Trip to Madawaska/Aroostock County

[dic]

I'm making a trip to the Fort Kent/Madawaska area late this month and have noticed a serious lack of information on the county and the area.

I've accumulated as much information as I have been able to find online and on this website.

If anyone has any additional info, I would appreciate seeing it.
I'll finally contribute something to this website by checking as many of the frequencies and tones as I am able during my trip and post them when I return.

Thanks
Dic
N1XBA

 

[NEK1213]

There isn't much to know in the County. Only a few frequencies are used. Don't be surprised if you heard RCMP constables and plenty of Canadian traffic. There are more potatoes than radios up there!

 

[Adenosine]

First, Welcome to Maine in advance. You will be driving right through Bangor on your trip. I wish you a safe and pleasent trip.

You might have already looked at this but the Aroostook Fire Protection District guys have put together a nice feed here with some frequencies and a little help with how they go together.

I generally have to dig through FCC docs and have been searching for the right tones around my area. Thats whan I found the RFWIZ.com site. They might have a few things the others don't.

Then again you might have already tapped these.

Not sure what you want to hear but put LifeFlight in. They have a tower on Mt. Chase and will switch to that if flying up there.
453.650 PL 103.5

Crown Ambulance is the private service up there that covers alot of ground too.

Hope that gives you something to chew on.

 

[dic]

Thanks for your responses and your wishes.

I have pretty much located every bit of information I can about Aroostock County.

Now it'll just be a matter of PL tones and active frequencies.

Dic

 

[Adenosine]

Did you make it up here yet? If so, how did it go?

 

[dic]

I didn't make it up North. I got EXTREMELY SICK the week of my planned trip and spent 17 hours a day sleeping, I will have to try again sometime in the spring.

Thanks for your interest, and sorry for the lack of an update.

Dic
N1XBA

 

[N1BHH]

Thats whan I found the RFWIZ.com site. They might have a few things the others don't.

That site hasn't had any updates in quite a while. For those going to Maine who want good frequency information you can go to: Maine Portal - Scan New England Wiki
And for the rest of New England: Main Page - Scan New England Wiki
And of course: Maine Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

These sites are constantly updated as new systems come on the air and any changes are made. Very useful sources in this radio rich environment.

 

[kd1sq]

Aroostook frequencies

Dic,
a scanner guide exists for the area. It's published by a ham who lives in Fort Fairfield and although it makes no claims to being complete it's definitely the best (and only) guide you're going to find in the area.

On your way up, stop off at the Radio Shack in Presque Isle (park when you see the marquee for the Braden Theater, it's almost exactly opposite) and buy it there. It'll cost you all of about $5.50 or thereabouts.

Oh, and if you meet the owner of the store, ask him if he's ever eaten a good curry. The man loves spicy food but the closest you'll find Indian food up there might be Quebec or (maybe) Bangor as far as I know.

Hm, anyone know if there's a decent Indian anywhere near Fredericton or Edmunston?

Lee

 

[dic]

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Lee
It's funny you should have responded.

I was in Key West two weeks ago and got pictures of the south end of route 1 in typical Florida weather.

I knew I would be back in Boston for the first three
weeks in February and was considering going this week to get the north end in typical MaIne weather. I will stop by if I go.
Maybe I'll bring him some of my asian spices.

Thanks again

Dic