Montgomery County: I'm hearing an amateur radio repeater on 462.6000MHz, but I can't find the frequency on RR. Anyone know who/which group it is?

[dratsabdeye4]

I started hearing what sounds like ham radio chatter on 462.6000MHz in Montgomery County, Va. I looked up several callsigns I've heard on there like KF4XTR and WRC846, but when I search those callsigns or the frequency for the area on RR, I don't get any results.

Anyone know which amateur radio group this is? They mentioned recently setting up a new repeater (I believe in Bland county, though I may be mistaken; I'm new to scanning) and one guy is planning on setting up a new antenna to extend their range further into Christiansburg...does this ring a bell to anyone in the area?

 

[KB4MSZ]

This isn't an amateur radio frequency.

 

[nd5y]

What type of receiver do you hear it on?
Can you hear it on different types of receivers?

It could be an image of a 440 MHz signal. There is a recent thread here about somebody receiving ham transmissions on GMRS.

It could also be some genius linking ham radio and GRMS frequencies.

 

[ChrisABQ]

GMRS info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Mobile_Radio_Service

 

[KC3ECJ]

I started hearing what sounds like ham radio chatter on 462.6000MHz in Montgomery County, Va. I looked up several callsigns I've heard on there like KF4XTR and WRC846, but when I search those callsigns or the frequency for the area on RR, I don't get any results.

Anyone know which amateur radio group this is? They mentioned recently setting up a new repeater (I believe in Bland county, though I may be mistaken; I'm new to scanning) and one guy is planning on setting up a new antenna to extend their range further into Christiansburg...does this ring a bell to anyone in the area?

It would be unusual for somebody to use an amateur callsign there.
That's a GMRS frequency. You might hear a GMRS callsign.

That or for some odd reason somebody is cross band repeating between amateur and GMRS.

You might find info here:

myGMRS.com: GMRS Repeater Directory and Community

myGMRS.com is a General Mobile Radio Service community where users can search for and submit repeaters in their area.

mygmrs.com

 

[dratsabdeye4]

What type of receiver do you hear it on?
Can you hear it on different types of receivers?

It could be an image of a 440 MHz signal. There is a recent thread here about somebody receiving ham transmissions on GMRS.

It could also be some genius linking ham radio and GRMS frequencies.

I'm hearing it on a Whistler WS1040. Don't know about other receivers as this is my first scanner. I heard them mention GMRS channels a time or two. I will check out the link you provided as well.

 

[dratsabdeye4]

It would be unusual for somebody to use an amateur callsign there.
That's a GMRS frequency. You might hear a GMRS callsign.

That or for some odd reason somebody is cross band repeating between amateur and GMRS.

You might find info here:

myGMRS.com: GMRS Repeater Directory and Community

myGMRS.com is a General Mobile Radio Service community where users can search for and submit repeaters in their area.

mygmrs.com

That would make sense. I will see if those are GMRS callsigns.

 

[dratsabdeye4]

This isn't an amateur radio frequency.

Apologies, I'm still new to scanning. I see in other replies that it's apparently a GMRS frequency.

 

[ChrisABQ]

Some hams have GMRS licenses, and on occasion, accidentally use their ham callsigns on GMRS.

 

[N4ANJ]

https://mygmrs.com/repeater/5413

Christiansburg, Va WROC846

 

[nd5y]

There is a recent thread here about somebody receiving ham transmissions on GMRS.

I got that backwards. The guy was on GMRS and heard himself on a ham frequency.

 

[dratsabdeye4]

https://mygmrs.com/repeater/5413

Christiansburg, Va WROC846

Thank you, this will help.

 

[KevinC]

A lot of hams local to me use GMRS and either accidentally or on purpose use their amateur callsign on the GMRS repeater.

 

[GlobalNorth]

A lot of hams local to me use GMRS and either accidentally or on purpose use their amateur callsign on the GMRS repeater.

I've done that once.

 

[richardbritt]

If you are using a scanner with a second IF of 10.7 mhz, twice the 10.7 would be the image of a 440 ham frequency in the 462 GMRS frequency spectrum.

Hope this helps. I repaired Motorola radios for years.

Regards Richard W4MCD