LPGA
From The RadioReference Wiki
As a general rule: radios and cell phones are prohibited items during competition days at the course.
If you bring a scanner, you must be very discrete. Since UHF is the predominant frequency range, an antenna tuned for that band works best. Many operations are simplex so 1/4 wave antennas are preferable to UHF stubby antennas.
Tour Frequencies
BearCom has been the provider of the radios used by the LPGA (source) in recent years, but is not listed on the LPGA site anymore. Numerous UHF radios have been seen at LPGA events in the last few years.
Confirmed LPGA frequencies:
- 461.0250 (114.8) LPGA - scoring [repeater]
- 462.4000 (136.5) LPGA - scoring [repeater]
- 461.4625 (114.8) LPGA [simplex]
Other frequencies not yet determined if they are used nationally or just locally are listed here.
New license:
License WQMJ457 was issued in August 2010 to R2 Innovative Technologies with the description that it is to provide radio communications to LPGA events nationwide. It lists many temporary repeaters and simplex frequencies. The emission code is for MOTOTRBO; however, no TRBO radios or TRBO transmissions were heard at the June 2011 State Farm Classic.
Media frequencies
Golf Channel and ESPN have been observed using frequencies in the 450 MHz and 455 MHz ranges at LPGA events. More info can be found here.
Course and Event Frequencies
As a result of the collaboration project, all event frequencies have been absorbed into the following articles;