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Welcome to the
Amateur Radio &
Scanner Radio page
for Kenora, Ontario (Grid EN29ss)
and the Lake of the Woods tourist area
by VE3NNM

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Table of Contents
Frequencies
Links
* Amateur Radio Repeater Frequencies * Other Ham Radio web sites in the region
* Amateur Radio Packet Frequencies * Canadian & International Ham Radio
* Amateur Radio HF Frequencies * Radio Scanner & Shortwave web sites
* Local Radio Scanner Frequencies * Kenora & Area General Information
* Ontario Government Fleetnet Radio System
* Municipal Fire Frequencies in N.W. Ontario
* Northern Ontario Trucking Channels
* Western Canada Trucking Channels
* Kenora Television Channels
This is not the web site for the Lake of the Woods Amateur Radio Society
to visit their web site please see the links section.



Area VHF/UHF Repeater Info
Location
Coverage
Frequency
TX Offset
Callsign
Kenora, ON
local/linked
147.030
-600
VE3LWR
Kenora, ON
local
146.910
-600
VE3YQK
Sioux Narrows, ON
South of Kenora on Hwy 71
wide/linked
145.170
-600
VE3RSN
Sioux Narrows, ON
South of Kenora on Hwy 71
wide
146.940
-600
VA3SXN
North West Angle, MN
west-central Lake of the Woods at ON / MN border
wide
147.210
input 123.0 Hz
+600
N0MHO
Blackhawk, ON
near Hwy 11 / 71 junction
local
147.045
+600
VE3RBK
Falcon Lake, MB
near Ontario border
wide/linked
146.640
-600
VE4FAL
Hadashville, MB
near Ontario border
local
147.360
+600
VE4EMB
Dryden, ON
wide/linked (A)
147.255
+600
VE3DRY
Dryden, ON
local (A)
147.150
+600
VA3YHD
Camp Robinson, ON
between Vermilion Bay
and Ear Falls, Hwy 105
wide
145.310
-600
VE3VBY
Red Lake, ON
local (A)
147.000
+600
VE3RLD
Ignace, ON
east of Dryden on Hwy 17
local
147.180
+600
VA3IGN
Fort Frances, ON
local
146.820
-600
VE3RLC
Sioux Lookout, ON
North-East of Dryden on Hwy 72
wide/linked
146.850
-600
VE3YXL
Upsala, ON
east of Ignace on Hwy 17
local
145.470
-600
VE3UPP
Atikokan, ON
east of Fort Frances on Hwy 11
local
147.120
+600
VE3RIB
Bearpaw, ON
Highway 502 between Fort Frances and Dryden
wide
145.425
-600
VA3BPL

(A) = autopatch. A connection to the public telephone system is available on this repeater.

Please note the frequency change for Blackhawk's VE3RBK repeater!

The Sioux Narrows 146.940 repeater operates seasonally,
usually May - September.

Information and access codes for the area's linking system
are available in the Manitoba Repeater Society's User Codes List at:
www.mb-repeater-society.ca/repeater.html



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Area Packet Radio Info

The area's FBB packet BBS was taken out of service in June 1999. The area's TheNet Plus 2.08 packet nodes VE3JJS-2:ONKEN and VE3RMU-2:ONSXN were removed from service a short time later.

Location
Type
Frequency
System & Version
Callsign
Kenora, ON
node
145.010
TheNet Plus 2.08
VE3JJS-2:ONKEN
Kenora, ON
BBS
145.010
FBB-5.15-AB1FHMR$
VE3BBC
Sioux Narrows, ON
node
145.010
TheNet Plus 2.08
VE3RMU-2:ONSXN

For regional information, see VE4UA's VE4BBS web site.

APRS stations are the only packet radio resources available in the Kenora and Lake of the Woods area at this time, with activity taking place on 144.390 MHz.

For a list of APRS stations recently heard in the Kenora area, visit:
www.findu.com/cgi-bin/near.cgi?lat=49.76&lon=-94.45


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Area HF Amateur Radio Info
3675 kHz LSB - Canadian EmComm Channel Alpha
3743 kHz LSB - The Manitoba Weather Net at 8:30 am Central time.
3747 kHz LSB - The Manitoba Evening Phone Net at 7:00 pm Central time. 3747 is also a calling frequency for Manitoba Radio Amateurs.
3750 kHz LSB - The Northwest Ontario ARES Net at 7:15 pm Central time. 3750 is used by N.W. Ontario HF operators as a calling and working frequency, and they can often be heard there during the day and evening.
3860 kHz LSB - Minnesota state nets and calling frequency. Noon & 5:30 pm. (3990 alternate)
7055 kHz LSB - This frequency is a common Canadian calling frequency during the day and hosts many nets such as the Trans-Provincial Net (Ontario) and the Aurora Afternoon and Evening Nets. At night the frequency is usually smothered by CW transmissions. 7100 kHz is frequently being used as an alternate frequency.
7135 kHz LSB - Canadian EmComm Channel Bravo
7277.5 kHz LSB - U.S. 10th Region Net and calling frequency
14.135 MHz USB - Canadian EmComm Channel Charlie
14.140 MHz USB - If you're looking for Canadian Hams, this is the frequency to use! The "Canadian calling frequency" has operators from across Canada monitoring throughout the day. On weekends, 14.140 hosts a national traffic net.

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N.W. Ontario & Manitoba
Radio Clubs and Repeater Links
LWARS: Lake of the Woods Amateur Radio Society
Amateur Radio club and repeater group serving Kenora and Sioux Narrows Ontario, Falcon Lake and Westhawk Lake Manitoba and the surrounding regions.
www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-of-the-Woods-Amateur-Radio-Society-LWARS/244645042227957?sk=info

ARSD: Amateur Radio Society of Dryden
Amateur Radio club and repeater group serving Dryden, Ontario and the surrounding area.
www.qsl.net/arsd

LARC: Lakehead Amateur Radio Club
Amateur Radio club and repeater group serving Thunder Bay, Ontario and the surrounding area.
www.larclub.net

Manitoba Repeater Society
Amateur Radio repeater group serving the province of Manitoba, and affiliated with the 'Pine Tree' repeater system in N.W. Ontario.
www.mb-repeater-society.ca

Winnipeg Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Volunteer, non-profit emergency communications service serving Winnipeg, Manitoba and surrounding area.
www.winnipegares.ca

Triple 'S' Communications Group
Amateur Radio repeater group serving Selkirk, Manitoba and surrounding area.
www.ve4sss.ca

EastMan Amateur Radio Club
Amateur Radio club serving Selkirk and Lockport, Manitoba and the surrounding area.
www.qsl.net/ve4tg

Dauphin Amateur Radio Club
Amateur Radio club serving Dauphin, Manitoba and the surrounding area.
www.mts.net/~ve4stu

Winnipeg Senior Citizens' Radio Club
Amateur Radio club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba formed to provide services to seniors and the disabled and to provide communications services during emergencies. Their club's station is VE4WSC.
www.mts.net/~ve4wsc

Manitoba Amateur Repeater Coordination Council
A volunteer body of Manitoba Amateur Radio operators that coordinates Amateur Radio fixed-frequency allocations (repeaters, links, etc.) within Manitoba.
www.mts.net/~warc/marcc

MARM: Manitoba Amateur Radio Museum
MARM is located on the grounds of the Manitoba Agricultural Museum in Austin, Manitoba and is dedicated to collecting, preserving, researching and exhibiting articles of Amateur Radio and communications. MARM also hosts an annual hamfest each year in August.
www.marminc.ca

Peace Garden Hamfest
Annual Hamfest held each July at the International Peace Garden on the Manitoba / North Dakota border.
www.mts.net/~holderr/ihf.htm

LOWRA: Lake of the Woods Repeater Association
Amateur Radio club and repeater group serving northern Minnesota's Lake of the Woods region and the surrounding area.
www.lowra.com


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Canadian and International Amateur Radio
General Info and Links
HFRadio.net
General information and links for Amateur Radio in Canada.
www.hfradio.net

Industry Canada Spectrum Management
Industry Canada's Spectrum Management division is responsible for the licensing and enforcement of radio communication in Canada.
strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insmt-gst.nsf/en/Home

Industry Canada's Amateur Radio information
Reference material and documentation about Amateur Radio in Canada from the federal department responsible for its regulation.
strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insmt-gst.nsf/en/h_sf01709e.html

RAC: Radio Amateurs of Canada
RAC is the national association for Amateur Radio operators in Canada.
www.rac.ca

EmergencyRadio.ca
General information and resources for Canadian Amateur Radio operators providing public service and emergency radio communications services.
www.emergencyradio.ca

CANWARN
CANWARN is a volunteer organization of trained Amateur Radio operators who report severe weather observations to Environment Canada.
www.emergencyradio.ca/canwarn.shtml
www.on.ec.gc.ca/severe-weather/canwarn-e.html

ARES Ontario: Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Ontario Section
An auxilliary emergency communications network of trained, volunteer Amateur Radio operators providing communications at the municipal and provincial government levels in the interest of public safety and service.
racaresontario.ca

ARES: Amateur Radio Emergency Service
An organization of trained volunteer U.S. and Canadian Amateur Radio operators organized to assist in public service and emergency communications.
www.ares.org

IRLP: Internet Radio Linking Project
IRLP is a group based in the United States dedicated to linking Amateur Radio repeaters worldwide via the Internet.
www.irlp.net

CFARS: Canadian Forces Affiliate Radio System
CFARS is a program sponsored by Canada's National Defence Headquarters in which authorized Canadian Amateur Radio operators along with Canadian military installations and units provide auxillary communications to the Canadian Armed Forces.
www.cfars.ca

CLARA: Canadian Ladies' Amateur Radio Association
CLARA is an organization for female Amateur Radio operators in Canada.
www.claranet.ca

Canadian Amateur Radio Callsign Database
The Radio Amateurs of Canada host the on-line database of licensed Amateur Radio operators in Canada.
www.rac.ca/callbook

IARU: International Amateur Radio Union
A world-wide federation of national Amateur Radio organizations formed to defend the interests of Amateur Radio and to represent Amateur Radio's interests to the International Telecommunications Union.
www.iaru.org

ITU: International Telecommunication Union
The International Telecommunication Union is an international organization established to standardize and regulate international radio and telecommunications.
www.itu.int

ITU Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Service info
General information on world-wide Amateur Radio regulatory affairs from the ITU's Bureau of Radiocommunication and the International Amateur Radio Club, 4U1ITU.
life.itu.int/radioclub/ars.htm

Handiham: Courage Center Handiham System
The Courage Handi-Ham System based in Minnesota provides tools for people with disabilities to learn Amateur Radio and technology skills, and to earn their Amateur Radio licenses.
www.handiham.org

Amateur Radio Newsline
ARNewsline covers U.S. and international Amateur Radio news and current events. They produce a weekly broadcast that can be downloaded as a file in mp3 format.
www.arnewsline.org

eHam
A web site in the U.S. featuring Amateur Radio news and current events, equipment reviews, message boards and submitted articles.
www.eham.net


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Radio Scanner Frequencies
Kenora area
User
Frequency
Notes
Ontario Provincial Police
Kenora
413.5375
ctcss 107.2 Hz
low-power rebroadcast of
4 OPS 30 digital talk group
Shoppers' Mall Security
464.2375
ctcss 162.2 Hz
primary operations, low power
Kenora Area Fire
154.070
ctcss 88.5 Hz
primary operations & paging
Kenora Area Fire
154.995
ctcss 88.5 Hz
secondary operations
Kenora District Fire Mutual Aid
153.890
no ctcss/dcs
inter-agency fire, at scene
also Dryden Fire main operations
Kenora City Fire Fleetnet Repeater
414.2625
ctcss 192.8 Hz
low-power repeater for
communications over Fleetnet
Kenora City Fire Fleetnet Repeater
414.5625
ctcss 192.8 Hz
low-power repeater for
communications over Fleetnet
Kenora Ambulance
413.6875
no ctcss
helicopter ambulance repeater
Kenora Ambulance
413.7625
ctcss 110.9 Hz
ambulance mobile repeater
Ontario Ambulance
150.100
ctcss 118.8 Hz
Ambulance Provincial Common
all regions
Ontario Air Ambulance
129.275
"MedCom" all regions
Ontario Ambulance
149.440
paging, all regions
Fire / Ambulance / Rescue
148.655
inter-agency (inactive)
Kenora Jail
411.8875
ctcss 141.3 Hz
low-power repeater
Kenora Public Works
166.815
ctcss 100.0 Hz
primary operations
Kenora Hydro
171.225
ctcss 88.5 Hz
primary operations
Ontario Hydro
49.070
ctcss 114.8 Hz
operations, Kenora district
Ministry of Natural Resources
46.680
ctcss 110.9 Hz
operations, Kenora district
Environment Canada weather
162.475
Kenora region

Ambulance operations have switched over to the Fleetnet radio trunking system. The old ambulance frequencies of 149.335 MHz and 149.245 MHz are no longer in operation. 149.830 MHz was active for some time afterward with First Response teams (mostly volunteer fire departments) talking with ambulance dispatch but now it has also been taken out of service. The helicopter ambulance communicates with dispatch via a repeater on 413.6875 MHz. Ambulance paging continues to operate as before on 149.440 MHz, and the airplane still operates on 129.275 MHz (known as "MedCom").

Ambulances using the Fleetnet radio trunking system can continue to be monitored with conventional FM-mode scanners via the low-power in-ambulance repeaters operating in the 413 MHz band, usually 413.7625 MHz. The frequencies 413.7875, 413.8125, 413.8625 and 413.8875 are also available for use. For successful reception of these ambulance repeaters, the paramedics have to turn on their ambulance repeater and the low-power re-transmission from the ambulance has to be within the range of the scanner operator.


Ontario Provincial Police
User
Tower
Mobile
Notes
OPP
148.765
148.765
"Sim II", province-wide
OPP
-
410.8625
ctcss 123.0 Hz
in-car repeaters
OPP & Municipal Police
142.770
138.750
inter-agency, province-wide
OPP Kenora
413.5375
ctcss 107.2 Hz
-
low-power rebroadcast of
4 OPS 30 digital talk group

The OPP in this district have fully switched over to the Fleetnet radio trunking system as of February 2008. Their communications can continue to be monitored with conventional FM-mode scanners in the Kenora area by tuning to the "Beat Repeater" on 413.5375 or across the province by monitoring the in-car repeater frequency of 410.8625 MHz. Fort Frances OPP also use 413.5375 MHz, Sioux Lookout OPP use 412.8875 MHz. Both rebroadcast Fleetnet's 4 OPS 26 digital talkgroup.


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Fleetnet

Most provincial government agencies in Ontario communicate using the province-wide Fleetnet trunking radio system operating primarily in the 142 MHz band. Fleetnet operates in both analog FM mode and in APCO-25 or " P-25 " digital mode using a common digital control channel at each tower site. The Motorola Type-II SmartZone control channel at each tower site transmits continuously and does not carry any voice transmissions. The actual communications take place on voice channels that the control channel assigns when needed.

The lowest frequency available for tower output is 141.015 MHz which is assigned the Logical Channel Number 380 (LCN-380). Channel spacing is 15 kHz. Input frequencies to the tower are 4.020 MHz lower than the output frequency. Fleetnet frequencies used elsewhere in Ontario in the 151 MHz band (starting with LCN-579) and the 154 MHz band (starting with LCN-632) are not used in this zone.

Ambulance and the highways department use FM mode, while law enforcement including the OPP, Treaty 3 Police, MNR officers and MTO officers operate in APCO-25 digital mode.

The primary communications (dispatch) centre for Fleetnet in this area (Zone 4) is located in Thunder Bay. The alternate or backup communications centre is in North Bay (Zone 3). Regional ambulance and Kenora-area municipal fire and First Response services are dispatched from the Kenora Central Ambulance Communications Centre (Kenora CACC).



Fleetnet Zone 4 Site 29
Alias: 29LINK
Location:
Link Lake
east of Kenora on hwy 17
Primary Control: 142.710 MHz (LCN-493)
Secondary Control: 142.950 MHz (LCN-509)
Voice Channels: 142.080 MHz (LCN-451)
142.125 MHz (LCN-454)
142.380 MHz (LCN-471)
FM Tone: 83.72 Hz
APCO-25 NAC: 312
Fleetnet Zone 4 Site 30
Alias: 30MINK
Location: Minaki
Hwy 596, north end
Primary Control: 142.650 MHz (LCN-489)
Secondary Control: 142.830 MHz (LCN-501)
Voice Channels: 142.050 MHz (LCN-449)
142.200 MHz (LCN-459)
142.425 MHz (LCN-474)
FM Tone: 138.46 Hz
APCO-25 NAC: 317
There is no Site 31
Fleetnet Zone 4 Site 32
Alias: 32ECHO
Location:
Echo Bay
Clearwater Bay, west of Kenora
Primary Control: 143.100 MHz (LCN-519)
Secondary Control: 142.725 MHz (LCN-494)
Voice Channels: 142.140 MHz (LCN-455)
142.455 MHz (LCN-476)
142.845 MHz (LCN-502)
FM Tone: 76.76
APCO-25 NAC: 311
Fleetnet Zone 4 Site 33
Alias: 33CROW
Location: Crow Lake
Nestor Falls, south of Kenora
Primary Control: 142.095 MHz (LCN-452)
Secondary Control: 142.680 MHz (LCN-491)
Voice Channels: 142.530 MHz (LCN-481)
142.875 MHz (LCN-504)
142.905 MHz (LCN-506)
FM Tone: 97.3
APCO-25 NAC: 314

Fleetnet Talkgroups
I have observed the following talkgroups active in the area
Talkgroup
Digital
Analog
Designation
Description
2768 D
MNR dispatch
2784 D
MNR enforcement
2800 D
MNR enforcement
2816 D MNR 4TAC01 MNR tactical 01
3024 D
MNR enforcement Kenora
3056 D
MNR enforcement
3072 D
MNR enforcement
3776 D
MTO enforcement
3792 D
MTO enforcement
3808 D
MTO dispatch
8000 D 3 PC ENF Inter-agency (OPP/MNR/MTO/etc.)
8288 D OPP 4OPS05 OPP operations 05
local talkgroup for Kenora area
8352 D OPP 4OPS09 OPP operations 09
local talkgroup for Red Lake area
8368 D OPP 4OPS10 OPP operations 10
local talkgroup for Sioux Lookout area
8544 D OPP 4OPS21 OPP operations 21
primary dispatch and operations for new area as of late July '09
* Dryden (outside of city limits), Wabigoon, Oxdrift
* Ignace
* Vermilion Bay
* Highway 17 from Thunder Bay west to Vermilion Bay (at Willard Lake)
8544 D OPP 4OPS26 OPP operations 26
primary dispatch and operations for
* Highway 71, south of Nestor Falls
* Highway 11, incl. Rainy River and Fort Frances east to ???
* Highway 72 including Sioux Lookout & Hudson
8672 D OPP 4OPS29 OPP operations 29
This talk group has been removed from service.
The areas it covered have been primarily re-assigned to 4OPS26 and some to 4OPS21.
8688 D OPP 4OPS30 OPP operations 30
primary dispatch & operations for:
* Highway 17 from west of Vermilion Bay (at Willard Lake) to Manitoba border
* Highway 71 northern end, incl. Sioux Narrows & Nestor Falls
* Highway 105, incl. Ear Falls & Red Lake
* Highways 596 & 525, incl. Minaki & Whitedog
* Highway 658, incl. Redditt
* Highway 671 (Jones Rd), incl. Grassy Narrows
* Northern Lake of the Woods
8848 D OPP 4THBAY OPP Thunder Bay Region Wide
* East of English River
8864 D OPP 4KENRA OPP Kenora Region Wide
* West of English River
9376 D OPP 4TAC01 OPP tactical 01
9392 D OPP 4TAC02 OPP tactical 02
9408 D OPP 4TAC03 OPP tactical 03
9424 D OPP 4TAC04 OPP tactical 04
12288 D
City of Kenora Fire
Sioux Narrows - Nestor Falls Municipal Fire
12304 D
Fort Frances Municipal Fire
12320 D
Municipal fire inter-agency, region wide
35152 A
Municipal fire and First Response, Hwy 11 west of Fort Frances
35168 A
Ambulance, Kenora dispatch "North"
35184 A
Ambulance, Kenora dispatch "South"
35200 A MOH 4TAC01 Ambulance tactical 01
36320 A
Ambulance patch to Lake of the Woods District Hospital
36352 A
Ambulance patch to Dryden Hospital
36480 A
Ambulance
38064 A
MTO highways department
38080 A
MTO highways department
38176 A
MTO highways department
38192 A
MTO highways department
38256 A
MTO highways department
38272 A
MTO highways department
38336 A
MTO highways department
38384 A
MTO highways department
38416 A
MTO highways department
38432 A
MTO highways department
38448 A
MTO highways department
38496 A
MTO highways department
38512 A
MTO highways department
38592 A
MTO highways department
38768 A
MTO highways department
39600 A
Ontario Ministry of Corrections
39664 A
Ontario Ministry of Corrections


Fleetnet Sound Samples
Description
File Format
Ontario Fleetnet Control Channel
20 seconds - as heard on FM receiver
.WAV
164,126 kb
.MP3
333,042 kb
Ontario Fleetnet Undecoded APCO-25 Voice Transmissions
30 seconds - as heard on FM receiver
.WAV
482,872 kb
.MP3
488,554 kb
Simplex APCO-25 Encrypted Voice Transmissions
29 seconds - as heard on APCO-25 receiver
.WAV
478,942 kb
.MP3
483,961 kb

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Area Municipal Fire Frequencies
Location
Frequency
South East Whiteshell Fire Department
Westhawk Lk, Falcon Lk & southern Whiteshell Park, MB
154.695
dcs 411
Machin, ON
Vermilion Bay, Eagle River, Minnitaki
154.860
ctcss 100.0 Hz
Machin Fire link from Dryden Police dispatch
Dryden tower
155.745
ctcss 100.0 Hz
Dryden, ON
153.890
ctcss 141.3 Hz
Ignace, ON
154.190
ctcss 192.8 Hz
Ignace Fire link from Dryden Police dispatch
Dryden tower
153.800
ctcss 192.8 Hz
Sioux Lookout, ON
153.590
ctcss 123.0 Hz
Sioux Lookout Fire link from Dryden Police dispatch
Dryden tower
151.310
ctcss 123.0 Hz
Dryden Police dispatch link to/from Sioux Lookout Fire
Dryden Police station link to Dryden tower
406.4875
ctcss 77.0 Hz
Hudson, ON
154.415
ctcss 114.8 Hz
Hudson Fire link from Dryden Police dispatch
Dryden tower
159.150
ctcss 114.8 Hz
Dryden Police dispatch link to/from Hudson Fire
Dryden Police station link to Dryden tower
407.4875
ctcss 77.0 Hz
Ear Falls, ON
150.935
ctcss 107.2 Hz
Red Lake, ON
154.070
ctcss 192.8 Hz
Fort Frances, ON
154.160
ctcss 127.3 Hz
Hwy 11/71 West of Fort Frances, ON
Barwick, Bergland, Dawson, Devlin, Emo, Morson, Rainy River,
Lake of the Woods Township
153.950
ctcss 146.2 Hz
Hwy 11/71 West Fire link from Fort Frances Fire Dispatch
Fort Frances tower
150.920
ctcss 146.2 Hz
Atikokan, ON
154.070
ctcss 141.3 Hz
Thunder Bay, ON
primary operations
154.190
ctcss 141.3 Hz
Thunder Bay, ON
secondary operations
152.225
ctcss 123.0 Hz
Murillo
Oliver Paipoonge township, west of Thunder Bay
152.135
ctcss 114.8
Neebing
Neebing and South Gilles, south of Thunder Bay
150.200
ctcss 114.8
Shuniah
Shuniah township, east of Thunder Bay
149.110
ctcss 100.0
Manitoba Fire Provincial Common
mutual aid and on-scene tactical
158.925
no ctcss/dcs


Aboriginal Fire Frequencies

Industry Canada issued a number of new fire frequency allocations to Aboriginal communities in the area during the spring and summer of 2009. Paging Frequencies were added in early summer 2011. I do not know if these frequencies are currently active.

Location
Lat / Long
Frequency
Callsign
Whitefish Bay
( Naotkamegwanning )
Sioux Narrows
49° 24' 19"
93° 57' 36"
150.395
cancelled
VXM465
cancelled
Sabaskong Bay
( Onegaming )
Nestor Falls
49° 08' 14"
93° 56' 47"
151.160
cancelled
VXM469
cancelled
Big Grassy
( Mishkosiimiiniiziibig )
Morson
49° 04' 15"
94° 18' 49"
166.320
cancelled
VXM470
cancelled
Whitedog
( Wabaseemoong )
north-west of Minaki
50° 08' 06"
94° 56' 11"
150.905
cancelled
VXM471
cancelled
Northwest Angle 33
( Kabapikotawangag )
west-central Lake of the Woods at ON / MN border
49° 23' 43"
94° 58' 25"
150.440
VXM472
Northwest Angle 33
( Kabapikotawangag )
west-central Lake of the Woods at ON / MN border
49° 21' 51"
95° 00' 59"
151.910
(formerly 151.445)
CGT431
Northwest Angle 33
( Kabapikotawangag )
west-central Lake of the Woods at ON / MN border
49° 21' 54"
95° 01' 05"
164.565
(formerly 153.065)
repeater
CGT981
Northwest Angle 37
( Kabapikotawangag )
Windigo Island, Lake of the Woods
49° 21' 32"
94° 52' 54"
151.760
paging
CGT432

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General Information Regarding the Use of Common Logging Radio Channels in Northern Ontario
excerpt from Industry Canada circular - June 1, 2000 original document

Common Logging Radio Channels For Areas of Northern Ontario as Designated Below ... ONLY.

Frequency
(MHz)
Area of Operation
172.065
Ramsay Area (hauling roads)
This common logging industry frequency is authorized in the following areas only: the districts of Kenora, Rainy River, Thunder Bay, Algoma, Cochrane; part of the Sudbury district, north of Cartier and Capreol, except 50 km radius of Red Lake.
171.000 Kenora to Thunder Bay and Rainy River District
This common logging industry frequency is authorized in the following areas only: The districts of Kenora, Rainy River, Thunder Bay and west of highway 129, Chapleau and Hearst.
170.310 Kenora to Thunder Bay and Rainy River District
This common logging industry frequency is authorized in the following areas only: The districts of Kenora, Rainy River and Thunder Bay.
165.180 Geraldton to Hearst
This common logging industry frequency is authorized in the following areas only: the districts of Kenora, Thunder Bay and west of Wawa and Hearst, except 50 km radius of Red Lake.
163.980 Temagami to Hearst - Timmins to Wawa - Entire Algoma district
This common logging industry frequency is authorized in the following areas only: the districts of Timiskaming, Cochrane, Algoma and the northern part of the District of Sudbury, north of Biscotasing, Westree and Shining Tree.
159.270 Timmins area
This common logging industry frequency is authorized in the following area only: east of Nipigon, north of Wawa, Chapleau, Watershed and west of Matheson and Elk Lake.
150.290 Thunder Bay to Wawa and Dubreuilville
This common logging industry frequency is authorized in the following areas only: the districts of Thunder Bay and Sudbury; part of the Algoma district - south of the CN Rail line.

  • Use approved land mobile equipment,
    NOT marine, amateur, or front-programmable radios.

  • Frequencies must be used ONLY in the area indicated above.

  • Keep conversations short and to the point.
    These channels are shared with other users.

  • Use of profane language is not permitted. Your child may be listening.

  • All radios and frequencies used must be licensed by Industry Canada - Spectrum Management unless specifically exempted in the Radiocommunication Act or Regulations.

Notes below by the mantainer of this web site, not Industry Canada.

  • Outside of the designated areas frequencies are assigned to other license holders and should not be used.

  • By local convention 150.290 has been designated channel 4 or HAUL_4 on radios with alphanumeric displays

  • By local convention 170.310 has been designated channel 5 or HAUL_5 on radios with alphanumeric displays

  • By local convention 171.000 has been designated channel 6 or HAUL_6 on radios with alphanumeric displays

  • By local convention 165.180 has been designated channel 7 or HAUL_7 on radios with alphanumeric displays

  • By local convention 163.980 has been designated HAUL_144 on radios with alphanumeric displays

  • By local convention 154.635 has been designated channel 9 or HAUL_9 on radios with alphanumeric displays and uses a CTCSS tone of 156.7 on transmit and carrier squelch on receive. The license for this frequency is held by Domtar Pulp and Paper Products Inc. Dryden Mill Operations and should not be used unless specifically authorized by them. Within 50km of Thunder Bay this frequency is licensed to Taranis Contracting and should not be used.

  • Industry Canada does not recognize channel names, just frequency assignments.


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Truck-to-Truck Channels For Use On
Public Roads in the Western Provinces

The frequencies listed below are not available for use in Northwestern Ontario. However transmissions can frequently be monitored on them across Canada as truckers use them outside of the authorized areas of operation. Radios operating on these frequencies require a licence from Industry Canada and operation outside of the designated areas is prohibited as the frequencies could be assigned to other users in some areas. The LAD channel names listed below are recognized by Industry Canada. The ALBERTA channel names are not recognized channel names however their use is fairly common in the trucking industry. Industry Canada refers to the frequencies below as "Appendix B1" frequencies and will consider requests to have them added to a radio licence.

Frequency
Location
153.050
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, NWT and Nunavut only
* excluding a 90 km radius of Strathmore, AB
* called ALBERTA 2
* This frequency is assigned to the Public Works department in Red Lake, ON
* This frequency is assigned to the paper mill in International Falls, MN / Fort Frances, ON
154.100
BC, Yukon, NWT & Nunavut only
* excluding Greater Vancouver, BC
* excluding Fraser Valley west of Hope, BC
* excluding Vancouver Island south of Nanaimo, BC
* called LAD 1
* Industry Canada might place a restriction within 120 km of BC / U.S. border on licences,
however this is not officially a part of 'Appendix B1'
154.325
BC, Yukon, NWT & Nunavut only
* excluding Greater Vancouver, BC
* excluding Fraser Valley west of Hope, BC
* excluding Vancouver Island south of Nanaimo, BC
* called LAD 3
* Industry Canada might place a restriction within 120 km of BC / U.S. border on licences,
however this is not officially a part of 'Appendix B1'
158.940
BC, Yukon, NWT & Nunavut only
* called LAD 2
162.210
Alberta, NWT & Nunavut only
* called ALBERTA 1
* In Manitoba this frequency is assigned to the Department of Natural Resources province-wide
163.050
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba only
* excluding Saskatchewan north of 53 degrees latitude
* excluding Saskatchewan east of 104 degrees longitude
* called ALBERTA 3
* This frequency is assigned to a local school board in Winnipeg, MB
* This frequency is assigned to a construction company in Thunder Bay, ON
165.480
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba only
* excluding a 80 km radius of Weyburn, SK
* excluding a 50 km radius of Grande Prairie, AB
* called ALBERTA 4
* Manitoba trucks hauling into Kenora's lumber mill are frequently heard using a CTCSS tone of 100.0 Hz
166.620
Alberta and Saskatchewan only
* excluding a 50 km radius of Calgary, AB
* excluding a 50 km radius of Magrath, AB
168.120
Alberta only
* excluding a 50 km radius of Olds, AB
* called ALBERTA 5
173.370
BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, NWT & Nunavut only
* excluding a 50 km radius of Saskatoon, SK
* called LAD 4

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Radio Scanner & SWL Links


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Kenora Television Stations
OTA
Channel
Digital
Channel
Transition
Channel
Cable
Channel
Satellite
Channel
Callsign
Network
Location
2
50
50
2
Bell: 118
Shaw: 703
CBWFT-7
SRC
Transmitter: Tunnel Island
Studio: Winnipeg, MB
8
8
53
9
Bell: 226
Shaw: 332
CBWAT
CBC
Transmitter: Tunnel Island
Studio: Winnipeg, MB
13
13
16
4
Bell: 224
Shaw: 320
CJBN
Global
Transmitter: Norman
Studio: Keewatin
-
-
-
10
Bell: -
Shaw: -
NCC10
-
Transmitter: none
Studio: Keewatin
44
44
14
6
Bell: 265
Shaw: 353
CICO-TV-91
TVO
Transmitter: Clearwater Bay
Studio: Toronto, ON


OTA: The local over-the-air (antenna) channel on a TV.

Digital: The local over-the-air (antenna) channel on a TV that has a built-in digital ATSC tuner or is connected to a digital to analog converter box. These transmitters have not yet been activated in the local area. There are no digital signals here. These are the channel assignments for future use only.

Transition: The channel a TV station may use temporarily for its digital transmissions while its regular channel is still occupied with the old signal. These transmitters have not yet been activated in the local area. There are no digital signals here. These are the channel assignments for future use only.

The mandatory switch to digital television broadcasting only applies to select major television markets in Canada. The closest locations to be affected are Winnipeg and Thunder Bay. A switch to digital television will not be taking place elsewhere in Northwestern Ontario and there are no plans to do so in the future.

TV Ontario has announced its intention to shut down its channel 44 analog transmitter on July 31 2012 without activating a digital transmitter. After that date TV Ontario's transmissions will no longer be available in the area.

The CBC and SRC (French CBC) have quietly proposed shutting down all of their low-power analog television transmitters nation-wide sometime around the end of July 2012 without activating digital transmitters in the affected areas. Should they follow through with this threat these networks will no longer be available for viewing in the entire region between Winnipeg and Thunder Bay.


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