Did Hobbs Reband?

abqscan · #1 (**permalink**) 05-12-2009, 10:13 AM

Howdy, I had someone email that lives down in Hobbs and says for the last two days he can't hear them any more. Anybody live down that way and can confirm they just rebanded?

Thanks!
-Erik

nevfdjustin · #2 (**permalink**) 05-12-2009, 01:03 PM

I will be traveling through Hobbs on Friday - if nobody updates by then I'll take a listen... I know they were in line for the nextel crap, but I had no idea they were that far ahead of the curve...

abqscan · #3 (**permalink**) 05-13-2009, 12:48 AM

Your help would be great! I emailed back the guy who asked me what happened to them, and suggested that he dropped all the freqs by 15Mhz to see if that fixed, but he never got back to me.

Thanks!

nevfdjustin · #4 (**permalink**) 05-19-2009, 09:19 AM

Okay - I took my LPE thru Hobbs on Friday, Sunday and again Monday - and the radio (programmed and authorized by Hobbs FD from my past life) and never could lock onto a control channel (none of the sites). . . I do know they got the new radios last summer, so it's about time for the reband to have taken place.

abqscan · #5 (**permalink**) 05-19-2009, 10:26 AM

I still have not heard back from the guy who asked me for help.... I can't believe that nobody else from Hobbs is here to answer our questions.

dillamilla · #6 (**permalink**) 06-01-2009, 12:08 AM

have listened to the hobbs edacs system for years now.....came home to visit family around easter and noticed that my radioshack pro-94 has beeps after hearing some local chatter....police and fire are obviously still using the freqs, but don't know if new ones have been added.....don't know where or how to check....anyone want to help me out!? i'm tired of these annoying beeps!

scooter1979 · #7 (**permalink**) 06-01-2009, 02:27 AM

I dont know about rebanding but I know that they are currently utilizing an alternate CNTL ch.:

854.26250

Regards,

Scott W.

abqscan · #8 (**permalink**) 06-01-2009, 01:14 PM

Try to lower every freq by 15Mhz to see if that might be an easy fix for the rebanding...

abqscan · #9 (**permalink**) 06-01-2009, 01:24 PM

Try these freqs, I'm sure they are not in LCN order, but they might be the new rebanded freqs.

854.0375
854.2625
855.2125
856.4375
857.4375
858.2125
858.4375
859.2125
859.4375
860.2125
860.4375

dillamilla · #10 (**permalink**) 06-01-2009, 04:19 PM

what is CNTL ch?

dillamilla · #11 (**permalink**) 06-01-2009, 05:02 PM

tried those in that lcn...didnt work....how do i find out which is the right lcn? call the police station or what?

dillamilla · #12 (**permalink**) 06-01-2009, 05:03 PM

that second freq is the one that makes that horrible steady noise

scooter1979 · #13 (**permalink**) 06-02-2009, 08:01 PM

I am using the following and currently having no issues with reception/tracking of any of the departments/services currently on the Hobbs system:

854.2625 (CTNL CH)
856.4375
857.4375
858.2125
858.4375
859.2125
859.4375
860.2125
860.4375

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Scooter

abqscan · #14 (**permalink**) 06-04-2009, 11:46 AM

Hi Scooter, How many different sites can you hear in Hobbs???

scooter1979 · #15 (**permalink**) 06-05-2009, 12:13 AM

Forgive me for asking but could you please articulate exactly what it is you mean by "sites". If you speak of the talkgroups - I have been able to track every talkgroup since the CNTL Ch. switch a few weeks back without any issues however, today, the system is having problems resolving 860.21250 effectively. Transmissions are getting delayed signifigantly but I suspect they will have that fixed soon....every transmission I have heard resolved on that freq today has been requested to be repeated.
If this is not the info you were hoping for please let me know.

Regards,

Scooter

abqscan · #16 (**permalink**) 06-05-2009, 12:21 AM

Take a look at the DB. Scanner Frequencies: Hobbs / Lea County Trunking System, Lovington, New Mexico

It shows that there are 5 separate repeater's for the system. That means all of the repeaters should have new freqs as well. Do you have any other info on the system?

With 860.2125 as the CC, there might be an error with the LC order.... just a thought

scooter1979 · #17 (**permalink**) 06-05-2009, 09:04 PM

I will try to be as brief and to the point as I can here. I did submit an update for the database in care of the cntl ch. being 854.26250 which is now reflected online. ALL of the sites that are listed can be heard in either 1 bank or in seperate banks as long a person is utilizing the freq 854.26250 as the active cntl ch. With that - EVERY talkgroup in lea county is currently "trunked" off of that one frequency. 860.21250 is not a cntl channel and the 866.58750 freq that is listed as a cntl ch for the simulcast is currently incorrect as well. There is no modulation on that freq that would suggest in any way that it is a cntl ch. Also, the highest freq (within the table listed) used so far has been 860.43750. I am still looking at a couple of things before I submit another update so as not to provide incorrect information but I have had no issues for two weeks strong using the cntl ch. and the LCN order provided in the earlier post. So in closing - Currently, If a person was to program their unit as per "Site 003" alone....it WILL resolve all sites. Hope this information clears some things up for anyone who might need it.

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Scooter

dwalser · #18 (**permalink**) 06-05-2009, 09:52 PM

Hobbs did re-band last month. The only thing that changed on the Hobbs tower are the last two Freq. I have the new Freq. for all the other towers somewhere I will try to find them for you.

CC1309 · #19 (**permalink**) 06-20-2009, 11:33 PM

Hobbs/Lea County has changed some of their freqs. I have 2 control freqs programmed in with a total of 20 for the whole system with no issues. If someone is interested I could post what I have programmed an in the order it is programmed.

abqscan · #20 (**permalink**) 06-21-2009, 12:22 AM

Yes, please post what you have!