traffic as a result. Especially in New Mexico where officers are often working in some isolated areas, which are in my memory very wonderful country as well.