[Scan-DC] Motus wildlife tracking on 166.38 MHz

[Larry Kumjian]

Great antenna pictures; thanks for sharing.

I'm wondering if the MOTUS frequency is actually 166.3750. The NTIA master file lists that as intermittent nationwide use for the Department of the Interior (FX, FL & mob) and also specifically for the Forest Service (mob & port).

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Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 10:57 AM
To: Andrew Clegg
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Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Motus wildlife tracking on 166.38 MHz


Check the photo gallery — has some great antenna pictures, but also a photo “inside the box” of the hardware they’re using for decoding signals.

https://www.northeastmotus.com/photo-gallery

And searching on cellular tracking technologies: 

https://celltracktech.com/collections/digital-radio-products






> On May 15, 2023, at 9:34 AM, Andrew Clegg <andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I recently came across information about the Motus wildlife tracking system. It's a network of receivers (mostly North America but some international) that picks up data bursts from tiny transmitters attached to migratory animals (such as birds). Motus means movement in Latin. Seems pretty cool. I wonder if a receiver set to 166.38 MHz for a while would intercept any Motus bursts. They must be pretty weak given the size of some of the transmitters.
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