All intercepts made in Southern California by the author, using a WiNRADiO G33DDC SDR and a PAR EF-SWL end fed 45' wire. All frequencies kHz, all times UTC.
OM = male, YL = woman, SS = Spanish, EE=English, Disp=Dispatcher, Unid = Unidentified.
Tones are CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) aka "PL."
CSQ = no tone in use (Carrier SQuelch)
Frequency ... Callsign ... Mode ... Description ... Time ... Tone
33500.0 Unid ? Hissy Station 2011 n/a
33520.0 Unid FM Weak OM 2011 77.0
33520.0 Unid FM OM, medic alarm 2011 131.8
33560.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS Northeast Fireground. OM & YL dispatching Deputy 33 and medic, then "Ambulance 372, OK." OM, "Ambulance 31, OK," "Sheriff's 35, OK, I copy." "Medic 430, OK." Etc. 2124 CSQ
33580.0 Unid FM Very weak 2045 ?
33600.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS receiver activation pager. Tones and dispatches for major incident at WGAL-TV, parallel with 33.9 (main dispatch fq). One call was self-identified as "Lancaster County." On 22 Mar 14, CW ID "KGC755" at 2047. 2121 CSQ
33620.0 Unid FM Weak tones and OM dispatch 2044 123.0?
33640.0 Unid FM EMS Dispatch paging tones, then OM "05, [unintelligible] City Ambulance 250," with CW ID getting cut out by the voice, so it makes no sense. Possibilities are Lancaster, Westmoreland, & Cattaragus Counties. 2206 CSQ
33640.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS Northwest Fireground. "County," YL wkg Medic 86, Medic 63, and similar. Short xmsns, mostly rogers with "OK," and a few dispatches. On 28 March, asked a mobile if he wanted help, followed closely by dispatch to same incident on 33.9. Usually distorted. CW ID used. 1746 CSQ
33640.0 Unid FM YL & OM, not Lancaster 2109 114.8
33660.0 Unid FM Parallel to other fqs, not much known 2016 ?
33680.0 KBH343 FM Morgan County Fire Dept., OH, for Malta-McConnelsville and Chesterhill. Tones and OM w/ dispatch for "[unintelligible] Squad" to medical emerg. 2259 CSQ?
33680.0 WPGJ389 FM Lancaster, PA, city Metro Fire, YL wkg OM. On 30 March, simulcast a CW ID with 33.72. 2119 CSQ
33680.0 WPFW622 FM Hunterdon County, NJ, dispatch channel. OM: "Any additional [unintelligible] fire units, you can cancel 30 Utility 21." //33.74 2047 192.8
33700.0 KGH706 FM Westmoreland County Emergency Center, PA. OM with a broadcast of a winter storm warning for possible 6-8" of snow possible, signed "Westmoreland County Radio, clear at 1736" 2136 CSQ
33700.0 KGH706 FM Westmoreland County Emergency Center, PA. Sent DTMF tones 650831, 650371, and 650911, plus 2-tone pages, each time followed by OM dispatching various units for a traffic accident with ops on tac-11. Definitely multiple transmitters in use, with slight fq and strength changes between calls. Also DTMF 650711 at 2206. 2159 CSQ
33700.0 Unid FM "OM: "--five, West Valley Chief, go ahead… [unintelligible]… need PD out there." 2121 107.2
33700.0 KDP395 FM Cattaragus County, NY FD dispatch channel. Dispatch and fireground comms at a brush fire. Possible repeater/remote. This one has been heard in Europe! 2015 151.4
33700.0 KGD869 FM Somerset County (PA) dispatch, sent units to North-1 (33.84). Later sent unit to Central-1 (33.9). 2235 192.8
33720.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS South and East Fireground. 2 YL dispatchers wkg Medic 61 then Medic 67, eastern time. Morse code tone ID KGC755. On 30 March, simulcast an ID with 33.68. 1941 CSQ
33740.0 Unid FM Two quick carrier keys, OM with tree down dispatch, two more quick keys 2314 151.4
33740.0 WPXI556 FM Hunterdon County, NJ, FD/EMS command channel. OM wkg "Utility 21" Later OM dispatching "Station 91 Fire, Engine 11-1, Rescue11" to an alarm…" followed by verbal call sign ID. //33.68 2047 192.8
33750.0 Unid ? Hissy Station, weak 2202 n/a
33760.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS. YL "County," dispatch to car vs pole with wires down. Later tone calls //33.72. Morse code tone ID KGC755. 2053 CSQ
33760.0 KCN572? FM Possible SRWW Joint Fire District, Clinton County, OH. OM dispatch. 2308 131.8?
33780.0 KTG669 FM Allegany County Fire/EMS dispatch, MD, very large old style system with 6 base stn towers and hundreds of mobiles at FDs. Fireground is on 33.68, .98, & .60. ID in disp for medical emerg: "King First Responders, this is your medic alert… 1636 hours, this is KTG669." 2336 82.5
33800.0 Unid FM OM asking mobile, "Do you need additional manpower?" QRM with two other stations on-channel. 2227 CSQ
33800.0 Unid FM YL disp for "2," and "1840." Radios emit a "turkey call" when carrier dropped. QRM. 2227 ?
33800.0 Unid FM Tones, siren sound, and OM with dispatch. QRM. 2227 179.9
33820.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster, PA, City FD frequency, YL dispatching brush fire 2109 CSQ
33820.0 KCO372 FM Calvert County, MD, many 2-tone pages, OM dispatching for traffic accident, then YL and OM conversation, squad 7 and Tac-1 mentioned. Later YL disp for North Beach, on Chesapeake Bay. Another day same YL disp for brush fire, with several mobiles enroute. Later requesting a water drop. 2140 141.3
33820.0 Unid FM FD dispatch 2011 186.2
33840.0 KGD869 FM Somerset County, PA "North-1." Tactical from 33.7 dispatch. "614" wkg "Command Somerset." 2235 92.8
33860.0 KFO822 FM Pickaway County, OH. YL with self-ID "Pickaway County, clear" after medic dispatch. Apparently some kind of legacy mutual aid frequency. 2030 77.0
33860.0 KGC676 FM Washington County Fire/EMS, Hagerstown, MD. YL clearing with a medic unit and self-identifying call sign. 2036 77.0
33860.0 KQH904 FM Licking County Emergency Comm Ctr, OH. Identifies "904," and is addressed as same. A large radio system with obvious remote bases in use. Lots of kerchunking and control tones. Frequently self-identifies as KQH904. Many fire dispatches, and some mobiles are audible. Great freq. 2025 82.5
33860.0 KBH343 FM Morgan County Fire Dept., OH, tactical for Malta-McConnelsville and Chesterhill. OM self-identified "KBH343, 1800 hours." Also heard on 33.68. 2300 146.2
33880.0 WPVT322 York County Fire/EMS, PA, 3 open-carrier key downs. ID from Radioreference. 2028 186.2
33900.0 KGC755 FM Lancaster County, PA, Fire/EMS Main Dispatch Channel. Tone pages, simul on 33.6 (Lancaster volunteer receiver activation frequency), then voice with several dispatches and more tones/ dispatches for roof collapse at WGAL-TV. This one made CNN! 2121 CSQ
33900.0 Unid FM 2 dispatches, not much else known 1810 127.3
33920.0 Unid FM Brief carrier, later YL dispatch. Louder 11 March, but no ID made. 2245 151.4
33940.0 WZX412 FM Indiana County FD, PA. OM, wkg FD units. "190, Chief, Indiana County." 2205 CSQ
33940.0 KNBX247 FM Berks County Fire/EMS, PA, response F-1. OM, recalling apparatus from [unintelligible] township. OM wkg "Chief." 1857 77.0
33950.0 Unid FM Hissy Station 2110 n/a
33960.0 Unid FM Distorted tones & OM dispatch 2035 CSQ
33975.0 Unid FM Hissy Station, long bursts 2225 n/a
33980.0 KFR674 FM Perry County, OH, FD dispatch, OM and mobiles, with turkey calls at end of transmissions. Fireground is 33.86. 2112 CSQ
33980.0 WPBB478 FM Erie County FD, PA, OM dispatcher with "Priority 1" medic dispatch to an address in Lake City (right on Lake Erie). 2112 CSQ
33980.0 Unid FM YL w/ FD dispatch, different station than the 103.5 tone, making QRM here. Several possibilities in PA. 1849 62.5
33980.0 WZC522/WPMB234 FM Muskingum County, OH, FD Dispatch. YL disp ending with time stamp and verbal self-ID WPMB234. Some mobiles heard enroute. WZC522 is a legacy simulcast of WPMB234 on 151 & 155 MHz. 1956 103.5
33980.0 Unid FM YL dispatcher wkg OM in unit 2246 141.3
33980.0 Unid FM Several stations on a grass fire response 2020 151.4
