Today @ 1145L PennDot using MURS 3 (151.940 NAC100) P25 near my qth.
PennDot on MURS 3
- Thread starter RichardKramer
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All PennDOT radios have MURS both analog and P25. Not sure why when they have so many talk groups on the the state system they don't use. I've only logged some flagger activities on MURS. Most PennDOT activity on the state system is short plain speak like they were talking on the phone. The most activity for PennDOT on the state system is the contracted tow trucks though I know they also use county 911 radios in berks and snow season.
tvengr
Well Known Member
In Maryland, Flagger Force uses MURS radios. PennDOT probably has the frequencies for interop purposes.
tvengr
Well Known Member
Please disregard my previous post. Flagger Force uses FRS/GMRS frequencies.
I've seen flagging businesses use both frs and Murs radios. They are typically off the shelf bubble packs or the retail store type preprogrammed radios. They are easier to obtain, don't require licenses to use and for the most part cheap and replaceable.
K3YGX
Member
Where I am, I've heard flaggers on FRS/GMRS (ch 5) -- they were making fun of all the cars (and people) they stopped.
The language they used was as foul as it can get. As much as I would have liked to, I did not
communicate with them (they were on the intersection near my location).
The language they used was as foul as it can get. As much as I would have liked to, I did not
communicate with them (they were on the intersection near my location).
In the Reading, PA area this week, PennDot using 154.600 P25 N100.
They don’t care what they say. They assume no one is listening to them.
smorris
WX3PMC/WQWZ815/MOPA-27
PennDOT crews talk like sailors on the STARNet TG’s in the evenings and weekends. Especially overnight during snowstorms. I don’t think they care who hears them.
