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Businesses

Notes/observations to be identified:

  • 151.9250 - 136.5 PL, in use Paxton area, talk about Electrical in Rantoul area) possibly Niles, Virgel WNRO588 or Vesuvius Rantoul/Champaign
  • 152.3450 - 79.7 PL Base/Mobile, Mobile-to-Mobile, heard in Rantoul, unit saying in Rantoul, possible Concrete/Champaign Builders Supply (3/13)
  • 152.0300 - 127.2 PL - in use in Rantoul area (3/13)
  • 153.0200 - 110.9 PL - heard Mahomet to Rantoul, possibly KTJ402 Marvin Bell farms - Mahomet
  • 451.8000 - 103.5 PL Repeater, heard Urbana, possibly construction/maintenance (area license for Temp Rptr for Arrow Ambulance) (is an itinerant freq.) (3/13)
  • 460.8250 - 065 DPL Repeater, can be heard in Champaign, Mahomet and SW. No current license, talk heard was about "around Campus" - Expired Licenses:
  • CENTRAL STATES COMMUNICATION SERVICE INC, Repeater at 413 N DUNCAN RD; Control Point at 501 S COUNTRY FAIR DR - Expired 2007 WPDY730
  • 461.5250 - 074 DPL Repeater, in use in Champaign, talking up "picking up" (transit?) (12/13)
  • 464.4750 - TRBO/NXDN - heard in Urbana area (5/13) No immediate area licenses, a lot in surrounding area.
  • 464.7750 - 754 DPL - heard in use SW Champaign, sounded like portables? 2 bars on both units (possibly WNRW864 (LEERKAMP, CARY) Sidney)
  • 464.8500 - 71.9/118.8 - heard Rantoul area (8/13) possibly Alliance Communications - KIV528
  • 467.7250 - 103.5 school or retail ops, clear on SE side of Rantoul, possibly school, Rural King or Ridell Mfg. (towards Gifford, 2/13)

Home Depot (Champaign) - Portables: 467.7625, 467.8375, 467.85, 467.875, 467.9 WQDH876

Heard near Days Inn Champaign (NW part of town): 467.85 D251, 467.9 D205, 464.55 67.0 "Customer Service"

  • Dennis B Ash "truck fleet" 151.655 Base/Mobile (11K/Fisher, Mansfield-PIATT) WNYG789

Agricultural

  • Baird Farms - 463.625 Repeater (Homer) WNIA882
  • McCabe Brothers Farms - 151.655 Base/Mobile (NFM at Champaign) WQPP356
  • Ory Olson Farms - 10-25wt mobiles on 451.4875, 451.8375, 452.7375, 456.4875, 457.7375 (DMR) at St Joseph - New App 3/23 0010451006
  • Warner Farms - 451.95 Repeater (Rantoul) WNIN566

Miscellaneous

  • Area Garbage Services (has high band antenna) (2/20)
  • FE Moran Fire Protection 10000-2W mobiles on 452.7625, Fire Alarm Data, 80kmra around Champaign WSAW943
  • Frito Lay (Sidney, snack food manufacturing) 464.950 repeater (NFM, DMR) WSCN972
  • Watson and Sons Mfg 464.4000 Repeater (Philo) WPDQ953

Fast Food

  • Hardees Rantoul - - 457.5125 Carrier CSQ (3/14) KD48152

Property Management

The Tower at Third

  • Has radios but unknown frequency

Baytowne Apartments

  • Has UHF radios and an expired license WNZU779 but unconfirmed usage or PL tone.

108 North Retail LLC (Champaign)

  • 108 N State - Property Management, Repeaters on 461.8125 & 463.7375 (7K)

Warehouses

UNFI Natural Foods (Urbana) WEB

  • 4/25 add 50-40W mobiles on 452.25, 452.6875, 452.975, 467.25, 457.975 (NFM) WRHZ806
  • 464.925, 461.075 Repeaters, 462.0 Base/Mobile (NFM) WRHZ806

Former SuperValu Warehouse (now UNFI)"

  • license cancelled 2020
  • 461.075 Repeater 103.5 PL Loading / Trailer Ops (Champaign DC?) FMN WQNL956
  • 462.0 Base/Mobiles 67.0 PL SuperValu Urbana Distribution Center FMN WQNL956
  • 464.925 Repeater 71.9 PL SuperValu Urbana - Security/Maintenance FMN WQNL956

Retail

Market Place Mall (Champaign)

  • 2000 N Neil St (Owned by General Growth Properties) Website
  • Famous Barr/Macy's, Sears, JC Penney, Bergners and more Some unidentified users on itinerant frequencies.
  • Champaign Police and Champaign Fire responds to mall. For further information regarding scanning at Market Place Mall, see the Champaign-Urbana stores wiki page
  • 467.925 D155 - heard in MPM area (11/13)

Barbeck Communications

License is FB6 for repeaters on 451.875, 461.55, 463.25 (DMR/NFM) This will eventually be added as a Capacity Plus trunked system.

461.55 is in use as DMR (appears to be a very powerful repeater, Capacity Plus)

  • CC=8 Slot 1 - Towing Company (reported as Channel 1)
  • CC=8 Slot 2 - Transit Company (10-7 for fuel - Shawnee Base) (10/23/14)
  • TG-3131 RIDs 313101, 313102, 313106, 313108, 313109, 313160- pickup in front on courthouse (1/15)
  • TG-1011212 RIDs 121203, 121207, 121208, 121209
  • TG-1011925 RIDs 46, 100 - pickups (1/15)

463.25 - Cap+ CC=1 (no talkgroups detected) 463.25 - Cap+ CC=11 LCN 1/2 (1/15) same (3/24/15) (same (5/29/15)

451.875 - CC=7 (not Cap+) TG=1 (Farming Ops), RIDs=1, 2, 6 (3/23/15 Slot 1)

May be related to the Decatur system http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=905

Hospitals

Carle Foundation Hospital

  • Superior Air Med One helo was given the frequency of 469.800 (151.4) by their dispatcher while enroute to Carle Hospital. (6/2020)

Locally owned and operated, Carle Foundation Hospital is a 295-bed hospital comprised of more than 25 departments including surgical and cardiac intensive care units, a Level III Perinatal Center, and the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center. It serves a 24-county area in Central Illinois and western Indiana.

  • 462.25, 462.4, 462.425, 464.6, 464.65 WQKN647 BM CFH OpsPG 5 Ops/PagingWQKN647

OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center Web [ FB]

  • Formerly Provena Covenant Medical Center (Urbana)
  • 462.75 Base/Pagers WPQK833 WRONG LIC
  • 462.95 Repeater WPWW442
  • 463.725, 466.675 Mobiles WPZN629
  • 461.625 127W ERP Repeater (with phone patch) with 13-20W mobiles; 12-40W mobiles on 463.725 (NFM) WSEB209 Issued 8/24 [Replaced Expired/STA]

Attractions and Recreation

Lincolnshire Fields Country Club (Champaign) WEB

  • 461.5125, 466.5125 Mobiles (NFM) WPUH859
  • Stone Creek Golf Club 467.8375 (NFM Voice Data at Champaign) WQQE800
  • Stone Creek Golf Club 467.4625 (NFM Voice at Champaign) WQQE800

Champaign Country Club WEB

  • 1211 S Prospect; 30-2W portables on 467.2125, 467.3625, 467.4375, 467.5125 (NFM voice/data) WRZT594 Issued 12/23

BY CITY

Champaign

Herff Jones WEB

  • (Champaign Warehouse, 1000 N Market St) is an apparel manufacturing plant. Radios will be used by the distribution team for both general talk for forklift pickup and for emergency contact.
  • 50-10W mobiles on 461.9125, 461.025 (NFM) WSCN384 Issued 4/24

Amazon WIL4 Fulfillment Center (Champaign)

  • 1201 Newton Dr
  • 70-25W on 451.35, 451.9, 456.35 (DMR) WSEC494 Issued 8/24

Dewey

  • Lowell Heap Farms, 3166 CR 900E - 451.875 160W Repeater with 20-40W mobiles (DMR, NXDN, NFM); Data on 461.7125 20W Base with 20-5W portables (DMR, NXDN, NFM, NFM Data) 4/25 FCC Application 0011527246

St. Joseph

  • Huls, Tim Farm/Ranch - 25-50W, 10-5W on 159.69 (DMR) WRZU515 Issued 12/23

Urbana

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