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Friday, October 26, 2007

BPA Update

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A few months ago, I posted that I thought I had heard someone on the BPA radio system identifying themselves as "DENVER", when in ...
Monday, October 22, 2007

Can Tiny Scanners Be In Our Future?

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After reading this item from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7050477.stm I've got to believe a tiny receiver / scanne...

JIWN Site in WDC?

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I just noticed that the Radio Reference listing for the Justice Integrated Wireless Network (JIWN) now shows a site in Washington, DC.; http...
Sunday, October 21, 2007

415.6625 MHz Near You?

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I'm curious if anyone had started picking up transmissions on 415.6625 MHz or 406.6625 MHz ? I have confirmed these frequencies are bein...

TOPOFF 4 Radio Usage

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Since the TOPOFF 4 exercise is now finished, at least on the public side, I thought I would share what I found as far as radio communication...
Thursday, October 18, 2007

TOPOFF 4 Exercise Unfolds

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I had a chance to do some monitoring and observations of the TOPOFF 4 exercise in the Portland, Oregon area this week and thought I would po...
Thursday, October 11, 2007

Oregon / Washington Army CoE

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Thursday morning at home and just heard some radio checks on 163.4375 MHz, 100.0pl. One station requested a check on RANIER, which came in 5...
Monday, October 08, 2007

DHS TOPOFF 4 Next Week

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As you may have read on other lists or web sites, the DHS Exercise TOPOFF 4 will be held next week, October 15th through the 19th. More info...
Tuesday, October 02, 2007

NTIA Looks at 162-174 MHz

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I recently came across this report on the NTIA ( National Telecommunications and Information Administration ) web site; http://www.ntia.doc...
Friday, September 21, 2007

Federal VHF Low Band - TVA?

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A couple of years ago I asked MT readers for any information on current federal (non-military) agencies that are still using VHF low-band (3...
Thursday, September 06, 2007

FPS Chicago & Other Cities

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I have received word that the Federal Protective Service (FPS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security under Immigrations & C...
Tuesday, August 28, 2007

JENA Aircraft in Tampa FL

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While listening to Tampa International (KTPA) approach on 08/28, I caught one of the controllers talking to JENA 32. At one point the contro...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007

"VIPR" Airport Security Program

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Local media is reporting an increase of federal law enforcement presence at the Portland International Airport ( PDX ) as part of a TSA pro...
Sunday, August 19, 2007

VHF EDACS Mystery Solved!?

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It appears that our mystery VHF EDACS trunked radio system mentioned in a previous blog entry has been located. Someone tracked down the con...
Wednesday, August 08, 2007

VHF Trunking Mysteries

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There are a couple of mysterious trunking control channels that have been reported in the VHF federal bands and so far we have no solid info...

New CBP A&M Units?

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I've been receiving information that there is a new call sign being heard on some of the Customs & Border Protection radio nets in t...

DoE / BPA Activity

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The Bonneville Power Administration, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is an agency under the U.S. Department of Energy. They operate a ser...
Monday, July 16, 2007

170.7250 MHz - Harrisburg, PA?

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I was recently forced by an airline flight cancellation to drive from Pittsburgh to Atlantic City, NJ for work. While driving across on I-76...

"VOLCANO - Out"

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With the passing of Lady Bird Johnson this past week, I was reminded of many trips through the Austin, Texas area in years past. Often I cou...
Saturday, July 07, 2007

164.9625 MHz Anyone?

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I am curious if anyone is hearing any law enforcement activity on 164.9625 MHz in your area. This frequency has been a long used Customs ta...