Using Radio Scanners in Wrightwood

[Nolena]

Thanks, Robert! 

[RobertW]

The Wrightwood Scanner Frequencies Page has been updated and now includes "Radio and Identification Codes" and links to extensive frequency databases for various Agencies as well as the CHP incident page.

Wrightwood Scanner Frequencies

[kew]

I know its best to do so, but is it really necessary to "trunk" the Wictorville frequencys?

[RobertW]

[RobertW]

[RobertW]

Since Fire Season is upon us, I've added links to the Wrightwood Scanner Frequencies Page to keep up with the latest incidents while monitoring, as well as an Air Tanker Indentification link:

Wrightwood Scanner Frequencies Page

[RobertW]

To monitor the current Millard and Sawtooth Complex fires, use the following frequencies:

COMMAND PRIMARY 151.265
COMMAND SECONDARY 170.425
COMMAND ALTERNATE 173.8125
TAC 151.250
TAC 168.250
TAC 166.775
TAC 154.265
TAC 173.9125
TAC 151.1375
AIR TO GROUND 151.220
AIR TAC 151.280
AIR TAC 129.950
AIR TAC 122.750
DECK 151.820
TOLC 122.575

SOME FREQUENCIES ARE ASSIGNED FOR COMTINGENCY. IF YOUR LOCAL, YOU WILL HEAR THE TACS. YOU MAY HEAR THE COMMAND FREQUENCIES FROM FURTHER AWAY.

Also Monitor the San Bernardino County Trunked System, #8 "Mountain".

See the Wrightwood Scanner Frequencies Page for System #8 Frequencies:

Wrightwood Scanner Frequencies Page

Trunk Groups for System #8 to monitor:

001904 Fire Disp, Fire
001936 Big Bear Disp, Fire
001968 Secondary Fire
002000 Wrightwood Disp, Fire
002003 8-Fireground-3 Fire
002064 8-Fireground-4 Fire
002256 8-Fireground-1 Fire
002288 8-Fireground-2 Fire
016016 Comm Center Fire

[clint]

Spent part of the weekend trying to figure out the programming for my new Uniden Bearcat BCT-15.
Very counter intuitive. If you had never owned a scanner before (I've had about a dozen) and had never lived in a conventional system world (like trunking was the norm) it might not be bad. But it has no manual mode. No way to simply enter a frequency to monitor at the moment. The is a reference to "direct entry" but I have not really checked it out yet. I like many of it's features, like the way the memory is allocated dynamically instead of being channelized.

I have found a few mistakes in the manual which have made it harder. But so far it looks like a winner. And I have the DIN mount box on order to install directly in the dash.

[RobertW]

FYI, scanner cloning is the only way to go.

BostonBob and I have the same exact handheld scanners, the PRO-97 by Radio Shack.  I had painstakenly programmed all the Wrightwood related frequencies into my scanner manually.  We got together and in just 30 seconds, his scanner was an exact duplicate of my Scanner.

Isn't technology great.   

[Chesslike]

Isn't technology great.   

Yes! Especially for me!    Thanks again fellow Bob!

Funky, don't you have the model? If you do we'll be waiting for you.

[Wrightwood]

Yea but it took him 16 hours to find the right cable....

[KWBoy]

Funky, don't you have the model?

Yea I have The Pro 97, Computer Cable and the software. I got bored of entering them so I gave up for the day and that was months ago 

If you do we'll be waiting for you.

What is that suppose to mean

Yea but it took him 16 hours to find the right cable....

John are you saying I'm slow.... Who was the one that took days to order a weather station. Ok I'll shut up now 

[Chesslike]

Funky, Wrightwood was talking about me taking 16 hours to find the right cable, but that was only because he needs to modernize his inventory control.

What is that suppose to mean 

I meant that I thought you would jump on the chance to program your scanner in less than 30 seconds.

[KWBoy]

I know...  All Roberts work is getting passed down to us 

Yea I'd love to get those Programed in to my scanner.

Funky, Wrightwood was talking about me taking 16 hours to find the right cable, but that was only because he needs to modernize his inventory control.

I was going to say it took me 5 minutes in the radio shack

[clint]

Funky,
Be careful. We all know how tempting it is to become a Bob. It's a powerful attraction. First you try just  a little Bobness, and you think that will be enough, that you can handle it, that you can just say no. But then the pressure to be cloned starts to be to much. First your scanner. It seems like it's okay to be "one of them" but then the cloning goes too far, you've gone to the courthouse and requested forms to change your name. Chuck knows. He came close to becomming a Bob. But the lure and glamour were not enough to make him move over to the dark side. So don't be a Bob, don't we have enough Bob's now? Stay Funky. Take out those old Rick James  albums one more time. Throw out that Chamomille tea and have some black coffee. Program that scanner by hand. Be a man!

[artology]

Maybe we need to start a "Bobs Anonymous" group. I too have felt the temptation.

[KWBoy]

I think we lost Wrightwood to the bobs! 

[Chesslike]

Come on you guys and gal! You talk as if this is a bad thing.

[KWBoy]

I got 8 or 9 hours of use out of my scanner and it is showing low battery. If I put rechargeable batteries and a DC 9 volt power cord in it will it charge the batteries?

[Wrightwood]

What's the manual say?