I live in Utah, so my Utah Radio Page contains the most information. Several times a year I travel through Nevada on I-80 or I-15, so I've set up this page to share the results of my research into FCC licenses, and the monitoring I have done while driving.
As with my Utah page, I am doing this is to learn through sharing. I put what I know on the table, other hobbyists do likewise, and we all come away with more complete information than we started with. Any information you could contribute would be greatly appreciated.
Update - 29 Dec 2008 While traveling across the state on I-80, I found the NHP now using the NSRS 800 MHz EDACS trunked system the entire way. I did hear some some traffic on one of the VHF channels, so I'll leave the list up here on this page.
These 7.5 kHz spaced channels were allocated by the FCC fairly recently, under a project known as refarming. If you can't enter the exact frequency, get as close as you can (ie. 154.805 or 154.810). If you're going to be listening to them on a regular basis, you will get the best performance from a newer model scanner which will accept them.
I noticed this frequency listed on several of the NHP licenses. From monitoring it, I believe it to be used by Mobile Extenders, A.K.A. Vehicular Repeaters. These units take the car's radio, and retransmit the signal to the officer's portable. The portable probably talks back to the extender on 460.55. The California Highway Patrol operates it's Mobile Extenders on 154.905 MHz. One useful thing to keep in mind, the stronger the signal is, the closer the Trooper is!
I have online spreadsheets with lan/lon coordinates for both the current 800 MHz system and the Old VHF channels, that may still be there as a backup, or for special operations. Callsigns can be looked up on the FCC database. LCN's usually start with the lowest frequency as 1, the next as 2, and so on. The radioreference.com database may also be useful.
800 MHz Highway Patrol/NDOT frequencies, starting at the Utah state line:
WPRY226, Site 6 - 3 MILE 5 KM WEST OF WEST WENDOVER, NV ELKO County E Trunker v.3.8.3 SysId: 0013(hex) 19(dec) 1 855.2125 2 856.2125 3 857.2125 WPRY226, Site 1 - BALD PEAK VICTORIA 14 KM EAST OF CURRIE, NV ELKO County E Trunker v.3.8.3 SysId: 001B(hex) 27(dec) 1 858.2125 2 859.2125 3 860.2125 WPRY226, Site 5 - ROCKY POINT 13 KM NORTHWEST OF OASIS, NV ELKO County E Trunker v.3.8.3 SysId: 000F(hex) 15(dec) 1 856.2625 2 857.2625 3 858.2625 WQAB207 - 9.8 KM NORTH OF WELLS, NV ELKO County E Trunker v.3.8.3 SysId: 0016(hex) 22(dec) 1 856.4625 2 857.4625 3 858.4625 WPRY226, Site 2 - ELKO MOUNTAIN 10 KM MORTHEAST OF ELKO, NV ELKO County E Trunker v.3.8.3 SysId: 0016(hex) 22(dec) 1 856.9625 2 857.9625 3 858.9625 WPOZ629 - EAST TWIN PK 13KM NW OF ELKO, NV ELKO County E Trunker v.3.8.3 SysId: 0011(hex) 17(dec) 1 855.2125 2 856.2125 3 857.2125 WPQD805, Site 4 - 6 KM E OF CARLIN CARLIN, NV EUREKA County E Trunker v.3.8.3 SysId: 0019(hex) 25(dec) 1 856.7125 2 857.7125 3 858.7125 4 859.7125 WPQD805, Site 1 - 24 KM E OF ARGENTA BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV LANDER County E Trunker v.3.8.3 SysId: 000A(hex) 10(dec) 1 856.9375 2 857.9375 3 858.9375 WPQD805, Site 3 - 8 KM SE OF GOLCONDA GOLCONDA, NV HUMBOLDT County E Trunker v.3.8.3 SysId: 000F(hex) 15(dec) 1 856.2625 2 857.2625 3 858.2625 WPPV258 - 6 KM NW WINNEMUCCA, NV HUMBOLDT County E Trunker v.3.8.3 SysId: 000C(hex) 12(dec)1 856.4625 2 857.4625 3 858.4625 4 859.4625
update 17 Apr 2011 - I recently received an email indicating that the frequencies for the Winnemucca site had changed. I checked the FCC database and found that the frequencies for license WPPV258 had changed, and now match what the contributor sent. Thanks Bert, sharing information is what this page is all about.
new info 1 851.475 2 851.85 3 852.475 4 853.1625 WQLG501 - STAR PEAK I-80 AT IMLAY, NV PERSHING County ? 851.1125 ? 851.5625 ? 852.1125 ? 852.85 ? 853.1125 ? 853.5625 control WPQZ376, Site 4 - TOULON PEAK 32KM SW OF LOVELOCK, NV PERSHING County E Trunker v.3.8.3 SysId: 0013(hex) 19(dec) 1 858.2125 2 859.2125 3 860.2125 WPQZ715, Site 1 - EAGLE RIDGE 12 KM SW OF FERNLEY, NV STOREY County E Trunker v.3.8.3 SysId: 000B(hex) 11(dec) 1 854.9875 2 856.7625 3 858.7625 4 867.3875 5 867.8625 6 868.1375
From this point I was not able to find any NHP traffic on any of the Reno NSRS sites. I asked about this in the Radioreference.com Nevada Discussion Forum, and was advised that in the Reno Metro area, NHP operates on the Washoe County trunked system.
NHP trunkgroups heard: 05-001 05-010 05-101 05-102 05-107 05-141 05-142 05-143 NDOT trunkgroups heard: 06-021 06-071 06-082 06-090 06-091 06-092 06-092 06-093 06-094 06-097 06-107 06-110 06-130 06-154
Old 150 MHz Highway Patrol frequencies, starting at the Utah state line:
All NHP operations, including Mobile Extenders, use PL 151.4.
WPXY349, Site 3 - 5.6 KM W WENDOVER NV 154.8075 WPXY349, Site 1 - ROCKY POINT 12 M E OF WELLS NV 154.8225 154.9575 WPXY350, Site 1 - 10 KM NORTH EAST OF ELKO NV 154.8 154.905 WPXY353, Site 2 - GRINDSTONE MOUNTAIN ELKO NV 154.665 WPXY354, Site 1 - MARY'S MOUNTAIN 6 KM EAST OF CARLIN NV 154.6725 154.7925 WPXY354, Site 3 - STONY POINT 6 MILES NORTH OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN NV 155.25 155.4525 WPXY369, Site 1 - GOLCONDA SUMMIT, 8 KM SE OF GOLCONDA (HUMBOLDT COUNTY) NV 154.7325 154.8675 WPXY352, Site 1 - 2 MI NW OF WINNEMUCCA (HUMBOLDT COUNTY) NV 154.8825 155.0475 WPXY357, Site 5 - TOULON PEAK, 20 SW OF LOVELOCK NV 155.145 155.4525
Cities and Counties:
I know these were used in the 1990's, unknown if they are still in use:
155.04 179.9pl West Wendover PD 156.105 146.2pl West Wendover PD 158.775 Wendover City 155.235 Wendover City voice paging
Heard on I-80 trips, 2003-2012:
Wendover, Utah PD has been disbanded. The Utah side of the city is currently patrolled by the Tooele County Sheriff's Dept.
154.74 NAC:100 West Wendover PD Dispatch (encrypted P-25)
155.925 no pl West Wendover Public Works
151.01 NDOT or Elko County Roads Dept.
155.055 multiple pl's in use Elko County Sheriff
154.845 156.7pl Elko PD
(Eureka County)
155.895 Lander County Sheriff
154.845 156.7pl Humboldt County Sheriff (includes Winnemucca PD and Fire)
155.595 141.3pl (simulcast of 154.845)
155.31 no pl Humboldt County Sheriff ch3
155.01 127.3pl Humboldt County ?
154.785 NAC:29A Encrypted P-25, heard in Winnemucca
153.8 NAC:2A0 Encrypted P-25, heard in Winnemucca
155.025 2-tone w/ no pl Fire page out, Ambulance page out
153.875 167.9 Units responding to above pages
154.385 2-tone w/ no pl fire pagers
151.475 no pl Nevada State of Division of Wildlife (only hearing dispatcher)
460.925 131.8pl Winners Casino, Winnemucca
154.965 203.5pl Pershing County Sheriff Dispatch
155.58 Lovelock Prison
(Churchill County)
(Lyon County)
(Storey County)
463.225 123.0pl Boomtown
463.95 D023 BoomtownHighway Patrol frequencies, starting at the Arizona state line:
(Outdated information deleted).
Email is always welcome from those with additional information or questions.
This page was last revised on Tuesday, 31 January 2012