VCC?

[MOTORHEAD3902]

Okay, I know I should provide more info than this when asking such a question, but here goes anyway:
this afternoon, I was copying traffic on the old colonial heights pd freq (453.9500) of a law enforcement nature. The dispatcher id'ed as "VCC". I have no idea as to the squelch tone, as I was monitoring on an MR8100. This traffic was caught while mobile in Dinwiddie County VA, antenna was a monr53.
I didn't really catch more than what i have submitted, as my work radio wouldn't shut up.
Any ideas who "VCC" is?????

 

[W4UVV]

"CC" stands for Correctional Center. There is no correctional center
beginning with a "V" and only St. Brides' and Indian Creek Correctional
Centers and the Peumansend Creek Regional Jail in Bowling Green in addition to Colonial Heights PD are licensed for 453.950 mhz. operation.
There is a Dinwiddie Correctional Center but it is not licensed for 453.950 mhz. operation. They as the other correctional centers usually are heard on 39.120 mhz.

 

[MOTORHEAD3902]

the CC in this case was not a correctional center, but that IS usually meaning of those letters together. Definite police dispatching to traffic control points, a warrant service and subsequent checks on associated property, etc. that corrections wouldn't have.

 

[W4UVV]

Whoever it is is appears to be operating without a license. I'll monitor 453.950 mhz. I have tower mounted pre-amped antennas at 125 ft. If they are using nominal power and within 100 air miles I should hear them. The Ft. Pickett area is about 40 air miles. I'll do some more checking on who it might be.

 

[W4UVV]

Unless someone can identify it more specifically, my guess is that you heard Charlottesville PD, City Services frequency.
Even though it would be a 50 air mile distance to Rt. 460, it is possible as the transmitter is on Carter Mountain. I have been monitoring them on 453.950 mhz. pl 162.2 for the past 4 hours with a readable signal but have not heard any reference to "VCC".

Nothing else licensed on 453.950 mhz. in Va. would be in that probable area of reception on Rt. 460. Comms involving serving warrants would be an independent city or county operation. That further limits the probable choices.

 

[MOTORHEAD3902]

Mystery solved, I think. I caught the same agency last night, only much clearer, and they were id-ing as ECC, not VCC as previously reported. This, along with several units id-ing as "CP" followed by their unit number would confirm that this is Charlottesville, as John advised in his previous post.
Thanks, John, for the suggestion in the right direction.

For the record, recieved them super strong from Carson last night while mobile...gotta luv summertime weather.

standing by
/B A/

 

[W4UVV]

ECC

ECC vice VCC certainly makes a difference. ECC usually is Emergency Communications Center. Charlottesville PD orginally may have intended that to be the use of the frequency, but requesting routine traffic stop information and other admin type PD comms certainly are not emergency communications. The dispatcher should not id as ECC. 453.950 mhz. is being used by the CVPD as a low priority comm. frequency so as not to tie up one or more other dispatch frequencies for higher priority comms.

 

[Samuel]

whether or not is emergency comms isnt important...if their dispatch is at the EOC or ECC (yes PSCC would be more PC ) as they call it and thats what they want to ID as then I see no problem with that. Besides they are licensed on the frequency they can call themselves whatever they want as long as they transmit their FCC ID when they are supposed to. Just my 2 cents on the matter...

 

[kg4icg]

VCC

Well i hate to ruin everyones guess on VCC but it stands for is Virginia Corporate Commission. Oh by the way they are armed and they have arrest authority.

R Collins

 

[BoxAlarm187]

Yes, ECC would make much more sense for Charlottesville. As an avid listener of CFD, who is dispatched by CFD from thier HQ station, you'll often hear the dispatcher advise that "per ECC..." referring to the comm center for CPD, UVAPD, and CARS.

I also see no problem with Charlottesville calling themselves ECC. To me, it's no different than dispatch centers that call themselves Central, Headquarters, [insert jurisdiction name here], Communications, Radio, Dispatch, KMG-365, and so forth. Fire dispatch in St. Mary's County, MD is called "Fireboard Communications" :?

Finally, I agree that VCC usually makes folks think of a Correctional Center. However, I doubt that the handful of sworn officers that the Virginia Corportation Commission has would have the same amount or type of traffic that Motorhead was monitoring.

 

[MOTORHEAD3902]

I have never heard of an outfit called the Va Corporate Commission, maybe we are thinking of the State Corporation Commission? Wasn't aware that they still had any units doing traffic stops...their old Motor Carrier guys used to do that, but they're all gone now....

Ah well, it does my heart good to see folks DO answer posts here.
And, alternately, they ID as "BASE", by the way...

Oh well on to the next mystery agency heard on this frequency...we'll ask more when we hear more.

See y'all
/BA/

 

[BoxAlarm187]

I have never heard of an outfit called the Va Corporate Commission, maybe we are thinking of the State Corporation Commission? Wasn't aware that they still had any units doing traffic stops...their old Motor Carrier guys used to do that, but they're all gone now....

You know, for some reason Virginia Corporation Commission didn't sound right, forgot that it was SCC. Yes, it must have been around 1998-1999 when they did away with that section, as that's when I got my new boss at VSP, as he transferred over from SCC.

Ah, the memories!

 

[kg4icg]

Hey guy's it is VCC and they are still around because of local trucks and taxicabs. The regulate that too. The VCC is very much still in tact. They make sure all the licenses and permits are all in order and no hanky panky is going around. If you notice there are still VCC #'s required for some local transportation co.s

 

[MOTORHEAD3902]

Now don't get me wrong, I AINT into arguing online (and BTW I am a nice guy), but the DMV regulates local trucks, taxicabs,limousines, etc. in regards to their fuel tax licensing, permits, and operational authority. The SCC does still exist, but not as an enforcement agency anymore. The enforcement of SCC stuff is relegated to DMV and VSP enforcement folks.
Even when the SCC had enforcement agents, they didn't have their own radio dispatcher, as this was handled by VSP. Which brings us around to the original thrust of this post; the agency originally copied was Charlottesville PD.


/BA/