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Sunday, November 05, 2006

TSA Oddity at SFO - Updated!

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A while back I asked Fed Files readers to keep an ear out for new frequencies that might be used by the Transportation Security Administrati...
Thursday, October 26, 2006

Justice IWN Marches On!

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Until recently the Justice Integrated Wireless Network (JIWN) testbed trunked system operated within the state of Washington, but now the s...
Wednesday, October 25, 2006

"Historic" Federal Photos

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While going through some files yesterday, I came across a couple of photos I shot back in 1983 on a driving trip through El Paso, Texas. The...
Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Postal Inspectors Continue P-25 Upgrades

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While searching through the federal UHF band (406.1 to 420 MHz), I often run in to frequencies used by the US Postal Inspection Service. Th...
Friday, October 13, 2006

Detroit Federal Scanning - Updated!

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Here's what I've been finding active in Detroit the past few weeks. I'll be updating this list as I find more active frequencies...
Monday, October 09, 2006

173.8125 MHz and ROSS / JENA Call Sign

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I recently posted that 173.8125 MHz was a mystery frequency in my home base area of Portland, OR. The frequency is P-25 digital with almost...
Saturday, October 07, 2006

Chicago Federal Monitoring

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While no means a complete list of federal activity in the Chicago metro area, here's what I've been hearing the last few days of my ...
Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Goings On

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It was noted on Friday, September 29th by an Los Angeles area listener that he heard a new P-25 repeater being tested on 172.7375 MHz . I wa...

What's Coming Up in MT

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Coming up in the November Fed Files will be a look at the new FAA VHF nationwide communications system frequencies, a close look at New Yor...
Wednesday, September 27, 2006

DHS ICE in DFW

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I've received some reports from the Dallas Ft. Worth Metroplex of a new DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement repeater in operation. T...
Monday, September 18, 2006

Atlanta Trip

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I made a very short trip through Atlanta this past week. I wasn't in town long enough to do much monitoring, but did catch a couple of h...

9/11 Anniversary Visit

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On Saturday, September 9th, I was preparing to leave Pittsburgh and happened to catch some of the preparations for a 9/11 Anniversary visit ...
Friday, September 01, 2006

DEA Update

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Since some DEA channels were recently discussed on the FEDCOM mail list, I thought I'd post my list of DEA UHF frequencies that was orig...
Saturday, August 26, 2006

Coast Guard UHF Frequencies

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Officially the US Coast Guard moved it's UHF airband frequencies at the beginning of 2006. This was done to move their frequencies out o...
Friday, August 25, 2006

Federal Interoperability - Updated

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Some new federal interoperability frequencies have become active in the Lone Star state recently. 170.7250 MHz, P-25 is known as "Dalla...
Friday, August 18, 2006

Twin Cities Fed Scanning

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I'm in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area for the next couple of weeks, so I thought I'd post a few things I've been hearing up her...
Thursday, August 10, 2006

TSA Busy!

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With the security level at US airports now at ORANGE , the TSA has been extremely busy with the added security checks. If you live near an a...
Monday, August 07, 2006

USCG "LANT" & "PAC" List

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I've recently received some requests for information on the current status of the US Coast Guard "LANT" frequency lists. They ...
Tuesday, August 01, 2006

NASA SATS Frequencies

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I found this list in my "IN" box from a while back. Seems I kept saving it for a rainy day in the Fed Files column, but now with t...
Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Customs and Border Protection AMID - Update!

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Some new DHS Air and Marine Interdiction Division (AMID) frequencies have been noted as of late. There are 4 UHF airband frequencies that ar...