[FedCom] New USCG Operating Frequency in Savannah, GA

[Chris Parris]

Nice catch, Mac.

Just FYI, the LE-Alpha is one of the federal interoperability  
frequencies that all federal agencies have access to. I knew that the  
Coast Guard had these frequencies in their radios but had not  
encountered any use of them yet.

The complete list can be found in the National Interoperability Field  
Operations Guide here:

http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dhsr/EMS/pdf/NIFOG.pdf

- Chris


On May 31, 2009, at 7:20 AM, Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT wrote:

> On Thursday I received word from a reliable source that the Coast  
> Guard was
> using a new frequency for operations in the Savannah area; it was  
> referred
> to as "LE ALPHA" but the frequency was unknown. The source also  
> added that
> helicopter operations would continue to be on Ch. 21 (157.050) as in  
> the
> past. I haven't had much radio time recently, but this information did
> prompt me to realize that I haven't heard much traffic on Ch. 21  
> recently.
> Friday morning, I had some free time so I set some of the radios on  
> search
> mode in the federal and military VHF assignments.
>
> In no time at all, I picked up Station Tybee working 25524 on  
> 167.0875 in
> unencrypted analog FM. After a few more transmissions, Station Tybee
> identified themselves as transmitting on "LE ALPHA." If you were  
> listening
> to Station Tybee and Savannah area Coast Guard activity on 157.050,  
> LE ALPHA
> is definitely one you'll want to program in your scanner.
>
> Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT
> Savannah, GA
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