LAPD Hotshots

[cvrules90]

Do any of you remember how when LAPD switched to P-25, they kept their VHF network up? Of all the frequencies, the one most commonly used was...wait for it....

THE HOT SHOT FREQUENCY

[highway97]

i think they used the old Tac-2 154.770 I Think. BASE wAS uP IN THE 158 159 RANGE MOBLIE WAS 155 area. brother ed

[sp1989]

Here is a cool site about LAPD from someone that know it, inside and out: http://harrymarnell.net/kma367.htm
My first experience at police monitoring was back in the late 50's/early 60's, when LAPD dispatch was at the high end on the AM radio spectrum, 1730 khz or thereabouts. My parents had an old 1930's radio in the garage that could tune outside the normal AM band, it could get short wave freqs, too. I remember listening to police action as it happened and being thrilled! Good times for sure.

[cvrules90]

i think they used the old Tac-2 154.770 I Think. BASE wAS uP IN THE 158 159 RANGE MOBLIE WAS 155 area. brother ed

I think Tac 1.

[sp1989]

When LAPD switched to the UHF-T band in 1981, they kept the VHF Tac 1 through 5 frequencies, as well as some in the 453.000 mhz band. Tac 1 154.830 mhz broadcast all the "hot shot" calls, the purpose was having one frequency city wide for the air units to monitor, so they didn't have to keep changing frequencies.

[cvrules90]

When LAPD switched to the UHF-T band in 1981, they kept the VHF Tac 1 through 5 frequencies, as well as some in the 453.000 mhz band. Tac 1 154.830 mhz broadcast all the "hot shot" calls, the purpose was having one frequency city wide for the air units to monitor, so they didn't have to keep changing frequencies.

But I think they went digital 20 years later or am I mistaken?

[ke6zri]

Remember if your listening to any vhf systems left in southern ca....Banning, Hemet, and Blythe are the only police departments left on the VHF band.


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[sp1989]

Did Corona move to a new system? They used to be VHF high.

[cvrules90]

Remember if your listening to any vhf systems left in southern ca....Banning, Hemet, and Blythe are the only police departments left on the VHF band.


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Maybe Corona Police are crypto! Gaaaaaaaaaaaasspp!! Corono PD crypto?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sp1989]

Corona PD is still there on 154.755 mhz, I just can't receive it very well from where I'm at. I heard it last night, they're not gone. At least not yet.