NYC area nostalgia

[NJEMT12982]

I received my first scanner as a gift in 1988, when I was in high school. I do remember the Bronx and Staten Island FDNY sharing 154.190 and the Newark FD on 154.130. I remember the Lincoln Tunnel PAPD on VHF and the PA using those 453.xxx frequencies. Wasn't the WTC police desk also on 453MHz somewhere?

My hometown FD, Bayonne, was on 166.250 up until 2007 or so when they put their new P25 system online. I don't remember JCFD on VHF for some reason. The JCPD was all on UHF (460MHz). North Hudson fire is still on 170.150, and their fireboats may still be on 166.250.

I remember NJ Turnpike operations on VHF. I did not start monitoring the NJSP until much later, when they were already on 800MHz trunked.

Somewhere, I still have the Betty Bearcat guide that I received along with my first scanner (still have the scanner too). I think it was a 1986 or 1987 edition. It might be fun to dig it out and see where the non-Manhattan NYPD precincts were operating in those days. I'm pretty sure Staten Island was still on VHF at that time.

I grew up in Bayonne. Got my first scanner from my uncle for getting a good report card at school. I still have it to this day, Realistic Pro-2023. I got my "Masters" in scanning deciphering Bayonne and JC. Had their terms, codes and lingo down to a science. Then I branched out to NYC, Newark and many others. I still remember when University Hospital in Newark, "REMCS" being on 155.400. Any MCI's were on 155.100. Even after moving out of Bayonne in 2000, I still monitored them after the switch. Things just aren't the same anymore... Thanks all for this trip down memory lane!

 

[trentbob]

Before when I said I lived in New York City area in the five boroughs I also did some time on Long Island, I mentioned the Long Island Parkway police on 45.66.. they eventually separated to the New York Park Police just to do the parks and New York state troopers doing the parkway, I think it was 155. 505? Simplex?

I do remember Nassau County Police being on VHF low with the quarter wave whips but anybody remember Suffolk County Police was on VHF repeaters, 154- 155 with the classic 156.03 Simplex for car to car.

All of the Hamptons were on 39.XX except Riverhead was VHF High.

My first move from Crystal controlled scanners was the Electra bearcat 101 which was great in the Hamptons and Great South Bay as marine radio was moving to the new VHF system.

The 101 was about 1975 and then I got the BC 210 from Electra around 1977. Picked everything up really well with direct keyboard entry.

There was a lot of clam digging on the Great South Bay.. I had my Baymans license all through college and made pretty good money claming but we had to deal with the New York State conservation police.. they were on a wide area repeater on VHF 159.XXX

Amazing what you can remember if you just think about it. When I was claiming I was on the new VHF marine radio which of course you needed a license for.. I was WM 6934. Scanning in New York City and Long Island was a lot of fun then.

 

[kc2asb]

I grew up in Bayonne. Got my first scanner from my uncle for getting a good report card at school. I still have it to this day, Realistic Pro-2023. I got my "Masters" in scanning deciphering Bayonne and JC. Had their terms, codes and lingo down to a science. Then I branched out to NYC, Newark and many others. I still remember when University Hospital in Newark, "REMCS" being on 155.400. Any MCI's were on 155.100. Even after moving out of Bayonne in 2000, I still monitored them after the switch. Things just aren't the same anymore... Thanks all for this trip down memory lane!

Nice!

I do miss listening to the Bayonne PD/FD. The old analog channels were fun. The FD on 166.250 was simplex, making the mobiles a bit challenging to hear at times. PD was easy, with dispatch on 155.490 and Ch 2, which I think was 154.740.

At least JCPD is still in the clear, but again, I preferred their old UHF analog channels.

 

[ecps92]

P25 EEEEEEEEEEEEE

Try it you might find it's not all Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee
or just take the pill and believe all your told

 

[Ishmole]

First got into police radio monitoring before they had scanners, around 1970. I had a fixed crystal low band receiver made by a company called JMD in Mineola on Long Island. It worked well with an outside ground plane. All of Rockland County was on 37.18. Many Westchester Towns were on 37.06, Bergen County, NJ 37.38, Mahwah, Ramsey, etc 37.08, and Suffolk County on 37.02 and 37.04. Lowband seemed clearer back then. In Rockland County 37.18, you could here the Ocean County Sheriffs Dept base station on some nights. Great Times!