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THE MARITIMES Opening page last updated December 7, 2009 © 2009, MARITIMES SCANNING SITE, all rights reserved. |
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Unless otherwise
indicated the information presented here has been personally verified by
myself, or is from publicly-available government documents, or has been received
from other listeners on whose information I feel I can rely. This
information, including frequencies and talk group ID's, This information is readily available
on the public airwaves to any listener willing and able to spend time
listening and analyzing, and is merely compiled here. It is not my
intent to publish any information that is actually confidential or that is
likely to jeopardize the conduct of any public service
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PHILOSOPHICAL STATEMENT: If you are looking
strictly for lists, this may not be the place for you. Sure I
have lists but I combine them with descriptive articles. I like
to write and I like to know about things, not just obtain a list and program
my scanner. This site is for the most part a source of information,
explanations, links, and historical musings, with occasional updates.
While there are lists provided here, they are not intended to take the place
of those you can download in scanner format from such sites as Radio
Reference. It is suggested that you use it as a starting place for understanding any of
the radio aspects that are covered and go on from there. For
example, for scanning in the Maritimes, there is a great deal of background
information and lists provided here, but you should use these in conjunction
with the ScanMaritimes forum site:
www.scanmaritimes.ca
where you will find up to the minute happenings and
discoveries being discussed, and questions being asked and answered, and you
can take part in this yourself. I am not part of the
administration of ScanMaritimes but I am a big fan and I go there every day!
For PEI you should go to ScanPEI. Other forum and reference sites
that you will find interesting, but do not specifically cover this region are:
Hepburn’s Radio & TV DX Info
Centre ,
http://radioreference.com and
www.strongsignals.net |
| What is scanning? It is the hobby reception of communications in the VHF and UHF range of frequencies. Scanning refers to the fact that scanners, receivers for such communications, continually scan dozens or hundreds of channels. Scanning may be associated with amateur radio but not necessarily, and most enthusiasts are interested in radio communications and public service agencies, but are not "ambulance chasers". They are you and I!! Scanning is legal in Canada though there are restrictions on the divulging of information heard. The freedom to listen to what is on the airwaves on your regular radio or on your scanner is one of the most important liberties in a democracy such as ours, and not only is a source of broadcast entertainment and news, but also enables the citizenry of a country to have a knowledge of what their public safety agencies are doing, and to appreciate their services. | ||||||
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For frequently asked questions click here. Please read before sending your questions! |
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Nova Scotia Trunked Mobile Radio System (TMR) for a description including frequencies, structure, non-digital ID List (updated Dec 7/09), How to Listen, and a link to the official site. Specific information on individual user agencies is available through the provincial links below. If you are not in the first place familiar with trunking in general, click here. |
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Colchester County Fired page Sept 30
East Hants integrated fire
page Nov 20
NS Integrated Mobile Radio System
NS MAPS SHOWING TMR SITES, ETC (under construction, but partly usable now)
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RCMP |
Prince Edward Island Police (RCMP and other)
PICS
PEI Integrated Communications System
Please visit ScanPEI, a Radio Reference member site, for the most recent frequency and tg lists for Prince Edward Island |
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Maritimes-wide and nearby areas, and miscellaneous commercial systems: Link to Nav Canada's Airport Diagram site. See a chart of practically any significant airport in Canada. Link to LiveATC.net (aero) live streaming many areas of the world Drivethrough (Takeout) Bus (School, etc) [needs work!] |
A page on Q codes, Ten codes, phonetic alphabet, Morse, words used in radio, etc.
Weatheradio Canada
Cdn vhf band plan Mobile Phones: Before Cellular |
Broadcast
and Historical Pages
Current list of FM broadcast stations in the Maritimes and Maine, including Bill's loggings from within and outside this region
Bill's Radio
Historical Pages, centering on call letters but also touching on the history of marine
and military radio in Bill’s Other Hobbies Intro & Links Page (mostly re aircraft, airnav, railroads) under construction External Links not contained in pages above: WTFDA Home Page (This is the club for those interested in TV, FM and related DX'ing...including up to the minute forums on ducting and other skip phenomena) Northwest Broadcasters (AM, FM, TV developments and Lists from the Seattle/Vancouver area) Northeast Radio Watch. Similar to the above but for NE USA and Eastern Canada Recent Broadcast Decisions from the CRTC Website re BCB DX'ing |
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Search Canadian
government frequency records [TAFL], visit http://sd.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.jsp. |
SATCOLT Link to Motorola’s MOTOTRBO page. A conventional system using digital technology not listenable on scanners, on 400 MHz |
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Link to Halifax
Regional Search & Rescue's site (not
a source of communications information, but a good example of a comms-oriented
volunteer organizations that you might want to help out) |
Forum
from
Calculating bearings & distances from your QTH or
anywhere.
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