Subject: A hard looka at the Blue World, FCC Database (Kingsbury).
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 122058 -0500
From: Roy Beavers
To: guru
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Subject: FCC Frequency Database
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 09:40:32 -0400
From: Bill Kingsbury
To: roy@emfguru.com
FYI:
All of the radio, microwave, and cell phone transmitters in a given
city (US & Canada) can be located by searching the following web
site's databases. Each transmitter is listed by its call sign,
type, company name, and exact location.
You may be shocked to find out how many transmitters are currently
"radiating" you, and your family and neighbors -- from nearby,
fully-hidden locations. All without your knowledge, or permission,
or even a peep from your local officials who oversee the selling
of licenses. Don't expect them to ask for any safety inspections,
since that's the job of the federal government, supposedly.
Transmitter coordinates are listed, with the precise latitudes and
longitudes -- in degree minutes and seconds. For example, "345906"
indicates 34.59.06 -- or: 34 degrees, 59 minutes, and 6 seconds.
(A minute is 1/60 of a degree, and a second is 1/60 of a minute.)
Each second is equivalent to approximately 84 feet (25.6 meters),
so you should be able to identify the exact location of any
particular transmitter, using the proper map. For example :
MapQuest - Online U.S. Latitude & Longitude Map Search :
http://www.mapquest.com
USGS Printed Map Retail Stores :
http://mapping.usgs.gov/esic/map_dealers
In my area, I found 247 "hidden" microwave transmitters (806 - 865
MHz), all licensed to broadcast from the SAME location -- less than
1000 feet away. What's more, there are exactly 1545 additional
transmitters listed -- on this side only, of the nearby city-line.
FCC Frequency Database(s) :
http://www.perconcorp.com/scripts/foxweb.exe/mainmenu?FCC
Find ALL transmitters in a given City (US & Canada) :
(this URL may wrap...)
http://www.perconcorp.com/scripts/foxweb.exe/PROCSUBM?\0\FCC\City\SPE
CTRUM\SPECTRUM
Note: The transmitter "types" will be listed in the "RS" column
of your search results. See below, for the RS Codes list.
For a specific list of only the cell-phone (frequency range)
transmitters, use the following webpage URL. You will need to
enter the desired frequency range in MHz, for example :
800.0000 to 900.0000 (Enter all the zeros as shown.)
or: 1800.0000 to 2000.0000 (the newer cell phone frequencies)
(this URL may wrap...)
http://www.perconcorp.com/scripts/foxweb.exe/PROCSUBM?\0\FCC\Freq_Ran
ge_City\SPECTRUM\SPECTRUM
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Note:
The hobbyist "Spectrum" CD-ROM is available, with the entire
frequency database (18 data fields), for less than $38 (U.S or
Canada) :
http://www.perconcorp.com/products/spectrum/index.html
The much more useful "Professional Series FCC Frequency
Database" CD-ROM is available, for seven separate U.S. regions
(with 72 data fields), for less than $160 each :
http://www.perconcorp.com/products/pro/index.html
The "Geo_db 2000" CD-ROM is a U.S. street-level mapping system
which can import and display the locations of the transmitters
in the above frequency (and other) databases :
http://www.perconcorp.com/products/geo_db2k/index.html
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"RS" Radio Service Codes :
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(*) SMRS = "Specialized Mobile Radio Systems" (SMRs)
-- see: "YS" and "YX", below. The "YX"
category makes up the majority of all transmitters !
These appear to be CELL PHONE BASE STATIONS -- and
you will discover that there are very few listings
in the "CL" (cellular telecommunications) category.
Does this help avoid certain taxes and regulations ?
AA - AVIATION AUXILIARY GROUP
AB - AURAL MICROWAVE BOOSTER
AC - AIRCRAFT
AD - AVIATION DEVELOPMENTAL
AF - AERONAUTICAL AND FIXED
AG - AIRCRAFT GROUP
AI - AURAL INTERCITY RELAY
AM - AM STATION
AR - AVIATION RADIONAVIGATION
AS - AURAL STUDIO TRANSMITTER LINK
AX - INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST STATION
BA - BROADCAST AUXILIARY
BF - FM BROADCAST
BI - INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST
BS - STANDARD BROADCAST
BT - TV BROADCAST
CA - INDIVIDUAL MOBILE RADIO
CC - INTERNATIONAL FIXED PUBLIC CONTROL
CD - PAGING AND RADIOTELEPHONE
CE - DIGITAL ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SERVICE
--> CF - POINT TO POINT MICROWAVE
CG - DOMESTIC PUBLIC AIR-GROUND
CI - INTERNATIONAL FIXED PUBLIC
--> CL - CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CM - MULTI POINT DISTRIBUTION
CN - PCS NARROW BAND
CO - OFFSHORE RADIOTELEPHONE (ORTS)
CP - INTERNATIONAL FIXED PUBLIC PRESS
CR - RURAL RADIO
CS - INTERNATIONAL FIXED SATELLITE
CT - LOCAL TELEVISION TRANSMISSION
CW - PCS BROAD BAND
CX - DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE
EX - EXPERIMENTAL EXPORT
FA - FM ALLOTMENTS
FB - FM BOOSTER
FM - FM STATION
FR - FR
FX - FM TRANSLATOR
GA - CONVENTIONAL PUB SAF & SPEC EMERGENCY
GB - CONVENTIONAL BUSINESS
GC - MOTOR CARRIER GROUP
GF - CONVENTIONAL PUB SAF & SPEC EMER.
GI - CONVENTIONAL OTHER INDUST & LAND TRAN.
GO - CONVENTIONAL OTHER INDUST & LAND TRAN.
GP - CONVENTIONAL PUB SAF & SPEC EMER.
GR - CONVENTIOANL SMR
GS - PRIVATE CARRIERPAGING
GU - CONVENTIONAL BUSINESS
GX - CONVENTIOANL SMR
HA - AMATEUR
HR - RACES
HS - AMATEUR SATELLITE
HV - VANITY
IB - BUSINESS
IF - FOREST PRODUCTS
IG - BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL / POOL
IM - MOTION PICTURE
IP - PETROLEUM
IS - SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL
IT - TELEPHONE MAINTENANCE
IV - FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION
IV - VIDEO PRODUCTION
IW - POWER
IX - MANUFACTURERS
IY - RELAY PRESS
LA - AUTOMOBILE EMERGENCY
LD - LOCAL MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE
LI - INTERURBAN PASSENGER
LJ - INTERURBAN PROPERTY
LM - LM
LP - LOW POWER TELEVISION
LR - RAILROAD
LU - URBAN PASSENGER
LV - URBAN PROPERTY
LX - TAXICAB
MA - MARINE AUXILIARY
MC - MARINE COASTAL
--> MG - MICROWAVE INDUSTRIAL / BUSINESS POOL
MK - ALASKA FIXED
MR - MARINE RADIODETERMINATION
MS - SHIP GROUP
--> MW - MICROWAVE PUBLIC SAFETY POOL
MX - MARITIME MOBILE SATELLITE
NC - NATIONWIDE COMMERCIAL 5 CHANNEL
NL - NATIONWIDE NON-COMMERCIAL 10 CHANNEL
NS - NATIONWIDE NON-COMMERCIAL 5 CHANNEL
PC - PUBLIC COAST STATIONS, AUCTIONED
PE - DIGITAL ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SERVICE - PR
PF - FIRE
PH - HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
PL - LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PM - EMERGENCY MEDICAL
PO - FORESTRY CONSERVATION
PP - POLICE
PS - SPECIAL EMERGENCY
PW - PUBLIC SAFEY POOL
QA - 220-222 MHZ BAND, AUCTIONED
QD - NON-NATIONWIDE DATA
QM - NON-NATIONWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY/ MUTUAL AID
QO - NON-NATIONWIDE OTHER
QT - NON-NATIONWIDE 5 CHANNEL TRUNKED
RA - RADIO ASTRONOMY
RP - REMOTE PICKUP
RS - RADIOLOCATION
SF - STANDARD FREQUENCY
SM - INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL
TA - VACANT CHANNEL
TB - TV MICROWAVE BOOSTER
TI - TV INTERCITY RELAY
TN - 39 GHZ, AUCTIONED
TP - TV PICKUP
TR - CABLE TELEVISION RELAY
TR - TR
TS - TV STUDIO TRANSMITTER LINK
TT - TV TRANSLATOR RELAY
TV - TELEVISION
TX - TV TRANSLATOR OR LPTV STATION
WA - MICROWAVE AVIATION
WM - MICROWAVE MARINE
WR - MICROWAVE RADIOLOCATION
WS - WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
XC - EXPERIMENTAL CONTRACT (DEV)
XD - EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL
XE - EXPERIMENTAL EXPORT
XR - EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
YA - TRUNKED PUB SAFETY & SPEC EMERGENCY
YB - TRUNKED BUSINESS
YC - SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHZ, AUCTIONED
YD - SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHZ, AUCTIONED
YF - TRNK PUB SAF & SPEC EMER - NATIONAL PLAN
YG - TRUNKED INDUSTRIAL / BUSINESS POOL
YI - TRUNKED OTHER INDUSTRIAL & LAND TRANSPOR
YO - TRUNKED OTHER INDUSTRIAL & LAND TRANSPOR
YP - TRUNKED PUB SAFETY & SPEC EMERGENCY
(*) YS - TRUNKED SMRS
YU - TRUNKED BUSINESS
YW - TRUNKED PUBLIC SAFETY POOL
(*) YX - TRUNKED SMRS
ZA - GENERAL MODILE RADIO (GMRS)
ZC - RADIO CONTROL
ZD - CITIZENS BAND
ZV - INTERACTIVE VIDEO & DATA
(*) SMRS = "Specialized Mobile Radio Systems" (SMRs).
Archive provided courtesy of WaveGuide, http://www.wave-guide.org
Reprinted with permission of Roy Beavers, http://www.emfguru.com