USCG Baltimore

[doctordave]

A website cites 162.125 as a law enforcement frequency associated w/ USCG Balt, in addition to the usual 156.xxx, 157.xxx freqs we are aware of. Can anyone confirm that this is valid? Have had it plugged in a for a few days w/ nothing so far....still watching it.

Dave

 

[ka3jjz]

A website cites 162.125 as a law enforcement frequency associated w/ USCG Balt, in addition to the usual 156.xxx, 157.xxx freqs we are aware of. Can anyone confirm that this is valid? Have had it plugged in a for a few days w/ nothing so far....still watching it.

Dave

Dave, keep in mind that any website who's data comes from earlier lists - say pre 9/11 - is automatically suspect. Take the establishment of Homeland Security, and the Federal rebanding going on, any website that isn't regularly updated is likely to be old info. Of course, it would be nice if the URL of the website was given [ahem!]

Of course, that could easily be their HT-ops type frequency, in which case you wouldn't want to be too close :wink: 'nuff said!

73s Mike

 

[doctordave]

Mike, I'm not sure of the validity of the site (less of an issue).....was from a link on the Monitoring Times website and amounted to nothing more than a list of hundreds of Maryland-area freqs. This was the only supposed "CG" freq I did not recognize....does raise the issue of where the CG conducts its LE ops. My real question pertains to whether any of our maritime listeners are familair with this freq....or may know of other CG freqs beyond those in the VHF-Marine radio bandplan.

We routinely hear aux boats/aircrtaft on VHF 23, 83, etc.....but clearly there are some other freqs at play. Have yet to hear any activity on the recently established (1/05) 345.000, 237.9, 326.15 or 379.05 - these are purported to be nationwide common USCG air/boat freqs.

 

[ka3jjz]

Re the validitiy of a site being less of an issue - I'd strongly disagree. Fact is, there's some real old lists on the MT site that should have been removed long ago. It surprises me that they werent't, to be honest. Case in point - before I tore the MSP page apart and reassembled it, it was so inaccurate as to be almost useless. I guess it's a case of someone stepping up to the plate and getting things like this done. They only have so many folks to do the work.

Another case in point is the recent list of Dept of Homeland Security freqs that appeared in a recent MT. If you cross check each of the outputs, you will find that most of them are reassignments from other services, and a couple - not too many, but a couple - came from the old USCG LE pool.

Re the new nationwide freqs; yeah, I haven't heard much on them either. I don't think we have an Air Station nearby, so I would expect that the only time we'd hear something is if some major disaster that involved the CG in rescue ops needed air support - but I'm hopefully wrong about that.

73s Mike

 

[doctordave]

Mike, We are actually in agreement on all of this. Regardless of the track record of the source in question, the integral question to be asking is whether the cited frequency is known to be currently valid (i.e. any listeners hearing comms in 2005)....and whether there are any maritime-informed RR members who may know of other CG LE freqs. Hopefully this will generate some responses.

 

[Audiodave1]

Hi Folks,
I have had 162.125 in for years and never heard a peep between Ocean City MD to Atlantic city (summers) to my home area in Philadelphia.

As for the new nationwide USCG UHF's they are confirmed active for this same area.

Dave

 

[doctordave]

Thanks, Dave. Other than the usual VHF-Marine freqs and the new, nationwide UHF freqs....do you know of any other active CG freqs for MD/DE?

Dave

 

[doctordave]

Yet another CG question.....VHF 82A (157.125) is cited on the common freq list here as "US Govt Only".....anyone know how this particular freq gets used? I've plugged it in and will post if anything comes across.

 

[hill]

USCG Baltimore

162.125 MHZ was LANT 3. I do know it was a used few years ago, but unknow if still used. I think now they may just go DVP on the VHF marine freqs.

Channel 82A 157.125 MHZ is a U.S. Goverment freq, but not the USCG. It is used by other users. I think the Navy uses it.

 

[ecps92]

Lant

The LANT channels came out in the 80's with the Bush Administration [Maine] northern White House. The original plan had Local Public Safety frequencies in the Lower [1-28 ish] channels and then the others were VHF High [162-174] channels assigned to the USCG and other agencies they worked with. Each Group [Now Sector] used a different LANT channel. Boston uses 162.1250 Constantly.

http://www.n2nov.net/nycmarine.html
cONTAINS many of the Re-numbered LANT channels.

162.125 MHZ was LANT 3. I do know it was a used few years ago, but unknow if still used. I think now they may just go DVP on the VHF marine freqs.

Channel 82A 157.125 MHZ is a U.S. Goverment freq, but not the USCG. It is used by other users. I think the Navy uses it.

 

[jerseymilair]

Have yet to hear any activity on the recently established (1/05) 345.000, 237.9, 326.15 or 379.05 - these are purported to be nationwide common USCG air/boat freqs.

Check my post in the New Jersey forum regarding the new nationwide common USCG freqs. I have monitored two of them within the past week.<<237.9 & 345.0>>
Steve
jerseymilair

 

[GARRETT]

ka3jj You are correct the closest USCG air stations that cover the bay and ocean city area are Cape MAy, NJ that covers the Ocean city area and northern Chesapeake Bay and Elizabeth City, NC that covers the southern Bay, (The DOT EXECUTIVE Aircraft At Reagan National EXCLUDED) I remember when we had a major incident on the Chesapeake BAy near Calvert Cliffs a few years ago. all communications was done on 157.100 this included all communications between USCG station Baltimore and the SAR Helo from PAX. RIVER NAS that responded (by the way PAX. RIVER NAS's SAR HELO the HUEY will respond to any major incident in the Bay or Patuxent river In the Calvert Co. and St. Marys Co. area. even though MSP has primary responsibilty for all SAR incidents in the bay. PAX RIVER can be requested. through the duty commander to assist.

 

[WadeBlake]

Vhf 82a (157.125)

Yet another CG question.....VHF 82A (157.125) is cited on the common freq list here as "US Govt Only".....anyone know how this particular freq gets used? I've plugged it in and will post if anything comes across.

Channel 82A is available for use by any US Gov't agency for comms on the water. Since the USCG has others designated, they typically don't use it regularly. I've heard it in use around the country by US Army Corps of Engineers, US Navy, US Army, National Park Service, NOAA, EPA, etc. Since it's frequently quiet, I've heard many fishing vessels (illegally) using the channel.

 

[ecps92]

LANTS now CG-##

Have you heard them on the Regular VHF Marine channels saying:
"Switch" or "Go Secure" or "Switch CG-##" or LANT?

If they do, then search the 162-174 Mhz Area, more likely the 162-166 Band
for activity DVP/DES, not much P-25 in the CG Radios.

A website cites 162.125 as a law enforcement frequency associated w/ USCG Balt, in addition to the usual 156.xxx, 157.xxx freqs we are aware of. Can anyone confirm that this is valid? Have had it plugged in a for a few days w/ nothing so far....still watching it.

Dave