Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxf!parnass From: parnass@ihuxf.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: users of 390 - 420 MHz in Illinois Message-ID: <2211@ihuxf.UUCP> Date: Wed, 23-May-84 08:58:15 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxf.2211 Posted: Wed May 23 08:58:15 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 26-May-84 10:09:08 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 130 Until recently, most scanners have started their UHF coverage at 420 MHz. The newer models are providing broader frequency coverage of this area. My Radio Shack PRO-30, provides UHF FM reception down to 390 MHz. I have often been asked: "Who uses this frequency range?" The most interesting stations in this range are those of a law enforcement nature (FBI, DEA, Border Patrol, etc.), but this information is a bit sensitive. Here is an UNCLASSIFIED list of US Government stations purported to operate in Illinois (an perhaps other areas) in this frequency range: 390.8000 ? US: Air Force, Scott AFB, airdrome ctl stn, AM (Belleville) 390.9000 ? US: FAA, airdrome ctl stn, AM (Chicago) 394.5000 ? US: Air Force, O'Hare Airport, 400F9 emission (Chicago) 395.8000 ? US: FAA, airdrome ctl stn, AM (Springfield) 396.0000 ? US: Air Force, Scott AFB, airdrome ctl stn, AM (Belleville) 397.9000 ? US: FAA, aero stn, AM (Bloomington) ? US: FAA, aero stn, AM (Danville) 398.5000 ? US: Air Force, O'Hare Airport, 400F9 emission (Chicago) 400.1500 ? US: Commerce, radiosonde stn, 1F9 emission (Chicago) ? US: Commerce, telecommand land stn, 200A9 emission (Peoria) ? US: Energy, Argonne Natl Lab, radiosonde stn, 600A2 (Argonne) 401.7099 ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Breese) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Grafton) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Msr Landing) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Vndy Sta) 401.7100 ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Hickorycr) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Jonesville) 401.7520 ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Brookport) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Cairo) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Carlyle) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Chester) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Thebes) 401.7820 ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Benton) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Shelbyville) 401.8000 ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Hurrcncr) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Kaskskrv)) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Meredosi) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Posey) ? US: Army, meteorological-sat earth stn, 1.5F9 (Red Bud) 406.2000 ? p US: Labor (Chicago) 406.3250 ? US: Postal Svc (Des Plaines) 406.6000 ? h US: Energy, Fermi Natl Lab, telemetering fxd stn (Batavia) 406.9375 ? US: Army, 50F9 emission (Milo) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission (Peoria) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Batchtown) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Carlyle) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Milo) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Summerfield) WUG55 US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Rend Lake) 407.2000 KHA203 US: State (Chicago) 407.2375 ? US: Army, 50F9 emission (Joliet) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission (Marseilles) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Fillmore) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Summerfield) 407.3750 ? US: Air Force, Scott AFB, 15F2 and 16F9 emission (Belleville) ? o US: Air Force, O'Hare Airport, Air Natl Guard (Chicago) 407.4500 ? o US: Air Force, O'Hare Airport, Air Natl Guard (Chicago) 407.4750 ? US: Navy, Great Lakes Trng Ctr 407.5625 ? US: Army, 50F9 emission (Batchtown) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission (Marseilles) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission (Milo) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Fillmore) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Rockwood) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Shelbyville) 408.0250 KGW285 US: Postal Svc (Chicago) 408.0500 KBZ415 US: Postal Svc (Chicago) 408.4250 KAZ599 US: Veterans Admin, veterans' hospital (Hines) 409.0000 ? US: Health & Human Svcs (Chicago) 409.0250 ? US: Labor (Wilmington) 409.2000 KGI305 US: Energy, Argonne Natl Lab (Argonne) 409.3000 KLB812 US: Veterans Admin (Lakeside) 409.5000 KGI305 US: Energy, Argonne Natl Lab (Argonne) 409.5250 KKG214 US: Energy, Argonne Natl Lab (Lemont) 409.6250 ? p US: State (Chicago) 409.7500 KKG214 US: Energy, Argonne Natl Lab (Lemont) 410.0000 KGW285 US: Postal Svc, repeater (Chicago) 410.2000 KBZ415 US: Postal Svc, repeater (Chicago) 410.3250 KHA325 US: Postal Svc (Chicago) 410.8000 KCI797 US: Energy, Fermi Natl Lab (Batavia) 411.2000 KAF30 US: Energy, Argonne Natl Lab (Argonne) 412.7750 KOX91 US: TVA, hydrolgc & metrolgc fxd stn (Metropolis) KOX96 US: TVA, hydrolgc & metrolgc fxd stn (Jopparod) 412.8250 AAF278 US: Army, Rock Is Arsenal (Rock Island) 412.8375 ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Batchtown) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Fillmore) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Rockwood) 413.0000 ? US: Air Force, Scott AFB (Belleville) 413.0500 ? US: Air Force, Scott AFB (Belleville) 413.1000 ? US: Air Force, O'Hare Airport (Chicago) 413.1500 ? US: Air Force, Scott AFB (Belleville) 413.2000 ? US: Air Force, O'Hare Airport (Chicago) ? US: Air Force, Scott AFB (Belleville) 413.2375 ? US: Army, 50F9 emission (Milo) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission (Peoria) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Fillmore) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Rockwood) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Summerfield) 413.3000 ? US: Air Force, O'Hare Airport (Chicago) ? US: Air Force, Scott AFB (Belleville) 413.5625 ? US: Army, 50F9 emission (Joliet) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission (Marseilles) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Batchtown) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Carlyle) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Rend Lake) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Rockwood) ? US: Army, 50F9 emission, repeater (Summerfield) 413.9500 KPA723 US: GSA (Springfield) KPA725 US: GSA (Chicago) 415.2000 KPA714 US: GSA Federal Protective Svc, security guards (E St Louis) KPA723 US: GSA Federal Protective Svc, security guards, repeater (E St KPA725 h US: GSA Federal Protective Svc, security guards, repeater (Chic 415.3000 KKM867 US: Agriculture, repeater (Chicago) 415.4500 ? US: Labor (Wilmington) 415.6250 KQF70 US: Health & Human Svcs, repeater (Chicago) ? h US: unidentified: 5/19/84 416.3500 KAF30 US: Energy, Argonne Natl Lab, repeater (Argonne) 416.9750 KGW285 US: Postal Svc (Chicago) 417.6500 KHA215 US: GSA (Chicago) KHA215 US: GSA (Lake Zurich) KHA215 US: GSA (Lockport) KHA215 US: GSA (Plato Ctr) ? h US: unidentified: digital paging, 5/19/84 418.0750 KFW609 US: Energy, Argonne Natl Lab (Argonne) -- ========================================================================== Bob Parnass, AT&T Bell Laboratories - ihnp4!ihuxf!parnass - (312)979-5414