Federal logs - Coachella Valley to Phoenix on I-10

[brandon]

Some raw notes on activity monitored from the I-10 between Coachella Valley and Phoenix area. I'm sure a lot of the Arizona stuff is identified on RR, but I have not checked it yet.

CA to AZ (eastbound trip)

164.2625 107.2
166.3750 131.8 tone 8, in quarters black rock
163.6250 $141 Border Patrol Indio
170.6000 $133 possibly Border Patrol Indio
173.1625 $209
169.4500 146.2 '449 on Bell' --- mentioned Parker Dam.
171.6750 146.2 Joshua Tree NP
171.8500 D445 Spanish speakers
167.7750 $125 Border Patrol El Centro
170.7625 $127 Border Patrol El Centro Ch 2?
165.3500 D445 Spanish speakers
170.2250 131.8 Spanish
170.0250 146.2 '434' '446' 'San Bernardino' Same dispatcher heard on 171.675 Joshua Tree NP.
171.1750 $362 CBP Wide Area 1
167.6500 $135
167.4500 $137 Border Patrol Calexico
173.1750 $507 Border Patrol? --- possibly Blythe Station new freq?
172.2375 $510
168.0875 $510
171.1875 $510
172.7000 173.8
168.6500 110.9 Arizona dispatch on National Flight Following. Talking about Yarnell Fire.
173.9375 $340 Surveillance
165.6000 110.9 BLM usage? Sounded like law enforcement. Tonapah Sloan Hwy off I-10.
170.9875 $330
173.9250 123.0 Prescott NF. talk about hotshot crews.
166.9250 107.2 sounded like law enforcement. Mentioned Surprise AZ
170.3500 $340 Clear and enc
173.1000 $305 Clear and enc
173.7125 $167 Clear and enc
166.8500 $167
164.8250 241.8 Tonto NF?
173.3000 110.9
172.5250 100.0 mentioned Yarnell Hill fire
163.0375 103.5
166.8500 $310
171.2125 $340
168.8250 $710
172.2375 $710
173.9250 110.9 fire related

AZ to CA (westbound trip)
Unfortunately the radio got stuck on some data freqs so the results were pretty crappy on the return leg.

173.6125 $310 "60 Alpha 286 on VS-5"
173.3000 110.9
170.5250 118.8
171.5500 103.5
172.5250 100.0 fire related
168.7250 241.8
166.8500 $310
166.0125 D114
171.3250 $20C encrypted
164.8250 241.8 unit reporting thunder/lightning activity
170.4625 210.7
173.9625 $407
170.5250 127.3
164.8250 210.7
173.1750 $507 Border Patrol Blythe Station?
167.4500 $137 Border Patrol Calexico
167.3000 $246 Wide Area 4 Table Top
170.7625 $127

[egilstrap62]

anybody have anything like this in moreno valley 162-174 feds or what ever. ED

[sp1989]

anybody have anything like this in moreno valley 162-174 feds or what ever. ED

All you have to do is use the limit search function on your scanner like I'm sure he did. A lot of the federal stuff is digital, so you need a digital scanner to listen in. The forestry/fire freqs you should still be able to hear though.

[egilstrap62]

OK sp DONT HAVE THAT KIND OF SCANNER GOT ANALOG IS THE BEARCAT A GOOD DIGITEL OR RADIO SHACK ONE THAT PROGRAMS EASY? BIG ED

[brandon]

Hi Ed
Here is a list of stuff monitored from western county.
http://forums.scanriverside.com/viewtop ... f=21&t=422

You need a digital scanner to hear most of the federal stuff. Also keep in mind they can use encryption too. I prefer the BCD996XT since it will do NACs and is controlled by ProScan for logging/recording. For road trips, I mainly use the Uniden HomePatrol-1 since it can log/record without the need of a computer hooked up. It also might be worth waiting for the new Unidens to come out later this year to see what they have to offer.

[sp1989]

BIG ED, the digital scanner that I have is a Pro 96 that I got off of ebay, it was N.O.S. I think I paid around $200 for it a couple of years ago from some store in TX that had a bunch. I use Starrsoft software to program all my newer scanners. I got a Pro 95 when they first came out, and after one day of trying to program it by hand, I splurged on a cable, the program is free for the Pro 95, but it's $30 I think for the 96, well worth it I'd say. It works fine, and I don't have the bucks to splurge on anything newer, and really no reason to since a lot of stuff is going away.

[egilstrap62]

pro95-96 are the same radio? what is the diff. software does all the programming cool man i will start looking at them. thanks guys. BIG ED

[sp1989]

Big Ed, the Pro 95 was one of the first trunking radios, they are 10 or so years old, 1,000 channels. The Pro 96 is quite similar but it can receive digital P-25 transmissions as well as trunked systems, it was the first digital scanner by Radio Shack. They both can be programmed by using a computer and a special cable.

[egilstrap62]

OK THE PRO-96 I NEED TO FIND. I GOT A PRO-94 OFF CRIAGS LIST FOR 30.00 BUCKS GOING TO START LOOKING. HOW OLD IS THE PRO-94 ANYWAY. THANKS GUYS. BIG ED

[sp1989]

Pro 94 first came out in 2000. Does yours have a jack for computer programming on the side? If it does, it is a newer version. I still use my Pro 95, if you don't drop them in the toilet they last a good while.