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Author Topic: 32.180 MHz FM 32.940 MHz FM Alajuela Costa Rica Taxi Cab Radio Network  (Read 264 times)

Offline R4002

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Great band opening indicators, 32.18 MHz and 32.94 MHz   VHF low band DX lowband VHF list early warning DX 28MHz 25-50 MHz.  These two frequencies are unique in that they are not within the US land mobile (LMR, Part 90) sub-bands of VHF low. 

32.1800 MHz FM 77.0Hz PL 77.0 Hz tone
32.1800 MHz FM 141.3Hz PL 141.3 tone
32.9400 MHz FM 77.0Hz PL 77.0 Hz tone
32.9400 MHz FM 141.3Hz PL 141.3 tone

Simplex system, both frequencies use 77.0 Hz and 141.3 Hz tones.  Base to mobile VHF low band system.  Alajuela Costa Rica - confirmed user and location. 

When activity is on these frequencies, the 31.200 MHz [203.5 Hz PL] taxi cab dispatch radio system plus

36.5000 MHz 74.4 Hz PL tone 36.500 MHz FM 36,500  36.5 MHz FM
38.6600 MHz 173.8 Hz PL tone 38.660 MHz FM 38,660 38.66 MHz FM

No doubt there are many others.  Use of 10 kHz spacing / 20 kHz spacing is pretty common.  Some 25 kHz / 12.5 kHz channel offsets noted in South America and the Caribbean (33.425 MHz FM out of Cuba, for example).   36.500 MHz is also used by military users worldwide for voice and data comms.  38.660 MHz is close enough to 38.650 MHz FM and 38.6625 MHz FM as well.    The 32 MHz, 34 MHz, 36 MHz and 38 MHz bands are used by US military and other militaries worldwide.  Use of these frequencies for non military land mobile is pretty common outside the USA.  For example, both the 37 MHz and 38 MHz bands are confirmed to be used by Russian taxi cab radio networks.

Are also often coming in.  The 32.180 MHz and 32.940 MHz taxi cab radio networks are confirmed as being in Costa Rica Costa Rican taxi cab radio radio taxi Alajuela Municipality, Costa Rica.  Alajuela Province Costa Rica
« Last Edit: January 16, 2024, 2244 UTC by R4002 »
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