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I would say the answer is yes.pills said:
What is the name of the company .. mabey someone already knows ..
CommShrek
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pills said:
"Public Service" means "via telephone" at most agencies. You probably already know that though. AFAIK, when someone asks for a wrecker, be it police, fire, or ems..the respective dispatch contacts whoever is next up on rotation. That is, if there is more than one wrecker service that the agency uses.
Then, the wrecker responds to wherever it was needed. I have never talked to a wrecker driver via 2-way radio in Okmulgee county. Most of them use cell phones as there isn't really a need or cost justification for 2-way radio communications.
Some wreckers that are a little further north have radio's and ID's assigned by the police department but they use the police department's frequency, not their own.
HTH.
LAYMAN
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try this
TRY SEARCH SCANNING FOR WRECKERS, LOG THEM DOWN.
GO FROM THERE.
THEY MAY USING "NEXTEL" Direct Connect.
A few Wrecker companies and Security Agencies in OKC Metro use "NEXTEL" Direct Connect.
I will check FCC Database too. Just Ask someone in the forum.
(I FORGOT THE WEBSITE ADDRESS)
TRY SEARCH SCANNING FOR WRECKERS, LOG THEM DOWN.
GO FROM THERE.
THEY MAY USING "NEXTEL" Direct Connect.
A few Wrecker companies and Security Agencies in OKC Metro use "NEXTEL" Direct Connect.
I will check FCC Database too. Just Ask someone in the forum.
(I FORGOT THE WEBSITE ADDRESS)
Its all good.pills said:
There are times where you will never find any FCC information because they might be leasing/renting/"the barter system" for time on someone elses system.They also might have let the FCC license expired but continue to operate. The FCC database is just a starting point, good old fashion scannering is what takes you the rest of the way and websites like this!!
Next time that you see a truck from this company take notice of the type and size of any antennas mounted on it. This will help you narrow down the frequency they might be using.
HTH's
Antenna length is directly related to frequency being used.pills said:
There are no hard fast rules, but shorter antenna's tend to indicate the use of a higer frequency. Longer antenna's tend to indicate the use of a lower frequency. OHP cars are a good example. The long whips are for the low bands and the shorter antenna's with the center loading coil are 800 MHz and so on.
Take the time to visit www.waltel.com and look at all the different antennas and the mounts used to mount the antenna. This will help you alot when it comes to ID'ing a particular band someone might be using.
VHF Lo Band- Iether a side/rigged ball mounted 60-90 inch whip, or a roof/rig mounted 2-3 inch coil with a 36-40 inch whip.
VHF Hi Band- 2-3 inch coil with a 30-35 inch whip, or a 6-12 inch whip with no coil.
UHF- 35-40 inch whip with iether a 3 inch center coil, or a 3-5 inch enclosed center coil, or for roof mounted- 12-16 inch whip with a 2-4 inch enclosed coil, or an 5-6 inch whip. The dual band VHF/UHF usually have a 2-3 inch coil with a 30ish inch whip- the base coil is usually a much thicker one than the Hi Banders.
800/900- 12-14 inch whip with a 3 inch center coil, iether open piggy tail style, or enclosed, or a roof mounted 3 inch whip.
Those are the most common.... though there are specailly designed ants for different uses.... Also note that on some systems, there may not be mobile radios in usage, only HT's.
VHF Hi Band- 2-3 inch coil with a 30-35 inch whip, or a 6-12 inch whip with no coil.
UHF- 35-40 inch whip with iether a 3 inch center coil, or a 3-5 inch enclosed center coil, or for roof mounted- 12-16 inch whip with a 2-4 inch enclosed coil, or an 5-6 inch whip. The dual band VHF/UHF usually have a 2-3 inch coil with a 30ish inch whip- the base coil is usually a much thicker one than the Hi Banders.
800/900- 12-14 inch whip with a 3 inch center coil, iether open piggy tail style, or enclosed, or a roof mounted 3 inch whip.
Those are the most common.... though there are specailly designed ants for different uses.... Also note that on some systems, there may not be mobile radios in usage, only HT's.
K5MAR
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I agree with Milf except for the VHF-high antennas. The old Antenna Specialists coils which were about 1" in diameter were about 3 1/2" tall, the newer Larsen, Antennex, & Tram coils are about 1 3/4" in diameter and about 1 1/2" tall. This is from measuring an old A/S 130-174 coil and a new Larsen NMO-150, other manufacturers' antennas may vary somewhat.
Hope this helps.
Mark S.
Hope this helps.
Mark S.
LAYMAN
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WRECKERS
IF I AM CORRECT BEELINE IS IN BETWEEN Tulsa and Glenpool or Glenpool and Okmulgee, something like that.
I AGREE AND FORGOT ABOUT COMPANIES "PIGGY-BACKING" ON OTHER SYSTEMS.
(1) YOU MIGHT HAVE TO FIND OUT THE OWNERS NAME, IT COULD BE LISTED UNDER HIS/HER NAME OR A DIFFERENT ALIAS.
(2) TRY LOOKING UNDER OKMULGEE IN THE FCC DATABASE.
(3) DO NOT GIVE UP, I KNOW IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A FREQ., YOU WANT.................BE PATIENT GRASSHOPPER.
pills said:
IF I AM CORRECT BEELINE IS IN BETWEEN Tulsa and Glenpool or Glenpool and Okmulgee, something like that.
I AGREE AND FORGOT ABOUT COMPANIES "PIGGY-BACKING" ON OTHER SYSTEMS.
(1) YOU MIGHT HAVE TO FIND OUT THE OWNERS NAME, IT COULD BE LISTED UNDER HIS/HER NAME OR A DIFFERENT ALIAS.
(2) TRY LOOKING UNDER OKMULGEE IN THE FCC DATABASE.
(3) DO NOT GIVE UP, I KNOW IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A FREQ., YOU WANT.................BE PATIENT GRASSHOPPER.
LAYMAN
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yes
Yes they could have named themselves after the beeline expressway a.k.a. Highway 75. Or other reasons. But the point is how to find them.
If they are based out of Tulsa, then look under Tulsa. If they are based out of Okmulgee, then look under Okmulgee.
My suspicions are that they may be out of Okmulgee or in Beeline area.
Not only look for the name of Beeline, but also look for a name by itself and or John Doe D/B/A/ Beeline Wrecker Svc., etc.
Or next time you see the wrecker stopped in at the local quick stop, just ask what type of radio does he use.
Before getting into my field, I once asked a State Trooper, and he gave me a tour of the inside of his cruiser.
NEVER hurts to ask. All he can say is no, and maybe look at you as if you are high.
Yes they could have named themselves after the beeline expressway a.k.a. Highway 75. Or other reasons. But the point is how to find them.
If they are based out of Tulsa, then look under Tulsa. If they are based out of Okmulgee, then look under Okmulgee.
My suspicions are that they may be out of Okmulgee or in Beeline area.
Not only look for the name of Beeline, but also look for a name by itself and or John Doe D/B/A/ Beeline Wrecker Svc., etc.
Or next time you see the wrecker stopped in at the local quick stop, just ask what type of radio does he use.
Before getting into my field, I once asked a State Trooper, and he gave me a tour of the inside of his cruiser.
NEVER hurts to ask. All he can say is no, and maybe look at you as if you are high.
Try 462.025, this is Wynn Radio, I think he used to lease out his repeater. I thought he had more but they don't seem to be listed here, at least in Okmulgee County.
Also 151.865, this is licensed to Robert Greenlee, I don't recognize the name but it's a business license.
Also try 152.990 and 157.725, business license to Alan Churchill in Henryetta.
You can also look thru these for anything else to listen to for a while:
http://www.radioreference.com/modul...xid=2183&t=2&os=0&s=ent&bf=20
Also 151.865, this is licensed to Robert Greenlee, I don't recognize the name but it's a business license.
Also try 152.990 and 157.725, business license to Alan Churchill in Henryetta.
You can also look thru these for anything else to listen to for a while:
http://www.radioreference.com/modul...xid=2183&t=2&os=0&s=ent&bf=20
pills said:
I had everything but business conventional turned off (to make it easier for me to read). You toggle them by clicking the ON or OFF. That's really cool, I like that.
Public Safety Conv: OFF | Business Conv: ON | Public Safety Trunked: OFF | Business Trunked: OFF
State: OFF | Mobiles: ON | Telemetry: ON
ksmoscanner
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When trying to locate freqs in the FCC database for businesses in KC I have had good luck looking them up in the phone book to get the zip code and then searching that zip code in the FCC database for ones that could be them. Unless its rural a zip code can help narrow down the amount of info to search through.
Quite often ill find a license to a matching address but a completly different name. Lots of small business owners put stuff in their own name rather than business. Especially farmers and contractors.
FWIW up in KC almost all tow companies use Private LTR or Nextel.
Gregg in Kansas City
Quite often ill find a license to a matching address but a completly different name. Lots of small business owners put stuff in their own name rather than business. Especially farmers and contractors.
FWIW up in KC almost all tow companies use Private LTR or Nextel.
Gregg in Kansas City
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