Friday, August 10, 2012

FEMA Moves From Nextel

As we have known, many federal agencies were heavy users of the Nextel "Direct Connect" push-to-talk radio and mobile phone service. With the demise of the Nextel network, at least one agency is moving to Sprints newest version of the Direct Connect service:

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/10/3755321/fema-moves-from-nextel-to-sprints.html

Tuesday, August 07, 2012

El Paso, Texas Federal Scanning


A few months ago I spent a few days in El Paso, Texas. As expected, the frequencies for CBP Border Patrol and Field Operations were hopping with activity. Here's what I was able to log over my stay there:

162.7250         N931   DHS CBP International Bridge, input to 169.5500
163.6250         151.4   DHS CBP Border Patrol
163.7000         D223   DHS CBP Border Patrol
163.7250                     DHS CBP
163.7750         D223   DHS CBP Border Patrol
164.6000         100.0   DHS CBP Field Operations
165.2875         N650   BATFE
165.6875         100.0   DHC CBP Field Operations
165.8250         D223   DHS CBP Border Patrol
166.2875         N002   TSA @ ELP - Backscatter X-RAY Operators
167.2375         N167   FBI
168.9500         151.4   DHS CBP Border Patrol
169.5500         N930   DHS CBP International Bridge, Field Operations repeater
170.6250         151.4   DHS CBP Border Patrol
170.6750         151.4   DHS CBP Border Patrol
170.7500         N293   US Marshals, Federal Courthouse
170.8625         N167   FBI
171.2250         N653   Unkown - P25 NAC used on Federal Interoperability systems
172.1500         N001   TSA @ ELP
406.8125                     Motorola Control Channel, SYS A516 - BOP 
407.1375         N482   US Postal Inspectors
407.8125         N164   Voice channel, SYS A516
408.2250         D226   CBP Link
408.2270         D226   CBP Link
409.3000         N2D0  P25 Control Channel, SYS 2D2, WACN BEE00 - Ft. Bliss
409.4750         N2D0  Voice channel, SYS 2D2 - Ft. Bliss
409.5125         N2D0  Voice channel, SYS 2D2 - Ft. Bliss
409.8250         N156   DEA Surveillance
409.8875         N2D0  Voice channel, SYS 2D2 - Ft. Bliss
409.9500         N156   DEA
410.1750         N2D0  Voice channel, SYS 2D2 - Ft. Bliss
410.3250         N2D0  Voice channel, SYS 2D2 - Ft. Bliss
410.8000         N709   Federal Protective Service
410.8125         N156   DEA
413.7250         151.4   CBP Link
418.8500         100.0   CBP Link

Pacific Northwest IWN System

In the July 2012 Fed Files column, I published the most recent compilation of the Integrated Wireless Network (IWN), the federal VHF P-25 trunked radio system.

I will update this list as further information comes in.
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Integrated Wireless Network, US Justice Department
System ID – 715
WACN – BEE0A

SITE 1 (101, 01) – Lookout Mtn., Bellingham, WA
167.0000
167.2375
167.6375
168.8375
172.8000

SITE 2 (102, 02) – Blaine, WA
167.3125
167.4625
167.7625
170.9375

SITE 3 (103, 03) – Bahokas Peak, Neah Bay, WA
167.7375

SITE 4 (104, 04) – Octopus Mtn., Forks, WA
171.6125
172.4125

SITE 5 (105, 05) – Striped Peak, Port Angeles, WA
170.7875
170.8875
171.6125

SITE 6 (106, 06) – Bank of America Building, Seattle, WA
167.2875
167.3875
167.4625
167.7125

SITE 7 (107, 07) – Gold Mtn., Bremerton, WA
167.3375
167.6875
170.9375
172.0625

SITE 8 (108, 08) – Grass Mtn., Enumclaw, WA
167.2625
167.3625
167.6125
168.8500
169.4125

SITE 9 (109, 09) – Marysville SR-9, WA
168.9125
170.6375
172.4125

SITE 10 (110, 0a) – Tacoma Fire Training Center, WA
167.2125
168.8875
167.3125
167.4875

SITE 11 (111, 0b) – Capitol Peak, Olympia, WA
167.5875
168.8750
170.6625
167.4875

SITE 12 (112, 0c) – Boisfort/Baw Faw Peak, WA
167.4375
167.7375
169.9125
171.6875

SITE 13 (113, 0d) – Naselle Ridge, WA
167.4125
167.7625

SITE 14 (114, 0e) – Green Mtn., Kalama, WA
168.8875
170.6750
171.9875

SITE 15 (115, 0f) – Portland International Airport, OR
167.4625
168.8250
169.4125

SITE 16 (116, 11) – Unknown (Never heard on air), WA
167.7375

SITE 17 (117, 12) – Keelers Corner, WA
171.1875
171.4375

SITE 18 (118, 13) – Cougar Mtn, WA
170.6250
170.9125
172.2125
172.6375

SITE 19 (119, 14) – Mt. Scott, Portland, OR
170.7250
170.8375
170.9125
172.0625
172.2125
172.4125

SITE 20 (120, 15) – Germantown Road, Portland, OR
168.5875
168.9125
169.2375
171.9625

SITE 21 (121, 16) – Metro Portland, OR
169.9375
170.6625
171.6625

SITE 22 (122, 17) – Lookout Mtn., Gresham, OR
170.6250
170.8625
171.6125
172.1875

SITE 23 (123, 18) – KGW-TV, Portland, OR
167.6125
168.8500
170.7875
170.9875
171.3125
171.4375

SITE 25 (125, 19) – Seattle Tacoma International Airport, WA
170.3375
170.4875
172.2375        

SITE 26 (126, 1a) – Eugene, OR
168.7625
168.9250
171.1875

SITE 27 (127, 1b) – Reedsport, OR
167.5125
167.6625
168.5875

SITE 28 (128, 1c) – Coos Bay, OR
167.6125
168.8250
169.4125

SITE 29 (129, 1d) – Oregon Coast, OR
172.2375

SITE 30 (130, 1e) – Mt. Spokane, WA
172.0125
172.1875
172.6375

SITE 31 (131, 1f) – Mica Peak, Spokane, WA
168.5875
168.8750

SITE 32 (132, 20) – Sprague Lake
171.1875

SITE 33 (133, 21) – 5 Mile, Spokane, WA
168.8250
168.9250
171.6125

SITE 34 (134, 22) – Stampede Pass, WA
167.5125
168.9875
171.9625

SITE 35 (135, 23) – Sky Meadows, Elum, WA
172.2625

SITE 36 (136, 24) – Whiskey Dick Mtn., George WA
172.6375

SITE 37 (137, 25) – Terrace Heights, Yakima, WA
167.5875
170.6750

SITE 38 (138, 26) – Sunnyside Slope, Yakima, WA
170.8375
172.2375
172.4125

SITE 39 (139, 27) – Jump Off Joe Butte, Richland, WA
168.9750
171.3250
172.0625

SITE 40 (140, 28) – Salem, OR
168.8750
170.3375
171.2500

SITE 41 (141, 29) – Eagle Point, Cottage Grove, OR
170.6625
172.2375

SITE 42 (142, 2a) – Roseburg, OR
167.5875
168.8500
169.2375

SITE 43 (143, 2b) – King Lake, Monroe, WA
167.0000
167.4125
167.6625
168.7625

SITE 44 (144, 2c) – Burlington Hill, WA
171.4625

SITE 45 (145, 2d) – Sumas Mtn., WA
169.6375
167.3375
168.0000
168.9625
170.1625
171.6125

SITE 46 (146, 2e) – Burch Mtn., Wenatchee, WA
171.6625

SITE 47 (147, 2f) – Goat Mtn., Pateros, WA
167.6625
170.9875

SITE 48 (148, 31) – Waitsburg, Walla Walla, WA
171.3000

SITE 49 (149, 32) – Monument Hill, Ephrata, WA
168.7625
170.6375

SITE 50 (150, 33) – Monumental Mtn., Colville, WA
170.8125
171.5875

SITE 51 (151, 34) – Mt. Defiance, OR
170.9625
172.2875

SITE 52 (152, 35) – Rattlesnake Mtn., North Bend, WA
168.5875
170.5375
172.6625

SITE 53 (153, 36) – Roosevelt Mtn., WA
168.8250
170.3375

SITE 54 (154, 37) – Schrag, Warden, WA
172.2875

SITE 55 (155, 38) – Skamania Mtn., WA
170.6375
172.0125
172.6625

SITE 56 (156, 39) – Haystack Mtn., The Dalles, OR
170.4375
172.5625

SITE 57 (157, 3a) – Steptoe Butte, WA
169.4125

SITE 58 (158, 3b) – Mt. Hebo, OR
168.7625
171.1875

SITE 59 (159, 3c) – I-5, Southern Oregon, OR
167.5875

SITE 61 (161, 3d) – Ashland, OR
167.6125
170.3375

SITE 62 (162, 3e) – Medford, OR
167.5125
171.6625

SITE 63 (163, 3f) – Grants Pass, OR
168.8875
172.6375

SITE 64 (164, 40) – ValleyCom, Kent, WA
170.7875
170.9625
171.6125

SITE 65 (165, 41) – Unknown location, north central Oregon
168.8250

SITE 66 (166, 42) – Possibly Emigrant Hill, WA
171.4375
171.6125

SITE 67 (167, 43) - Warm Springs, OR
171.4375

SITE 68 (168, 44) - Unknown location, north central Oregon
170.8125