TROOP C - MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE
From inside the front cover of the June 1999 Palmer Telephone Book
State Police
Brookfield Barracks - 508-867-2912 - from Spencer, Leicester, Paxton dial 508-885-3230
Belchertown Barracks - 323-7561
Sturbridge Barracks - 508-347-3352 - from Palmer, Brimfield dial 283-8711
From the White Pages of the June 1999 Palmer Telephone Book - under Massachusetts - under State Police - Hardwick and Ware (residents call) 323-7561
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Summer of 1999 - 42.40 and 3 800Mhz conventional channels seem to be carrying most of the Mass State Police Troop C radio traffic now. 868.85R off ?Mt Wachusetts is used by cars in the NE part of the county. ?867.5125R is used near Stockbridge.
Starting ?8/1/99 - the new trunked system has been turned on and the other freqs have fallen silent.
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8/99 pending
Mobiles - 500 units - 37ERP - 35W
Pinnacle Rd in Harvard - 857.7125R (182/75) - 858.2125
Adams Hill in Athol - 857.2125 - 858.2125
Ragged Hill Road in West Brookfield - 859.2125 (174/75) - 860.2125
Mount Watatic in Ashburnham - 857.2125 (260ERP/75W) - 858.2125 - 859.2125 - 859.4625 - 860.2125
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6/15/95 FCC - WPHN672 - MSP Don Nagle
860.4625R - 859.3625R - 857.2375R - 856.2375R - 855.6125R - 855.1625R - 860.8375R - at all sites
FB2s - at all sites - ERP 191 / 75W
Mobiles - 800 units - 37ERP/35W
Fixed Stations - FX1s - ERP17 / 10Watts
Mt Wachusetts
Little Mugget Hill in Charlton
Oxford Fire Tower in Oxford
Chestnut Hill Fire Tower in Mendon
Mount Nebo at Rte 9 at Rte 495 in Westborough
Air National Guard in Worcester
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4/22/99 pend - WPHB897 - YP (see below for the license that was actually issued)
Adams Hill in Athol - 855.2125R - 859.2375R - 860.2375R (all 170ERP/75W) - 857.2125 - 858.2125
Ragged Hill Road in West Brookfield - 855.3875R (62ERP/75W) - 855.8625R (174ERP/75W) - 858.2875R (174/75) - 860.2875R (174/75) - 859.2125 - 860.2125
Monson Tower in Monson in Hampden Co - 855.4125R (151/75) - 855.6875R (151/75) - 855.9375R (151/75) - 860.3625R (151/75)
Pinnacle Road in Harvard - 855.2125R (182/75) - 859.2375R (182/75) - 860.2375R (182/75) - 857.2125 - 858.2125
Rte 2 at Hawes St in Leominster - 855.6625R (182/75) - 855.9125R (182.75) - 859.4625R
Steerage Hill Road in Brimfield - 855.3625R (182/75) - 855.6625R (182/75) - 855.9125R (182/75)
mobiles - 35W/37ERP
FX1s - ERP17/10W
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WPHB897 as licensed on 9/99 (per the FCC website on 4 March 2000)
Adams Hill in Athol - 855.2125 - 859.2375 - 860.2375 - 170ERP/75W - 20K0F3E
West Brookfield - 855.3875 - 855.8625 - 858.2875 - 860.2875
Monson - 855.4125 - 855.6875 - 855.9375 - 860.3625
Harvard - 855.2125 - 859.2375 - 860.2375
Leominster - 859.4625
Brimfield - 859.4625 - FB2 - 182ERP/75W - 182 Hgt Aat - 20K0F3E
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Frequency Breakdown
855.1625 - Mt Wachusetts - Little Muggett - Oxford - Chestnut Hill - Mt Nebo - Worcester
855.2125 - Athol - Harvard
855.3625 - BrimfieldXXX
855.3875 - West Brookfield
855.4125 - Monson
855.6625 - Leominster - Brimfield
855.6125 - Mt Wachusetts - Little Muggett - Oxford - Chestnut Hill - Mt Nebo - Worcester
855.6625 - LeominsterXXX - BrimfieldXXX
855.6875 - Monson
855.8625 - West Brookfield
855.9125 - LeominsterXXX - BrimfieldXXX
855.9375 - Monson
856.2375 - Mt Wachusetts - Little Muggett - Oxford - Chestnut Hill - Mt Nebo - Worcester
857.2125 - ?AtholXXX - ?HarvardXXX - ?Ashburnham
857.2375 - Mt Wachusetts - Little Muggett - Oxford - Chestnut Hill - Mt Nebo - Worcester
858.2125 - ?AtholXXX - ?HarvardXXX - ?Ashburnham
858.2875 - West Brookfield
859.2125 - ? W BrookfieldXXX - ?Ashburnham
859.2375 - Athol - Harvard
859.3625 - Mt Wachusetts - Little Mugget - Oxford - Chestnut Hill - Mt Nebo - Worcester
859.4625 - Leominster - ?Ashburnham
860.2125 - ? W BrookfieldXXX - ?Ashburnham
860.2375 - Athol - Harvard
860.2875 - West Brookfield
860.3625 - Monson
860.4625 - Mt Wachusetts - Little Mugget - Oxford - Chestnut Hill - Mt Nebo - Worcester
860.8375 - Mt Wachusetts - Little Mugget - Oxford - Chestnut Hill - Mt Nebo - Worcester
the freqs that are doubled up are not near each other radiowize (usually) - 14/19/26 freqs total - 6/7/13 sites - max of 4/5 freqs per site - minimum of 2 freqs per site - XXX means freq was in pending license but not ultimately included in granted license
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June 4, 1999 - 868.95R seems to be a backup channel off of ?Mt Wachusetts - 8/15/99 no longer used
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WPHB897 license as issued on 4/27/95 (WPHB897 was relicensed in 9/99 - see above)
Prospect Hill in Philipston - 860.2375R (ERP170/75W) - 859.2375R (170/75) - 855.2125R (170/75)
Ragged Mtn in West Brookfield at 421716N 0721103W - 860.2875R (all 174/75 this site) - 858.2875R - 855.8625R - 855.3875R
Monson Tower (all 151ERP/75W this site) - 860.3625R - 855.9375R - 855.6875R - 855.4125R
Gibbets Hill in Groton - (all 182ERP/75W) - 860.2375R - 859.2375R - 855.2125R
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Here is a great website full of info about the ongoing changes to the Mass State police trunked radio system -Trunked 1999
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Typed up by Peter Szerlag on 6/4/99 - update 9/1/99 = 4 March 2000
