Difference between revisions of "Big E Frequencies"

Revision as of 22:26, 4 April 2021

The Big E for 2021 is September 17 - October 03, 2021

The Big E is the largest fair in New England and the only cross-agricultural fair which encompasses the six New England states.
The Big E attracts more than a million patrons and over 250 vendors every year.
The fair is held at the Eastern State Exposition Grounds 1305 Memorial Ave, West Springfield, MA.
This page encompasses radio use at the Expo grounds along with the Big E.
Official Website
Additional frequency information may be found on the Western Mass Forum at Scan New England.
Security for the Big E typically uses a variety of TAC channels, and LOCPS on the MSP and CoMIRS trunks. The standard security channel for the grounds is not used during the Big E as of 2018.

Big E Event Security Information: 2019

Frequency	Tone	TAC	Notes	Confirmation/Reconfirmation(s)
158.7375	156.7	V-TAC-13		2019
852.5125	156.7	8-TAC-93		2019
36624	T	LOCPS-10	MSP Trunk	2019
2289	T	LOCPS-10	CoMIRS	2019

Eastern States Expo Fairgrounds Frequencies

Frequency	Type	Tone	Use	Notes	Confirmation/Re-Confirmation(s)
152.9000	R	167.9	Security	Only used for non Big E events	2021.04.04 W1KNE
159.7575	S	141.3	Administration		2019.09.22 W1KNE
461.1125	S	141.3	Ticketing (Admissions)		2019.09.22 W1KNE
461.3625	S	D274	Maintenance & Transportation		2016.09.17 TRP and W1KNE
464.7375	R	141.3	Administration & Management		2016.09.17 TRP and W1KNE
466.1125	S	D703	Electricians		2016.09.17 TRP and W1KNE
466.1750	S	D071	Audio Engineering		2016.09.17 TRP
466.3000	S		?
466.3625	S		?
468.9125	S		?
469.0500	S	D351	Parking Control		2019.09.22 W1KNE
464.9000	R	156.7	Shuttle Buses		2019.09.22 W1KNE

Police and Public Safety Frequencies

TG 33584 (B-PTL-1) used by the Springfield barracks(B3).

Frequency	Type	Tone	Use	Notes	Confirmation/Re-Confirmation(s)
460.4125	R	NE91	West Springfield Police Primary (Fully Encrypted)	-	See Hampden County PDs for confirmation
154.0925	R	N186	Agawam Police Primary	-	See Hampden County PDs for confirmation
155.7900	R	N186	Agawam Police - Big E Traffic Post	-	See Hampden County PDs for confirmation
460.1000	R	N698	Springfield Police Primary (Fully Encrypted)	-	See Hampden County PDs for confirmation
460.2250	R	206.5	WMLEC Intercity	-	See WMLEC for confirmation

Fire and EMS Frequencies

Frequency	Type	Tone	Use	Notes	Confirmation/Re-Confirmation(s)
460.1125	R	NFD1	West Springfield Fire Primary	-	See Hampden County Fire for confirmation
151.0550	R	100.0	Agawam Fire Primary	-	See Hampden County Fire for confirmation
154.1750	R	N413	Springfield Fire Ch2 (Primary)	-	See Hampden County Fire for confirmation
154.4000	R	N413	Springfield Fire Ch1 (Secondary)	-	See Hampden County Fire for confirmation
154.2800	R	82.5	Intercity Fire	-	See Hampden County Fire for confirmation

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-|152.9000||R||167.9||Security||Only used for non Big E events||2020.08.24 W1KNE
+|152.9000||R||167.9||Security||Only used for non Big E events||2021.04.04 W1KNE
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 |159.7575||S||141.3||Administration|| ||2019.09.22 W1KNE