[FedCom] Springfield MA Area Activity & Programming

[*Bill]

802 Checks in with Central Daily (Weekdays)
Central = Boston Office

167.5125 = Last known to be Hartford Area Traffic

172.9000 = FAA in Analog, TSA in Astro

Bill Dunn   N1KUG
http://home.earthlink.net/~ecps92/cruise_ships.htm


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Windyka" <ken.windyka@the-spa.com>
To: <fedcom@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 18:14
Subject: [FedCom] Springfield MA Area Activity & Programming


> Been bringing the scanner to the office (Springfield, MA) lately for some
> daytime fed & milcom monitoring, as well as conducting mobile monitoring
> within 20 mile radius when out & about/traveling to/from work.
>
> 167.125R (CTCSS 167.9) ---  FBI  "802" daily reports with another station
> around 0900 hrs local.  Not too much more during the day.  Basically used
as
> an agent locator.. Appears long winded calls go to cellular phones per
> request.  Some scrambling.
>
> 167.5125R -- constantly scrambled, probably FBI.
>
> 168.6625  -- data type transmissions  (while mobile on Route 32, Ware, MA)
>
> 172.900 -- appeared to be digital transmissions (Quabbin Resv Tower Hill,
> 800', Ware/Belchertown, MA) -- perhaps Bradley International Airport in
> Windsor Locks CT???
>
> 399.975  -- data transmissions (probably a satellite) (various times &
> places, home, office, & mobile).
>
> 399.925 -- data transmissions (probably satellite).
>
> 408.175 -- data transmissions (Quabbin Hill)
>
> 415.05 R (CTCSS 91.5)--- :  US Postal Service Inspectors & Security -- 
I've
> noted at time when Hartford base answers units it appears that it is on
> different repeaters (appears to be up to 3 different ones, but same
ctcss),
> based upon signal strength.  Also recently I noted that this freq was
being
> used simplex between two mobiles.  Activity is also generally
> inspector/security force locator (check in, check out type activities).
> Appears again that lengthy calls by design are made via cellphone.
>
> 418.975 (CTCSS 74.4) -- constant tone, transmitter link? (Quabbin Hill).
>
> There's are the federal frequencies I've got in the BC780XLT.  Do get some
> interference at work on some of the freqs BUT unless indicated (* over the
> past few years monitoring from various locations) no hits.
>