[Scan-DC] 169.6 MHz

[Andrew Clegg]

Frequencies just below that have been used by federal agencies for transmitting hydrological and meteorological data. They are brief bursts of digital packet data, every minute or so. If it fits that pattern, then it could be that.

> From: n4mqu at me.com
> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:01:20 -0400
> To: w4uvv at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] 169.6 MHz
> CC: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> 
> According to SpectrumWiki.com169.6 is a Remote Pickup (74D) and Private Land Mobile (90)
> 
> Mark Gibson
> 
> 
> 
> > On Jun 17, 2016, at 14:10, John Wilson <w4uvv at comcast.net> wrote:
> > 
> > My frequency database for Virginia and environs lists 169.6000 mhz. assigned to:
> > 
> > Air Crew/Base Ops. Taxi Andrews AFB  169.6000 O/ 165.1375 I
> > USPS Postal Inspectors Operations, Washington, D.C., 169.6000 I/ 170.1750 O
> > Simplex: 169.6000 mhz. N. E. S. T. Operations
> > 
> > John
> > 
> > Robert DiRosario via Scan-DC wrote:
> >> Does anyone know what the signal at 169.6 MHz is?  It's some kind of data, but who and what?
> >> Page 24 of transition dot fcc dot gov /oet/spectrum/table/fcctable.pdf
> >> has:
> >> 162.0375 - 173.2
> >> FIXED Remote Pickup (74D)
> >> MOBILE Private Land Mobile (90)
> >> 
> >> I don't think it's land mobile, so I googled part 74 of the FCC regs and found:
> >> https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2009-title47-vol4/pdf/CFR-2009-title47-vol4-part74.pdf74D is for "remote pickup" but 169.6 is not listed there.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> The first time I tried to post this the list server rejected transition dot fcc dot gov for beinglisted on https://spamrl.com/.
> >> Robert
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