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Category 4, Topic 3
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Message 3 Thu Jun 01, 1989
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MASAMWICK [NC_SCANNER] at 22:24 EDT
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Wil you be travelling along the coast? If so, maybe we can get together.
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What FCC data files are you getting, and how do you get them? I've been
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trying to get info from the FCC on how I can get frequency info. I am sure
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that there must be some place (Washington, DC?) where a citizen can spend an
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afternoon going through printouts, microfiche, computer terminals, etc. to
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search for frequencies by location. But damned if I can get them to tell me
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anything concrete!
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Category 4, Topic 3
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Message 4 Sat Jun 03, 1989
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ELENTZ at 06:56 CDT
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Te easiest thing to do is call the National Technical Information Service in
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Springfield Virginia at this number (703) 487-4807 and request the price for
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PB-89-902401 State Index to Non-Government Master Frequency Data Base PB-89-
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902301 Licensee Name Index to Non-Gov Master Freq data base PB-890902501
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Callsign Index to Non-Gov Master Freq Data Base e I usually buy the State
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index and Licensee Index since they cost much less than the Master. The last
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price I had on the Master List was over $400.00. The Index files are appx.
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$45.00 The State index is by State, by City, and by Frequency. This will
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help you find out who in town has a radio. This is by the transmitter
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location though, onot city of operation. The Licensee name index is listed by
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whoever has the license. You will find that Security Companies and Wrecker
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companies are usually licensed to some person or something weird. They are
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hard to locate. I haven't bought the Callsign index ever. GOOD LUCK........It
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is the government you will be dealing with. By the way, this is on microfiche
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and you will need to borrow or purchase a microfiche viewer. (Public Library)
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They arn't very expensive if you can locate a company that deals in them.
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Try and locate one of the larger companies and they usually have some rental
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returns.
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Buy one of them. As long as the mirrors are in one piece and the lens ok then
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you are in business. The bulbs can be replaces for less than $25.00.All that
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is left is the fan motor (some don't have them). I have a Northwest Microfilm
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Inc NMI 75 and it is just great. Be sure and get a 48X lens or maybe one
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size less.
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Thnks for the info! I will call them. You say that the State Index lists
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businesses by city, but does not give the callsign? How about info on numbers
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of base/mobile/repeater stations? Can't I also look up this info at an FCC
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office?
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It does give the call sign. This is only an index file (one of three) for the
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Master Frequency Listing which gives all the info on the license. The Master
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is very expensive and also available on 9-track tape. You can get a Call Sign
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Index, Name Index, and the State Index. From what I understand you can look
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up this info at the FCC on their computers but you do need to have a part of
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the information. I have never done that so I don't know what kind of hassle
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you will go through.
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Topic 5 Tue May 23, 1989
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ELENTZ at 23:04 CDT
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Sub: Frequency Help!!!!
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Look for that one frequency and can't find it?
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Message 1 Tue May 23, 1989
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ELENTZ at 23:11 CDT
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Ifyou have a frequency that you can't locate aot need some help, give this a
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try. I have the complete FCC data files from a couple of years back and will
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be willing to give a hand if you are looking for some unknown frequency. At
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this time the current data file hasn't been released but I hope to have it
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shortly. Therefore......... Give me as much information as you can on the
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agency or company that has the radio system that you are having trouble with.
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I have the files listed by Company/Agency and also by TRANSMITTER location.
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Sorry, I don't have a call sign list but you can include this also so I know
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that I have it the correct company/agency. If you are able to give height of
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antenna on the mobile units this will help also. This will be for private
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<RETURN>, <S>croll, <Q>uit ?s
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companies, public safety agencies, and news media. I I can promise that I
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will be able to find what you are looking for but there is a pretty good
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chance that we will be succesful. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE. It
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will help me build my database foconfirmed frequencies. REMEMBER: I need the
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name of company/agency, Transmitter location(state city) and possibly the
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frequency area.
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B.E.MOORE at 20:01 PDT
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Hey, that sounds like a great resource. Is there a way an Average Joe could
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get hold of such a list? I would assume that the FCC (as a Gov't Agency)
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would be releasing such a thing for a nominal fee.... should compress quite
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well, too!
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Ye the FCC database is available from the National Technical Information
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Service - Springfield Virginia. They have the database available in
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Microfiche for about $45.00 a set. This is a condensed listing sorted by
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either Call Sign, Licensee, or Location. I have been purchasing the Licensee
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and Location sets each year for the past several years. They sell to the
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average Joe (that's me) and will even put you on a subscription for a yearly
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fee. It is really difficult to figure out what you want and then tell them.
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Being part of the Government it is much harder than it should be. The best
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bet would be to contact NTIS at (703)-487-4650 and find out the number you
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need to call to get a catalogue for the FCC database on Microfiche. The
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listings include the complete United States and are very good. You will also
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need a microfiche vieweror possibly you can go to the library and borrow
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theirs I found that this doesn't work to well so I bought my own.
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K.CROSBY [Kevin-Mem,Tn] at 09:22 CDT
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I've heard that the list is also avaialble as a computer file. Any info on
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this ??????
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B.E.MOORE at 17:04 PDT
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I'l check on that. Since it's on Fiche, it should be on a computer
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somewhere. I do have a friend with a 9=track, so if worse comes to worse,
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there is always that route. If I can get a computer-readable copy, I'll ARC
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it (since 'most everybody can deal with that) and upload it. (GEnie'll love
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me if I put up such a beast and it's 500K... EVERYONE will download it... :-)
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And, since your tax dollars paid for it, you can do whatever you wnat with
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it: including printing it and SELLING portions.
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Category 4, Topic 5
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Message 6 Sun May 28, 1989
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A.GOTT at 01:53 PDT
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You will love this request, but since I don't use an IBM, would it be
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possible for you to upload it as an UNARCED file? Would help us 'other users'
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out.
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ELENTZ at 22:42 CDT
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Today I was able to place the order for the current edition of the FCC
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database. Should have it in a couple of weeks since I placed a rush order
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on it. If you are looking for the frequency of any local agency/business then
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leave me a message in this topic. I will do my best to locate it for you.
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There will be no charge, just upload (no charge for upload time) you
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frequency database or listing for us to use on the BIG PROJECT!!!! I won't
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check to see if you have uploaded anything but sure wish we could get
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everyone's help.
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There is no promise that I will be able to locate the agency in question but
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have had a pretty high precentage of success in the past. REMEMBER: This is a
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free service offered by me only and is in no way connected with GEnie -
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yet......
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