[FedCom] 170.625 in Central Maine

[Chris Parris]

Hi, Loren...

My money would be on DHS Customs & Border Protection, probably Border
Patrol. It falls in a group of what used to be Justice Department
frequencies, but now is shared with Homeland Security. The FBI is also a
possible user, but since you mentioned that it was P-25, and the FBI is
still catching up on upgrading their radios in some areas, I still think it
might be Border Patrol.

- Chris
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Chris Parris
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Monitoring Times Magazine
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "HornSmoke" <hornsmoke at gwi.net>
To: "fedcom" <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 4:01 PM
Subject: [FedCom] 170.625 in Central Maine


> Heard P-25, plus encryption, approx. 1900 hrs EDT. Have not heard freq
> used in recent memory, and have been scanning it for at least 1.5 years.
> Looked at an "S" meter, would estimate transmitter site within a 50-mile
> or less radius of Augusta. Both sides of the transmission had equal
> readings, leading one to believe it was a repeater. I was on a
> well-elevated plateau.
>
> Other "fed" transmissions (besides FPS 417.2R) here in greater central
> Maine have been normal encryption, or "in the clear." Pro-96 nailed this
> one as digital.
>
> Thought I'd toss it out to FEDCOM for Group reference.
>
> Best to all,
>
> Loren
>
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