NC (not just NCSHP) VHF Low Band - Western NC portions query

[kd4efm]

Read the NCSHP thread already, so let that rest.

Who all has any other PW or IG low band hits of the 589 ACTIVE fcc licenses for NC, in the western NC areas?
I see a lot of Duke Power, what else has been somewhat active there?

(Western being anything west of hwy 221)


Loading up a kenwood NX-5600 Low band with some stuff for my travels.

Thanks

 

[Flyham]

Read the NCSHP thread already, so let that rest.

Who all has any other PW or IG low band hits of the 589 ACTIVE fcc licenses for NC, in the western NC areas?
I see a lot of Duke Power, what else has been somewhat active there?

(Western being anything west of hwy 221)
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Loading up a kenwood NX-5600 Low band with some stuff for my travels.

Thanks

Hey Evan's. NC DOT (Dept of Transportation) might yield some hits. As you've already gathered, NC public safety is almost nil.
From the DOT side, and depending upon how far east you will be (I-77), Divisions 9-14 would be ones to look for, as well as the truck to truck freq.

NC Department of Transportation (North Carolina) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for NC Department of Transportation (North Carolina)

www.radioreference.com

https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/ROW/ROWManualsandPublications/NCDOT%20Division%20Right%20of%20Way%20Offices%20Map.pdf

 

[BigLebowski]

Alot of the DPS Probation Officers still have low band whips on their vehicles. Do they use it? No clue. Never heard them there.

 

[Tobydog]

Just to say, Probation is totally on VIPER to allow contact with local LEO. Prisoner Transport vehicles are still using low band for the time being.

 

[waterbwuk]

Alot of the DPS Probation Officers still have low band whips on their vehicles. Do they use it? No clue. Never heard them there.

Depends on the location. In the Buncombe area they use Asheville's P25 system. They even have their own channel on there. They sometimes use VIPER, but probably 95% of their communications are on Asheville P25.

 

[Tobydog]

Yep, down east they use local LEO channels along with VIPER

 

[Nchpiboy]

Hey Evan's. NC DOT (Dept of Transportation) might yield some hits. As you've already gathered, NC public safety is almost nil.
From the DOT side, and depending upon how far east you will be (I-77), Divisions 9-14 would be ones to look for, as well as the truck to truck freq.

NC Department of Transportation (North Carolina) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for NC Department of Transportation (North Carolina)

www.radioreference.com

https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/ROW/ROWManualsandPublications/NCDOT%20Division%20Right%20of%20Way%20Offices%20Map.pdf

I hear traffic on this one during bad weather:
Division 14
Division 14 includes Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk, Swain and Transylvania counties. Division 14 shares the same frequencies as Division 7

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
47.020	RM	107.2 PL	NCDOT Div 14 Ops	Division 14 Operations	FM	Public Works