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Thursday, July 02, 2009

New FAA Radio Update

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Back in November of 2006, I received frequency information from the new FAA land-mobile P-25 radio network, known as the FAA "C2" ...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

USCG Sector Portand Update

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Since posting about the US Coast Guard utilizing more federal interoperability frequencies, I have run into some changes in my own listening...

Minneapolis FRB

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As some may recall, we have noted that the Federal Reserve branch banks across the US have been using a common set of UHF frequencies for th...

DHS Demos Thales Liberty Radio

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The Department of Homeland Security will be testing a new multi-band portable radio from Thales. The pilot program will involve field testin...
Monday, June 22, 2009

CBP Operating Predator Drones

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Reports are that the DHS Customs & Border Protection directorate are now using Predator B unmanned drones to keep the northern New York ...

DTV Transition - Boon for Scanners?

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Has anyone else noticed a marked improvement in scanning the federal bands since the turn-off of analog full power TV stations? In the last ...

Upcoming Events - G20 in Pittsburgh

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It was recently announced that they next meeting of the G20 Summit will be in Pittsburgh, PA on September 24th and 25th. These summit meetin...
Sunday, June 14, 2009

NASA Glenn TRS On Line

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The new UHF P-25 trunked system apparently is on the air at the John Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This system is apparently goi...
Monday, June 01, 2009

USCG Using Federal I/O Channels

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Recent reports are that the US Coast Guard has started using some of the new Federal Interoperability channels for their operations in the ...

LEWC Information

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After searching for new information about the Justice Department's Integrated Wireless Network (IWN) trunked system, I discovered that t...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Declassify Federal Frequencies?

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As part of their move towards "transparent" and open government, the White House has started asking for suggestions. One member of...
Friday, May 22, 2009

Secret Service Requests Funding For Upgrades

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Two news sources discuss budget requests by the Secret Service for upgrades to their IT systems: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7644...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

FPS UPdates

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I've recently received information that both Houston and Dallas Federal Protective Service radios have switched to new frequencies and a...

NIFOG Update

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The latest version of the National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) is available for download here: http://www.dhhs.state.nc....
Friday, May 15, 2009

Shuttle EVA Communications

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I have been asked about possible shuttle EVA communications frequencies that could be monitored while the shuttle Atlantis is overhead. Alth...
Monday, April 27, 2009

Swine Flu Frequencies?

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Due to the recent news reports of possible Swine Flu threats in this country as well as Mexico and Canada, I have seen some requests on line...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Super Bowl Helicopters

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In the May 2009 issue of Monitoring Times, the Fed Files column contains a wrap-up of active frequencies that were monitored at Super Bowl X...
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Federal Reserve Update

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As has been reported over the past year or so, many of the Federal Reserve Branches have changed to some standard UHF channels, some still i...
Sunday, March 29, 2009

Treasury Update - Los Angeles

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A few weeks ago I asked about anyone hearing any traffic on some of the known Treasury channels. I've been working in Los Angeles for th...
Monday, March 16, 2009

Federal Use of MotoTRBO?!?

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Those who read the posts in the Radio Reference web site forums have no doubt noticed an increase in the number of posters asking about some...