[FedCom] US Marshals Service Freqs & Ops

[Jeff Kenyon]

Are the marshalls still using 163.200?  I'll have to check this page out.
I had heard that 163.200 is one freq in use, and some UHF stuff.





On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, Ken wrote:

> Another interesting agency is the US Marshals Service.
> For locations of these activities click on the appropriate state map at:
> http://www.usmarshals.gov/district/index.html
>
> Additionally, if you go to the "state page" for each district in most
> instances there's a list of "Local Law Enforcement Task Forces" that USMS
> participate in, which varies from state to state.
>
> Grove's "Federal Frequency Directory", 2nd edition with search term
> "Marshals" gets 26 potential listings.  UHF wise 10 simplex & 3 repeater
> pairs are listed.  Additional 13 VHF highband freqs are listed.
>
> Tom Kneitel's "The 'Top Secret' Registry of U.S. Government Radio
> Frequencies" 8th edition (1993), lists VHF highband consisting of the
> following:
> Marshal's Services
> * 3 Repeater pairs, categorized as "City Repeaters", "Administrative &
> Operational Repeaters", "Border Area Repeaters"
> *3 Simplex Frequencies
> Court House Operations:
> *1 frequency pair "Operational Repeates"
> *2 simplex frequencies
>
> USMS may also use regional law enforcement coordination net frequencies
> (either through loaned portable equipment or when feasible programmed freqs
> in their mobile units).   A recent short lived series on "The Discovery
> Channel" showed USMS as primarily using cellphones & what appeared to be
> nextel nationwide w/t's to coordinate initial investigative functions &
> response & than switch to USMS radio systems when at "on scene" surveillance
> & tactical apprehension activities.
>
> Perhaps low powered simplex ops overall makes this federal activity
> difficult to monitor.
>
> Ken
>
>
>
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