[FedCom] 155.475

[Ben Russell]

Here in PA, I've caught both PA State Police and PA ARNG helos working the marijuana eradication ops around the state.
The PAARNG OH-58 helos from the RAID unit that assists local law enforcement have numerous radios installed preprogrammed with LE channels for local police units all across the state.  They've worked with the county detectives in my area a number of times and have out trunked system in their radios.  If you watch trunker, you can see their 800 radio affiliate with our trunked system when the helos take off from Ft. Indiantown Gap (which is about 60-65 miles W/NW by air).

The PSP helos usually use their Trooper-XX callsigns during the op and on ATC frequencies.  The PAARNG helos will use Air 1 or Guard 1 during an op and then use a BOISE-XX callsign with ATC.

I've caught marijuana ops a number of times on 155.475 in Berks County, PA which is to the west/northwest of my location. Berks police units normally operate on VHF and use 155.475 often as a coordination freq, so it makes sense that they'd use it for a joint op like this.

These ops always make for interesting listening out my way.  The helos always start to get nervous when people start congregating at the edge of cornfields trying to figure out why the helo is hovering.



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Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:30:20 EDT
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Marijuana eradication operation on 155.475  (Missouri Law Enforcement Mutual 
Aid) in southwest MO.  They are using a  helicopter and many ground units.  I 
believe that this is a joint operation  with the DEA and other agencies.  I 
have not heard any traffic on other  frequencies with this operation.

This week has proved that you can go  many days with nothing, and then all of 
the sudden it is busy.  Great  listening from my air conditioned office.

Signal500