[FedCom] 166.250

[Chuck]

166.250 and 170.150 are two oddball freqs every fed monitor should know about. Going back to the 1950s, I believe, these two frequencies were set aside for fire use within a 150-mile radius of New York City. For years, Philadelphia fire used 170.150 for repeater output and 166.250 for repeater input for fire rescue (ambulance, then EMS). 


Outside that range, the two frequencies are used by TV and radio stations for remote pickup (on-scene and dispatch).


73, 
Chuck in very rural western Illinois




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Jim, I,m in Long Island , NY... rgds..Marcy

On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 7:07?PM Jim Schnoor <jimdianes at frontiernet.net>
wrote:

> That is KSTP broadcast auxiliary in Saint Paul Minnesota!
>
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> On Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 05:48:34 PM CDT, Marcie via FedCom <
> fedcom at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
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> "34 on the scene 304" Boston"
> Analog...guess this a Fire/ Common freq.?
> again CW ID missed it at 6.45 with this comm.
> Condx. getting good here...
> 73,s Marcy
>