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Thursday, May 28, 2020

March ARB Trunked System

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There have been some changes to the March Air Reserve Base VHF P-25 trunked radio system in Riverside, California. These changes might ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

FCI Sheridan TRS

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I had a chance to stop by the Federal Correctional Institution in Sheridan, OR this week, so I could check on what type of radio system...
Monday, April 13, 2020

Federal Emergency Frequencies

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In the April issue of The Spectrum Monitor, I presented possible frequencies that would possibly be used, particularly in response to the CO...
Friday, April 03, 2020

National Guard and COVID-19 Operations

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I have seen and heard some frequencies and radio systems that appear to be specially reserved for operations supporting response to the COVI...
Saturday, March 28, 2020

Navy Hospital Ships and COVID-19

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The U.S. Navy has dispatched two hospital ships to New York City and Los Angeles to support medical efforts during the Coronavirus pandemi...
Sunday, March 22, 2020

Federal Agencies & COVID-19

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Here is a graphic that shows which federal agency is doing what during the COVID-19 pandemic response: https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matt...
Tuesday, January 07, 2020

New vendor awarded $8.5M to service Coast Guard’s failing VHF sites

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This is in reference to VHF Marine Remote sites in Alaska: https://www.ktoo.org/2020/01/06/new-vendor-awarded-8-5-million-to-service-coast...
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

The Passing of Uniden's Paul Opitz

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Word began spreading last night about the death of Paul Opitz, otherwise known as " UPMan " on the scanner forums on Radio Referen...
Monday, December 30, 2019

January 2020 TSM Corrections

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Well, I somehow managed to fat-finger some frequencies in the January 2020 edition of Federal Wavelengths and wanted to post some correction...
Monday, December 16, 2019

Army Flights Over DC

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-13/army-s-secret-flights-over-washington-now-an-enduring-mission
Thursday, November 14, 2019

Another 380 MHz Trunked System and Garage Doors

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Another story has  emerged about people having trouble with their garage door remote controls likely due to interference from a government 3...
Saturday, October 12, 2019

VHF P-25 DoD System Near Pittsburgh?

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A recent posting over on Radio Reference indicates that a new VHF P-25 multi-site radio system is being heard in the Pittsburgh area, in sou...