[FedCom] 413.8625 Mhz. Pager

[*Bill]

If Scanner Master is showing the VA, then it's probably correct.

What Frequencies for the VA?  VHF?

Many of the VA offices, are migrating to UHF Narrow Band from the VHF
Channels of years gone-bye...

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


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Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 15:09
Subject: [FedCom] 413.8625 Mhz. Pager


> Thanks for your replies to my post about the unidentified pager on
413.8625
> Mhz. heard in New York's Mid-Hudson valley area.
>
> I'm way too far from Canada to receive UHF signals from there.
>
> I'm fairly sure it's a real signal. A major reason is some book research
> (which I should have done earlier!).
>
> Both the Scanner Master NY-NJ guide and the federal Master Frequency File
> book show the callsign KBO789 for paging and fire at the Veteran's
Administration
> hospital at Montrose in Westchester County. This is the same CW callsign I
> taped and copied on 413.8625.
>
> So a reasonable guess would be some kind of joint use of this UHF
frequency
> for paging only (no voice ever heard) by Montrose and the Castle Point VA
> hospital here in Dutchess County.This would explain hearing strong and
weaker
> signals. The paging channels they formerly used (164.5 for Castle Point
and 164.175
> for Montrose) are now quiet. I used to hear both (164.175 the weaker one).
>
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