46.060 Alert/Testing? 9/27

[x242Steve 1]

Tuesday, September 27 around 1530 to 1545 hours

The "Alert" tone (Single Blast, not the Siren-sounding thing) keeps going off on 46.060

What's the deal?

Edited September 27, 2005 by 242steve

[afd65 4]

what is 46.06 used for in westchester county because up here in Deleware county new york in delhi it is the main channel for dispatching?

[Pudge3311 5]

46.06 is the operating frequency for New Rochelle Fire Dept and Pelham Fire Dept, along with 30 A1, A2, and 38 M1.

[x242Steve 1]

They must have been testing something in Pelham, because 629 eventually did a 5x5 check with Rescue 45.

I was just curious cuz the alert went off an abnormal number of times.

Sorry for the basically pointless thread...

[tbendick 27]

Was it on or off PL?? I didn't hear anything, however I did hear New Rochelle HQ ask 60-Control about it, which in turn stated they didn't hear anything. I have the PL Tone on, so if it was off PL I wouldn't hear anything.

[Remember585 815]

Was it on or off PL??  I didn't hear anything, however I did hear New Rochelle HQ ask 60-Control about it, which in turn stated they didn't hear anything.  I have the PL Tone on, so if it was off PL I wouldn't hear anything.

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Chances are that tone y'all were hearing is a phone line test for one of the radio towers in the County, more than likely the one in New Rochelle.

[x242Steve 1]

Hmm... had this scanner since about 1993... No PL here

Any suggestions for a scanner that will be worth investing in, keeping in mind the new "radio plan"?

Edited September 28, 2005 by 242steve

[Pudge3311 5]

This was a test between 60 control and Verizon. New Rochelle Tower had been down for three weeks and is now back online.

[Firefighter57 0]

This was a test between 60 control and Verizon.  New Rochelle Tower had been down for three weeks and is now back online.

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hah, is that why every time new ro gets toned, it sounds funky. I was getting them real good before yesterday but now it sounds all skechy.

[27east 19]

hah, is that why every time new ro gets toned, it sounds funky.  I was getting them real good before yesterday but now it sounds all skechy.

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I can't get them in at all. I get no tone, no voice on 33.96. All I get is the company calling 10-4 that they got the run. (I'm in Eastchester, I used to get them just fine, but 46.06 has always been bad.)

[tbendick 27]

Starting to sound right. Notice the same thing last week I have had trouble hearing the dispatcher and I am in New Ro.

[ems-buff 81]

I don't know why but it's hard to hear 60 dispatch New Rochelle or Pelham on 33.96. It's all scratchy like