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Loggings => VHF/UHF Logs, including satellites and radiosondes => Topic started by: ChrisSmolinski on June 17, 2022, 2152 UTC

Title: Some VHF-Lo catches - afternoon of UTC 17 JUN 2022
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on June 17, 2022, 2152 UTC

I decided to see what was still active on the VHF-Lo band:

33.860 UNID Rescue dispatch
37.620 Probably Lancaster County, PA
46.060 Cumberland County PA fire & rescue dispatch.
46.460 Baltimore County MD fire & rescue dispatch, I assume they still relay on VHF-Lo

Title: Re: Some VHF-Lo catches - afternoon of UTC 17 JUN 2022
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on June 18, 2022, 1456 UTC

18 JUN:

46.060 Cumberland county fire dispatch

Title: Re: Some VHF-Lo catches - afternoon of UTC 17 JUN 2022
Post by: ThaDood on June 18, 2022, 1902 UTC

Look around 48MHz for natural gas companies. Dominion was using those FREQ's, since cell phones still won't work in the middle of no where, and they didn't want to shell out for satellite phones.  A 100W Motorola 48MHz SPECTRA and MARA Tracks were able to do +80 miles from mobile to hilltop pump stations.  BTW, Kenwood VHF low-band rig were being phased-in as the Motorolas were getting really old and beat-up. Passing thoughts there. I just wish that I could remember the exact 48MHz FREQ that was the prime one.

Title: Re: Some VHF-Lo catches - afternoon of UTC 17 JUN 2022
Post by: R4002 on October 12, 2022, 2232 UTC

Dominion is keeping the 48 MHz system in operation.  Also, VDOT's 45/47 MHz system isn't going anywhere.