Houston - Harvey Related Communications

[mfn002]

Does anyone know what talkgroups/frequencies are currently in use down there?

 

[blantonl]

From what I can hear on the feeds, it appears a lot of mutual aid and EOC talkgroups are in use. Hopefully someone local can help us identify what is in use.

 

[KevinC]

From the HoustonScan Yahoo Group...

For further updates on frequencies, talkgroups and aircraft operating in the Houston area for Hurricane Harvey, please monitor this link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xW2Ph6mmJX4YbReblKm6sL4vqXNyYBOtKx2rLQd-mx8/edit?usp=sharing
Certain "hot" frequencies/talkgroups are in bold.

 

[KevinC]

This list is a collaboration of several local members.

I would post more info myself, but I'm in the middle of flooding.

 

[blantonl]

Folks, I've created a Hurricane Harvey wiki page to begin to collect comms related info for the incident response. Similar to what we did for http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Hurricane_Katrina and http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Hurricane_Rita

Please update as appropriate when you learn or have info on comms related to Harvey

http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Hurricane_Harvey

 

[Dude111]

Thank you Lindsay very much......

Is is also possible buddy to get a collection of stream links we can listen to and put them some place? (Maybe that wiki)


EDIT:

I just saw the thread below this one!!!

 

[mfn002]

The Army National Guard is using Easterwood Airport here in B/CS for staging. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what frequencies to monitor? (Besides the local ARTCC stuff?)

 

[Motoballa]

I got off the phone with a Moto dealer in Cali last night, he said he sent a few hundred portables and a few mobiles down to Houston to assist with the relief, he stated he had programmed them with the Nationwide Interop Frequencies, nothing trunked, I'm still quite confused on what they're operating on. You think it'd be the Texas IOP since it's in Texas, but I suppose if there are agencies from different states then they'd use the nationwide.

 

[natedawg1604]

I got off the phone with a Moto dealer in Cali last night, he said he sent a few hundred portables and a few mobiles down to Houston to assist with the relief, he stated he had programmed them with the Nationwide Interop Frequencies, nothing trunked, I'm still quite confused on what they're operating on. You think it'd be the Texas IOP since it's in Texas, but I suppose if there are agencies from different states then they'd use the nationwide.

I would guess there are a large number of Comm Trucks on scene that could program any common Moto Radio in about 2 minutes.

 

[TexScan780D]

Could the person be talking about these frequencies?

National Interoperability

https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?aid=7742

 

[SCPD]

Believe it or not, there was a ton of rescue activity over Zello. Not public safety stuff, but the Cajun Navy used Zello a bunch. Some ham stuff was run through it also but nothing official.

 

[blantonl]

165.3125 NAC $293 is active with encrypted comms from what is almost certainly an airborne asset.

This is a common US Coast Guard Sector frequency, so I suspect it is being used as a USCG air asset coordination freq from one of the KING Air Force C-130's or the Air Force E-3 AWACS that has been on station for the past few days to provide air coordination.

 

[KevinC]

165.3125 NAC $293 is active with encrypted comms from what is almost certainly an airborne asset.

This is a common US Coast Guard Sector frequency, so I suspect it is being used as a USCG air asset coordination freq from one of the KING Air Force C-130's or the Air Force E-3 AWACS that has been on station for the past few days to provide air coordination.

Locally it's been a mix of clear and encrypted.

 

[blantonl]

The PELICAN callsign you guys logged down there was a USN P-8 Poseidon (The USN P-3 replacement - 737 airframe)

 

[TexScan780D]

Believe it or not, there was a ton of rescue activity over Zello. Not public safety stuff, but the Cajun Navy used Zello a bunch. Some ham stuff was run through it also but nothing official.

Please explain what Zello is?

 

[nd5y]

Please explain what Zello is?

Zello. Live conversations.

 

[TexScan780D]

Thanks ND5Y, rings a bell now, but I have never used the app. Did you see my post on the Odessa and Midland radio system?

 

[R7000]

130.3 Husker w/Harvey Comms

Hearing airborne stations on 130.3 with call sign Rescue4/ Sector243/Husker 409 coordinating Harvey response. They just called it "de-confliction and check-in" freq.

Tom
Lafayette, LA

 

[R7000]

Active Shooter at Helos, Port Arthur

Just heard on 130.3 of active shooter in Port Arthur. Presumably shooting at helos. Just heard same on customs 136.375 Mhz. One of them said it was a a golf course LZ.

 

[mfn002]

Add TxWARN TGID 2027 (DPS Air Operations) to the list. I've been hearing them call out the locations of people needing rescue for the past day or so.