Saturday, December 12, 2009

Netbook added to station

I have recently added a Gateway netbook to the station. This should be perfect for programming radios, trunk system analyzing, frequency loggings, radio control, and many other uses. Currently I have all the software for all the radios loaded in it. I plan on keeping all databases, maps, and other information on there as well. This will be used along with the pocket PC. Not as portable as the pocket PC, but more powerful, easier to look at and operate, and much greater capacity for portatble applications.

More on Allegheny County fire tones

Received this email with more information on Allegheny County fire tones :

Wanted to send you a few additions to your Fire and EMS Tones page

121 - Cheswick VFD - 600.9/726.8
121 - Cheswick VFD - 634.5/903.2
262 - Shaler Twp - Shaler Villa 470.5/584.8 (QRS)
241 - Richland Twp VFD - 445.7/928.1
216 - Oakmont VFD - 584.8/879.0

164 - Hampton Twp - Hampton VFD - 445.7/569.1

Also on your site , you have a pair for Hampton VFD of 445.7/553.9 - I
think that may be incorrect and instead be the one listed above

Thanks for the information, and the correction. I have been working on the shack, and experiencing sound card issues that have kept me from analyzing fire tones.

Allegheny County EMS Codes

Allegheny County EMS dispatch priority E codes :

E0 - Imminent life threatening and reinforced ALS response is indicated.
E1 - Critical emergency and ALS response is indicated.
E2 - Non life threatening emergency an ALS response is indicated
E3 - A BLS emergency. No ALS is needed.
E4 - A non-emergency situation that does not require an ambulance.

P (Priority) codes used by EMS when transporting to hospital

P1 - Transporting using emergency warning systems and extra personnel
P2 - Transporting using emergency warning systems.
P3 - Transport not using emergency warning systems.

When EMS is dispatched they will be given an E code for response. After EMS arrives, and is ready to transport they will report their patients condition as E code and response as P cade. For example they will give - Transporting to Rampart E1 P1.

Applebees

Applebees - 467.925 - PL 67.0 - Simplex

NFL - Oakland Raiders

Oakland Raiders - 463.2375 - DPL 606 - Repeater - Defense radios. Voice inversion scrambling.

Oakland Raiders - 463.2375 - DPL 754 - Repeater - QB radios. Voice inversion scrambling.

Also heard at many games is 464.550 - PL 141.3 - Simplex - Camera men.

Target Store

Target Stores -

462.9125 - DPL 065 - Simplex - Operations

Other frequencies I have heard in the past for Target Stores.

461.0375 - DPL 026 - Simplex - Operations
466.2875 - DPL 032 - Simplex - Ch. 2
462.9125 - DPL 065 - Simplex - Operations
467.750 - DPL 115 - Simplex - Operations
464.4875 - DPL 047 - Simplex - Ch. 3

Sunday, November 15, 2009

N3SH

The N3SH repeaters are back on the air. They have been moved to a new location, and are using a new controller.

146.955 - PL 131.8 on transmit and receive - Negative offset
442.550 - PL 131.8 on transmit and receive - Positive Offset

Allegheny County Dispatch - Nortwest - Fire

Allegheny County - Northwest - Fire - Kennedy VHF Ops - 154.220 - PL 114.8 - Simplex

Washington County Fire Zone 3

Washington County Fire Zone 3 - 151.3475 - PL 156.7 - Repeater

Fallowfield - Station 47
Lock Four - Station 22

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Unaffiliated sites

Please be advised the following sites are not affiliated with me, and I do not have anything to do with them.
k3fs.com
k3fs.org
k3fs.net

Are not run by myself. I do not own or support what is on those sites.

The only URLS for my pages are :
http://mysite.verizon.net/k3fss
http://www.qsl.net/k3fs

These are the only sites updated and maintained by myself. If you find a page that does not list these sites or my email address, it is not a site I maintain.

Beaver News

Beaver News - 461.875 - PL 141.8 - Repeater. Sounds like paper delivery. Delivering papers and circulars that were not delivered.

Rt 88 road work

Flag men on RT 88 - 462.6125 PL 67.0. Not sure of the company that they work for.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

QSL.net pages

I will phase out the http://www.qsl.net/k3fss pages

QSL.net url has been updated to http://www.qsl.net/k3fs - and all pages and files (I hope) have been uploaded. The new address is up and running.

Pages Updated

Updates for the following pages have been updated :

Pittsburgh Area Scanning Page
Pittsburgh Area Scanning Page Updates
Allegheny County Dispatch By Zones
Pittsburgh Area Amateur Radio
Pennsylvania Frequencies
Washington County Frequencies
Washington County Updates
Other Frequencies in Pennsylvania
Other Frequencies in Pennsylvania Updates

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Geocities closing down

Effective 10-26 Geocities will be closed down. The web pages will still be on the Verizon servers : http://mysite.verizon.net/k3fss and the QSL.net servers : http://www.qsl.net/k3fss

Monday, October 12, 2009

Allegheny County LZ Freq

Primary frequency for fire departments when setting up landing zones is Allegheny County Fire Tac 3 - 453.5375 - PL 186.2 Simplex.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Mil Transit

463.8625 - PL 97.4 - Mil Transit - School buses

Washington Couty Fire

Washington County Fire Zone 3 - 151.3475 - PL 156.7 - Repeater

Station 33, Charleroi is going live starting tonight.

Also heard on there Allenport station 40, and California station 23

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Benedum Center and Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Tonight while at the Australian Pink Floyd show these frequencies were active :

463.5625 - DPL 532 - Close Call hit
452.4625 - PL 123.0
467.450 - DPL 023
468.3875 - DPL 023
461.300 - DPL 734
466.300 - PL 123.0

Also heard Circus De Soleil setting up at the Petersen using 464.550 DPL ??? (I forgot to write it down).

Sunday, August 16, 2009

More non P25 digital

464.6125 - repeater. Non P25 digital format. Licensed to Point Park University. Unable to confirm the user, since I am unable to hear the transmissions. Signal Stalker hit in downtown area.

US Steel Fire

US Steel fire - 464.675 DPL 043, repeater.

Carnegie Museum

Carnegie Museum - 152.9525 PL 173.8 - repeater. Input is 159.8325

Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals - 464.5875 DPL 624 - Defense.
Arizona Cardinals - 464.5876 DPL 156 - QB radios.

Frequency coordinators - 457.8625 PL 250.3 simplex.

North Braddock PD

North Braddock PD are now dispatched by Allegheny County. They are dispatched on Allegheny County, east zone, police. 154.995 PL 162.2, units #10--.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Pittsburgh Public Parking

Pittsburgh Public Parking Garages - 458.225 - Simplex - Uses multiple DPLs
DPL 047 - Third Ave garage
DPL 162 - Fort Duquesne + Sixth garage

PNC Park

PNC Park :
451.850 - PL 71.9 - Miantenance.
451.975 - PL 131.8 - Repeater - Maintenance
452.4625 - PL 146.2 - Repeater - Aramark
461.125 - PL 146.2 - Repeater - Aramark
461.175 - PL 79.7 - Operations
461.7375 - PL 74.4 - Guest Services
461.8375 - PL 151.4 - Gates
461.900 - PL 85.4 - Repeater - Parking
462.050 - UNK - Operations
462.1375 - DPL 244 - Audio / Video
462.300 - PL 131.8 - Operations
462.7875 - PL 91.5 - Grounds Crews
463.2375 - PL 131.8 - Operations
463.625 - PL 151.4 - Security
463.8875 - PL 79.7 - Maintenance
465.500 - PL 141.3 - Electrical / Score Board
464.5625 - UNK - Operations
466.2375 - PL 151.4 - Operations
467.1625 - PL 151.4 - Public Relations
467.8125 - PL 91.5 - Operations
468.2875 - PL 74.4 - Operations
468.5875 - PL 151.4 - Operations

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Southwest EMS

Allegheny County - South Zone - Southwest EMS - 470.4375 PL 156.7

Allegheny County Southwest EMS ch. is now operational. Tones are being simulcast over Soutwest Fire 1 (471.7375) and Southwest EMS (470.4375). EMS response is on Southwest EMS ch.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

P25 Testing

Some testing tonight of P25 format on 453.4125. No ID, just test counts. This is an Allegheny County channel that I've heard some activity on. So.......I would guess, that its Allegheny County testing. I did not catch the NAC.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

New Ham Repeaters In Brentwood

New ham repeaters in Brentwood. Both repeaters are situated on the roof of Brentwood VFD.

145.250 - negative offset - PL 131.8 is required for input. PL 131.8 is transmitted on output.

443.6000 - Positive input - PL 131.8 is required on input. No PL is transmitted on output.

Washington County Fire

Washington Co Fire - 151.3475 - PL 156.7
California VFD - Station 23

Friday, May 22, 2009

Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh

Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh has moved. They also now have a new communications system. They are using :
461.875 - Digital
461.6375 - Digital

They are licensed for more, but I have heard these active, as well as inputs.

They are using new Motorola radios that appear the be using TRBO digital format. This is a proprietary digital format, that is NOT P25 compatible.

St. Margaret Hospital

St. Margaret Hospital 464.475 PL 156.7. They are still using the DPL on the input.

Monday, May 18, 2009

TRMA Meeting

There will be a TRMA meeting at the Kings at the Water Works Mall. All are invited. We will be arriving around 1930. Hope to see you there

Chillis Water Works Mall

Chillis at the Water Works Mall is using 467.8125 PL 71.9 simplex for operations

Pitcairn Fire

Pitcairn fire departments are now being dispatched by Allegheny County on East Fire (472.5875). Stations 229 and 230. I will attempt to get the new tones

Warrior filming in PIttsburgh

Filming for Warrior has been going on for a few weeks. They are now at the Petersen Events Center filming, and will be there until after the first week in June. Frequencies heard so far :

?Ch. 1 451.2375 DPL 023
Ch. 2 456.2375 DPL 043
?Ch. 3 451.5375 DPL 065
Ch. 4 456.5375 DPL 131

Ch. 2 and 4 have been referred to directly as such. Ch. 1 and 3 seem to be the main operating frequencies they switch from when needed.

New additions to the shack

Just added to the shack. Yaesu FT-857D and Uniden BCD 396XT. I'll add files for them as soon as I figure them out.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Site Updates

Updates to the following pages have been uploaded :

K3FS Pittsburgh Area Scanning Page
K3FS Amateur Radio Page
Allegheny County Fire And EMS Tones
Allegheny County Fire Stations
Allegheny County Dispatch By Zone
K3FS Pittsburgh Area Scanning Page Updates

Saturday, April 11, 2009

York County TRS

Here is the limited information I was able to obtain about the York County TRS.

P25 - System ID 037 - WACN 45DDD

Tower 10101 :
500.9375 - Control Channel

Tower 10202 :
500.3375 - Control Channel

Tower 10303 :
500.4875
500.8125 - Control Channel
500.9125
501.0625
501.3125
501.3375
501.5625
501.8125

Tower 10404 :
500.3125
500.3625
500.5625 - Control Channel
500.6125
500.7875
500.8625
501.0375
501.1125
501.2875
501.3625
501.5375
501.6375
501.7625
501.8875

Talk Groups :
16 - Unknown
17 - Unknown
19 - Unknown
12001 - Fire Dispatch. Simulcast on 33.900
12100 - Police. Simulcast on 156.570
12101 - Unknown
12102 - Unknown
12105 - Police
12109 - Unknown
12110 - Police. Simulcast on 155.250
12115 - Police
12118 - Unknown
12120 - Police. Simulcast on 155.415
12130 - Police
12143 - Unknown
12147 - Unknown
12150 - Police
15152 - Unknown
12154 - Unknown
12163 - Unknown
16167 - Unknown

To program in a Pro-96 / 2096 use MOT 9600 CC Multi table : Extended Tables button : Set CH Lo - 0 : CH Hi - 65535 : Base Freq - 500.0 : Offset - 0 : Step - 12.5 : Hit OK : Don't forget to set the bank to type - MOT

York County

York County frequencies from last trip :

33.900 CSQ - Dallastown - Fire. Station 35. (Tones 524.0 / 582.0 And 2463.0 / 1343.0)
33.900 CSQ - Emigsville - Fire and fire police. Station 24
33.900 CSQ - Fawn Grove - Fire. Station 56. (Tones 2465.0 / 2807.0)
33.900 CSQ - North York - Fire and fire police. Station 25
33.900 CSQ - Spry - Fire. Station 19
33.900 CSQ - York County - Fire dispatch. Simulcast of TRS talk group 12001
155.250 DPL 023 - York County - Police. Rebroadcast of TRS talk group 12110
155.415 DPL 032 - York County - Police. Rebroadcast of TRS talk group 12120
155.625 PL 192.8 - York County - Police. Rebroadcast of TRS
156.570 DPL 023 - York County - Police. Rebroadcast of TRS talk group 12100
158.940 PL 192.8 - York County - Police. Linked with 155.625. Rebroadcast of TRS
155.205 PL 146.2 - York Hospital - Helicopter to hospital. Medical report.

Berks County

Berks County frequencies from last trip :

33.680 - Berks County fire operations
33.940 PL 77.0 - Berks County fire
72.660 CSQ - Berks County link for police 155.010
154.415 PL 136.5 - Berks County fire rebroadcast of 33.940
154.725 PL 79.7 - Berks County police. Input to 155.250
159.465 PL 91.5 - Berks County sheriff
33.940 PL 77.0 - Bernville - Fire Station 29. (Tones 672.0 / 589.7) (Second page tones 589.7 / 672.0)
154.415 PL 136.5 - Blandon - Fire Station 12
155.295 PL 173.8 - Blandon - EMS Station 520
154.310 PL 173.8 - Cedar Top - Fire. Station 42
33.940 PL 77.0 - Central - Fire. Station 13
33.940 PL 77.0 - Exeter - Fire. Station 25. (Tones 2465.0 / 1901.0 And 757.5 / 877.5) (Second page tones 877.5 / 757.5)
155.295 PL 173.8 - Fleetwood - EMS. Station 535
33.940 PL 77.0 - Goodwill - Fire. Station 10 (OIC tones 1232.0 / 1403.0)
154.310 PL 173.8 - Grill - Fire. Station 70
33.940 PL 77.0 - Kempton - Fire. Station 44
154.310 PL 173.8 - Kemhorst. - Fire. Station 69
33.940 PL 77.0 - Keystone - Fire. Station 27. (Tones 652.5 / 892.5 And 672.0 / 1669.0) (Second page tones 589.7 / 1169.0)
154.310 PL 173.8 - Keystone - Fire and fire police. Station 67. (Fire police tones 691.8 / 944.1) (Officers tones 691.8 / 507.0)
33.940 PL 77.0 - Marion - Fire. Station 52. (Chief tones 672.0 / 1820.0)
33.940 PL 77.0 - Mt. Aetna - Fire. Station 28. (Tones 652.5 / 892.5 And 672.0 1985.0) (Second page tones 589.7 / 1985.0)
154.430 PL 173.8 - Reading fire dispatch. (Pre alert tone 881.0) (Engine 1 tones 1092.4 / 600.9) (Engine 3 tones 1092.4 / 1034.7) (Engine 5 tones 1092.4 / 953.7) (Engine 9 tones 1092.4 / 669.9) (Engine 11 tones 1092.4 / 707.3) (Engine 13 tones 1092.4 / 600.9)
155.295 PL 173.8 - Reading EMS units #600
453.550 PL 156.7 - Reading housing authority
453.625 UNK PL/DPL - Reading parking authority
453.700 DPL 624 - Reading parking authority
866.5125 PL 110.9 - Reading police. Interop 1
453.425 PL 118.8 - Reading Regional Airport - Maintenance
33.940 PL 77.0 - Robesonia - Fire. Station 26. (Tones 672.0 / 732.0) (Secon page tones 589.7 / 732.0)
154.310 PL 173.8 - Shillington - Fire. Station 67
463.150 PL 192.8 - St. Joes Hospital - Ambulance to hospital. Duplex
33.940 PL 77.0 - Strausstown - Fire. Station 10. (OIC tones 672.0 / 1287.0)
33.940 PL 77.0 - Temple - Fire. Station 11. (QRS tones 1153.4 / 1598.0)
154.415 PL 136.5 - Temple - Fire. Station 11
33.940 PL 77.0 - Topton - Fire. Station 21. (Tones 507.0 / 851.0)
134.150 AM - Washington center
33.940 PL 77.0 - Womelsdorf - Fire. Station 47

Pennsylvania Turnpike

Frequencies for the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Ch. 1 - 159.045 PL 136.5 / Input 156.195 PL 136.5 - Ohio border to mile 100
Ch. 2 - 159.075 PL 94.8 / Input 156.225 PL 94.8 - Mile 100 to mile 200
Ch. 3 - 159.045 PL 94.8 / Input 156.195 PL 94.8 - Mile 200 to mile 300
Ch. 4 - 159.075 PL 136.5 / Input 156.225 PL 136.5 - Mile 300 to New Jersey
Ch. 6 - 159.000 PL 136.5 - Simplex.

Mobile repeaters - 458.5625 CSQ

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Alegheny County - Mon Valley Police

Allegheny County Mon Valley Police Ch. 2 - 159.090 PL 107.2 is now linked with 154.9475 PL 107.2. The 155.595 link frequency is no longer active.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Breeze Shooters groundwave contest

This Saturday (March 21) the Breeze Shooters will hold their SSB groundwave contact contest on 10 meters. The hours are from 1900 - 2359. For more information try the Breeze Shooters website at http://www.breezeshooters.net/

David L Lawrence Convention Center

David L Lawrence Convention Center - 451.0625 DPL 051 - Repeater - Operations

Option Supply

Option Supply - 154.570 - PL 74.4 - Simplex - Operations

Mon Valley Fire

Most if not all Mon Valley departments have switched to 471.3125 PL 110.9 repeater, from low band or high band. Some more recent changes on there :

Duquesne Fire - Station 133 - (Tones 569.1 / 1321.2)
Clairton EMS - Station 550 - (Tones 569.1 / 1217.8)
Clairton EMS - Station 550 - Back up crew (Tones 746.8 / 1433.4)

Also noted that departments that had two sets of tones (one for pagers, and one for sirens) seem to be using only one set of tones.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

155.220

155.220 - PL 88.5 - Beaver County - Simplex
Medic Rescue - (Tones 1153.4 / 1217.8)
Economy EMS - (Tones 1321.2 / 1153.4)
Medevac - (Tones 1122.5 / 1250.4)
Center QRS - (Tones 1217.8 / 1321.2)
Nortwest - (Tones 1251.4 / 1153.4)
Beaver Falls QRS - (Tones 1153.4 / 979.9)
Cranberry - (Tones 726.8 / 651.9)
Chippewa QRS - Station 22 - (Tones 1153.4 / 1185.2)

Clarion County - UNK PL - EMS - Simplex
Clarion Hospital Station 4 - (Tones 992.0 / 871.0)

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Childrens Hospital Of Pittsburgh Mock Move Freqs

Frequencies heard being used for the mock move of Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh.

453.4125 - PL 203.5 - This appeared to be Allegheny County. Repeater. They switched to PEMA ch. 11 (453.525 PL 210.7)
453.525 - PL 210.7 - Repeater. Allegheny County PEMA Ch. 11
463.975 - DPL 205 - Childrens Hospital Of Pittsburgh. Repeater

Updated Pages Uploaded

All pages have been updated. All links on all pages have been verified and updated. All pages have updated content. New files have been added. The scan links pages has been completely redone. Email address and site survey have been updated on all pages.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Super Bowl Frequencies

Frequencies in use at the Super Bowl by the NFL :
451.3625 - DPL 156 - Arizona Cardinals QB radios. Repeater, voice inversion scrambling
451.3625 - DPL 624 - Arizona Cardinals Defense radios. Repeater, voice inversion scrambling
461.0875 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
461.2125 - Unk pl/dpl - Repeater
461.4875 - DPL 036 - Repeater
462.1125 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
467.2625 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
467.3125 - DPL 205 - Simplex
462.3375 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
467.4125 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
462.4375 - DPL065 - Repeater
467.5125 - DPL 165 - Simplex
463.3125 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
468.3125 - DPL 023 - Simplex
468.4625 - DPL 516 - Simplex
463.7375 - DPL 043 - Repeater
468.8125 - DPL 023 - Simplex
468.9625 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
468.9875 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
469.4375 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
469.4875 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
469.5375 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
464.6875 - DPL223 - Repeater
464.7875 - DPL 265 - Repeater
469.8875 - DPL 205 - Simplex
464.9375 - Unk pl/dpl - Repeater
457.8625 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex. Frequency Coordinator
468.4625 - DPL 432 - Simplex
457.4125 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
461.1125 - DPL 243 - Simplex
461.2375 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
461.2875 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
466.0625 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
466.1375 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
467.750 - Unk pl/dpl - Simplex
460.7125 - DPL 445 - Simplex - NFL coordinating commercial breaks

Frequencies used by Raymond James Stadium
462.125 - Unk pl/dpl
463.275 - Unk pl/dpl
456.525 - DPL 223
461.750 - DPL 223
462.225 - Unk pl/dpl
466.400 - DPL 223
466.750 - DPL 134

Frequencies used by Tampa Bay police and fire
458.9375 - PL 94.8 - Police
460.500 - PL 131.8 - Police
453.600 - Unk pl/dpl - Traffic control
151.220 - PL 88.5 - Fire and EMS simplex

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Mellon Arena

Frequencies caught on Signal Stalker at Mellon Arena

154.570 - CSQ - Scoreboard and video director
468.5125 - PL 151.4
462.1375 - DPL 244
468.5625 - PL 151.4
464.5375 - PL 151.4 - Public relations. Planning of activities inside the arena during breaks, and prizes.
463.7875 - PL 151.4 - Repeater
468.7875 - PL 151.4 - Input to repeater
457.4125 - DPL 174
463.5875 - DPL 244
462.6625 - DPL 205
463.3125 - 151.4

Jefferson Medical Center

Jefferson Medical Center. They are now using new PL's.

464.925 - PL 131.8 - Maintenance
464.325 - PL 167.9 - Security

I had previously logged PL 110.9 on them.

NFL Frequencies

Cleveland Browns - 461.0875 - DPL 134 - QB Radio - Voice inversion scrambling
Cleveland Browns - 461.0875 - DPL 423 - Defense radios. Voice inversion scrambling

Pittsburgh Steelers - 464.5125 - UNK DPL - QB Radio - This was only used toward the end of the first half after Ben was injured. After halftime the regular frequency was used.

I also received these frequencies :
New England - 463.9375 DPL 245 - QB Radio
New England - 463.9375 DPL 731 - Defense

Arizona Cardinals - 464.5875 DPL 156 - QB Radio
Arizona Cardinals - 464.5875 DPL 624 Defense