[Scan-DC] Mystery freqs: 459.275 + 459.525

[Alan Henney]

That is what baffled me... the techs were on the radio yesterday doing range 
testing... analog repeater outputs on the 459's and the CTCSS is 173.8 Hz. 
They also ran test tone for several minutes.

Sometimes I heard a bit of data.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Krauss" <jeff at krauss.ws>
To: "Eric C. Carlson" <ecarlson at gmail.com>
Cc: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Mystery freqs: 459.275 + 459.525


> As I read it, the purpose of the waiver was to get out from under the 
> requirement that PHI offer a paging service to the general public.
> For some time now, paging has encompassed any kind of one-way or two-way 
> non-voice service. They may want to use the frequencies for status 
> monitoring of their substations, or for short messaging with their field 
> technicians, or for something else.  At any rate, don't expect to hear any 
> voice communications on a scanner.