PHI/Air-Evac

[nd5y]

San Antonio

Heard a patient report today on 158.400/D051. No ID from helo and no mention of destination hospital other than "get a patient report to 'Tex San'<?>"

Odd to find them on this Itinerant frequency - my company is licensed to use it statewide and I never expected to hear a medical helo on it.

Air Evac Lifeteam has a temporary itinerant license on 158.400 and 151.505 that they use in various places until they get a permanent frequency licensed. Sometimes they are simplex and other times as a repeater. They have done that 5 or 6 times now around the DFW area.

 

[kkn50]

Interesting info - thanks.

Air Evac Lifeteam has a temporary itinerant license on 158.400 and 151.505

 

[texasemt13]

nd5y, thanks for that info.

kkn50, I believe TexSan Heart is a facility focusing on cardiac diseases.

 

[kkn50]

You're right, it is - near 410 and IH 10 in San Antonio.

kkn50, I believe TexSan Heart is a facility .

 

[nd5y]

The database says Air Evac Lifeteam uses 464.025 in San Antonio.
They most likely were using somebody else's UHF repeater and now have their own base on 158.400 until they get a new license. That is what is happening here in Mineral Wells. 464.025 is probably silent now.

 

[zerg901]

ADAMSairmed.org: Public Site

Click on the Texas entry for maps and info on all of the medevac units in Texas (FW + RW)

Some of the previous "dba" used by Air Evac LifeTeams in Texas are listed in the atlases to the right - IIRC I saw that in the 2008 atlas - but that is a very large document - maybe 50 MB

 

[zerg901]

ARINC Completes a Nine-State Digital Radio Network for PHI Air Medical Helicopter Communications

Based on this article, it seems that the Texas PHI helos are dispatched by people sitting (or standing) in Phoenix Arizona.

 

[zerg901]

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AoX8tpb0l73sdDBPYUJDVUZlT2M2dnh5Y0NsY2d0UFE&hl=en#gid=0

I built a Texas Public Safety Helicopter spreadsheet - I have most of the medevac info - next I need to add police helos - anyone can download this spreadsheet (under FILE) - I guess that anyone can add info to their copy or change around to fit their needs

Peter Sz

 

[zerg901]

Anymore updates?

1. Is the Frisco base for CareFlite closed for sure?

2. Anything heard on 131.30 in San Antoniio area?

3. Anything more from 152.3675 north of San Antonio?

4. Any more info for 152.3075 carrying statewide ops near Austin?

5. Any info on a Air Evac 56 from Wharton using 463.725 R DPL 054?

6. Any confirmation on Lufkin freqs?

Peter sz

 

[nd5y]

Air Evac 56 is Danville, KY now. They closed the base in Wharton several years ago.

 

[texasemt13]

3. Anything more from 152.3675 north of San Antonio?

As the DB says, this is PHI, and I've only heard MED 3 on here.

 

[zerg901]

Seems that the SW Medevac helos are dispatched from a Comm Center in Mesa Arizona - Congratulations to the Mesa Communications Center! | Facebook - follow the link to the Comm Center's Facebook page.

The deeper I dig into this, the deeper the quicksand gets.

Peter Sz

PS - http://www.helihub.com/2010/09/13/omniflight-merges-southwest-medevac-into-native-air/ - OmniFlight merged SW Med Evac into Native Air - Oct 2010 - quicksand to the left of me, quicksand to the right of me, everywhere - quicksand

 

[kkn50]

Yes - it is active.

2. Anything heard on 131.30 in San Antonio area?

 

[kkn50]

Yes - that is a repeater output. Tone is 110.9. I hear "Air Med 3" on it.

3. Anything more from 152.3675 north of San Antonio?