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FD tone out frequencies.
4/06 Al Neal has submitted a nice list of additions for tone outs!
08/11/2008
Chatham, MA Fire activated UHF repeater on 453.375 103.5
08/03/2008
New (temporary) MSP site is up and running in Wellfleet
Zone 36 866.200, 866.375,
867.3125, 868.475, 868.6375 (data)
Also Pan Mass Challenge came
into Ptown today. What is apparently a temporary
Repeater was carrying ops on
464.375 123.0. A ch 2 was referenced but not comfirmed.
06/01/2008 Hyannis fire has rebanded their conventional freq from 868.2125 to
853.2125 203.5
02/06/2007 Milton, MA fire using 482.075 131.8
12/18/2007
Feature story: FM bandscan on Cape Cod
It’s becoming increasingly crowded on the
FM broadcast band on Cape Cod
And it has nothing to do with
Boston or Providence stations. A Christian
Organization has started
operating several low power stations across the Cape
Updated as of this 2/25/2008
FM stations on the Cape are:
89.5 WNCK Nantucket NPR
(WGBH)
90.1 WRYP
Wellfleet Christian
90.1 WCAI Woods Hole NPR
(WGBH)
90.3 WCCT Harwich Cape
Cod Tech (WBUR)
90.7 WKKL
West Barnstable Cape Cod Community College
91.1 WNAN Nantucket NPR
(WGBH)
91.5 WSDH Sandwich Sandwich
High School (WBUR)
91.9 WFMB Falmouth Relay
of WUMB (UMass Boston)
92.1 WOMR Provincetown Community
Radio
92.7 WMVY Tisbury
93.5 WFQR Harwich
93.9 WRYP Centerville Christian
94.3 WZAI Brewster NPR
95.1 WXTK West Yarmouth News/Talk
96.3 WRZE Nantucket
99.5 WRYP Sandwich Christian
(unconfirmed)
99.9 WQRC Barnstable
100.7 WRYP Harwich Christian (not on air)
101.1 WFRQ Mashpee
101.9 WCIB Falmouth
102.3 WGTX Truro
102.9 WPXC Hyannis
103.9 WKPE South
Yarmouth
104.7 WOCN Orleans
106.1 WCOD Hyannis
107.5 WFCC Chatham
107.9 * Vineyard Haven NPR (WGBH) W300BE
Several
other applications are pending with the FCC
11/25/2007
Dennis MA Fire simulcasting on 453.325 151.4
09/01/2007
MSP Troop D7 (Bourne) has moved to D-Ptl-3 (34032) on MSP 800 system
Worcester MA FD simulcasting
on 460.050 D-051
10/24/2006
Cambridge trunk dropping 853.2625. FD Dispatch simulcast switching to 471.3125
Fireground F14 switching to
855.5625
856.5125 1
854.1375 2
854.8875 3
854.4625 4
854.2125 5
855.4875 6
855.7125 7
855.7375 8
855.9625 9
855.9875 10
They must be programmed in order. Talkgroups remain the same.
8/01/2006
Boston Fire has joining the PD in moving to DPL as follows:
F1 483.1625 D-174 Operations
F2 483.1875 D-265 Fireground 1
F3 483.2125 D-612 Special ops/Fireground 2
F4 483.2375 D-712 Evacuations/Fireground 3
F5 453.650
131.8 Station dispatch (no
change)
The
following are simplex (non repeated) narrowband channels:
F6 483.150
D-114 Fire academy
F7 483.175
D-125 Fire academy
F8 483.200
D-143 Fire academy
F9 483.225
D-311 Fire academy
F10
483.250 D-411 Fire alarm construction
F11
486.150 D-532 Special ops command
F12
486.175 D-175 Tactical
F13
486.200 D-243 Tactical
F14
486.225 D-026 Tactical
F15
486.250 D-051 Tactical
The
change will be taking place before the end of July…
7/16/2006
Major skip opening overnight lots of stations coming in…on 154.325 I am getting
a P-25 signal. Heard ambulance transporting to Charlton Hospital which is in
Fall River. Only nearby license on this frequency is
Channel
1 (460.350)
Channel
2 (460.450) DPL331 Area A
Channel
3 (460.225) DPL343 Area B
Channel
4 (460.400) DPL346 Area E
Channel
5 (460.500) DPL351 Area D
Channel
6 (460.175) DPL365 Area C
Channel
7 (460.300) DPL365 Car to Car
Channel
8 (460.125) DPL371 Records/Tows
Channel
9 (460.075) DPL411 Detectives
Channel
10 (460.250) DPL412 Detectives/Command
Channel
11 (460.375) DVP Detectives (scrambled)
Channel
12 (460.050) DPL464 Special Operations
Channel 13 (460.150) DPL465
Investigations
Channel 14 (460.275) DPL466
Interagency Ops
Channel 15 (460.475)
DVP Command (scrambled)
Channel 16 (460.025 DPL506
Radio shop
5/11/2006
New Sandwich, MA FD simulcast 484.825 186.2 New Seekonk MA PD 470.8125 D-351
05/09/2006
New Northern Worcester County Fire frequencies:
Repeaters:
453.750 123.0 Phillipston, 453.750 192.8 Harvard, 453.750 131.8
Tactical
F1 453.9125, F2 453,9875, F3 458.9625, F4 460.5375 91.5 (Repeats 33.700)
Methuen
MA Fire has reportedly switched PL to 192.8 on 154.010 which seems very odd to
me
Because
they are almost certain to get blasted by
Mashpee
PD new rebanding frequency will be 854..9375
Lynn FD regional dispatch is shifting channel assignments
soon. Cities of Lynn, Swampscott and Nahant will all be dispatched on 154.415
74.4.
857.2125 is still control but now using 866.600. 867.625
and 868.500!
866.600, 867.625, 868.500 (unknown use)
02/23/2005 New FD freqs: Belmont MA 453.2375, Taunton MA 483.300
11/04/2004 Grafton MA new freqs: PD 471.675 FD 482.9875
Jordan’s Furniture (MOM) Avon 467.800, 467.925
09/28/2004 More new Red Sox: 452.8125, 451,4375, 452,1875
08/20/2004 Boston Red Sox have licensed three new frequencies
452.625, 461.225, 464.200…UPDATE:
464.200R D-031 seems to be an operations channel and
was heavily used Friday night during pre game festivities.
And then sporadically during the game.
07/25/2004 Democratic National Convention. As luck would have it an
Easterly wind is cutting down my reception of MSP Zone V
Boston PD 460.350 118.8 is crossed patched with their
158.910 D-612 and ITAC-3 867.5125 156.7…
Also Bapern Central is active 470.9875 D-654
Most active MSP groups 33360, 33680, 33904
MSP Zone V sop groups are being simulcast over the
Teamspeak Scan Massachusetts server. See teamspeak.org
And scancapecod.net for further details...there are other
Channels on TS for military air that should be busy too.
Most federal stuff is encrypted. Military air 260.900 AM
06/05/2004 Trouble on Hull MA new repeater on 159.120 110.9 skip is
interfering from the input 153.995…7/23 I’ve identified the
agency as
Now I’m trying to determine if
Input or they were running open squelch…………….
05/23/2004 Report from Fenway Park (Sunday’s Game)
Security 461.1375 D-043 still simulcast on 154.600 D-243???
464.875 D-265 Guest Services? That frequency and
452.625, 461.225, & 464.200 listed by FCC as “pending”
Concession 463.3625 D-712, Maintenance 463.3625 71.9
Oh yes a certain presidential candidate was there…
Secret Service was using “Charlie” 165.375 APCO-25
Was 98% scrambled using some inversion technique
Sounded like regular APCO25 in fringe area where
Info packets are missing. The two clear transmissions
Confirmed it was Kerry’s detail. He left after the 3 innings.
05/11/2004 Yarmouth MA FD using 453.150 167.9 still tied to 800 Trunk.
05/05/2004 Hull FD has licensed repeater on 159.120 110.9
04/23/2004 Pawtucket, RI PD now using 470.725, 471.075, 472.725
Second in RI to use APCO-25 after
03/25/2004 Plymouth MA FD switching to UHF 470.1, 470.750 210.7
Dedham MA FD switching to 453.6875 88.5
No. Middlesex FD 33.660 71.9 simulcast on 460.0375 131.8
03/08/2004 Mass Dept of Corrections has licensed a new 5 channel
trunk system at all of their prisons:
866.100, 866.825, 867.1125, 867.375, 868.325
01/23/2004 Norwell, MA PD reports they are now using 484.650 D-023
10/18/2003 Frequency updates: Onset, MA Fire 453.125 118.8
Rochester, MA Police 471.675 203.5 Fire 471.425 162.2
Essex, MA Police 483.300 PL is 162.2
In the wait until next year category: Boston Red Sox/Fenway Park:
Security 461.1375R D-043* secondary 463.325 103.5
Concession 463.3625 D-712, Maintenance 463.3625 71.9
Media 463.4125 71.9
* Security had been simulcast during playoffs on 154.600 D-243 ??????
08/27/2003 ARINC system licensed for Barnstable Municipal Airport:
854.8375, 856.8375, 857.8375, 858.9375, 860.8375
08/24/2003 City of Boston has licensed 866.9375 & 868.700
for public safety…unknown use
More to add on below profile on Public Safety dxing (below)
07/29/2003 Plymouth MA fire approved by FCC for 470.100 & 470.750
07/22/2003 MA State Fire Marshal has licensed 867.275,867.825,868.9875
for statewide use.
07/20/2003 Monitoring profile: The Changing Times of Dxing Public Safety:
Well after an endless winter and spring the summer season is
Here and I can finally get back to one of my favorite passions:
Dxing the public safety bands especially the VHF Hi and UHF.
Much has changed over the years. Truck systems have caused
Many favorites like Suffolk County, (LI) NY and Deleware SP,
Philadelphia and Baltimore police to disappear. But many
New towns and cities have moved into the vacated frequencies.
I have DX NC Highway Patrol hi band on 154.680 and Cape
Hatteras Coast Guard to the south. I have many hits in ME and
Canadian weather on 161.650 and 161.775 from Nova Scotia.
I have worked some DX as far away as NJ on 800 Mhz!
Of course the standard to see if conditions are right is FDNY.
The largest city still uses VHF hi frequencies although they have
Been reported to be switching to UHF digital
Noise is a problem, I mentioned the APCO 25 spray on VHF
453 Mhz is full of bleeps from various data systems
483-484 often has an annoying buzz I’m told is from some
taxi GPS like system…this comes in behind Boston Fire
F1 483.1625. You will generally find that
Conditions are best when the Bermuda High sets up shop
Offshore. Also if warm air is coming up over cooler air at the
Surface-often accompanied by fog. Interestingly enough I find
Some of my longest southern hits occur when a hurricane nears
Cape Hatteras! So the next time you hear a strange station
Maybe with a southern drawl give it a listen. If possible use a
Scanner with a PL decoder. Between the PL and Geographic
Locations over the air it should be pretty easy to figure out who
You are hearing. If you are stumped send me the frequency with
PL and I’ll check it against my massive list.
05/27/2003 Amtrak has licensed a 900 trunk system for South Station:
935.8875, 935.9375,
935.9875, 936.8875, 936.9375, 936.9875
I managed to take probably
the last day off before summer for
a quick overnight to
APCO-25 for sometime:
151.400 Troop A, 154.935 Troop B
154.665 Troop C, 156.210
Troop D, 151,325 Troop E
and 152.630 Troop F. Many
counties are now also using
APCO-25. 154.860 Carroll,
154.770 Grafton (some analog),
155.520 Hillsboro, 155.685
Merrimack, 154.815 Rockingham,
and 154.725
way with VHF digital and
reportedly plans to VHF trunk in the
future. In Mass North Attleboro PD use
470.8875 and in RI
West Warwick PD uses
154.785. Connecticut State Police
has
Oops its reported
digital voice. Interesting
thing is BMP left the 800 trunk
complaining about dead
spots for their old 453.3 freq…….
The
new frequencies for
security. The interesting thing is that