From nnj-scan August 2000
FIRE FREQ INFO FOR HUDSON CO NJ AS FOLLOWS:
Bayonne - F1 166.250 PL 123.0 Repeated signal - F2 154.175 PL ?123.0 Simplex
Hoboken - 170.15 PL 203.5 - FG 153.83 PL unk
Harrison - 46.18 Fire - 46.48 EMS - Both PL 162.2 change to 500MHZ expected soon
Kearny - 501.2875 PL 173.8 also has 46.18 capability
Jersey City - F1 460.55 - F2 460.60 - Both PL 192.8
East Newark - 46.18 PL 162.2
Secaucus - 170.15 PL 71.9
North Hudson (Union City, West NY, Weehawken, N Bergen, Guttenberg) - 154.325 Pl 173.8 - 154.145 PL 123.0 - 170.15 PL 123.0
County Fire Mutual Aid - 453.85 PL 123.0 has been OOS several years County OEM monitored on this freq with DPL 023 during July 4th operations. Was installed in some but not all FDJC portables in as CH 5. Unknown what the future will bring.
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Jersey City
FDJC conducts portable radio test daily 9am unless fire duty on-going - conducts mobile radio test daily 7pm, again fire duty permitting - hudson co m/a freq was/is 453.85 - pl was 123.0 - system has been oos several years - it was re-born for july 4th activity with digital pl 023 - it was installed in some fdjc portables (not all) and designated channel 5 - this was done by the county OEM - it's unknown what will happen in the future - fdjc normally operates on F2 460.60 - F1 460.55 is for admin/paging etc
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FD - Reply to: [email protected] - 10 Aug 00 - re jersey city fire - the captain (no lieut's anymore) retains the designation "engine 5", "ladder 6" etc on his portable - eng's usually have 3 portables - 1 for officer - 1 for chauffer and 1 for a ff - the 3rd ff usually doesn't have a portable - ladder co's have 3 portables as well - rescue and squad have portables for each member - rescue 1+4 sq 1+3or 4
i've heard both base to base and base to mobile traffic on the on 470.5125
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Jersey City Radio Test - heard online - 10 August 00 - dispatcher says "go ahead Engine 2" - then replies are heard - each is preceeded by a quick honk - "Engine Company 2", "Engine Company 2 Alpha", "Engine Company 2 Bravo", "Engine Company 2 Charlie" - sometimes they say "no officer" and either "Engine 2" or "Engine 2 Alpha" will be omitted - also heard - Tower Ladder 4 + Tower Ladder 4 Alpha + Tower Ladder 4 Bravo + Tower Ladder 4 Charlie - etc.
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