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Unidentified Users

462.125R 94.8 PL unidentified, heard northern McLean county (6/08)
462.1375 (CSQ) heard fast LTR clicks (Idle-Bursts) at mile marker 171 I-55 (6/08), no licensed TRS's in the area. (can no longer hear at mile-marker 140)

464.975 (CSQ) heard LTR Idle-bursts at mile marker 158, no licensed TRS's in the area. (6/08)

158.235 (CSQ) data heard near Shirley, no area licenses

151.6250 D065, Portables?, heard very close on west side of town near Red Roof Inn (10/13)
151.7150 D026, Base/Mobile/Input?, heard Full Scale in Heyworth (run lines, make sure hangs all right") (11/13)
151.7150 D245, mobiles, heard in area of Iaa Drive, construction? (12/14)
153.2450 186.2, Repeater, key-ups only (Tucci Rentals, 12/14)
154.5700 127.3, mobiles, heard on Fox Creek Road near Caseys (4/7/14)
154.5700 88.5, portables heard near Veterans at Converse? Pkwy (7/21/14)
154.6000 79.7, Base/Mobile, heard Full Scale in Mahomet (4pm, 3/13)

451.8500 100.0, Repeater, heard in use Bloomington (4/14)
451.9750 88.5, Repeater; heard in Delavan (with Courtesy Beeps) (10/14) [possibly WPFX695, Breese, Larry in Heyworth]
452.0750 D116, Repeater, heard near Farmer City, saying "10-4" (10/24/14)
452.3875 100.0, Repeater, heard in use near Mahomet (3/13)
452.4570 151.4, Repeater, heard north of Farmer City, sounded like farming ops "fields" (5/13) [WQOC966 (White Oak Energy, LLC)-Carlock]

461.1750 D411, Repeater, "1119 N Ridgewood" pickups at Weslyen School also LTR? (2013)--probably Unit 4 in Champaign

461.2750 79.7, Repeater, Possibly a nursing home; heard in BN multiple times, (5/13) (sounds like HVAC work BN 1/15)
461.2750 79.7, Repeater, heard BMI (11/14) talk about residents saying dining room in Health Center is cold. Lobby/Beauty Shop, N Side, S Side, Social Center (2/15)

463.6500 110.9 PL, possible repeater, heard south of Bloomington on I-55 (also TRS Twin City Communications)
463.8625 in use as NXDN (on west side of Bloomington 1/14), but also in use at Bridgestone as D464. (no NXDN heard 5/6/15)
464.1500 123.0, Repeater, long squelch tail, farmers (no area license?) (2/15)
464.4500 107.2, Repeater, "wrong size tires, downtown" (BMI 12/11/14)
464.4750 141.3, Repeater, Full Scale in Bloomington (5/13) Full Scale in LeRoy (11/13) (Tucci Rentals)

464.5000 D244, Portables, heard in heyworth, construction ops? (11/13)
464.5500 79.7, portables, heard near Casey's on N Linden (4/7/14)
464.5500 179.9, portables, Apartment complex maintenance?, heard near Casey's on N Linden (4/7/14)
464.5500 D065, portables, heard Ireland Grove Rd at Veterans-BMI, talk about apartment (near apt complex 7/21/14)
464.9750 67.0, Repeater, heard in BN (8/13, Supreme Radio Communications)
464.9500 110.9, mobiles, random talk, going through town with vehicles (BMI 12/11/14)

467.6375 D155, portables, heard Mercer at Veterans (7/21/14)
467.8500 67.0, portables "Carry-Out help needed) (Mall area) (7/21/14)

Also see the Radioreference.com Forum Thread: "What info are you trying to identify in Bloomington-Normal"

Utilities

Nicor Gas WEB

1305 Martin Luther King Dr, Bloomington
For Field Service: 30-4W portables on 451.3875, 456.3875, 452.1375, 457.1375, 452.1625 (NFM) WSDV668 Issued 7/24

Businesses

Anchor

Stroh Farms 152.93 Base/Mobile (NFM at Anchor) WPQK827

Bellflower

Noe Farms: 159.51 Base/mobiles (NFM) WSDK852 6/24

Bloomington

Bloomingdale Farms: 451.9 Repeater (Bloomington) KNCX830
Brookridge Apts: 452.8875 Repeater (LP NFM at Bloomington) WQLZ553
Ron Clare Trucking: 452.675 Repeater (Bloomington) WNQZ411
Wendy's Drive Thru: 469.0125 CSQ (Order Taker/Customer) at Pilot (W Side)

Carlock

White Oak Energy - Wind Farm (Carlock)

464.6125 Repeater (DMR/NFM) WQQI865
452.275 Repeater; Mobiles on 457.2125, 462.125, 466.5375, 466.7875, 468.3125 (DMR/NFM) WQDC966

Chenoa

Heins Farms - 151.55 Base/Mobile (NFM at Chenoa) WQU866
Zimmerman Farms - 154.49 Base/Mobile (NFM at Chenoa) WNQD646
Meadows Mennonite Home - 464.875 Base/Mobile (NFM at Chenoa) KNUZ850

Colfax

Cropsey

Brandt (Chemical, Fertilizer) 452.125 Repeater (NFM at Cropsey) WQPY262

Danvers

Downs

El Paso

American Buildings Company WEB

451.1125 50W Repeater with 65-45W mobiles; 11/24 add 463.7375, 462.1 45W Repeaters (NFM, DMR) WQYG488

Ellsworth

Gridley

Myers Crop Center 451.9 Repeater (NFM at Gridley) WPFZ237
Schlipf Farms 154.625 Mobiles (NFM at Gridley) WQQC353

Heyworth

Powell Farms 452.75 Base/Mobile (NFM at Heyworth) WQNU936

Hudson

Easter Seals UCP (Hudson) mobiles on 456.5875, 457.7625, 457.7875, 457.8375, 457.9875 Childrens Camp Ops WQLZ597
Nussbaum Transportation (Hudson) 451.5785 50W Repeater with 120-40W mobiles, 4 FX1 (DMR/NFM) WSBY300 Issued 2/24

Leroy

Morgan Trucking Company 157.68 Base/Mobile (NFM at LeRoy) WQPH394
Invenergy Wind Farm (Leroy) 463.4125 Repeater DMR (new 10/22) WRUE995

Lexington

Myers Spraying/Spreading 452.075 Repeater (NFM at Lexington) KNGJ715

McLean (City)

Normal

Portillos - 202 Landmark Dr, Normal -- 451.3375 D743 (2/18/20) Drive-Thru (Open Carrier) WQEV221

SC2 Services Corporation WEB

for Large Industrial Plants, Management, Logistics, Freight, Packaging, etc.
463.6625 Repeater; 75-45W mobiles 464.7625, 464.8125, 461.8125; Nationwide 75-5W portables 461.1875, 466.1875, 467.9125, 464.5625 (DMR/NFM) WRXB749

Rivian Automotive WEB

LOC1 - 1-100W repeater on 461.525, 462.025, 463.25, 463.675, 464.075 with 1500-50W mobiles (DMR) WRZX461 Issued 12/23
LOC3 - 1-100W repeater on 461.225, 462.025, 463.25 with 15000-50W mobiles/1500-4W portables (DMR) WRZX461 Issued 12/23
LOC6 - Add 4/24 - 301 Kerrick Rd. - 464.075, 464.675 50W Repeaters with 50W Mobiles, 50-4W portables(DMR) WRZX461 Issued 4/24

Saybrook

Braasch Farms 159.93 - 90wt Mobiles (NFM at Saybrook) WQTD624
Nettleton Farms - 151.52 Base/Mobile (NFM at Saybrook) KXT283
Schmidgall Farms 463.475 Repeater (8/20K at Stanford) WNIG242 [Expired 3/22]

Shirley

Stanford

Towanda

Hinthorg Farms 463.9 Repeater (NFM at Towanda) WQNM251
Brandt (Chemical, Fertilizer) 451.95 Repeater (NFM at Towanda) WQPY262

Communications Companies

Hill Radio

2.9mi North of Ellsworth FB6's - 464.475, 464.95 Repeaters (NFM) WQOS765
464.45 Repeater (FB6 NFM at Bloomington) WQQF435
817 Nord Lane, Bloomington (tower near Nord Animal Hospital) 460.95 450W ERP Repeater with 50-40W Mobiles, 50-5W portables (NFM Community Repeater) WSDA922

Trunked Systems

A Beep LLC - 2.5 mi NE of Gridley (McLean) WPKT450

Notes: LTR 15 idle-bursts have been heard on 461.575. These were noted faintly in Bloomington-Normal, but also heard north of Pontiac leading evidence that this frequency is a part of an ABEEP LTR Standard system in Gridley.

463.1725, 464.7375, 461.575, 461.675, 461.95, 461.975, 463.3, 463.7125, 463.875, 464.4, 464.737