New member: Tampa area marine scanning question

[WRQT818]

Hello everybody, I just resurrected my Realistic Pro-34 scanner from storage to start to monitor the VHF Marine channels. I got that set up and working and I get great reception from my house with the standard antenna so I am very pleased with that. I don't get a lot of the boat transmissions but the Coast Guard comes in loud and clear (must be a slang term for that?). We are about 25 feet above sea level (pretty high around here) and just a few hundred yards from the Gulf of Mexico, just north of Tampa.

Question: Any other frequencies that are interesting for Marine monitoring? Located near Tampa, I see the Pinellas County sheriff has a few boats as does the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Anyone familiar with how I can locate those frequencies? Any help appreciated.

Craig

 

[mitbr]

Hi Craig
I live in Pinellas County and the Sheriff will use thier 800 mhz trunked system for coms but also can talk with the coast guard on any of thier freqs.
Tim
Webmaster of the Tampa Bay Radio Page
http://www.knology.net/~res0plht/Mi01000.htm

Hello everybody, I just resurrected my Realistic Pro-34 scanner from storage to start to monitor the VHF Marine channels. I got that set up and working and I get great reception from my house with the standard antenna so I am very pleased with that. I don't get a lot of the boat transmissions but the Coast Guard comes in loud and clear (must be a slang term for that?). We are about 25 feet above sea level (pretty high around here) and just a few hundred yards from the Gulf of Mexico, just north of Tampa.

Question: Any other frequencies that are interesting for Marine monitoring? Located near Tampa, I see the Pinellas County sheriff has a few boats as does the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Anyone familiar with how I can locate those frequencies? Any help appreciated.

Craig