[FedCom] [HoustonScan] VHF band opening

[Eric C. Carlson]

There have been some strong openings in the last 2 weeks.  On 4/28 and
4/29 I was picking up the FCI Three Rivers trunk on UHF and I had FCI
La Tuna on 5/3 and 5/4.  Here are some other hits:

164.375 DCS 315 one of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve sites probably
164.625 CTCSS 100.0 National Wildlife Refuge?
169.575 NAC A80 Border Patrol?
169.625 NAC 200 Padre Island National Seashore
169.6625 NAC A30 Border Patrol?
169.8875 NAC 931 ?
169.8875 NAC A10 Border Patrol?
170.125 NAC A40 Border Patrol?
170.3375 NAC A70 Border Patrol?
170.5375 NAC A40 Border Patrol?
170.5375 NAC A70 Border Patrol?
170.7375 NAC 301 CBP D-Net?
170.9875 NAC A80 Border Patrol?
171.1625 NAC 4FE Padre Island National Seashore
171.7625 NAC A10 Border Patrol?
172.2625 NAC A60 Border Patrol?
172.3 NAC 500 one of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve sites?
172.4125 NAC A30 Border Patrol?
172.4625 NAC 4FE Padre Island National Seashore
172.7125 NAC A22 Border Patrol?
172.7125 NAC A70 Border Patrol?
410.4625 NAC 421 FEMA, encrypted on 4/27, where was this coming from?
local? (never logged it before)
413.0 NAC 293 encrypted, probably Coast Guard Ch. CG410

-Eric

On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 3:15 AM, Josh W. <hishy at mototaku.net> wrote:

> http://aprs.mountainlake.k12.mn.us/
>
> Have heard DPS out of Huntsville (159.2175) and Lufkin (155.4675), plus BNSF out of Somerville (161.19), multiple towers on the KCS Rosenberg line (161.115) plus UP out of Brownsville (160.41) and Louisiana (160.47 and 160.515.) All while mobile.