[FedCom] Customs

Wed, 27 Aug 2003 18:45:39 EDT

Hi Ruff,

    165 freq has been in scanner forever here, no joy. Have had all listed 
USCG and Customs UHF freqs in, very little activity other than 282.425 which is 
used secondarily by CG jets.  157.075 is used by C-130's from AIRSTA 
Clearwater for maintenance write-ups.  164.775 is used by marine customs units with 
165.975 input.   164.9625 is a good VA Hospital freq among other things, here it 
seems to be a downlink for radar data from CUSTOMS a/c. Always starts with 
bursts whenever a Customs P-3 or  similar bird is around. 166.4625 is still used 
for aerial surveillance of land traffic. 165.2375 is still primary customs 
with 166.4375 as input.
    Many times you'll hear references on 282 to the '101' network, presumably 
sattelite and possibly why so little activity on UHF. This has been going on 
for several years, lately there is also a '401' net used.
   Also the COTHERN is used by CG as well as customs units. 5277, 5841 and 
7657 are still used by OPBAT along with the COTHERN.
   Hope this makes sense. Have loaded tons of customs freqs over the years, 
this is about it. Now, this coast does seem a bit quieter than the east coast / 
Miami area. 165,5875 is busy over there with ALFA units along with the other 
freqs, the action seems to go on constantly.

      Best,

 Paul V. Zecchino

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