MONITORING FIREBOARD

[wirelesscop]

Hey Everyone,

While I think I have MOST of the old UHF (Rebroadcast) frequencies that enable monitoring of Fireboard... I wanted to post what I had and compare them to what others had to see if I am missing any.

What I want to do is get a Minitor Pager programmed with (2) frequencies. One frequency for up north (Near Christiana Mall and Center City Wilmington) and another for the (Middletown area). I am trying to find the BEST frequencys for what I am looking to do. I know that Middletown has their own frequency (453.025), which is fine to monitor while I am down south... But like I said, I want to put a second frequency in the pager so I can monitor fireboard while I am up north.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

Here are the frequencies that I have as of now:

33.78000 KGH795 B CSQ Fire /EMS Dispatch (simul of TRS TG3184)
154.14500 B Hockessian Fire Company (Simul of TRS) FM
453.02500 WPVB564 B CSQ Volunteer hose FC (simul of TRS) FM
453.35000 WPUC287 B CSQ Christiana Fire (simul of TRS) FM
453.90000 KNAG563 R 192.8 PL Elsmere FC (simul of TRS) FM
460.57500 KGE745 R CSQ Cranston Heights FC (simul of TRS) FM
460.60000 KGD210 R 179.9 PL Talleyville FC (simulcast of TRS) FM
460.62500 WNXH760 R 192.8 PL Aetna FC (Newark) (simul of TRS)
500.78750 WIL908 R 203.5 PL Mill Creek FC (simul of TRS) FM
154.96500 KDL981 B CSQ Wilmington City Fire/EMS (TRS Patch) FM
465.575 - Aetna Hose Hook & Ladder Company

 

[Mark]

500.78750 WIL908 R 203.5 PL Mill Creek FC (simul of TRS) FM

By far the strongest of the repeaters period.I can hear this repeater in my truck from north of Smyrna to Delaware countyPa.Even here in Maryland on home scanner.
Their station repeater is located at good elevation on station 2 in Pike Creek Valley.

 

[doctordave]

Speaking of DE repeaters....the 155.07 (100 watts) repeat of Kent DE Fire alert is quite booming - I actually copy it clearly in Northern Baltimore County....far more juice than 151.4 offers.

Dave

 

[hai_akeeba]

465.575 in the input frequency to Aetna's repeater

 

[N_Jay]

You guys are making me homesick.

I grew up in DE.

 

[ka3jjz]

Here's a few more, which I had from an old page linked on the CHM website;

154.400 Blades Fire/EMS Simulcast
160.020 Christiana LifeNet Medevac (Rocky Mountain Helicopter)
453.175 Bethany Beach Fire/EMS Simulcast
453.225 Indian River Fire/EMS Simulcast
453.250 Rehoboth Beach Fire/EMS Simulcast
453.700 Sussex County Fire/EMS Dispatch/Alerting
453.800 Lewes Fire/EMS Simulcast

I'm not sure just how accurate these are. Comments are welcome.

Since there seems to be some interest in this, would it interest anyone if I constructed a 'Delaware Fireboards' page for the CHM website, structured somewhat like the Maryland fire/ems page we already have there?

73s Mike

 

[hai_akeeba]

my apologies to wirelesscop. 465.575 is NOT a repeater input for Aetna. Further checking revealed that this frequency was used as a fireground channel by Aetna. In the days of the low band (33.78) simplex operation, many fire companies used UHF radios with their repeater patched to 33.78 for communication with fireboard so they did not have to carry the bulky radios with the 12 inch whip antennas

 

[hai_akeeba]

152.0075 Fredericka
154.0700 Camden/Wyoming
154.3400 Cheswold
154.4150 Delmar
154.4450 Dover
157.4500 Farmington
453.9000 Seaford (same as Elsmere)
453.1000 Ellendale
453.1250 Bridgeville
453.1500 Greenwood
453.4250 Frankford
453.5750 Roxana
453.7750 Dagsboro
453.3750 Millville
453.4500 Milton
453.9500 Selbyville
155.0700 Marydel
155.5050 Harrington

 

[doctordave]

Hai,

Is there variability in what gets repeated on the differing freqs within each given county? On 155.07 and 151.4, I typically copy ONLY a rebroadcast of the Kent Fire Dispatch TG. I have been told, though, that apparently there are some freqs on which several TGs are "scanned" and repeated out. Any idea?

Dave

 

[h8tdigitalradio]

You guys are making me homesick.

I grew up in DE.

N_Jay, you can always visit us. Where did you live and do you still have family or friends in the State?

Since there seems to be some interest in this, would it interest anyone if I constructed a 'Delaware Fireboards' page for the CHM website, structured somewhat like the Maryland fire/ems page we already have there?

Mike, that would be a great ideal. I often use the CMH site for the p96 and mem files. It is a great resource for the DE, MD, DC, and VA areas. Hopefully, Mr. Henney would approve.

In Middletown, 500.7875 is weak compared to <EDIT> 453.3500, 453.0250, and 460.6000. I have all of the Conventional Fireboard frequencies in my receivers.<EDIT> 453.0250 and 453.3500 are loud and even when it comes to reception. YMMV.

73

Dave AKA The Tripzter :shock:

 

[ka3jjz]

OK that's one vote. How about the other folks? I'm going to contact the Phillyscanner group (since they also cover Delaware) and see if there's any additional interest.

We've got quite a list already. Now all that really needs to be done is to isolate each of these freqs by county. I'm not all that familiar with Delaware; anyone want to step up to the plate?

73s Mike

 

[doctordave]

Mike,

Make that 2 votes. Appreciate your interest in doing it.

Dave

 

[ka3jjz]

152.0075 Fredericka
154.0700 Camden/Wyoming
154.3400 Cheswold
154.4150 Delmar
154.4450 Dover
157.4500 Farmington
453.9000 Seaford (same as Elsmere)
453.1000 Ellendale
453.1250 Bridgeville
453.1500 Greenwood
453.4250 Frankford
453.5750 Roxana
453.7750 Dagsboro
453.3750 Millville
453.4500 Milton
453.9500 Selbyville
155.0700 Marydel
155.5050 Harrington

OK, the USD64 million dollar question - which of these - and I'm including the freqs listed in earlier messages - are still active? For example, I hear from Al Henney that most of the ones listed that are in Sussex County are gone, with the exception of Rehobeth and Indian River.
I want to document only those that are still activally on the air, not just because they have FCC listings. It's not at all odd that old freqs aren't deleted from the listings because they simply haven't got the manpower to do it.

73s Mike

 

[tolley]

Mike, I can verify in my area that the following frequencies work:
453.700 Sussex Dispatch
151.400 Kent Dispatch
154.4450 Dover
157.4500 Farmington
33.78 Kent County TRS Simulcast and New Castle County Dispatch
453.9000 Seaford (same as Elsmere)
453.225 Indian River
453.1250 Bridgeville
453.1500 Greenwood
453.250 Rehoboth Beach Fire
154.400 Blades Delaware
155.0700 Marydel
155.5050 Harrington
460.625 Milford
500.7875 Mill Creek
154.34 Cheswold
453.800 Lewes

I can verify that 154.415 was cutoff when Wicomico and Sussex switched to their 800 systems. This frequency was activated whenever tones were paged for Delmar FD on 33.78 or 33.98 and it would simulcast the lowband for awhile until it timed out.

 

[ka3jjz]

Mike, I can verify in my area that the following frequencies work:
453.700 Sussex Dispatch
151.400 Kent Dispatch
154.4450 Dover
157.4500 Farmington
33.78 Kent County TRS Simulcast and New Castle County Dispatch
453.9000 Seaford (same as Elsmere)
453.225 Indian River
453.1250 Bridgeville
453.1500 Greenwood
453.250 Rehoboth Beach Fire
154.400 Blades Delaware
155.0700 Marydel
155.5050 Harrington
460.625 Milford
500.7875 Mill Creek
154.34 Cheswold
453.800 Lewes

I can verify that 154.415 was cutoff when Wicomico and Sussex switched to their 800 systems. This frequency was activated whenever tones were paged for Delmar FD on 33.78 or 33.98 and it would simulcast the lowband for awhile until it timed out.

Super, Bri. Now what about the others reported in the earlier messages?Are they still active, or just old listings?

73s Mike

 

[tolley]

I can't verify the others. These are one that I can easily hear at my home or where I have traveled. Someone in Delaware closer to the unconfirmed transmitters would be a better source for verification. Hope this list helps.

 

[h8tdigitalradio]

NCCo Fireboard

Hello,

I can confirm the following is used in NCCo,

154.14500 PL 77.0 Hockessin Fire Company (Simul of TRS) FM
453.02500 WPVB564 B CSQ Volunteer hose FC (simul of TRS) FM
453.35000 WPUC287 B CSQ Christiana Fire (simul of TRS) FM
453.90000 KNAG563 R 192.8 PL Elsmere FC (simul of TRS) FM
460.60000 KGD210 R 179.9 PL Talleyville FC (simulcast of TRS) FM
460.62500 WNXH760 R 192.8 PL Aetna FC (Newark) (simul of TRS)
500.78750 WIL908 R 203.5 PL Mill Creek FC (simul of TRS) FM
154.96500 KDL981 B CSQ Wilmington City Fire/EMS (TRS Patch) FM
160.02000 PL 156.7 LifeNet MED Helo

HTH

73

Dave AKA The Tripzter :shock:

 

[ka3jjz]

It does, Dave - very much so. Keep the freqs and info coming!

It'll take a week or two for me to get everything squared away, but it's already looking really nice. I'm always interested in new info on this subject; please post what you have! Remember, we're looking for active freqs; please mention the county, and if it has a PL or DCS code associated with it, that's important information.
The page will be hosted on the Capitol Hill Monitors website; I'll announce it when it's ready. No doubt I'll need a couple of versions to work the kinks out, but I think it'll be worth it.

73s Mike

 

[ka3jjz]

I've gone thru all the freqs I've received to date, and have just a couple of questions...

a. I thought Seaford was in Sussex County, but I have one also in Kent County??? Which is right?? I have the Sussex County version on 453.7 (sharing the Sussex County dispatch), but in Kent it's 453.9. It's possible that Seaford shares both frequencies, but ....

b. I have a listing for Milford (what county?) on 460.625, but that's the same freq as the Aetna station in Newark. Is this right, and if so, do they use different PLs or DCSs?

All I need do now is to put in some text, a few links and little pretty up stuff, and it's almost ready to go...More freqs, PLs, DCSs always welcome

73s Mike

 

[doctordave]

Mike,

I'm not sure if the CHM website will include any conventional DE Police freqs....but 154.86 CSQ is the Delaware Statewide Enforcement Network (SWEN) - which will be used to patch MSP and other outside jurisdictions into the DE Trunked system (on a dedicated talkgroup) for police mutual aid. They also have a dedicated talkgroup for patches into 155.475. This has been tested quite a bit lately w/ MD.

Also, FYI, 45.24 is listed as a DE statewide civil defense frequency - but to my knowledge, none of us have heard anything whatsoever on it for quite a few years.

Dave