[FedCom] Help ID freq

Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:09:09 -0400

At 04:30 PM 8/20/02 -0700, you wrote:

>>From: "D. Ruhe" <[email protected]>
>>Reply-To: [email protected]
>>To: [email protected]
>>Subject: [FedCom] Help ID freq
>>Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 08:43:28 -0400
>>
>>Several weeks ago I came across a new repeater here in Western Pa. The
>>frequency is 167.975 PL 146.2 The day that I came across it the comms
>>were in the clear and the typical law enforcement stuff. After about 45
>>minutes the person that was obviously in charge stated that agent
>>Brown's (not the real name) radio was repaired all units switch over and
>>take a roll call. Well they went encrypted and I have heard nothing in
>>the clear since. There is a CW Id and I can say this system is used
>>heavily. Any idea what agency this maybe ? The PL is really throwing me
>>off.
>>
>>Thanks in Advance --Dan-- KE3UC
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>Are you anywhere near an underground FEMA bunker? That's a NW FEMA 
>repeater, input 173.1875. But, as usual, this is not always true. But 
>could it be security FOR a FEMA bunker?

if this is in the Johnstown, PA area, FinCEN has a large facility there 
that tracks virtually all electronic financial transactions.  numerous 
federal law-enforcement and intelligence agencies are represented 
there:  http://www.ncjrs.org/ondcppubs/publications/policy/ndcs00/chap3_3.html

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