Medical Chopper Flights (San Jose, CA)

[Charlie Durand]

Hey there,

So I've been living in this area for almost 4 years now. I've found most of
the frequencies for the local services I want to monitor.

I have a county hosptial with a trauma center maybe 2 miles from my home.
They have a helicopter that is always flying in and out.

Can't seem to find any info on what frequencies they would use. I'm sure
they talk back to base letting them know what is coming in, right? Plus
they probably check in while in-route.

This is for Valley Medical Center located on Bascom Ave in San Jose, CA.

Any info is appreciated.

Thanks!

Charlie

[Arleigh Movitz]

In article >,
"Charlie Durand" > wrote:

> Hey there,
>
> So I've been living in this area for almost 4 years now. I've found most of
> the frequencies for the local services I want to monitor.
>
> I have a county hosptial with a trauma center maybe 2 miles from my home.
> They have a helicopter that is always flying in and out.
>
> Can't seem to find any info on what frequencies they would use. I'm sure
> they talk back to base letting them know what is coming in, right? Plus
> they probably check in while in-route.
>
> This is for Valley Medical Center located on Bascom Ave in San Jose, CA.
>
> Any info is appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Charlie

They often use Calcord, 33.9600MHz. Check
http://www.sccfd.org/frequencies.html for other potential channels.

[Charlie Durand]

"Evan Platt" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:39:36 -0800, "Charlie Durand"
> > wrote:
>
>>Hey there,
>>
>>So I've been living in this area for almost 4 years now. I've found most
>>of
>>the frequencies for the local services I want to monitor.
>>
>>I have a county hosptial with a trauma center maybe 2 miles from my home.
>>They have a helicopter that is always flying in and out.
>>
>>Can't seem to find any info on what frequencies they would use. I'm sure
>>they talk back to base letting them know what is coming in, right? Plus
>>they probably check in while in-route.
>>
>>This is for Valley Medical Center located on Bascom Ave in San Jose, CA.
>
> Often due to the short travel time or the likely hood that a patient
> is critical, there may not be time for a ring down. If however they
> do, it'd possibly be on Med-92: 857.4375. But a majority are on Nextel
> now.
> --
> To reply via e-mail, remove The Obvious from my e-mail address.

Ok, so it sounds like there may not be a lot to hear. I would think they'd
have to check-in with the Hospital enroute, No? I didn't think it was legal
to use Nextels in an aircraft.

I'll try the frequencies mentioned. Thanks for the info!