[FedCom] 166.250

[Marcie]

Thank you Chuck, yes I have copied other "Fire , EMS " comms on that freq.
before seems odd in the Fed Band but then again NY DEC is on 172.275 not
Federal ..
Marcy

On Thu, Jul 9, 2026, 8:28 PM Chuck via FedCom <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
>
> ----------
>
> 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!
> >
> >
> > On Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 05:48:34 PM CDT, Marcie via FedCom <
> > fedcom at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > "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
> >
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