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traffic on 164.1000 - Corona area
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:23 am
by markb
Just heard one side of a conversation on 164.1000. The individual said he had poor cell coverage, but did say something to the effect that he was on cell phone check with Andrews.
I have this as a NEST (Nuclear Emergency Search Team) freq, but that is old info. Comms were in analog and I couldn't get a tone, since the conversation was short. He also mentioned switchbacks. sounds like comm techs heading up to a repeater site.
Re: traffic on 164.1000 - Corona area
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:23 pm
by sp1989
Plugged it in after I read this, at 1357 hrs I heard a brief bit of conversation, a male talking to someone, sounded like techs or Ham-speak, it quickly faded out, as if it was in a moving vehicle of some type. Will keep monitoring it. Heard from downtown Riverside w/outdoor antenna.
Re: traffic on 164.1000 - Corona area
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:38 pm
by cvrules90
I wonder if maybe it's a business frequency. I've never heard about it before.
Re: traffic on 164.1000 - Corona area
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:03 pm
by retiredFD07
I'm not hearing much, but they're using a PL of 110.9. Occasional and brief comms. Sometimes I hear one person, sometimes two.
<>< Mike
Riverside
Re: traffic on 164.1000 - Corona area
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:22 pm
by Mike_G_D
cvrules90 wrote:I wonder if maybe it's a business frequency. I've never heard about it before.
It's in the federal government section of the VHF-Hi band so it wouldn't be a business. However, a contractor for a Federal agency might be able to use a fed frequency if authorized for special occasions.
-Mike
Re: traffic on 164.1000 - Corona area
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:10 am
by zz0468
Could it be intermod or an image? Being in Corona puts you near Santiago Peak, and that could make your receiver susceptible to interference of various types. I have seen radios just go bananas in and around Corona due to overload.
Re: traffic on 164.1000 - Corona area
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:11 am
by egilstrap62
THATS FUNNY I LIVE AT THE FOOTHILLS OF BOX SPRINGS ON F.M. RADIO ONLY THING I PICK UP IS 99.9 KOLA TILL I GET OUT OF THE AREA 1/2 MILE OR SO. BIG ED
Re: traffic on 164.1000 - Corona area
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:20 pm
by sp1989
zz0468 wrote:Could it be intermod or an image? Being in Corona puts you near Santiago Peak, and that could make your receiver susceptible to interference of various types. I have seen radios just go bananas in and around Corona due to overload.
That could very well be it. When I lived in L.A. and tried to monitor the federal VHF high stuff, it happened all the time.
Re: traffic on 164.1000 - Corona area
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:48 pm
by markb
It was on a dual-band amateur mobile. I don't see a whole lot of intermod (at least anything intelligible)in the VHF fed band with this radio, believe it or not. That's why it struck me as out of the ordinary.....
Re: traffic on 164.1000 - Corona area
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:26 pm
by sp1989
On a sort of related note, I remember listening to SS freqs when some big wig was visiting L.A. back in the early 80's, and a freq that never had traffic was suddenly alive, like it was next door. I was hearing comms from George AFB (I think), I remember hearing that a F-4 lost a drop tank on take off, and started a large fire. The response was quite extensive and dramatic. I always wondered if it was a fake, broadcast to divert attention from something else that was happening.