[FedCom] USDA freqs

[Chris Parris]

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Keep in mind that agricultural inspectors from USDA were merged with
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) when the Department of Homeland
Security was created. That means they MAY be using any combination of the
former Customs and / or Immigration frequencies (both had VHF systems).
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 From the APHIS web site,
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/pubs/fsheet_faq_notice/fs_aphis_homeland.html
,

 "After a long and distinguished history in USDA, approximately 2,600
employees from APHIS’ Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection (AQI) force
became part of DHS’ Border and Transportation Security’s Bureau of Customs
and Border Protection (BCBP) on March 1, 2003. Three months later, on June
1, 2003, the property and facilities of USDA’s Plum Island Animal Disease
Center, jointly run by APHIS and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service
(ARS), are being transferred to DHS."

I would definitely check the federal itinerants and keep an ear on the main
CBP freq's (165.2375 MHz, 166.4625 MHz, etc.) and see what you find...

- Chris

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Chris Parris
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