WDOT Vhf freqs
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47.02000000
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These are the old low-band system freqs, they are not licensed in Clark Co. but found them in a Skamania query. They sometimes use them in the passes when 800 doesn't work. There used to be a WsDOT low band repeater in the gorge but haven't heard that since the 80's.
47.1000 is listed at Underwood as a FB2
47.10000000
47.20000000
47.24000000
These are the old low-band system freqs, they are not licensed in Clark Co. but found them in a Skamania query. They sometimes use them in the passes when 800 doesn't work. There used to be a WsDOT low band repeater in the gorge but haven't heard that since the 80's.
47.1000 is listed at Underwood as a FB2
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Don't know about your area, but in the local passes, the 800 traffic is repeated (crossbanded) to a VHF channel so that the troopers can talk to the plows. Check the 151.xxx frequencies licensed to DOT. If you find some active, pay attention to the CTCSS tones - they have to reuse the same channels and the tones keep everybody straight.
Flash
Don't know about your area, but in the local passes, the 800 traffic is repeated (crossbanded) to a VHF channel so that the troopers can talk to the plows. Check the 151.xxx frequencies licensed to DOT. If you find some active, pay attention to the CTCSS tones - they have to reuse the same channels and the tones keep everybody straight.
Flash
The troops never seem to use those, in 10 years or so those have been on the air, I've only heard one attempt to talk to each other.
It's more of a glorified receiver for them to listen in on. I haven't heard that Southwest DOT has that set-up.
I think baker845 is talking about the the old low band when the 800 drops out. They were using those up on Snoq. Pass a few years ago, don't know if they have improved the 800 system but it's possible they have added new sites over the years so it may not be an issue anymore.
It's more of a glorified receiver for them to listen in on. I haven't heard that Southwest DOT has that set-up.
I think baker845 is talking about the the old low band when the 800 drops out. They were using those up on Snoq. Pass a few years ago, don't know if they have improved the 800 system but it's possible they have added new sites over the years so it may not be an issue anymore.
tmfok7
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Two that I know of are 151.040 and 151.070. The 151.040 works across Snoqualmie Pass as far east as about Ellensburg. As Flash said, do a search from 151 to 152 mhz and you should find something thru there.
I talking about the high band Vhf 151-154 area. I guess doing some more research those freqs 151.040 and 151.070 are main ones from what i been told. I don't under stand why WSDOT ever would move over to 800 mhz system? A vhf trunking system would have worked a lot better???? I do some more scanning on those vhf freq and see what can find soon.
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i read somewhere they they have a custom trunk system that no scanner is compatible with
tmfok7
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kellykeeton said:
It is just a 800 mhz EDACS system!
In looking at a 2003 edition of Police Call, it shows the following VHF freqs for the WSDOT. 151.010, 151.025, 151.040, 151.070 and 156.120. Check those out and see what you hear and let us know.
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Wilrobnson
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tmfok7 said:
Hey Folk, where in Washington do you live? Because at work in Renton, home in Puyallup, and at the in-laws in Everett, I hear the WSDOT on their LTR Multi-Net 2 system, which is non-trackable with any scanner I have.
I tried to answer this earlier, why the interest in VHF in Clark County as the orignal thread stated ? I'm not being a hard-ass so please listen up as I think the answer is obvious, the State of Washington spent a *&*%load of money to build the system in the 90's A radio person who worked on it "JM", told me they built the 'backbone' for $14 million back then. it has more than 80 sites, probably a lot more now.
As far as I know the WsDot 800 LTR system works in Clark County, so no need to monitor 151-156 (it won't work, why? Clark County has no mtn passes, hence no cross-banding from 800 to hi-band) They may still have 47 mhz LOW BAND radios in certain trucks but it's usually in remote areas like the Mtn passes. Yes, Will is correct, it is LTR Multi-Net which cannot track on a scanner, but if you follow status channels and 'home' channels conventionally, you can still listen in. Please look at the database for more info.
As far as I know the WsDot 800 LTR system works in Clark County, so no need to monitor 151-156 (it won't work, why? Clark County has no mtn passes, hence no cross-banding from 800 to hi-band) They may still have 47 mhz LOW BAND radios in certain trucks but it's usually in remote areas like the Mtn passes. Yes, Will is correct, it is LTR Multi-Net which cannot track on a scanner, but if you follow status channels and 'home' channels conventionally, you can still listen in. Please look at the database for more info.
tmfok7
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Wilrobnson said:
My bad! I knew it was either EDACs or LTR but wasn't sure and didn't bother to go look. I just guessed! As for the interest, the question was asked and I just submitted what I know or what info I had access to. I haven't been to Clark county and don't know what the DOT has down there aside from their 800 mhz system but I listen to them all the time when traversing Snoqualmie on VHF.
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