[FedCom] 166.250

[Chuck]

I was going to mention the fast food use, but most have migrated to 902 MHz spread-spectrum systems, if not on UHF business frequencies. 

And then there are the wireless mics like on 169 MHz ...

And, state environmental critter/bird tracking ... It just goes on!

Chuck
Western Illinois 




	  Original Message  	


From: ecps92 at earthlink.net
Sent: July 10, 2026 11:59
To: N2DUP at aol.com; fedcom at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [FedCom] 166.250


That and finding the ole Fast Food Pairs 5 khz off from common CBP Channels,
splashing over




Bill - N1KUG
Boston, Mass
Cruise Ship Frequencies
http://scanmaritime.com/


-----Original Message-----
From: fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Chuck via FedCom
Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2026 8:28 PM
To: 'Discussion of Federal Government Communications'
Subject: Re: [FedCom] 166.250

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