[Scan-DC] Fishy question

Mon Nov 10 15:13:57 EST 2025

Based on a partial day of recording (last Friday), I heard spotters on 123.175, basically giving updates on their position and their intentions near Reedville, somewhat like a unicom frequency. I did not hear anything on the other VHF air frequency (other than one squelch break), or on the two business band FM frequencies, but that result is only based on a few hours of recording. I left my radio recording all four frequencies and will return next week to see what I catch after more than a week's worth of monitoring.

Thanks again for the frequency recommendations.

73,
Andy

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From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Andrew Clegg <andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, November 7, 2025 1:07 PM
To: Terry Pavlick <TPavlick27 at comcast.net>
Cc: Scan DC <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>; Alan Henney <alan at henney.com>
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Fishy question

Thanks all. Added all 4 frequencies to my scan list.

Andy

> On Nov 7, 2025, at 12:35 PM, Terry Pavlick <TPavlick27 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Try 158.200 for Channel 1 Air to Ship comms along with 158.310 for Channel 2 Air to Ship
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 7, 2025, at 12:15, Terry Pavlick <TPavlick27 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Try 123.175 for comms between the aircraft (if there are more than two airborne) the usually communicate with the fishing vessels on 158 MHz frequencies as per their FCC license.  We monitor them regularly here off New Jersey coast
>>
>> Terry
>> Villas NJ
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On Nov 7, 2025, at 11:50, Andrew Clegg <andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I should have figured you’ve researched this Alan!
>>>
>>> If you ever recover the data I’d be glad to know what you found out.
>>>
>>> I was down by Reedville early this morning and I heard several spotter planes taking off. I tried Close Call on my BC125AT, constrained to the VHF air band, but no hits. They were probably too far away and/or not using the regular air band.
>>>
>>> I’m monitoring 122.925 now, a few miles west of Reedville.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Andy
>>>
>>>> On Nov 7, 2025, at 11:21 AM, Alan Henney <alan at henney.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> I have done quite a bit of research into this operation, but my notes are on my computer in storage.  They run a massive operation with sometimes as many as five spotter planes that operate, as I recall, on 122.925.
>>>
>>> They cover the Chesapeake as well as the Atlantic from Jersey to the Carolinas.
>>>
>>> The ships are based out of Reedville, Va.  The FCC licenses are under different names, but Omega Protein is one of the most recent ones.  Sometimes they use encryption, and sometimes they use regular marine channels.
>>>
>>> If I can find my old computer in storage, I can tell you more.  Please check back with me.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Alan
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM Andrew Clegg <andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com<mailto:andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>>> This is a long shot, but does anyone know what frequencies the menhaden spotting planes over the Chesapeake Bay use?
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