[FedCom] Boston MA area - Part 2

[Ken]

Thanks for the report Peter!! See comments below:

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From: "hithel" <hithel at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 10:09 AM
Subject: [FedCom] Boston MA area - Part 2


>
> 167.64 - brief carrier
COMMENT:  Do you think it was actually 167.6375 which Grove's
"Federal Frequency Directory" 2nd edition, lists as an FBI nationwide 
frequency
>
> 170.375R - US Post Office trucks - clear analog - I
> think they haul the mail between post offices
COMMENT:  Did you get a CTCSS tone on this one?  Grove's reference
does show this as a potential USPS assignment.  Where is the nearest Bulk 
Mail
Center Sorting facility in relation to you?  I know here in the Springfield 
MA area we also
have a transporation frequency used at the BMC.
>
> 167.885R - this is mtnce units - possibly at a VA
> Hospital - "L1 to H2" - "E1" - "the 3 building" - "the
> 4 building" - anyone know who these guys are?
COMMENT:  Grove's reference indicates that this is a "spectrum" hole,
which means basically during narowband rebanding got used.  In the 
Springfield
area the USPS used some of the new splits.  It does sound like it's a VA 
type
hospital.  Again did you get a CTCSS?

> 407.775 - had lots of loud digital (?P25?) traffic
> recently when a water main broke near the old federal
> courthouse on Devonshire St in downtown Boston
COMMENT:  Grove's reference indicates USSS nationwide & a federal trunking
group frequency.

Don't know what you equipment limitations are but you might want to start 
saving to
get a P25 capable scanner with CTCSS/DCS decode.

Ken