New Blog Is Started

The new blog has been started. I will keep this one up for the foreseeable future. The new and current blog will be at : http://k3fs.blogspot.com

New Call Sign - K3FS

Effective today, my call sign is K3FS. I will create a new blog that will continue on. I will not be updating on this blog anymore. I will also be updating all web pages (with the new call) as I get time. Email addresses will also be changed. The current k3fss email address will continued to be received by me. The web pages on a couple of servers (QSL.net, and Verizon) will also change for all pages, and the new URL's will be posted when I get those sites up and running.

Burger King

Burger King Rt 19 in Washington County uses 151.655 PL 88.5 for the drive thru window.

Laidlaw

Laidlaw has been acquired by First Transportation. All Laidlaw freqs will be switched to First Transit on the next update.

Trip to Mechanicsburg

A few freqs found on a recent trip to Mechanicsburg :

PA DCNR - 151.175 PL 103.5
Penn State - Hershey - University EMS - 463.575 PL 186.2
New Kingstown Fire - Fire Station 33 - 46.060
Norfolk Southern Railroad - 160.995
East Prospect Fire - Station 42 - 33.900
Hellam Fire - Station 21 - 33.900
Yoe Fire - Station 32 - 33.900
Harrisburg - Parking - 453.650 PL 203.5
Osteopathic Hospital - Ambulance To Hospital - 463.025 PL 203.5
Friendship Hose Co. - EMS Station 47 - 462.975 PL 131.8
Penn Twp - EMS Station 49 - 462.975 PL 186.2
West York Boro - Police. #48-- - 156.570 CSQ
Carroll Twp - Police. #53-- - 155.250 PL D023
York County Police - 155.625 PL 192.8 Linked With 158.940 PL 192.8
Bedford County - Police - 460.375 PL 203.5

Pages Updated

The Following Pages Have Been Updated :

K3FSS Pittsburgh Area Scanning Page
K3FSS Pittsburgh Area Scanning Page Updates
Pittsburgh Area Aviation Frequencies
Pittsburgh Area Aviation frequencies Updates
Allegheny County Dispatch By Zone
Allegheny County Fire And EMS Tones
Allegheny County Fire Stations
Allegheny County EMS Stations
Washington County Frequencies
Washington County Frequencies Updates

* I Was Unable To Upload The Updates To The Pages On The QSL.NET Servers. I Will Upload Those Pages As Soon As I Can.

Kennywood

Kennywood - 159.725 - PL 141.3 - Repeater - Security

She's Out Of My League

They are filming a movie titled "She's Out Of My League" at Greater Pittsburgh International Airport. Here are some freqs found that were being used for the filming.

462.1125 - DPL 165
467.8375 - DPL 065
467.8625 - DPL 051. Ch. 2
469.3875 - DPL 023

Wings Over Pittsburgh

Freqs found during the airshow.

118.700 - AM - John Klatt air performance
118.800 - AM - Air show performers. This was fed to the PA at times.
121.250 - AM - Air Boss
122.775 - AM - Sky Typers. Tac. Solos
123.425 - AM - Sky Typers. Air show performance.
123.475 - AM - Golden Knights
151.685 - DPL 051 - RJ Rhodes buses
155.175 - PL 100.0 - Allegheny County EMS. Simplex
453.1125 - PL 131.8 - Allegheny County EMS. Repeater

Some Greater Pittsburgh International freqs heard.

453.825 - PL 156.7 - Operations
453.875 - PL 156.7 - Fire
453.925 - PL 156.7 - Police
453.975 - PL 156.7 - Runway Maintenance
460.525 - PL 156.7 - Maintenance
460.725 - PL 203.5 - United Airlines
460.875 - PL 127.3 - Continental Airlines
461.4375 - PL 110.9 - American Airlines
463.325 - DPL 025 - Southwest Airlines

Wings Over Pittsburgh

A few freqs heard today in preparation for the air show.

Allegheny County operations - 453.1125 PL 131.8 - Repeater
Allegheny County EMS - 155.175 PL 100.0 - Simplex

Air show performers - 123.475 AM

Greater Pittsburgh International Airport - 453.925 PL 156.7 - Police
Greater Pittsburgh International Airport - 453.975 PL 156.7 - Field Maintenance
Greater Pittsburgh International Airport - 460.525 PL 156.7 - Terminal Maintenance
Greater Pittsburgh International Airport - 453.875 PL 156.7 - Fire
Greater Pittsburgh International Airport - 453.825 PL 156.7 - Fire Ops

Peters Township DPW

Peters Township DPW - 159.120 PL 107.2 - 156.135 PL 107.2 Input

University Of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center

University Of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center - 462.050 PL 131.8 - Security and maintenance.
Thanks to Chris Parris in finding this.

Logans Ferry VFD

East Fire 1 - 472.5875 PL 136.5 linked with 472.8375 PL 156.7

Logans Ferry VFD - Station 235 - (Tones 600.9 / 1321.2 And 879.0 / 1321.2)

S & S Transit

S & S Transit - 152.315 PL 131.8

North Braddock VFD

North Braddock VFD now dispatched by Allegheny County on East Fire - 472.5875 PL 136.5 linked with 472.8375 PL 156.7.

North Braddock VFD #2 - Station 207 (Tones 600.9 / 1395.0 and 879.0 / 1395.0)

Waterfront Town Center

The Waterfront in Homestead - 152.435 DPL 411 Repeater - Security

Penn Hills Police

472.9625 PL 136.5 is a simulcast of Pen Hills police Ch. A 856.5875 PL 167.9

TRMA Meeting

There will be a TRMA meeting on Wednesday, April 16, at the Kings at the Water Works. Meeting will start at 1930 and Chris Parris, writer of the Fed Files for Monitoring Times will be there. Any one is invited. Hope to see you there.

PA DCNR

151.385 - PL 127.3 - Ohio Port
151.445 - PL 127.3 - Unkown location
151.295 - PL 141.3 - Blue Knob
151.175 - PL 103.5 - Unknown location

PSP Uniontown

PSP Uniontown - Base 155.670 - PL 186.2, Cars 155.910 - PL 186.2

Greene County PD

Greene County PD - 155.700 - PL 179.9 - Simplex

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, Fayette County PA.

LTR Radio system :
LCN 1 - 464.675
LCN 7 - 463.275
LCN 9 - 464.175
LCN 13 - 463.825
LCN 19 - 462.500 - Home channel for all talk groups. If you can't trunk track an LTR system and want to listen, listening to this freq will get you 99% of the transmissions.

Talk Groups :
19-003 - Butlers, Valet Parking
19-004 - Shuttles
19-005 - Inside Maintenance
19-006 - Golf Course
19-007 - Unknown
19-008 - Security
19-013 - Unknown
19-255 - Unknown

Bethel Park Fire

Bethel Park Fire - 472.525 PL 206.5 - Repeater.

More testing being done and I was able to get the PL.

Bethel Park Fire

Bethel Park Fire has been testing on 472.525. 472.525 will be a new UHF fire repeater for them. I have not been able to get the PL/DPL yet. 110 C1 on with testing as well as techs. Not sure when the move the UHF will occur.

PNC Park

The Pirates have lost another opener, so it must be baseball season. These are the freqs I have confirmed For PNC Park.

451.850 PL - 71.9 - Maintenance, Cleaning
451.975 PL - 131.8 - Maintenance, Repeater
452.4625 - PL 146.2 - Aramark, Repeater
461.125 - PL 146.2 - Aramark, Repeater
461.175 - PL 79.7 - Operations
461.7375 - PL 74.4 - Guest Services
461.8375 - PL 151.4 - Gates
461.900 - PL 85.4 - Parking, Repeater
462.1375 - DPL244 - Audio/Video
462.300 - PL 131.8 - Operations
462.7875 - PL 91.5 - Grounds Crew
463.2375 - PL 131.8 - Operations
463.625 - PL 151.4 - Security
463.8875 - PL 79.7 - Maintenence
464.500 - PL 141.3 - Electrical, Score Boards
464.5625 - PL 91.5 - Operations (Thanks to K3RWN for finding that PL)
467.1625 - PL 151.4 - Public Relations
467.8125 - UNK PL/DPL - Operations
468.2875 - PL 74.4 - Operations
468.5875 - PL 151.4 - Operations
530.225 - WFM - Score Board And Remote Cameras

Most freqs are listed under CB Richard Ellis in the FCC database as they are the company that manages PNC Park

Harrison Twp Water Authority

Harrison Twp Water Authority - 460.225 PL 88.5 - Repeater

I am also hearing a user with 156.7 PL. This was used by a fire department. I have not been able to confirm the user of PL 156.7

John Gulisek Excavating

John Gulisek Excavating Company : 462.550 - CSQ - Simplex. Surveyors and road construction operations.

Plum Fire Dispatch

Plum fire has now moved to UHF. They are being dispatched by Allegheny County on Allegheny County East Zone fire, 471.5875 PL 136.5 linked with 472.8375 PL 156.7.

Tac channels for the east system are reported as follows. I have not been able to confirm any of them.
TaC 1 458.4125 PL 118.8
Tac 2 458.2625 PL 118.8
Tac 3 458.4375 PL 118.8
All are simplex.

Unity VFD is reporting on their website that they will be using Ch. 6 as well. Ch. 6 is reported as 462.625

Fire Tones for PLum departments that I have so far are :
Unity VFD - Station 233 - Tones (600.9 / 1217.8)
Renton VFD - Station 234 - Tones (600.9 / 1285.8)
Holiday Park VFD - Station 236 - Tones (600.9 / 1357.6 And 879.0 / 1357.6)

Butler County Police

Butler County Police - 472.2375 PL 127.3 - Repeater
Cranberry Police - #41--, #42--, #43--
Zelienople Police - #44--
Harmony - #44-- (Covered by Zelienople Police)
Seven Fields - #47--

More Aviation Frequencies

130.450 - AM - ACARS Data
132.125 - AM - Cleveland Center - Blue Knob - High Altitude
125.875 - AM - Cleveland Center - Wayland - Low Altitude

Columbiana Ohio

Columbiana Ohio fire 154.415 CSQ. This sounds like a repeater to me. I'm also hearing traffic from departments in Mahoning county as well.

Stumbled upon this while searching around. It is coming in pretty strong, considering the distance.

City Of Pittsburgh Police Update

City Of Pittsburgh Police Zones Update :

Ch. 1 - 453.100 PL 186.2 - Police. Zone 1 (North Side) and Zone 2 (Down Town)
Ch. 2 - 453.250 PL 186.2 - Police. Zone 3 (South Side) and Zone 6 (Sheridan - Crafton Heights)
Ch. 3 - 453.400 PL 186.2 - Police. Zone 4 and 5 (East)

West Mifflin Correction

West Mifflin Fire Ops - 154.070 - The correct PL is 107.2

Clarion County

Clarion County Police - 158.7975 UNK PL/DPL - Repeater - Police #6--

University Of Pittsburgh

University Of Pittsburgh - 470.8625 PL 110.9 - Repeater. Buses. All Oakland bus routes. Oakland base and north side base.

Sewickley Hills

Sewickley Hills - 495.0125 DPL 432 - Police. #75-- (Ohio Twp. PD)

Allegheny County Police And Sheriff

Allegheny Police And Sheriff

Allegheny County - Index - 470.4125 - PL 156.7 - Repeater
Allegheny County Sheriff - 470.3375 - PL 156.7 - Repeater - #5--

Allegheny County - East Zone - Mon Valley Fire

Allegheny County - East Zone - Mon Valley Fire - 33.800 CSQ Simplex

Lincoln VFD - Station 184 - (Tones 794.3 / 944.1 And 1084.0 / 794.3)
Glassport VFD - Station 161 (Tones 433.7 / 389.0 And 707.3 / 903.2) - Respond on 471.3125

Pages Updated

Updates for the following pages have been uploaded :

Allegheny County Fire And EMS Tones
Alleghehny County Dispatch By Zones

Allegheny County - East Fire

Allegheny County - East Zone - Mon Valley Fire - 471.3125 PL 110.9 - Repeater

West Elizabeth VFD - Station 291 - (Tones 569.1 / 1395.0 And 788.5 / 1217.5)
Forward Twp. - Forward VFD - Station 155 - (Tones 600.9 / 1433.4 And 832.5 / 1285.8)
Forward Twp. - Bunola VFD - Station 156 - (Tones 634.5 / 1122.5 And 832.5 / 1321.2)

Ross Twp DPW And Fire Police

Ross Twp DPW and Fire Police - 155.940 PL 192.8 - Repeater, 153.920 - PL 192.8 Input

Greensburg DPW

Greensburg DPW - 154.965 - UNK PL/DPL - Repeater

Pittsburgh Job Corps

Pittsburgh Job Corps - 451.8875 DPL 031 - Repeater - Operations

Pages Updated

Updates for the following pages have been uploaded :

Allegheny County Dispatch By Zone
Allegheny County Fire And EMS Tones
K3FSS Pittsburgh Scanning Page Updates
K3FSS Pittsburgh Area Scanning Page

WASH Fest 2007

The South Hills Wireless Association will be holding its annual hamfest on Sunday, February 24. This is held at the Memorial Hall (Castle Shannon VFD) 3600 Library Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15234. Doors open at 0800. More information at their site : http://www.n3sh.org/washfest_2008.htm

TRMA Meeting

The Three Rivers Monitoring Association will be meeting on Wednesday February 20 at 1930. The meeting will be at Kings at the Water Works. Any one interested in radio is welcomed to join us there.

Bethel Park Fire

Bethel Park has applied for and been granted a license for 472.525 repeater. Input 475.525. The license states that this will be used for fire department dispatch and operations.

East - Mon Valley EMS

East - Mon Valley EMS - 155.385 Repeater PL 210.7 - 150.790 PL 210.7 Input

McKeesport EMS - Station 625
White Oak EMS - Station 645

Washington County Fire

Washington County Fire - 151.430 PL 127.3 Repeater - 155.895 PL 127.3 Input

Cecil Twp. #1 - Station 28
Cecil Twp. #3 - Station 10
McDonald - Station 12
Midway - Station 13
Mt. Pleasant Twp. - Station 41

Monroeville Police

Monroeville Police - 155.430 PL 162.2 Repeater - 155.970 PL 162.2 Input

#9-- Monroeville PD
#14-- Pitcairn PD

North Braddock Police

North Braddock Police - 155.685 PL 162.2 Repeater - 156.090 PL 162.2 Input

Findlay Twp Fire Tones

Findlay Twp Fire Disptach - 33.760 - Station 152 Dispatch
Fire Ops - 470.500
Fire Tones - 944.1 / 412.1 And 562.3 / 412.1

Target Store

Target at the Point at North Fayette
Ch. 1 - 461.0375 - DPL 026 - Simplex
Ch. 2 - 466.2875 - DPL 032 - Simplex

R & L Carriers

R & L Carriers - 159.645 - PL 186.2 - Simplex - Delivery Operations

Robert Morris University

Robert Morris University Police - 451.725 - DPL 072 - Repeater - Moon Campus

Pine Twp DPW

Pine Twp DPW - 471.9375 - PL 127.3 - Repeater.
Also referred to by police as Ch. 10

Duquesne Fire Tones

City Of Duquesne fire 155.835 PL 107.2 simplex
Fire tones 339.6

Seven Springs

Seven Springs - 461.975 - 186.2 - Repeaeter - Ski School

Pittsburgh Zoo

Pittsburgh Zoo - 152.285 DPL 023 Repeater. Not sure if the other simplex freqs are still in use.

Allegheny County - East Fire

Allegheny County East Fire - 472.5875 PL 136.5

Now linked with 472.8375 PL 156.7

Beaver County Fire

Beaver County Fire - 154.250 PL 88.5

Beaver Falls - Station 11 (Tones 2043.8 / 2271.4 And 2300)
Independence - Station 80 (Tones 1395.0 / 1122.5)
Hanover - Station 68 (Tones 1321.2 / 1395.0)
Big Knob - Station 26 (Tones 1185.2 / 1321.2)
Pine Run - Station 59 (Tones 1285.8 / 1433.4)
Potter Twp - Station 34 (Tones 1217.8 / 1251.4)
Brighton Twp - Station 63 (Tones 1321.2 / 1217.8)
Hopewell - Station 92 (Tones 1433.4 / 1185.2 And 1433.4 / 1395.0)
Industry - Station 97 (Tones 1433.4 / 1357.6)

East Pittsburgh, Turtle Creek Police

East Pittsburgh And Turtle Creek Police 155.730 PL 162.2

Input to this repeater is 154.950 PL 162.2

UPMC - South Side Hospital

UPMC - South Side Hospital - 464.2875 PL 156.7 - Repeater - Security

Beaver County Fire Dispatch

Beaver County Fire Dispatch - 154.250 PL 88.5 Simplex

Fair Oaks - Station 46. (Tones 1251.4 / 1321.2)
Harmony - Station 48. (Tones 1251.4 / 1395.0)

This is also used by Brooke County, WV.
West Liberty Fire and EMS (Tones 847.5 / 637.5) Units #45-

TRMA Meeting

The Three Rivers Monitoring Association will be meeting at the Kings at the Waterworks Wed, Jan 16 at 1930. All are welcome to join in.

Westmoreland County Fire

Westmoreland County Fire Dispatch - 33.700 CSQ

Hutchinson - Station 85
Lowber - Station 16
Rillton - Station 14

West Mifflin Fire

West Mifflin Fire - 154.250 PL 107.2
Input is 151.220 DPL 025

Washington County Police

Washington County Police - 159.165 PL 123.0 - Input 155.970 PL 123.0

Hanover Twp PD - #45--
Houston PD - #65--
Jefferson PD - #49--
Mt. Pleasant PD - #41--

Allegheny County - East Fire - Mon Valley

Allegheny County - East Fire - Mon Valley 471.3125 PL 110.9

Port Vue Fire - Station 237 is now using this freq.

East Allegheny School District

Buses for East Allegheny School District are using 155.175 PL 127.3. Base identifies as "EA Base".

Armstrong County Police

Armstrong County Police - 155.070 PL 186.2

Freeport PD - #700
Kittanning PD - #5, and #6

Washington County Police

Washington County Police - 155.640 PL 110.9 - Input 155.070

Fallowfield PD - #47--
Beallsville PS - #55--
Long Branch PD - #58--
Washington County Sheriff - #87--
West Pike Run PD - #51--

Year end stats

Not that any one asked, but here is a listing of 2007 page stats :

Pittsburgh Area Aviation Frequencies - 2,584 (up 33.7%)
K3FSS Pittsburgh Area Scanning Page - 25,527 (up 20.0%)
K3FSS Scanner Links - 40,727 (up 148.6%)
Allegheny County Fire Stations - 2,049 (up 48.2%)
Allegheny County Trunked Systems - 1,400 (up 21%)
Pittsburgh Amateur Radio Frequencies - 909 (up 4.3%)
K3FSS File Downloads - 2,309 (up 25.6%)
K3FSS FRS, GMRS, MURS Frequencies - 1,118 (up 28.5%)
K3FSS Home Page - 3,880 (up 50.0%)
Ship Frequencies And Channel Numbers - 588 (up 35.8%)
Other Pennsylvania Frequencies - 4,504 (up 34.3%)
Pennsylvania State Frequencies - 2,427 (up 39.1%)
PL/DPL Tones And Codes - 1,182 (35.1%)
Railroad Frequencies And Channels - 751 (up 24.5%)
Washington County Frequencies - 2,026 (67.6%)
Updates For Aviation Frequencies - 33 (up 13.8%)
Washington County Updates Page - 66 (up 247.4%)
Pittsburgh Area Scanning Page Updates - 635 (down 7.2%)
Update Page For Other Locations In PA - 137 (up 356.7%)
K3FSS Abbreviations - 428 (up 63.4%)
Allegheny County EMS Stations - 1,244 (up 130.8%)
Motorola And Plectron Paging Tones - 1,094 (up 112.4%)
Allegheny County Fire And EMS Tones - 3,126 (up 214.5%)
Allegheny County Dispatch By Zone - 3,198 (New page this year)
K3FSS Pittsburgh Area Scanning Forum - 902 (New page this year)
K3FSS Blog - 2,768 (New page this year)