Suddenlink

[scanaholic]

Does anyone know the frequencies for Suddenlink TV Cable in Abilene?

Years ago, I could get it on 151.9550 or 151.9850, forget which one. I hear nothing on those now.
When the guy came the other day to check my reception, I noticed what looked like two high band antennas, one a bit shorter, on the truck.

Thanks-

 

[TexScan780D]

The Suddenlink field personnel where I am are using cell phone for their communications with the office. I remember sometime ago the field personnel were using 2-way radio and they were given names of the customers and credit card numbers out over the air to the office. Not to smart.

 

[scanaholic]

I see, TexScan. Thanks for that info. It's probably all cell phone by now. That was kinda unsmart, putting all that out on the air. lol.

Thanks again-

 

[motorola_otaku]

The longer of the two high-band antennas is probably for the cable leakage monitor; they listen on 145.250.

 

[scanaholic]

I bet that's it! I've heard unmodulated carriers on that frequency for years no matter where I've lived. Probably cable leaks all that time.

 

[TexScan780D]

Sudenlink

The longer of the two high-band antennas is probably for the cable leakage monitor; they listen on 145.250.

Suddenlink in my area is using a VHF-Low band frequency which a tech told the the frequency, but I had misplace the info. Is 145.25 in the 2 meter Amateur Radio band?

 

[TexScan780D]

I see, TexScan. Thanks for that info. It's probably all cell phone by now. That was kinda unsmart, putting all that out on the air. lol.

Thanks again-

Before Suddenlink I think it was COX. They were using a VHF channel then went to some weird GE EDACS trunks system that the scanner would not track it was an old system, then they went to using cell and it is now Suddenlink now. Not to smart putting out all that information over the air. LOL.

 

[nd5y]

145.25 is the analog video carrier for cable channel 18. Yes it is in the 2m ham band. Cable TV systems can use frequencies anywhere from the lower HF region up to over 900 MHz depending on the type of system and the number of channels and other services that they provide. They can also leak and interfer with radio systems that use the same frequencies.

145.25 is probably not what detectors in the trucks use. I was told the cable systems use a special signal around 108 MHz that the detectors are designed to pick up, but that might be different for different cable systems. That makes sense to me because the truck antennas I have seen are longer than a high band quarter wave. They also often use a horizontal dipole antenna in a T shaped plastic pipe.