Seeking Scanner Frequencies and Fire Station information

[RennMan]

I have a two-pronged question here.

Once upon a time I had a list of the various agency frequencies for ANF, CHP, SBSO, etc.  I've changed computers a couple of times, and now I can't seem to find it.  I thought it was on the WWCalif website, but I can't seem to locate it.  That, or my search parameters are all wrong...

Any ideas?

Second item is I also saw somewhere a list of locations of  SBFD fire stations.  Any ideas where that may be found?

We listen to Desert Comm on the scanner, and it would ne nice to know where the various stations and battalions are located, so we can figure out where the calls are being dispatched.

Any information is appreciated

N4MAN

[kew]

You can start here:

http://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/forum/index.php?topic=47.msg649#msg649

http://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/forum/index.php?topic=47.msg65502#msg65502

[Up Sheep Creek]

You can click on the Live Scanner Icon at the top of this Forum page and from there click on Frequencies Available. 

[RobertW]

Check this out.  It has been updated...

Wrightwood Scanner Frequencies

and this: (Click on the Station Number to see a picture of the Station.  I am still trying to get updated info on these stations).

Fire Station Locations

[Wrightwood]

Wow great work RobertW!

[Elk]

Wow great work RobertW!

Agreed. That is a great/very comprehensive listing of frequencies for local agencies. Now if I only knew which ones to actually choose and then get them programmed in my HT.

Thanks!

[RobertW]

[Wrightwood]

The online scanner works well with 800 trunk tracking but as Bob say's it does not work in all areas of Swarthout Valley.

Some day I need to eliminate the dog catcher (animal control) as they use up a lot of valuable bandwidth during more important incidents   

[RobertW]

The online scanner works well with 800 trunk tracking but as Bob say's it does not work in all areas of Swarthout Valley.

With a good outside antenna mounted about 20 feet up in a tree or on the roof, most people should be able to hear the 800 MHz trunked system.  I get it just fine, with the outside base antenna here in Robin Circle, but the handheld has problems pulling the signal in on just the rubber duckie.  That's why I generally keep that band turned off on the handheld unless I'm on top of Blue Ridge.

[ChattyCathy]

Where can I get a list of frequencies for the San Bernardino area?  I drove home from Beaumont on Sunday, and I couldn't pick up Table Mountain until I was on Lone Pine.  I would like to have some frequencies on hand that work in that area.

[RobertW]

Where can I get a list of frequencies for the San Bernardino area?  I drove home from Beaumont on Sunday, and I couldn't pick up Table Mountain until I was on Lone Pine.  I would like to have some frequencies on hand that work in that area.

Are you asking for Public Service frequencies or HAM repeater Frequencies?

[ChattyCathy]

For HAM frequencies - sorry.  And I didn't even try any other repeaters other than Table Mountain (I was trying to check in on Sunday) - so maybe I need to know what repeaters are on that side of the mountain.

I know, I should know more than I do .  I'm not even on the right thread!

Cathy
KF6EVA

[Bob C]

Kathy,

There's a lot of good repeater directories out there. Here's one: http://rptrlist.w6jpl.ampr.org/

[RobertW]

For HAM frequencies - sorry.  And I didn't even try any other repeaters other than Table Mountain (I was trying to check in on Sunday) - so maybe I need to know what repeaters are on that side of the mountain.

I've started a new thread:

http://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/forum/index.php?topic=14438.0

[RennMan]

Driving around in the High Desert, I find I switch between 3 repeaters, Table Mountain, Keller Peak, and Hauser Peak. 

Rescue Net on the Keller Peak repeater, Tuesdays at 2000L has a checkin list that spans the High Desert, out to Beaumont and Anaheim.  It seems that Keller reaches quite a way out into the San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County areas.

Hauser is really good for the Palmdale/Lancaster area, out SR 138 almost to I-5, and most of the I-14 corridor until the Newhall Pass.

N4MAN

[RennMan]

[KC6ZGG]

The first two have changed with the new VHF narrow band changes for county fire

County 1 - 151.1450 (Valley)
County 2 - 159.1200 (Mountain)
County 3 - 151.1525 (North Desert)
County 4 - 155.1000 (South Desert)

[RennMan]

BINGO!  That's great information.  I had the scanner rotating through the banks last night, and was comparing it against the WWCalif.com online scanner, so I was satisfied the scanner was working.

Of course, now I have to reprogram that particular bank for these other frequencies, but I needed to work on that program anyway.

Thanks!

N4MAN

[RobertW]

There is nothing wrong with your scanner.  For now, apparently the VHF patch frequencies are not working.  Though I have to admit I did not monitor County 3 (151.1525) this past weekend.  (If somebody has found 101 here, let me know)

There have been problems with the rebanding and apparently, 101 is operating strickly on the 800 MHz trunked system which is going or already has gone digital. (Again if somebody has heard them on the County 3 patch, let me know)

This is information I've received:
San Bernardino County Fire to discontinue patching to VHF

"An internal email was sent to the department stating that on or before June 1, 2010 full-time patching from 800mhz talkgroups into VHF will discontinue. Some type of "grant funded" narrow-band repeaters are being installed (some already on the air) at various mountain tops in the County.

These are designated "County 1" 151.145 narrowband VHF, "County 2" 159.120 narrowband, "County 3" 151.1525 narrowband (new freq.), "County 4" 155.100 narrow (new freq.) Multiple sites/tones per freq like CalFire.

Their dispatch will monitor 24/7, however, they will only patch to 800mhz based on incident need / field request.
Regional assignments are - Valley = Co 1, Mountains = Co 2, Desert/I-15 corridor = Co 3, yucca/Hwy 62 corridor = Co 4."

As I mentioned above, apparently the VHF patches are not being used. Of course since 800 MHz, especially digital doesn't work in the mountains, we'll have to see what they come up with.

Apparently when other agencies do roll with SBCoFD Comm Center they are supposed to use White 3 for the Tac channel.  Most of the desert station that run into SBCo have SBCo 800 HT radios.

Living in Burbank, we've had to go to digital trunking scanners years ago.  It appears that digital scanners will be needed very soon, if not already to monitor SBCo Sheriff's and Fire.

[DrCohen]

I wonder if this is a continuation of the selling of VHF frequencies. I was told by a friend that the reason Television went digital was because of this. Apparently Google and (I forget who won the bid) were bidding to purchase these frequencies because of their long distance capabilities; improving the transmission of data, etc.
 
Not sure of any of this, it's just speculation on my part at this time.


....but still