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FD freqs by state: ME NH VT MA RI  CT NY NJ PA DE MD DC VA

FD tone out frequencies. 4/06 Al Neal has submitted a nice list of additions for tone outs!

 

03/19/2013 Cape rebanding update: After a month of 855.5375 as Zone 4 control, it switched today to 854.3625. Zone 11 in Wellfleet still not rebanded.

 

02/21/2013 Rebanding is underway on Cape Cod. As of today, Zone IV (the main Cape system) has switched data channels to 859.2125. A new voice channel has been confirmed as 854.7375. It appears Zone VI (Trur) has been updated but not Zone XI (Wellfleet). Stay tuned for updates.

 

13/31/2012 Happy New Year…several things to report on EMS (CMED) side

Boston EMS Dispatch 462.975 using D-072 (I believe this is now Tac 1)

Boston EMS Tactical 462.950 using D-143 (I believe this is now Tac 3)

Barnstable CMED narrowband PL 114.8

Plymouth CMED narrowband PL 103.5

 

12/08/2011 Wellfleet Fire now active on 453.1875 114.8

12/01/2011 Orleans Fire now active on 453.125 114.8

                  Eastham Fire now active on 453.800 114.8 (Windsor CT also uses this PL)

11/29/2011 Brewster Fire now active on 453.550 114.8

08/06/2011 Pan-Mass Challenge 2011 ops on BAPERN 4 470.5625 131.8

                  Local PS 7 (36528) on Saturday, Local PS 5 (36464) on Sunday

                  Also talkgroups 32816 and 32848 (All on MSP system)

07/17/2011 Centerville, Osterville, Marstons Mills MA fire new frequencies:

                  453.7375 192.8 F1, 460.6375 167.9 F2 (M/A) (corrected)

                  Cotuit MA Fire new frequency 453.3875 173.8 (corrected)

                  Yarmouth MA Fire added 854.9625 146.2 with 453.150 167.9

08/02/2009 Pan-Mass Challenge temp repeater in Provincetown 453.000 D-503

08/01/2009 Eastham Fire new frequency 453.450

06/13/2009 Cape Cod Community College has licensed 855.7125

08/11/2008 Chatham, MA Fire activated UHF repeater on 453.375 103.5

08/03/2008 New (temporary) MSP site is up and running in Wellfleet

                  Zone 36 866.200, 866.375, 867.3125, 868.475, 868.6375 (data)

                  Also Pan Mass Challenge came into Ptown today. What is apparently a temporary

                  Repeater was carrying ops on 464.375 123.0. A ch 2 was referenced but not confirmed.
06/01/2008 Hyannis fire has rebanded their conventional freq from 868.2125 to 853.2125 203.5
02/06/2007 Milton, MA fire using 482.075 131.8

12/18/2007 Feature story: FM bandscan on Cape Cod

                  It’s becoming increasingly crowded on the FM broadcast band on Cape Cod

                  And it has nothing to do with Boston or Providence stations. A Christian

                  Organization has started operating several low power stations across the Cape

                  Updated as of this 9/28/2010 FM stations on the Cape are:

 89.5        WNCK    Nantucket               NPR (WGBH)

 90.1        WRYP     Wellfleet                 Christian

 90.1        WCAI     Woods Hole            NPR (WGBH)

 90.3        WCCT    Harwich                  Cape Cod Tech (WBUR)

 90.7        WKKL    West Barnstable     Cape Cod Community College

 91.1        WNAN    Nantucket               NPR (WGBH)

 91.3        WFMR    Orleans                    Community Radio (repeats WOMR)

 91.5        WSDH    Sandwich                Sandwich High School (WBUR)

 91.9        WFMB    Falmouth                 Relay of WUMB (UMass Boston)

 92.1        WOMR   Provincetown          Community Radio

 92.7        WMVY   Tisbury   

 93.5        WFQR     Harwich                 

 93.9        WRYP     Centerville              Christian

 94.3        WZAI      Brewster                  NPR

 95.1        WXTK    West Yarmouth      News/Talk

 96.3        WEII       Dennis                     Sports (repeats WEEI Boston)      

 99.5        WRYP     Sandwich                Christian

 99.9        WQRC    Barnstable      

101.1       WFRQ     Mashpee

101.9       WCIB      Falmouth

102.3       WGTX    Truro

102.9       WPXC     Hyannis

103.9       WKPE     South Yarmouth

104.7       WOCN    Orleans

106.1       WCOD    Hyannis

106.5       *              Barnstable               Christian (WRYP) W293BN

107.5       WFCC     Chatham

107.9       *             Vineyard Haven       NPR (WGBH) W300BE

Several other applications are pending with the FCC

 

11/25/2007 Dennis MA Fire simulcasting on 453.325 151.4

09/01/2007 MSP Troop D7 (Bourne) has moved to D-Ptl-3 (34032) on MSP 800 system

07/20/2007 Lexington, MA PD now reported using P-25 on 471.1875.

                   Worcester MA FD simulcasting on 460.050 D-051

11/21/2006 Newbury, MA fire now using 153.815 94.8

 

10/24/2006 Cambridge trunk dropping 853.2625. FD Dispatch simulcast switching to 471.3125

                    Fireground F14 switching to 855.5625

9/19/2006 Worcester MA has rebanded their Edacs system is follows:

856.5125 1
854.1375 2
854.8875 3
854.4625 4
854.2125 5
855.4875 6
855.7125 7
855.7375 8
855.9625 9
855.9875 10

They must be programmed in order. Talkgroups remain the same.

 

8/01/2006 Boston Fire has joining the PD in moving to DPL as follows:

F1   483.1625 D-174 Operations

F2   483.1875 D-265 Fireground 1

F3   483.2125 D-612 Special ops/Fireground 2

F4   483.2375 D-712 Evacuations/Fireground 3

F5   453.650   131.8  Station dispatch (no change)

The following are simplex (non repeated) narrowband channels:

F6   483.150   D-114 Fire academy

F7   483.175   D-125 Fire academy

F8   483.200   D-143 Fire academy

F9   483.225   D-311 Fire academy

F10 483.250   D-411 Fire alarm construction

F11 486.150   D-532 Special ops command

F12 486.175   D-175 Tactical

F13 486.200   D-243 Tactical

F14 486.225   D-026 Tactical

F15 486.250   D-051 Tactical

The change will be taking place before the end of July…

 

7/16/2006 Major skip opening overnight lots of stations coming in…on 154.325 I am getting a P-25 signal. Heard ambulance transporting to Charlton Hospital which is in Fall River. Only nearby license on this frequency is Portsmouth, RI FD…this would be the first area fire dept. to go digital (P25).

 

6/20/2006 Boston PD area channels have dropped the 118.8 PL tone in favor of DPL as follows

Channel 1     (460.350)   DPL315 Citywide Tactical

Channel 2     (460.450)   DPL331 Area A

Channel 3     (460.225)   DPL343 Area B

Channel 4     (460.400)   DPL346 Area E

Channel 5     (460.500)   DPL351 Area D

Channel 6     (460.175)   DPL365 Area C

Channel 7     (460.300)   DPL365 Car to Car

Channel 8     (460.125)   DPL371 Records/Tows

Channel 9     (460.075)   DPL411 Detectives

Channel 10   (460.250)   DPL412 Detectives/Command

Channel 11   (460.375)   DVP       Detectives (scrambled)

Channel 12   (460.050)   DPL464 Special Operations

Channel 13   (460.150)   DPL465 Investigations

Channel 14   (460.275)   DPL466 Interagency Ops

Channel 15   (460.475)   DVP       Command (scrambled)

Channel 16   (460.025    DPL506 Radio shop

5/11/2006 New Sandwich, MA FD simulcast 484.825 186.2 New Seekonk MA PD 470.8125 D-351

05/09/2006 New Northern Worcester County Fire frequencies:

Repeaters: 453.750 123.0 Phillipston, 453.750 192.8 Harvard, 453.750 131.8 Mt. Wachusetts

Tactical F1 453.9125, F2 453,9875, F3 458.9625, F4 460.5375 91.5 (Repeats 33.700)

Methuen MA Fire has reportedly switched PL to 192.8 on 154.010 which seems very odd to me

Because they are almost certain to get blasted by Cranston, RI on same freq/PL!

03/06/2006 Some nomenclature changes on the air: Boston Fire is now actively using the incident command system. Units can be heard “establishing” and “terminating” command at all incidents. U.S Coast Guard Group Woods Hole has now joined the new lingo usage and is identifying themselves at “U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England”

03/02/2006 Bristol County, MA new trunk lineup: 854.0625, 855.9875, 859.4875, 860.4875. They have also licensed 853.7625 and 856.3875

Mashpee PD new rebanding frequency will be 854..9375

12/27/2005 New Mass State Police licenses: 154.680, 154.9125 various areas central/western MA.

12/12/2005 The state of Rhode Island has started to switch to 800 trunk. see trunk section for more.

10/02/2005 Cambridge MA FD simulcast moving from 154.355 to 471.3125 131.8 by New Year’s

10/02/2005 Franklin County FD new freqs: 453.200, 453.2875, 453.3875, 460.175, 460.1875, 460.225 (WEMLEC), 460.350, 460.400, 460.550, 460.475 (WEMLEC)

09/29/2005 New freqs: Somerset MA 483.000 203.5 Bristol County MA FD 471.650 203.5

09/20/2005 Another website with good rebanding information is here.

Lynn FD regional dispatch is shifting channel assignments soon. Cities of Lynn, Swampscott and Nahant will all be dispatched on 154.415 74.4. Lynn fireground will be 153.800 71.9. Swampscott and Nahant fireground will be 154.370 107.2. Watch for all Metrofire district 13 departments not on UHF to make the move in the near future due to a grant that has been received.

09/08/2005 The on and off survivor airlift is back on 100 or so hurricane survivors have landed at Otis ANG Base. FD rescue ops have been heard on Ops 2 on the trunk (37968). ITAC-1 866.5125 156.7 is carrying what sounds like nurses checking medication supplies. ITAC-4 868.0125 156.7 is also active. Scancapecod reports activity on 867.275 91.5. More survivors are expected Friday-we’ll keep monitoring.

08/07/2005 Sandwich, MA FD has licensed 484.825…

07/29/2005 I’ve just received my Uniden 396D. Almost as small as a pack of cigarettes! In a matter of minutes I had loaded the MSP system. Locked out a few talkgroups and added a few others and I’m off and running. I used the SMA/BNC adaptor to use an antenna with better sensitivity than the stock duck. The adaptor fits nice and snug. Nice features! I can run wx standby in background. Close Call technology can run in the background and alert me to any nearby transmitters while still scanning the trunk. UPDATE 8/02/2005: I got the tone out feature to work on Ptown fire. You should go to Uniden’s site and download a firmware update into the radio that eliminates needing to set the times on the tones. FOLLOW DOWNLOAD DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY so as to not damage the radio! I’m starting new webpage with tone out frequencies for area departments but need your input…that information is hard to come by.

07/28/2005 Some answers from Uniden about what scanners will work after rebanding…check out their web site for details…

07/05/2005 Worcester has licensed 858.4375, 859.4875, 860.4375. A reader writes that these are not new and are used as conventional freqencies. Lincoln, MA Fire has licensed 470.850.

07/02/2005 We have received some new information on rebanding. The first phase should be happening fairly quickly and involves agencies now operating on 851.0125 to 853.9875 must move off them by the end of the year. To that end http://scancapecod.us is reporting Sandwich Police have been assigned 855.1125 and Bourne Police have been assigned 857.4125. Mashpee Police will be affected too. These are not active yet but stay tuned.

06/28/2005 800 Mhz rebanding: Its enough to give even veteran scanner monitorers like me a mygrain. There is much confusion about what is and what isn’t. Truth is much we don’t know so we just have to WAIT. The process is still about a year away and yes some older scanners may be rendered obsolete. Newer scanners may have to be flashed or sent back for upgrades. Basically public safety frequencies will be in the lower 850 mhz.                 While Nextel moves to the 860 range to reduce co-interference. Check here regularly as we will post specifics as we get them.

06/29/2005 New Mansfield town freqs: 470.500, 472.250, 483.875.

05/10/2005 Bulletin: MSP ZONE VI (Truro) has changed frequencies!

                    857.2125 is still control but now using 866.600. 867.625

                    and 868.500!

03/23/2005 Dover, MA FD has filed for 483.050

03/17/2005 MSP has licensed new frequencies for Zone VI (Truro)

                    866.600, 867.625, 868.500 (unknown use)

02/23/2005 New FD freqs: Belmont MA 453.2375, Taunton MA 483.300

11/04/2004 Grafton MA new freqs: PD 471.675 FD 482.9875

                    Jordan’s Furniture (MOM) Avon 467.800, 467.925

09/28/2004 More new Red Sox: 452.8125, 451,4375, 452,1875

08/20/2004 Boston Red Sox have licensed three new frequencies

                    452.625, 461.225, 464.200…UPDATE: 9/24/04

                    464.200R D-031 seems to be an operations channel and

                    was heavily used Friday night during pre game festivities.

                    And then sporadically during the game.

07/25/2004 Democratic National Convention. As luck would have it an

                    Easterly wind is cutting down my reception of MSP Zone V

                    Boston PD 460.350 118.8 is crossed patched with their

                    158.910 D-612 and ITAC-3 867.5125 156.7…

                    Also Bapern Central is active 470.9875 D-654

                    Most active MSP groups 33360, 33680, 33904

                    MSP Zone V sop groups are being simulcast over the

                    Teamspeak Scan Massachusetts server. See teamspeak.org

                    And scancapecod.net for further details...there are other

                    Channels on TS for military air that should be busy too.

                    Most federal stuff is encrypted. Military air 260.900 AM

06/05/2004 Trouble on Hull MA new repeater on 159.120 110.9 skip is

                    interfering from the input 153.995…7/23 I’ve identified the

                    agency as Knox County, ME Sheriff 153.995 141.3 repeater.

                    Now I’m trying to determine if Hull is using 141.3 on the

                    Input or they were running open squelch…………….

05/23/2004 Report from Fenway Park (Sunday’s Game)

                   Security 461.1375 D-043 still simulcast on 154.600 D-243???

                   464.875 D-265 Guest Services? That frequency and

                   452.625, 461.225, & 464.200 listed by FCC as “pending”

                   Concession 463.3625 D-712, Maintenance 463.3625 71.9

                   Oh yes a certain presidential candidate was there…

                   Secret Service was using “Charlie” 165.375 APCO-25

                   Was 98% scrambled using some inversion technique

                    Sounded like regular APCO25 in fringe area where

                    Info packets are missing. The two clear transmissions

                    Confirmed it was Kerry’s detail. He left after the 3 innings.

05/11/2004 Yarmouth MA FD using 453.150 167.9 still tied to 800 Trunk.

05/05/2004 Hull FD has licensed repeater on 159.120 110.9

04/23/2004 Pawtucket, RI PD now using 470.725, 471.075, 472.725

                    Second in RI to use APCO-25 after West Warwick

03/25/2004 Plymouth MA FD switching to UHF 470.1, 470.750 210.7

                   Dedham MA FD switching to 453.6875 88.5

                   No. Middlesex FD 33.660 71.9 simulcast on 460.0375 131.8

03/08/2004 Mass Dept of Corrections has licensed a new 5 channel

                    trunk system at all of their prisons:

                    866.100, 866.825, 867.1125, 867.375, 868.325

01/23/2004 Norwell, MA PD reports they are now using 484.650 D-023

10/18/2003 Frequency updates: Onset, MA Fire 453.125 118.8

                   Rochester, MA Police 471.675 203.5 Fire 471.425 162.2

                   Essex, MA Police 483.300 PL is 162.2

In the wait until next year category: Boston Red Sox/Fenway Park:

Security 461.1375R D-043* secondary 463.325 103.5

Concession 463.3625 D-712, Maintenance 463.3625 71.9

Media 463.4125 71.9

* Security had been simulcast during playoffs on 154.600 D-243 ??????

08/27/2003 ARINC system licensed for Barnstable Municipal Airport:

                   854.8375, 856.8375, 857.8375, 858.9375, 860.8375

08/24/2003 City of Boston has licensed 866.9375 & 868.700

                   for public safety…unknown use

                    More to add on below profile on Public Safety dxing (below)

07/29/2003 Plymouth MA fire approved by FCC for 470.100 & 470.750

07/22/2003 MA State Fire Marshal has licensed 867.275,867.825,868.9875

                    for statewide use.

07/20/2003 Monitoring profile: The Changing Times of Dxing Public Safety:

                    Well after an endless winter and spring the summer season is

                    Here and I can finally get back to one of my favorite passions:

                     Dxing the public safety bands especially the VHF Hi and UHF.

                     Much has changed over the years. Truck systems have caused

                     Many favorites like Suffolk County, (LI) NY and Deleware SP,

                     Philadelphia and Baltimore police to disappear. But many

                     New towns and cities have moved into the vacated frequencies.

                     I have DX NC Highway Patrol hi band on 154.680 and Cape

                     Hatteras Coast Guard to the south. I have many hits in ME and

                      Canadian weather on 161.650 and 161.775 from Nova Scotia.

                      I have worked some DX as far away as NJ on 800 Mhz!

                      Of course the standard to see if conditions are right is FDNY.

                      The largest city still uses VHF hi frequencies although they have

                       Been reported to be switching to UHF digital

                        Noise is a problem, I mentioned the APCO 25 spray on VHF

                        453 Mhz is full of bleeps from various data systems

                        483-484 often has an annoying buzz I’m told is from some

                        taxi GPS like system…this comes in behind Boston Fire

                        F1 483.1625. You will generally find that

                       Conditions are best when the Bermuda High sets up shop

                       Offshore. Also if warm air is coming up over cooler air at the

                       Surface-often accompanied by fog. Interestingly enough I find

                       Some of my longest southern hits occur when a hurricane nears

                       Cape Hatteras! So the next time you hear a strange station

                       Maybe with a southern drawl give it a listen. If possible use a

                       Scanner with a PL decoder. Between the PL and Geographic

                       Locations over the air it should be pretty easy to figure out who

                       You are hearing. If you are stumped send me the frequency with

                       PL and I’ll check it against my massive list.

05/27/2003 Amtrak has licensed a 900 trunk system for South Station:

                   935.8875, 935.9375, 935.9875, 936.8875, 936.9375, 936.9875

05/10/2003  Monitoring profile: the spread of APCO-25 in NH

                    I managed to take probably the last day off before summer for

                    a quick overnight to New Hampshire. State Police have been

                    APCO-25 for sometime: 151.400 Troop A, 154.935 Troop B

                    154.665 Troop C, 156.210 Troop D, 151,325 Troop E

                     and 152.630 Troop F. Many counties are now also using

                     APCO-25. 154.860 Carroll, 154.770 Grafton (some analog),

                     155.520 Hillsboro, 155.685 Merrimack, 154.815 Rockingham,

                     and 154.725 Stratford. Some locals are also using APCO-25:

                     Concord 155.625, Londonderry 155.865  and to my amazement

                     Conway on 155.640 (Some analog). NH seems to be leading the

                     way with VHF digital and reportedly plans to VHF trunk in the

                      future. In Mass North Attleboro PD use 470.8875 and in RI

                      West Warwick PD uses 154.785. Connecticut State Police

                      has New England’s only APCO-25 800 trunk system so far.

                      Oops its reported Nashua NH is operating an 800 APCO trunk!

04/21/2003  Boston Muncipal Police have licensed 867.7875 using

                     digital voice. Interesting thing is BMP left the 800 trunk

                     complaining about dead spots for their old 453.3 freq…….

04/20/2003  North Smithfield RI PD using new repeater 154.965 186.2

04/07/2003 Two interesting things in the FCC run for the week:

                    The Prudential Tower in Boston has licensed a bunch of

                     new frequencies for security. The interesting thing is that

                     They are in the 476-478 range: 476.75, 477.000, 477.250,

                      477.500, 477.750, 478.000, 478.250 & 478.500. These are the

                     first ever upper 470 Mhz allocations in the Boston area…

                     New info in to me is that these are actionally the ESPN

                     Remote broadcast frequencies for the Marathon!!!

                      The other news is Nstar licensing new freqs for the Cape:

                     Barnstable 451.075, Orleans 451.150, Wellfleet 451.850,

                      Bourne 451.475, Tisbury 451.750.

04/03/2003 The below reprogramming was only so PDs could talk to other

                    PDs throughout the county. Zone 6 remains unchanged for now

02/25/2003 There was mention at work today of 800 radios being

                    reprogrammed sometime in March. This may be the signal

                    that the MSP zone 6 consolidation into zone 4 is finally

                    going to happen. I’ll be on spring break for March will

                    update this in April…

02/20/2003 New NOAA WX radio for marine wx 162.425 Gloucester, MA

01/12/2003 FCC shows new Arinc trunk at Logan (airlines)

                    451.3125, 451.4875, 451.5625, 451,7375, 452.1125

                    This is besides the 856-850.8875, 860.9375 system.

01/10/2003 Preliminary testing overnight…West Warwick RI PD

                    was received, had to adjust sound quality down a couple

                    then they sounded fine. Field trip is planned soon to CT

                    along I95 to check out CSP trunk…

01/09/2003 UPS has delivered my new digital 250D scanner today!

                    Watch here for the latest info….

                    Metrofire has finally put a PL on 154.220 input of 79.7

                    This should eliminate the skip that always plagues the

                     Repeater on 483.3125 131.8

12/23/2002 Wareham MA FD now using 460.2375 118.8

12/01/2002 Sorry to be so quiet…personal obligations have to come first…

                    Fire district 14 has license 471.050 in Northboro

                                                       And 453.3875 in Concord

Foxhunt: or frequency hunt as I call it. Not the easiest thing to do in the wake of 9/11 but I still try to do it with out being conspicuous. I keep the scanner under a coat with and use an ear bud to monitor. Topic lately has been itinerants. If you have a 780XLT or the forthcoming portable make use of the “special” search feature, which quickly scans all the common itinerant freqs.

Some years back I thought it was cool to listen to fast food orders. Now the same principal Mcdonalds started has spread to stores. Walk into most Gap stores and others and you’re likely to see clerks with headsets on and walkies on their waists. While most conversation is about inventory or special orders or how to ring something in there is occasionally something funny or interesting.

Here are some loggings:

Cape Cod Mall Gap 154.570 74.4// Old Navy Hyannis 151.955 74.4

Toys R’ Us Hyannis 154.600 94.8. Mashpee Common Gap 151.805 74.4

Greendale Mall Worcester Gap 154.570 74.4 Old Navy 151.925 131.8

Solomon Pond Mall Berlin Gap 154.515 74.4/Hoyts 154.600 CSQ

Wrentham Village Premium Outlets” a veritable feast! Mall Security: running a repeater on a FRS channel! 462.6375 88.5. Stores: Gap 151.805 74.4 Banana Republic: 151.955 74.4 Nike 464.550 D-134 Nautica 467.925 110.9.

 

08/29/2002 New separate MDC/MWRA page added to fleetids page

                    Police officers at Patriot games reported using 470.525 103.5

                    Gillette Stadium personnel reported using Nextel.

                    Anyone tried to get a scanner inside? Pats Freqs?          

06/03/2002 Hyannis FD now operating on 868.2125 203.5

                    simulcasting on 33.940 114.8

05/18/2002 Boston EMS simulcasting on 453.100 151.4

                    Rochester MA has licensed 471.425 & 471.750 unk use

                    Wareham MA FD switching to 460.2375 71.9

04/20/2002 Back from vacation and noticed something very interesting

                    in the mailbag: Quincy MA has licensed a 800 trunk system

                    866.125, 866.325, 866.3625, 866.5625, 866.625, 866.850

                    868.600, 868.825 Unknown what this will be used for???

                    More MA FDs are going UHF: Hudson 470.600 & 470.700

                    Maynard 470.900, Millis 483.700 D-065. Interestingly

                    Easton MA FD already using 471.175 has filed for 868.625

                    Always click the state links above for the latest info.

02/20/2002 Couple of updates from a member:

                    Blackstone MA FD 159.330 using DPL 565

                    Raynham using 453.900 D-371

11/04/2001 MSP Licensed 851.6375 at various sites unknown use.

                    Southwick MA FD 154.1975

10/30/2001 Dracut MA FD 155.055 new F2. Groveland MA FD 483.5125

                    Sudbury MA FD 482.750 127.3 Mass General Hospital 854.8375

10/15/2001 The latest phase of terrorism is anthrax. Countless hazmat calls

                    Are coming in. Comm of Mass has established hazmat crews

                    Throughout the state. Statewide Tac 1 35472 is being used for

                    Coordination of these crews. Each Fire district has capiblilty on

                    This talk group receivable on all MSP zones.

10/01/2001 NOAA Weather radio has come to the white mountains of NH

                    KZC40 on 162.450 Stratham & KZC41 162.500 MT Wash

09/12/2001 Boston FD licensed 867.8625, 868.8625 for data transmission

                    Manchester 8th dist CT 154.220  CSQ

                    Litchfield Cnty Disp CT new system: 157.450,

                    155.0925,155.1025,155.1225,155.8125,155.8275,156.0075

08/23/2001 Massport Has licensed 453.9 for unknown use at Logan.

                   Westport MA FD has licensed 460.550

04/27/2000 You need a scorecard to keep up with the changes in freqs.
                    Since most are FD related I have published my latest lists:
                    last update 06/01/01 major ME update thanx to contribution.

                    And look at all these states added to fire frequency files!

07/11/01 While listening to storm outages on Nstar’s cape channel 451.250

                203.5 I noticed another repeater using 146.2 that was giving out

                 trouble calls in the Cambridge & Hyde Park areas.

06/25/01 Mass Emergency Management has licensed 3 new frequencies

                Amesbury 151.2575, Plymouth 151.3925, Northfield 154.2575

                Unknown what usage is for these.

06/15/01 Warren RI PD 155.370 PL changed to 167.9 to eliminate

                interference with Middletown CT. also on 155.370 Brunswick ME

                PD is using PL 141.3

06/12/01 Berkshire County Sheriff has licensed a 3 channel possibly trunk

                system in Pittsfield 866.050, 867.8875, 868.500 unknown usage.

06/11/01 As of today Cape Cod Mall is now operating on 462.450 110.9

 

05/10/01 Wilton NH fire heard on 154.3925 179.9

                Marion MA now active on 483.425 173.8

04/30/01 Bellingham MA FD soon to be active 483.3875 D-065

04/24/01 More info is out on the MSP cape system change: existing frequencies will be combined except 853.0375 into one system with multi sites. Date is still uncertain. Hyannis FD has licensed 868.2125. Unknown if they are rebuffing the trunk all together or setting that up as secondary.

04/15/01 Millville MA fire now using 33.820

04/12/01 Cambridge public safety has licensed several frequencies:

               867.300, 867.4375, 867.6875, 868.7875,    868.7875 has been active

               along with 856-860.7875. look for the others as the system expands.

04/01/01 Providence RI Citywide has moved again! Back to original primary

                463.775 167.9

03/28/01 Many new updates etc: First MSP has licensed following:

               866.200, 866.375, 867.3125, 868.475, 868.6375 These are already

               in use as smartzone in Attleboro but are also licensed in following:

               Amesbury, Barre, Greenfield, & Monterey so watch for smartzones

               (fillers) for the MSP system in those areas.

               MEMA has filed for following three narrow band frequencies

               151.2575 Amesbury, 151.3925 Plymouth, 154.2575 Erving.

                Mansfield & Hanover MA FDs have filed for 159.875 (MDTs?)

                Townsend Ambulance 453.825, 453.725, 453.2875 (backup)

               Norwell  MA FD 453.175, Monson MA FD 33.460,153.740

               AMR Brockton: 159.960, Harvard Business School 464.775

               Springfield MA FD 158.775 (Fire alarm & arson squad)

03/27/01 Changes on the Cape Cod radio dial.

                93.5 Harwich is now WDVT with a rock format

               101.1 Falmouth is now WTWV with an 80’s format

03/17/01 New  Apps: Belmont MA FD 482.775, Sudbury MA FD 482.750

                Tisbury MA FD (Martha’s Vineyard) 154.070

03/14/01 Athol MA FD applied for 453.175 & 453.575

03/02/01 Frequency updates: Hingham MA FD 484.375, Plainville MA PD     

               483.375, Canton MA PD 471.350, Groveland MA FD 151.4375

                Holliston MA FD 470.475

02/26/01 The Cape Cod arm of the MSP trunk system will soon undergo a

                major upgrade: click here for details!

                Frequency updates: Millis FD 483.700, 484.200

                Topsfield FD: 453.4625, AMR: Natick 151.460 Paxton 159.735

02/21/01 Mass State Police Troop H has a new smartzone in Attleboro

02/20/01 Providence Citywide new main frequency: 463.950 167.9

02/16/01 Hopkinton MA FD going to 460.0875 shortly.

02/15/01 Berwick ME FD switching to 150.7825 162.2 while we’re in ME

               Dave from ME has confirmed York ME 154.265 PL changed

               From 173.8 to 97.4. Thank you very much.

01/17/01 Bulletin: Civil Air Patrol active looking for missing plane on Cape Cod 148.125, 148.150 & 123.100

Berwick ME New FD 150.7825 162.2 to be active shortly

01/13/01 Plainville MA fire 483.375 tone change to D-205

Warren MA PD 153.7625 DPL F1 154.770 CSQ F2

Warren MA FD 154.130 CSQ Disp, 153.830 FG, 460.5875 link

01/08/01 Westford MA FD now starting to use 471.325 107.2 future primary.

                AMR has new repeater in Natick “Metro 2” 153.215 D-411

                Town Taxi Hyannis new frequency pair B151.985 M159.795 192.8

01/01/01 Happy New Year. I’m still here, just has been little to report.

Announcing the relaunch of Cape Wide News.

 Up to the minute public safety news for the Cape and Islands

12/02/00 Carver MA FD now simulcasting on 471.250 192.8

11/02/00 New licenses: Ware MA FD 153.920, Topsfield MA FD 453.4625

                                       Halifax MA FD 453.1875, 453.850

10/25/00 Hartford CT Citywide notification new primary: 460.775 167.9

10/20/00 Back from vacation and there is much to report:

Mattapoisett MA FD 453.075 192.8

AMR is playing around again: New Boston primary 159.825 D-423

Andover repeater 159.570 D-311

Martha’s Vineyard communities have licensed VHF channels for FD ops.

Chilmark:        155.355                       Aquinnah (Gay Head) 154.250

Edgartown:     154.415                                         Oak Bluffs 154.445

West Tisbury: 154.385                        Dukes County Sheriff 153.770

 Tisbury           154.070

Rockport MA PD is active on 472.0875 with a PL of 114.8

Hanson MA FD will soon switch to 483.550 203.5 with 482.925 203.5 as F3

Palmer MA FD 159.345 Holden PD filed for 453.7375

Raynham MA FD confirmed on 453.3625 non standard DPL 453

Raynham MA PD adding 483.325 as F2. Holland MA FD 154.010 94.8

Plainville MA PD 453.825 D-703.

10/07/00 Now that my headache from listening to all the debate scanners is gone back to regular programming. Umass Boston has changed and several other campuses have changed also so lets take a road trip across the state. Umass Boston:            460.100 141.3, UMass Lowell:           453.400 141.3,

UMass Dartmouth: 453.350 D-143, UMass Worcester: 464.675 141.3.

UMass Amherst     463.850 186.2

Hudson NH FD     153.950 Primary, 155.955 Fireground.

10/02/2000 Carver MA FD filed for 471.250 Westford MA FD 471.325            Cohasset PD 483.600.

09/26/2000 Holden MA FD filed for 460.4625

09/23/00 New licenses: Bolton MA PD 482.850, Bolton MA FD 453.125  WWDP Ch. 46 is now Telemundo. Plymouth County FD future system: 483.100 F1, 483.200 F2, 483.400 F3, 483.475 F4, 483.775 F5, 483.925 F6

Effective Monday 9/18/2000 Lynn MA FD 154.415 will use PL 74.4 also Boxford PD 482.100 & 482.500 D-411.

09/10/2000 Webster MA PD appears to have switched from 158.8275 D-371   to 156.210 94.8; Hubbardston MA now on 159.150 156.7

08/10/2000 Middleboro MA PD 470.825 103.5

08/07/2000 Hanson MA FD has filed for 483.550

08/05/2000 President Clinton in Hyannis MSP ops on Troop D 800 #34128 Barnstable PD 855.2125 D-445, Secret Service on Oscar 164.8875 103.5 AF1 heard on wheels up on 119.5 (Hyannis) and wheels down 121.400 (Vineyard)

08/05/2000 TV ch. 66 has dropped Home Shopping Network and is now WHUB with an independent format of old and new shows.

08/02/2000 Medway MA FD correction 482.625 D-172

07/26/2000 New Springfield MA FD assignments: F1 154.400 82.5 Admin    F2 154.175 82.5 Dispatch. F3 153.875 74.4 Hirise. F4 154.280 Intercity.          F5 153.830 82.5 Fireground. F6 153.800 74.5 Fireground (primary)

07/20/2000 Norton MA PD also leaving 800   for UHF Also Marion MA FD now on 483.425. North Attleboro PD has filed for 470.8875 & 471.3625

07/10/2000

New licenses: Norfolk MA PD  470.400 Plympton MA FD  453.4125, Holliston MA FD 470.475, Bellingham MA FD 483.3875

06/22/2000 Chelsea MA FD now on repeater on 154.325 114.8
06/15/2000 Smartroutes traffic new chs. F1 460.925 131.8/F2 461.925 192.8

05/22/2000 Cape Cod National Seashore has changed unit numbers.

05/20/2000 West Springfield MA FD 867.925 167.9 & 868.675 167.9

04/25/2000
Hanson MA FD 482.925 D-306
Abington MA FD 482.950 D-743

04/22/2000
Plainville MA FD now switching to 483.375 D-703
Hanover MA PD now using 483.625 203.5

04/15/2000
E Brookfield MA FD has licensed 33.860
Rockport MA PD has licensed 472.0875
Northbridge MA FD on 33.680 has changed PL to 127.3

04/07/2000
New Britian CT FD 855.9625 114.8 new conventional.
Rockland MA FD is 482.675 D-743
Rockland MA PD is 453.7375 107.2

03/31/2000
Milford MA PD 472.600 D-466
Medway MA FD 482.625 D-172 (Testing)

03/27/2000
Wrentham MA PD now operating on 482.500 D-023
Mansfield MA FD is leaving the 800 trunk system
New ops 453.8375 D-261 FG 458.6125M D-261
Chelsea FD future EMS frequency 154.0175

03/15/2000
Cape Cod Community College 452.800 210.7 Security
Cape Cod Community College 451.450 192.8 Maint
Barnstable High School            463.375 D-411
Rockland MA PD                     453.7375 107.2 (corrected)
(Rockland courtesy of surfers like you)

02/08/2000
Middleboro MA fire 470.700 203.5 (Fireground 91.5)
East Providence RI FD 470.7625, 470.5875 D-315

01/24/2000
Boxford MA Fire has licensed 482.500 & 483.100

01/22/2000
Brockton had a fire today PL change confirmed to 94.8 on 154.310, 154.145

01/18/2000
Rockland MA Fire 482.675 D-743

01/14/2000 New frequencies/changes
Holland MA FD 154.010
Brockton MA 154.310 203.5 changing pl to 94.8
Salem NH FD 158.8125 PL change to 97.4
Merimack NH FD 154.415 136.5
York/York Beach ME 154.265 173.8
Weare NH 154.250 85.4

12/14/99
Blackstone PD new frequency 155.8725

12/04/99
New frequencies:
Essex PD 483.300 146.2 Should be active any day
Plainville FD 483.825
Ipswich PD 483.0625
Rehoboth FD currently on 154.100 100.0 look for them to switch to old PD channel 155.670 100.0 as PD now on 800. This will end the chronic interference their 154.100 repeater is picking up from Ulster county NY.

11/27/99 Sorry for the long delay...computers have been acting up forcing me to a backup laptop...Brockton MA fire has applied for 154.145 possibly for fireground. Saugus MA has a CH 3 154.0325 206.5
New active frequencies:
Abington MA Fire 482.950 D-754
Rockland MA Fire 482.675 D-754
Norton MA Fire    453.8625 D-351
Lynnfield MA Fire 482.700 131.8
Changes on the radio dial: 96.9 Boston is now WTKK with a talk format
                                           93.5 Harwich is now WISE with an oldies format

8/28/99 Hanover MA FD now simulcasting on 484.400 107.2

8/01/99 MSP Troop D 800 system has been doing some patching/reprogramming causing ids to change. D1, D4 are now on D Ptl 1 33968, and D3,D7 are now on D Ptl 2 34000. Troop D2 has moved to D Ptl 3 34032 (Patched as 34035), and on D PTL 7 patched 34195 and D Ptl 10 patched 34291. See fleet ids via link above for more.

7/20/99
Fallon Ambulance new repeater in Boston 153.155 107.2

6/30/99
TV update WABU/WNBU/WZBU 21/58/68 are now PAX affiliates.
CH 46/54/60 are independent sometimes carryng E4L shopping

New Frequencies: Wilmington MA FD 154.2875 D-025 repeater now active
Medfield MA FD Switching to 482.475 D-065
Sheffield MA PD filed for 154.785
Confirmed AMR Repeaters:
155.1675 D-423 Boston (Note frequency change)

152.405   D-023 Hopkinton
151.4625 D-071 Natick

5/28/99
Rhode Island State Police: There has been much confusion about channel usage since NHSP blew the north zone off 154.935 with their digital system.
155.505 118.8 New North Zone Operations
154.905 118.8 South Zone Operations
155.445 118.8 Statewide Tactical Repeater
155.610 118.8 Information (Future South Info)
159.150 118.8 Future North Info

News for NH monitors: Nashua FD 151.205 103.5 Disp 154.325 103.5 FG
Lakes Region is testing new high band channels as follows:
160.155 173.8 F1 Disp, 159.990 173.8 F2 Alt Disp/Fireground,
160.110 173.8 F3 Fireground, 154.9875 173.8 F4 Fireground
154.280 F5 (Statewide) 154.3025 F6 Fireground

5/09/99
Just when you thought is was safe to turn on your radio/TV changes are looming on the broadcast bands. Eagle 93.7 is now Star 93.7 Lawrence MA.
Boston University has sold WABU (WNBU&WZBU) (TV chs 21,58,68)
The new company will be taking over in June stay tuned...

Rumors abound about several Cape Cod radio stations either having been sold or about to be sold. Again stay tuned.

Portland ME 800 trunk Public Safety System:
866.0625,866.2875,866,3125,866.5375,866.5625,866.5875,866.7875
867.2875,867.7875,868.2875,868.7875 Motorola system will post on fleetids when I get it.

Haverhill MA PD 470.925 156.7 Haverill MA FD 154.3625 D-071
Ashburnham Police on 39.220 & 39.340 has changed PL from 110.9 to 127.3
Ashburnham Fire on 33.820 has changed PL from 118.8 to 127.3
New Freqs for RI: Middletown FD 151.055 D-315
Newport FD 154.1675 D-532  Coventry FD 453.125 D-546
Tiverton FD 471.7875 D-223 Tiverton PD 482.9625 D-065
Bulletin: Mashpee MA fire has changed to 33.680 114.8
Cohasset MA joining Scituate on 151.175 203.5
Marion MA FD future 483.425
New! Monitor Worcester's 800 Edacs system see my fleetids page for more.
Page down for latest AMR frequencies & PLs
Grafton MA FD new plan 46.480 167.9, 46.300 167.9, 458.9625 mob repeat
New Frequencies: (many for future use-PLs to follow)
Harvard Fire       33.040                      Abington fd    482.950
Hudson MA fd 460.525 & 460.575    Ashland fire    471.100
Easton fd          471.175                      Medfield fire   482.475
N Attleboro fd  453.5125 D-074        Chelmsford fd 482.775
Norton fire        453.8625, 453.9875   Acushnet fire  453.875
Wellesley fire   482.575 D-065           Agawam fire   151.055 100.0
Wilbraham fire 453.125 107.2            Lynnfield fire 482.700
Rockland fire   482.675

This is a repost of AMR as they are going on line and PLs are coming in:
These repeaters are monitorable. You'll need a receiver with DPL such as the Relm scanners. I have listened to Scituate 155.3475 by programing in 155.350 and entering DPL 132.
Springfield 151.2575, 151,3375,
Worcester 151.3925 D-311,  151.4625
Abington 155,3925,
Peabody 155.3325,
Pelham NH 155.3625 D-423
Goffstown NH 152.330 D-423
Boston 155.4075,
York ME 155.2275,
Scituate RI 155.3475 D-132
Wakefield area 155.355 179.9
Lynnfield area, 155.320 179.9
Worcester area 155.265 179.9 & 155.175 88.5
Springfield area 155.355 88.5,
Northampton area 155.205 107.2
Portland ME area 155.220 88.5
Boston area (old Brewster) 153.650,155.175,155.235, 155.400 all 91.5
& 155.385 131.8 (South of Boston).
458.4625 136.5 mobile repeater.

Boston Medflight New System:
460.800 114.8 Boston
460.800 103.5 Hamscomb Field
460.800 127.3 Plymouth
130.575 CSQ old air band ops
800 SMR being phased out

Future frequencies: (PLs not confirmed)
Franklin MA FD 472.700 D-025 Franklin MA PD 482.650 D-065
Wrentham MA FD 453.2625 100.0 Wrentham MA PD 482.500
Norfolk County MA 482.525

Berkley MA FD 453.3125 100.0 shared with Dighton MA FD

Natick MA fire adding new fireground repeater:
154.205 107.2 Dispatch 155.310 107.2 Fireground

Wellesley MA FD using 482.575 D-065

Rehoboth MA PD using MSP Bristol/Plymouth trunk 36752

Taunton MA FD using 453.700 218.1

Scituate MA FD now using 151.175 203.5

Chelmsford MA FD using 33.760 186.2

Avon MA fire now using 482.750 203.4

Marshfield MA new system 453.4375,5625,5875,6625,7625
Fire will use 453.4375 as primary w/453.5625 secondary NO PL Not Trunked
The other 3 will be assigned to PD, DPW, & LG at later date.

Whitman MA FD now using 472.400 203.5
Malden MA FD is still 154.250 179.9 only the input changed.

AMR Ambulance is in process of licensing VHF freqs as the nextel takeover of SMRs nears: AMR future plans are reportedly as follows: (PLs to follow)
Springfield 151.2575, 151,3375, Worcester 151.3925, 151.4625
Abington 155,3925, Peabody 155.3325, Pelham NH 155.3625,
Boston 155.4075, York ME 155.2275, Scituate 155.3475
Boston Medflight 130.575 CSQ, licensed for 150.805 & 155.205. 460.800?
Wakefield area 155.355 179.9 Lynnfield area, 155.320 179.9
Worcester area 155.265 179.9 & 155.175 88.5
Springfield area 155.355 88.5, Northampton area 155.205 107.2
Portland ME area 155.220 88.5
Boston area (old Brewster) 153.650,155.175,155.235, 155.400 all 91.5
& 155.385 131.8 (South of Boston).
458.4625 136.5 mobile repeater.

Haverhill MA FD switching to 154.3625
NOTE THESE ARE NOT TYPOS BUT THE NEW FCC SPACING PLANS. MOST SCANNERS WILL ROUND OFF BUT SHOULD STILL PICK UP. FOR EXAMPLE 151.2575 WOULD ROUND OFF (OR PROGRAM IN) 151.260
Waltham MA FD Ch 4 153.875 123.0 (EMS)
Princeton MA PD using 151.295 PL 151.4
Acton MA FD reported testing on new future frequency 453.175 D-074
Attleboro MA PD now using 151.445 PL is 218.1
Boston Medflt reported using 130.575 for some ops,see below
Mass Environmental Police are switching over to the state 800 state system. They have been monitored on A&H and both troop D systems. See fleetids for more.
Looks like I was right in the first place: Bridgewater MA Fire reported using 460.525> PL changed to 107.2 due to inteference problem.
There are reports Boston Medflight is not satisfied with the 800 SMR system they have been using. Look for them to return to VHF possibly using 150.805. This frequency has also been reported as an input freq for Lexington Fire. Stay tuned for updates.
Another contribution: AMR (American Medical Response) ambs
using 155.175 88.5 in the central mass area from Springfield to Natick
Saugus MA fire now using 159.645 131.8
Another contribution:Milford Fire 453.125 97.4 F10 future primary
Walpole fire using 460.575 100.0
A contributer reports Cohasset DPW is using 153.875 with PL 107.2.
With the winter killing DX I've been playing with my AM radio at night. Here are some new loggings from nighttime.
530 Radio Christian International Turks/Caicos British West Indies.
750   WSB Atlanta GA
1580 Radio Canada (further ID not known.)
1700 WCMG Maimi Springs FL
12/01/97 Two new FM stations were logged while driving to Thanksgiving. WQVR 100.1 is in Southbridge MA. WHKK is 100.3 The Hawk in Providence with a rock and roll format.
Also during Thanksgiving drive it was noticed the Comm of Mass is installing the TIS system on some major highways. Signs were seen on Rt 128 & I495. They are believed to be in use on the Turnpike also. Despite the fact a sign on 495 NB just before the Pike exit was flashing for an urgent advisory I was unable to pick up anything on the posted 530 AM frequency.

11/06/97 590 AM in Boston has changed from WBNW to WEZE

10/31/97 BULLETIN: WCVB TV5 using 450.4125 PL 103.5
This may be because WHDH went repeater on 450.6125 the input should be 455.6125 the old CH 5 main freq. 450.4125 is also the old input to 455.6125.

10/7/97 Marthas Vineyard FD Disp 154.325 now has PL 91.5
10/1/97 The new south shore commuter rail is using 161.490
9/19/97 WXTK Yarmouth has moved to 95.1 from 94.9. This allows for easy reception of WHOM 94.9 MT Washington throughout much of the area.
NYNEX is now officially known simply as Bell Atlantic
8/29/97 2 boston radio stations have switched positions. WKLB has moved to 99.5 while WOAK has taken KLBs old slot at 96.9 and changed call to WSJZ.
Fallon ambulance has added PL 67.0 to 161.220
Wilmington MA fire using 154.235 PL 203.5
8/25/97 Effective today MRS boston has returned to its old channel for primary ops 462.725 167.9 the 463.850 151.4 has been experiencing interference and will now be F4 backup.

7/18/97 Gloucester MA Fire 154.160 PL changed to 91.5
 

PROVIDENCE RI FIRE CHANNELS:
154.370 118.8 DISPATCH 151.220 D-051 FIREGROUND 154.265 D-023ADMIN SIMPLEX

      

 

  

 

 

         

  

  

   

  

  

 

     

 

 

  

  

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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