[FedCom] FEDCOM in Rural areas

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Sat Jun 27 15:17:43 EDT 2026


Radioreference has some users listed in your section "C" though I have
had no luck searching then for trunking activity. No control channels
found. I did find some faint Lojack.

https://www.radioreference.com/db/sid/10459


On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:36:26 -0400, ~Bill via FedCom
<fedcom at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> D not knowing where you are, hard to make comments/assumptions,
> however I’ve seen rural areas that folks say there is none/has been
> none and yet when I travel, I’ve found activity.
> 
>  
> 
> a.       Have you searched ALL the Federal activity bands ?
> 
> a.       138-144
> 
> b.      148-150.8
> 
> c.       162-174
> 
> d.      380-400
> 
> e.      400-420
> 
> f.        And let us not forget the forgotten Low Band, which still
> lives
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Just looking over my notes, you have multiple CBP/ICE/HSI and BP
> sites around you
> 
>  
> 
> a.       Fort Drum
> 
> b.      Lake Placid
> 
> c.       Myakka (last visit this tower no longer existed, unless
> rebuilt)
> 
> d.      And you have the Avon Park Bombing range
> 
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> 
> Bill - N1KUG
> 
> Boston, Mass
> 
> Cruise Ship Frequencies
> 
>  <http://scanmaritime.com/> http://scanmaritime.com/
> 
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> 
> From: David Todd [mailto:todddw at bellsouth.net] 
> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2026 11:34 AM
> To: ecps92 at earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: [FedCom] Is it possible?
> 
>  
> 
> Greetings to the group, I live in a rural area since I retired, so I
> don't get much Federal traffic. I have monitored this list for a long
> time and will continue to monitor and if I hear anything in my area I
> will post it. 
> 
> Thank you for letting me be a part of this group.
> 
>  
> 
> Davis W Todd
> 
> Sebring, Florida.
> 
>  
> 
> ...in God we trust
> 
> all others we monitor...
> 
>  
> 
> On Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 10:10:09 AM EDT, ~Bill via FedCom
> <fedcom at mailman.qth.net> wrote: 
> 
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> 
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> 
> In our Region this has been historically $167 for the FBI primarily
> (Newark Repeater), but some simplex using $293 only (Boston FO -
> security)
> 
> Nothing else till you get down to DC
> 
>  
> 
> One/same RID changing NAC's is an odd occurrence, pointing me back to
> strong RF overload or a weak signal
> 
>  
> 
> Bill - N1KUG
> 
> Boston, Mass
> 
> Cruise Ship Frequencies
> 
> http://scanmaritime.com/
> 
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> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Marcie via FedCom
> 
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2026 6:39 PM
> 
> To: Discussion of Federal Government Communications
> 
> Subject: Re: [FedCom] Is it possible?
> 
>  
> 
> Thank you..I was listening to 167.3625  and was getting all diff.
> NAC,s but
> 
> same RID I just
> 
> figured (misfire) both my SDS 200 and R8600 copied same thing...tks
> for
> 
> input...Marcy
> 
>  
> 
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 6:36 PM D Jones <djoneses at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
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> 
> > Yes, you could have the same RID for different NACs in some type of
> >  
> 
> > interoperability situation.  But interesting that you would hear
> > the same  
> 
> > radio on different systems on the same day.  
> 
> >   
> 
> > David  
> 
> >   
> 
> > On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 5:59 PM, Marcie via FedCom  
> 
> > <fedcom at mailman.qth.net> wrote:  
> 
> > To have different NAC,s and same RID (probably no?t) but kinda odd
> > I got  
> 
> > different NAC,s  143, 164, 334, same RID malfunction? with radio?  
> 
> > Marcy  
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