Curious if anyone has heard any possible causes yet. Or other interesting tidbits.

I know - seems dumb right? how can you post if the power is out. It's a long shot, but maybe someone's on generators at work or
lives nearby but still has juice. Etc.

-noob

noobie wrote:

Curious if anyone has heard any possible causes yet. Or other interesting tidbits.

I know - seems dumb right? how can you post if the power is out. It's a long shot, but maybe someone's on generators at work or
lives nearby but still has juice. Etc.

-noob

I'm monitoring 123.45 as pilots chit-chat about being diverted as many airports are closed.

Steve
Holland, MI

"Mike Beauchamp" wrote in message ...
I was scanning during the blackout. Went down to the riverfront (so we could
see Detroit).. saw some coast guard choppers, but I didn't have a frequency
for them. Ended up just listening to the local police.. they didn't say
anything about the cause, etc. Just trying to keep the city flowing.

LOL, you guys make me laugh.

I definately need to get one of these.

Mike
http://mikebeauchamp.com

"N8KDV" wrote in message
...


noobie wrote:

Curious if anyone has heard any possible causes yet. Or other
interesting tidbits.

I know - seems dumb right? how can you post if the power is out. It's a
long shot, but maybe someone's on generators at work or
lives nearby but still has juice. Etc.

-noob

I'm monitoring 123.45 as pilots chit-chat about being diverted as many
airports are closed.

Steve
Holland, MI

On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 22:08:52 -0400, "Mike Beauchamp"
wrote:

I was scanning during the blackout. Went down to the riverfront (so we could
see Detroit).. saw some coast guard choppers, but I didn't have a frequency
for them. Ended up just listening to the local police.. they didn't say
anything about the cause, etc. Just trying to keep the city flowing.

USCG aircraft operating over inland waters would have radio guard with
the nearest USCG Group station - which in this case would be USCG
Detroit Group. Those comms would take place on the VHF-FM marine band,
probably on the usual trio of frequencies: 157.050, 157.100, and
157.150 which are marine VHF channels 21, 22, and 23.

Air-to-air comms between two or more helos would be in the military
aircraft band 225-400 MHz which only the better top-of-the-line
scanners cover, especially with the needed AM mode for this type of
comms. There are several frequencies in common use:

381.700 and 383.900 are two very commonly used CG air-to-air and
air-to-ground frequencies. 381.800 is a primary USCG air frequency.
282.000 is a USCG common operations frequency. 251.900 and 282.800 are
frequently used on SAR ops, notg only by USCG but also other military
aircraft on SAR missions. 237.900 is another USCG SAR frequency.

If you think you've seen a CG aircraft drop a rescue beacon, check
240.600 and 275.100 - if you're close enough to see it dropped, you're
close enough to hear the beacon, they operate on those two
frequencies. Also keep an ear on 156.800 (marine channel 16, the
distress/emergency channel).

Channels 81, 82, and 83 (157.075, 157.125, and 157.175) are also CG
channels. However, experience has taught me that in the Great Lakes
area, due to the proximity of Canada and its own coastguard, the USCG
tends to stick with 21-22-23 and the Canadian counterparts tend to use
81-82-83. You'll hear both on 16 though.

I have all of the above programmed into one bank in one of my
scanners, along with chanels 9 (156.450, the new calling frequency,
replacing 16 which is now supposed to be for emergency/distress use
only (though recreational boaters seem to be slow in getting this
through their heads) and 6 (156.300, which is a ship-to-ship safety
frequency). It's generally locked out all winter long, but once spring
hits and boats start going into the water, these frequencies become
part of my regular listening until Old Man Winter shows his ugly mug
around here again.

Hope this helps!

73 DE John, KC2HMZ

Wow.. thanks!

Mike
http://mikebeauchamp.com

"Radio Amateur KC2HMZ" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 22:08:52 -0400, "Mike Beauchamp"
wrote:

I was scanning during the blackout. Went down to the riverfront (so we
could
see Detroit).. saw some coast guard choppers, but I didn't have a
frequency
for them. Ended up just listening to the local police.. they didn't say
anything about the cause, etc. Just trying to keep the city flowing.

USCG aircraft operating over inland waters would have radio guard with
the nearest USCG Group station - which in this case would be USCG
Detroit Group. Those comms would take place on the VHF-FM marine band,
probably on the usual trio of frequencies: 157.050, 157.100, and
157.150 which are marine VHF channels 21, 22, and 23.

Air-to-air comms between two or more helos would be in the military
aircraft band 225-400 MHz which only the better top-of-the-line
scanners cover, especially with the needed AM mode for this type of
comms. There are several frequencies in common use:

381.700 and 383.900 are two very commonly used CG air-to-air and
air-to-ground frequencies. 381.800 is a primary USCG air frequency.
282.000 is a USCG common operations frequency. 251.900 and 282.800 are
frequently used on SAR ops, notg only by USCG but also other military
aircraft on SAR missions. 237.900 is another USCG SAR frequency.

If you think you've seen a CG aircraft drop a rescue beacon, check
240.600 and 275.100 - if you're close enough to see it dropped, you're
close enough to hear the beacon, they operate on those two
frequencies. Also keep an ear on 156.800 (marine channel 16, the
distress/emergency channel).

Channels 81, 82, and 83 (157.075, 157.125, and 157.175) are also CG
channels. However, experience has taught me that in the Great Lakes
area, due to the proximity of Canada and its own coastguard, the USCG
tends to stick with 21-22-23 and the Canadian counterparts tend to use
81-82-83. You'll hear both on 16 though.

I have all of the above programmed into one bank in one of my
scanners, along with chanels 9 (156.450, the new calling frequency,
replacing 16 which is now supposed to be for emergency/distress use
only (though recreational boaters seem to be slow in getting this
through their heads) and 6 (156.300, which is a ship-to-ship safety
frequency). It's generally locked out all winter long, but once spring
hits and boats start going into the water, these frequencies become
part of my regular listening until Old Man Winter shows his ugly mug
around here again.

Hope this helps!

73 DE John, KC2HMZ