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[Thorny41587]

This may sound dumb but do most people just program the police, fire, ems, etc. That just patrols their area or the surrounding twps. And cities? Thanks

 

[n4voxgill]

Your first assumption was correct. I think most people program in what ever they want to hear.

 

[mlevin]

Well.........with my Pro96 and it's V-folders, I have programmed stuff for places all over the Country as well as places in Canada.

I am planning on driving cross country this summer, and am in the process of creating files for the whole trip!

 

[mciupa]

...do most people program the police, fire, ems, etc. that just patrols their area ? Thanks

No, I also reserve 3 banks of 50 channels for VHF-Low band.
When conditions are right, I can hear the South and West coasts of America up here in Canada. And although I don't understand Spanish, I would be led to believe I'm hearing northern areas of Mexico too.

I have most of the AAR railroad freq's and most General Aviation freq's
too. Having the Great Lakes nearby means good Marine monitoring.

I figure if you have 1000 channels, use 'em up !

 

[unitcharlie]

thorny.... where ya from and what kind of radio do you use?

mo: are you gonna make a trip thru kentucky?

 

[Thorny41587]

RE:

I am in Lucas County, (Toledo) Ohio, I have a PRO-2052 I use most often.

 

[kar2n101]

I also use a 2052 and I have lots of different stuff programmed that I can tune into whenever I feel like it. My banks are set up as:

1. Local PD/FD/EMS
2. Passaic County (the county I live in)
3. Passaic County (big county, lots of frequencies)
4. NJ EMS Services (All hospital comms / Mobile Intensive Care Units )
5. Med Channels (paramedis communicating with hospitals prior to arrival)
6. Nationwide Emergency (Red Cross, FEMA, Etc.)
7. Airline Emergency (Airline Emergency frequencies civilian & military)
8. NJSP TRS (State Police Trunked Radio Network) Troop A
9. NJSP TRS (State Police Trunked Radio Network) Troop B
10. NJSP TRS (State Police Trunked Radio Network) Troop C
11. Bergen County (next immediate county)
12. Bergen County (lots of frequencies cause its huge)
13. ARTCC (MilAir Frequencies)
14. ARTCC (MilAir Frequencies)
15. NJ Transit (live near an active railroad so I listen to their police)
16. Civil Air Patrol
17. NYC FD/EMS (ready and waiting for a better antenna to hear these)
18. Empty
19. Empty
20. Empty

So as you can see I have plenty to listen to, however, 99% of the time I monitor the local PD and all medical comms. I love to hear the action and patient vitals as they are being transported to the hospital, this includes the states two medivac helicopters. Whenever I hear something broadcast across SPEN all I have to do is activate the bank with the corresponding frequencies I want to monitor and I am all set.

Med comms can get quiet at times, so I record this audio night and day while I am sleeping/working and listen to it when I get home in the evenings or when I commute to work. Then its non stop action for roughly 3 hours straight!

Hope this helps and gives you a few ideas of things to monitor. Overall the 2052 is not a bad scanner and it will suffice until the things I monitor go digital, then I'll just HAVE to upgrade ;-)

kar2n101

 

[Admin0140434]

Nationwide Emergency (Red Cross, FEMA, Etc.)

care to share?

Airline Emergency

are these nationwide? if so, again... care to share?

 

[Thorny41587]

our med channels, the life squads are 5 watts and the hospitals run off a repeater. kinda sucks cause you have to be really close to the unit to hear the report.

 

[kar2n101]

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY:

FEMA VHF & UHF FREQUENCIES:

138.100
138.225 ** NATIONWIDE Primary Repeater; (Repeats. 141.875)
138.575
139.100
139.225
139.450
139.825
139.925
139.950
140.025
140.900
140.925
141.725 ** NATIONWIDE Primary Simplex
141.875 Repeater Input to 138.225
141.950
142.025
142.200
142.230 Repeater Input 142.975
142.300
142.350 Simplex; Repeater Input to 143.000
142.375 Simplex; Reg. 09, 10, Repeater Input to 143.000
142.400 Simplex; Reg. 04
142.425 Simplex; Repeater Input to 143.000
142.925 Simplex; Reg. 02, 03, 05
142.935
142.950
142.975 Simplex; Repeats 142.230; Repeater Input to 143.000
143.000 Simplex; Repeats 142.350
Repeats 142.375
Repeats 142.425
Repeats 142.975
143.050
143.225 Mobiles
143.250 Repeater Input to 139.250
143.600
143.625 Simplex; Reg. VI
152.425
153.225 Repeats 158.130
158.130 Repeater Input to 153.225
163.100 DOE Common, National Emergency Training Center
163.225
164.8625 Ch. 2, Simplex; National Radio System
Ch. 1, Repeats 165.6625; National Radio System
165.6625 Repeater Input to 164.8625,
Simplex; National Radio System, Emergency Training
166.225 National Emergency Training Center
166.6125 Repeater Input to 168.400
167.925 Simplex; Regional EOC Net 4
167.975 Simplex; Regional EOC Net 2,
Some DoD, DoE, NASA, NOAA, NRC Facilities;
Repeats 173.1875; Regional EOC Net 1
168.075 Repeats 170.425
168.100 Repeats 170.450
168.350 National Emergency Training Center
168.400 Repeats 166.6125
168.700 Repeats 170.975
169.250
169.600 National Emergency Training Center
169.875 Simplex; Regional EOC Net 3
170.200 Federal Disaster Net
170.425 Repeater Input to 168.075
170.450 Repeater Input to 168.100
170.975 Repeater Input to 168.700
173.1875 Repeater Input to 167.975
409.125
453.525
** All regions, for use in actual disasters only

The above frequencies were copied from http://www.survivalring.org/cd-femafreqs.htm I have most but not all of these frequencies programmed, only what my scanner will permit of course.

For the Red Cross I have the following frequencies:

46.0000
47.4200
47.5200
47.4600
47.5400
47.5000
47.6600

These frequencies are used in just about every state, however there are alot more that are shared with other local agencies. You will have to look up your individual state and see if any others are in use. I do not have PL codes for any of these as my scanner does not support this feature. If you like I can always create an XL spreadsheet of all the frequencies that are in use. Also, both FEMA and the Red Cross have alot of HF frequencies, but those of course can not be heard with any ordinary scanning receiver.

I do not monitor these frequencies on a daily basis, but being only a stones throw from ground zero, I felt these were important in the event of another emergency such as on 9/11.

Hope this helps, keep on scanning!!
kar2n101

 

[kar2n101]

our med channels, the life squads are 5 watts and the hospitals run off a repeater. kinda sucks cause you have to be really close to the unit to hear the report.

The same applies here, thats why it gets quiet for long periods of time, hence the reason I record the audio while I am away. The only ones I can follow from many miles out are the medivac helos, they are on a trunked system with repeaters all over the state.

I look forward to the day when I can mount a nice antenna on the roof and monitor the New York FD and EMS. My guess is that there is TONS of action going on there. They also have a TRS, so my guess is that with the right antenna listening in should not be a problem.

kar2n101

 

[K5MAR]

Here are the Red Cross UHF freqs. These are a nationwide grant, subject to certain limitations. I got these from one of the Red Cross EM Comm vans that was on display at HamCom in Dallas this summer. Truly an awesome vehicle, based on a Ford 1 ton van, has a telescoping mast, sat. dish, and other goodies. It's a setup similiar to a news ENG van.

453.425 MHz
453.475 MHz
453.525 MHz
453.575 MHz
464.500 MHz
464.550 MHz
464.600 MHz
464.625 MHz
464.650 MHz
464.700 MHz
464.725 MHz
464.750 MHz

These are carrier squelch, and may be used simplex or repeater (with the usual 5 MHz positive offset).

Oh, they also have a license for 151.625 MHz.

Mark S.

 

[Admin0140434]

GRACIAS!

 

[Coffeemug]

Scanners

This may sound dumb but do most people just program the police, fire, ems, etc. That just patrols their area or the surrounding twps. And cities? Thanks

This question doesn't sound dumb! Like others have said, you program what you want to listen to and leave out what you don't. The other nite, the FRS channel 4 was active. It sounded liked the old CB chatter. I don't belieave the FRS / GMRS radio do what they claim. The users think the can talk upto 20 miles on simplex, when really their lucky to 2 quare miles with out breaking up. Anyway, program in one or FRS and take a listen, it's amazing how many get on the and sir up trouble.

 

[MetalGear753]

I programmed everything in the city I live in and the city my college is in. I plan to also scan myself to discover other things and try to determine what they are.

 

[ranger821]

I have programmed everything within about 100 miles. Everything from Fire, EMS, Police, military, Milair, I live between 2 military Air force bases. I live next to the gulf of Mexico so I listen to maritime as well.

 

[MetalGear753]

I have programmed everything within about 100 miles. Everything from Fire, EMS, Police, military, Milair, I live between 2 military Air force bases. I live next to the gulf of Mexico so I listen to maritime as well.

I am a bit jealous of your military listening haha. But I do have Newport News shipyard along with my college's police department....so I can hear all the funny things happening as the drunk kids down the hall get busted and such.

 

[ranger821]

I am a bit jealous of your military listening haha. But I do have Newport News shipyard along with my college's police department....so I can hear all the funny things happening as the drunk kids down the hall get busted and such.

Some of the military stuff is encrypted for obvious reasons, but a lot of it comes thru. I am retired military and retired civil service from the base here so I know a lot of the folks that are talking and where they are and what they do. A bombing range is about 5 miles north of me, Very interesting stuff sometimes. The Pro 197 is on all the time we are awake. It's flat as a pancake here on the coast, so the signals travel a longggg ways.

 

[MetalGear753]

That would be cool to hear. I'm just getting into all of this, so I'm extremely interested. What is really driving me is my desire to join the police force after college. It is something I am just very passionate about, so listening to my area is something I can do to tide off the time until I hit 21 and also have my degree.

 

[EP204]

I programed my county, surrounding counties, the local cities and, I am fortunate also, MCAS Cherry Point, which has been something to listen to, just yesterday there was a plane with a air emergency and many others in the past, plus more in the future.