Susquehanna CO. Frequency Changes

[Fatman2]

Has anyone begun to monitor the new operations frequencies for Susquehanna County yet? I can see future problems with one of their new firegrounds being on a local ambulance service repeater receive frequency with no pl assigned. Has anyone heard anything on any of the new frequencies yet?...

 

[captclint]

Has anyone begun to monitor the new operations frequencies for Susquehanna County yet? I can see future problems with one of their new firegrounds being on a local ambulance service repeater receive frequency with no pl assigned. Has anyone heard anything on any of the new frequencies yet?...

I try to keep track of new licenses, but haven't seen any for Sus. Perhaps you could give us a list of what you think are new ones, or perhaps the license call sign. WPPB928 has been modified for Narrow Band, but I don't think any new freq's were added.
Just noticed that WPZF277 has expired. I confirmed 151.4750 was in use. Is it still in use for dispatch? If not, what are they using?

 

[Fatman2]

Clint,
We received a letter via email from the Susq. Co. 911 Director indicating that the county would be switching over to all new operating frequencies by 7/19/12...but the switch-over is taking longer that expected so they are allegedly simulcasting on both the old and new set of frequencies. I do not have the ability to scan some of the new frequencies and therefore was asking for confirmation from someone else if they were indeed in ope ration.
Here's what I have received:

NEW RADIO MATRIX ALL CHANNELS

Co Fire Dispatch (Dispatch ONLY) 155.0625

Co Fire Repeater 151.4750 Rx 159.3750 Tx PL 162.2

Co Fire Police 155.6925

Fire Ground 1 158.9400
Fire Ground 2 154.8900
Fire Ground 3 154.1150
Fire Ground 4 154.7100

V Tac 1 151.1375
V Tac 2 154.4525
V Tac 3 158.7375
V Tac 4 159.4725

EMA 158.8350 PL 162.2

U Tac 1 453.4625
U Tac 2 453.7125
U Tac 3 453.8625

Future Use 158.9250
Future Use 153.8450

NOTE: Fire Grounds, Police Ground, Co. Fire Police, Police Interop, U Tac, and V Tac are not monitored in the Communications Center.

 

[captclint]

This is very useful. I may have been wrong. These have not been listed before, but appear to have been on the license(or could have been added and I missed it)
158.94
154.71
155.0625 was FG 5, now Dispatch. 151.4750 was dispatch, now Ops. This has been added to WPPB928, so it no longer expired. Good to know about future use channels.

Now for the good part. You CAN receive all of these. Enter them as shown, and your scanner will round up to the nearest frequency. You may have to change the band plan for 7.5 steps(if this is greek to you, let me know what scanner you have, and I may be able to advise), but you will still hear all but the VERY weak signals with your scanner and rounded up frequencies.

All the ones I did not show above have been listed as in use for several years...they are just changed to narrow band, which your scanner will get. The only possible thing is the volume will be lower on them now. BTW. the V-Tac and U-Tac will probably never be used. These are national inter op freq's that are probably there for a major emergency.

What we all would like to know is when you hear the new ones in use. Since you have provided a very helpful list, we may hear from others in Sus as well. I am too far to hear any fire ground, but I'll put in the new dispatch to see if I can confirm. I suspect all of them will have 162.2 PL, but they just did not include in this letter.

Thanks again for your list.

 

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Is 462.950 going away?

 

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Answering my own question here, but I guess 462.950 is a coomon EMS channel. I just hear it being used a lot by Susq for EMS and fire dispatch.

 

[Fatman2]

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Answering my own question here, but I guess 462.950 is a coomon EMS channel. I just hear it being used a lot by Susq for EMS and fire dispatch.

That frequency was not mentioned in the letter...So, to the best of my knowledge it will remain, but at this point, that is just a guess on my part.

 

[Fatman2]

Clint,
I can't say if they all will have the 162.2 PL...the only ones with a pl listed next to the frequencies were the ones I posted. All others had that column blank.
I will be programming these into the susquehanna bank on my portables and mobile two-way radios as we frequently respond into Susquehanna County and may need these soon.
As for my scanners, I only have Uniden Bearcat 450A's.
I also suspect that there will be issues with the new Fire Ground 4 if it does not have a PL; as this is the Rx Frequency for the Cottage Ambulance Repeater which is located atop Salem Mtn. in Carbondale, Pa.

 

[captclint]

, I only have Uniden Bearcat 450A's.

Ok, that model was introduced in 1993, so it doesn't have the 7.5 step option. The scanner may round up a little further from the actual freq, but I still believe you will hear most everything, esp dispatch. Keep us posted on what you hear.

 

[captclint]

They don't appear to be simulcasting 151.4750 on 155.0625 yet. It could also be that I am not able to pick it up from my location. I am able to receive 151.4750, but it is weak.

 

[Bandre88]

i am hearing 151.475 as a dispatch and ops channel still and no activity from 155.0625 this is from both my home in dunmore and while im mobile with a maxrad scanner antenna mounted on the roof of my pick up the only thing i get on 155.0625 is luzerne co zone d because of how close the freq is to 155.0700.

 

[One13Truck]

Like Clint I can get the 151.475 here. Some days better than others. I wonder if any of the others will work for me. I'd hate to lose them if the 155.0625 will be a weaker signal. Only one way to find out. I'll add that in as well but I'm worried as well about Zone D crushing it...

 

[captclint]

but I'm worried as well about Zone D crushing it...

I just lock out 156.7 PL, which usually eliminates most of the splash.

 

[One13Truck]

Well there's my problem. I never bothered to reconfirm with the database. For some reason I had it in my head they used the same PL as the WSMA does. Locking that out won't do anything. Fixed now!

Oh I also finally got an answer to the other question I had a week or two ago. Turns out there was a system but there wasn't. Many years ago they tried to get one going but only about half the departments went with it. Those that did only kept it for a few months before the County decided it wanted to change things and squashed it before it settled in. It doesn't explain why some kept with it and others went back to it later before dropping it again but it did give an answer to what I was searching for. At least until the next time the County decides to change everything around again, which can't come soon enough for me!!

 

[captclint]

Clint,
We received a letter via email from the Susq. Co. 911 Director indicating that the county would be switching over to all new operating frequencies by 7/19/12.
Fire Ground 3 154.1150

Please double check. FCC shows 155.1150. http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?fccCallsign=WPPB928
Please let us know as you confirm these FG changes.

 

[freqfreaks]

I can confirm that 155.0625 (PL 162.2) is now the dispatch frequency and the old 151.475 (PL 162.2) repeater is now for operations. While it seems like they were simulcasting dispatches over both frequencies, that no longer appears to be the case.

It now appears that 155.0625 is dispatch only and 151.475 is operations only.

 

[freqfreaks]

Here is some further clarification on my earlier post and my observations of how the frequencies are now being used.

155.0625 (PL 162.2) is used for dispatch and only the county transmits on this frequency.

151.475 (PL 162.2) is used for all other communications. For instance. the county communicates with the responding units on this frequency, and responding units communicate with each other on this frequency as well.

Basically once the dispatch goes out on 155.0625, all of the other action takes place on 151.475 and/or the fireground frequencies (either the countywide fireground frequencies or in some cases, the individual department's private frequencies).

 

[mirage]

What about Susquehanna/Oakland/Lanesboro PD

Ok its great to see the info I was seeking about the FD and EMS but Where has The PD gone in the Susquehanna Lanesboro and Oakland areas
Doug