Great River Energy
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System Information
(June 2005)
This was originally part of a larger group of licences that formed a network among all Great River (then United Power Association) member utilities. It has since been superceded by their new trunking system; I have not heard anything on the old UPA conventional freqs for years, and I have no idea how many (if any) of the stations still exist. Up until a year or so ago, I worked for Mora's public utilities department (a former UPA member), and the station assigned KFI24 sat near my desk. In all the time I worked there, I never heard any communication on the channel. Only a few people could recall when the channel was last active, back in the early 90's. When I left, I was told to take the radio with me if I wished(!). It is a Motorola MOCOM70 consolette, 35W (IIRC), with an external DTMF encoder. It recieved on 153.605 (the wide split was presumably for a repeater).
In the UPA Radio Handbook (dated 11/01/63), this station is identified as being one of 24 across the state. The others include:
REPEATERS
ER - Elk River, KAA935
GR - Giese, KDD422
LM - Litchfield, KAI584
WR - Willmar, KDD802
OR - Onamia, KDD441
AB - Elk River/auxillary base, KFI28
PLANTS
C - Cambridge, KFI25
H - Hawick, KFI38
M - Milaca, KFI35
P - Pine City, KFI27
L - Maple Lake, KFI36
KR - Kettle River, KCR57
WM - Willmar, KFI32 (different from repeater)
PM - Princeton, KFI26
MM - Mora, KFI24
HM - Hutchinson, KFI33
NB - North Branch, KAV30
LM - Litchfield, KAI584 (same as repeater)
OFFICES
F - Finlayson, KAV29
B - Braham, KFI31
W - Wright Henn, KFI30
K - Kandiyohi, KFI34
MR - Mille Region, KFI37
A - Anoka, KFI29
According to the manual, the radios were used only when calling by phone was not feasible. Mobile radios identified themselves by a two-digit call number, while bases were known by their location and callsign. The example listed goes: Mobile: "40 to Elk River" Base: "GA, car 40" Mobile "[message] - 40 off" Base: "KAA935" Mobile1: "40 to 45" Mobile2: "45 to 40" Mobile1: "[message] - 40 off" Mobile2: "X-4 - KA5446 - 45 off" The codes used all started with 'X', and sound pretty typical to me: X-1: Poor reception X-2: Good reception X-3: Stop transmitting; stand by X-4: Recieved and understood X-5: Radio test; count to ten X-6: Radio test; hold key X-7: Checking in X-8: Checking out X-9: Repeat; not understood X-11: Relay to dispatcher X-12: Talking too quickly or too softly X-19: Return to base X-20: Give location X-21: Call by phone X-22: Coming in late; request call home X-23: Stand-by X-24: Weather report X-25: Refer to procedure
System Users
- Great River Energy
- Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Power
- Connexus Energy
- East Central Energy
- McLeod County Cooperative Power
- Cass County Electric
- Lake Region Cooperative
- Todd-Wadena Cooperative
- Benco Electric Cooperative
Site Directory
Zone | Site | City | County | State | Control Channel | LatDMS | LongDMS |
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673E | 001 | Aitkin | Aitkin | Minnesota | 452.43750 | ||
673E | 002 | Chisago 1 | Chisago | Minnesota | 452.18750 | ||
673E | 003 | Elk River | Sherburne | Minnesota | 451.21250 | ||
673E | 004 | Sebeka | Wadena | Minnesota | 452.33750 | ||
673E | 005 | Rock Lake | Pine | Minnesota | 452.31250 | ||
673E | 006 | Rockford 1 | Wright | Minnesota | 451.36250 | ||
673E | 007 | Sandstone | Pine | Minnesota | 451.13750 | ||
673E | 008 | Barnum | Carlton | Minnesota | 452.28750 | ||
673E | 009 | Brainerd | Crow Wing | Minnesota | 452.78750 | ||
673E | 010 | Giese | Brown | Minnesota | 451.68750 | ||
673E | 011 | Browerville | Todd | Minnesota | 452.26250 | ||
673E | 012 | McGregor | Aitkin | Minnesota | 451.46250 | ||
673E | 013 | Milaca | Mille Lacs | Minnesota | 452.66250 | ||
673E | 014 | Onamia | Mille Lacs | Minnesota | 452.98750 | ||
673E | 015 | Sauk Rapids | Benton | Minnesota | 451.06250 | ||
673E | 016 | White Bear Lake | Ramsey | Minnesota | 451.21250 | ||
673E | 017 | Deer River | Itasca | Minnesota | 451.58750 | ||
673E | 018 | Jacobson | Aitkin | Minnesota | 452.86250 | ||
673E | 020 | Brookston | St. Louis | Minnesota | 451.91250 | ||
673E | 021 | Dairyland | Douglas | Wisconsin | 451.43750 | ||
673E | 022 | Duluth 1 | St. Louis | Minnesota | 451.98750 | ||
673E | 023 | Cambridge | Isanti | Minnesota | 453.01250 | ||
673E | 024 | Gheen | St. Louis | Minnesota | 452.43750 | ||
673E | 025 | Plymouth | Hennepin | Minnesota | 452.38750 | ||
673E | 026 | Hibbing | St. Louis | Minnesota | 452.98750 | ||
673E | 027 | Hill City | Itasca | Minnesota | 452.66250 | ||
673E | 028 | Medina | Hennepin | Minnesota | 451.22500 | ||
673E | 029 | Isabella | Lake | Minnesota | 452.66250 | ||
673E | 030 | Longville | Cass | Minnesota | 451.91250 | ||
673E | 031 | Lutsen | Cook | Minnesota | 452.18750 | ||
673E | 032 | Marcell | Itasca | Minnesota | 451.53750 | ||
673E | 033 | Markham | St. Louis | Minnesota | 452.26250 | ||
673E | 034 | Max | Itasca | Minnesota | 451.68750 | ||
673E | 035 | Melrose 1 | Stearns | Minnesota | 451.43750 | ||
673E | 036 | Park Rapids | Hubbard | Minnesota | 451.03750 | ||
673E | 037 | Silver Bay | Lake | Minnesota | 451.32500 | ||
673E | 038 | Superior | Douglas | Wisconsin | 451.36250 | 46.32078 N | 092.04087 W |
673E | 039 | Virginia | St. Louis | Minnesota | 453.01250 | ||
673E | 040 | Duluth 2 | St. Louis | Minnesota | 451.48750 | ||
673E | 042 | Winton | Lake | Minnesota | 451.91250 | ||
673E | 819 | Grand Marais | Cook | Minnesota | Unknown | ||
673E | 831 | Floodwood | St. Louis | Minnesota | Unknown | ||
673E | 843 | Rice | Benton | Minnesota | Unknown | ||
673E | 844 | Chisago 2 | Chisago | Minnesota | Unknown | ||
673E | 845 | Credit River | Scott | Minnesota | Unknown | ||
751E | 001 | Kimball | Stearns | Minnesota | 452.13750 | ||
751E | 002 | Benson | Swift | Minnesota | 461.56250 | ||
751E | 003 | Cannon Falls | Goodhue | Minnesota | 461.61250 | ||
751E | 004 | Clements | Redwood | Minnesota | 451.98750 | ||
751E | 005 | Faribault | Rice | Minnesota | 451.93750 | ||
751E | 006 | Geneseo | Sargent | North Dakota | 451.02500 | 46:02:58.0 N | 097:17::47.0 W |
751E | 007 | Frost | Faribault | Minnesota | 452.73750 | ||
751E | 008 | Holloway | Swift | Minnesota | 452.18750 | 45:20:04.9 N | 095:54:37.2 W |
751E | 009 | Jackson | Jackson | Minnesota | 451.22500 | ||
751E | 010 | Jeffers | Cottonwood | Minnesota | 452.26250 | ||
751E | 011 | Jordan | Scott | Minnesota | 462.31250 | ||
751E | 012 | Stirum | Sargent | North Dakota | 451.57500 | ||
751E | 013 | Mankato | Blue Earth | Minnesota | 451.91250 | ||
751E | 014 | Fargo | Cass County | North Dakota | 451.06250 | ||
751E | 015 | Owatonna | Steele | Minnesota | 461.56250 | ||
751E | 016 | Rockford 2 | Hennepin | Minnesota | 451.21250 | ||
751E | 017 | Trimont | Martin | Minnesota | 451.02500 | ||
751E | 018 | Kindred | Cass | North Dakota | 452.36250 | ||
751E | 019 | Slayton | Murray | Minnesota | 451.91250 | ||
751E | 020 | Sleepy Eye | Brown | Minnesota | 453.01250 | ||
751E | 021 | St. James | Watonwan | Minnesota | 451.35000 | ||
751E | 022 | Amenia | Cass | North Dakota | 452.73750 | ||
751E | 023 | Matawan | Waseca | Minnesota | 461.61250 | ||
751E | 024 | St Kilian | Nobles | Minnesota | 451.28750 | ||
751E | 025 | Hader | Goodhue | Minnesota | 452.71250 | ||
751E | 026 | Litchfield | Meeker | Minnesota | 451.03750 | ||
751E | 027 | Glencoe | McLeod | Minnesota | 461.61250 | ||
751E | 028 | Valley City | Barnes | North Dakota | 451.50000 | ||
751E | 029 | Willmar | Kandiyohi | Minnesota | 461.73750 | ||
751E | 030 | Vining | Otter Tail | Minnesota | 452.43750 | ||
751E | 031 | Holmes City | Grant | Minnesota | 452.31250 | ||
751E | 032 | Herman | Aitkin | Minnesota | 451.53750 | ||
751E | 033 | Carlisle | Otter Tail | Minnesota | 451.93750 | ||
751E | 034 | Vergas | Otter Tail | Minnesota | 451.22500 | ||
751E | 835 | Melrose 2 | Stearns | Minnesota | Unknown | ||
751E | 836 | Welch | Goodhue | Minnesota | Unknown |