KE4ZNR's 2014 NC State Fair Monitoring Thread

[KE4ZNR]

It's time again for the NC State Fair!

NOTE: To monitor the West Raleigh VIPER Site during the NC State Fair you must have a digital scanner capable of following 700Mhz Sites!!!
For those with scanners the following digital Statewide Event talkgroups on VIPER will be used for this years NC State Fair:

Statewide Events Echo 1 (TG 51971)= State Fair Police
Statewide Events Foxtrot 1 (TG 51975)= LE Interior Ops
Statewide Events Foxtrot 2 (TG 51976)= EMS/Fire Ops
Statewide Events Foxtrot 3 (TG 51977)= Dorton Arena
Statewide Events Foxtrot 4 (TG 51978)= Special Incident
Statewide Events Golf 1 (TG 51979)= SHP Traffic Posts

Scanner Programming Files (right click then "Save As"):

--Freescan Programming file for the Uniden BCD396XT/BCD996XT
--Proscan Programming file for the BCD396XT/BCD996XT
--Win500 Programming file for GRE/Radio Shack Pro106/PSR500 Scanners
--Programming File to be imported into Sentinel for the Uniden HomePatrol HP1
--Programming File to be imported into Sentinel for the BCD436HP/BCD536HP.

Here is a copy of a traffic "post" map from years past. I believe it should be pretty accurate for this year as well.
http://qsl.net/ke4znr/NCFair/NCSHPStateFairPost.pdf

Official 2014 NC State Fair Website

NC State Fair Map

Any updates/corrections please email KE4ZNR@radioreference.com.
Thanks and Have a good time at the Fair!
Marshall KE4ZNR

 

[KE4ZNR]

I have added programming files for the most popular types of scanners used today.
Marshall KE4ZNR

 

[Jakeportland]

Thank you Marshall

 

[Jakeportland]

Is there a radio feed for the state fair ?

 

[KE4ZNR]

Is there a radio feed for the state fair ?

No one has offered to provide a feed this year.
Still a chance for someone with a digital capable scanner to do so.
Marshall KE4ZNR

 

[Jakeportland]

Thank you Marshall

 

[RaleighGuy]

Thanks Marshall appreciate all your hard work.

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[reconrider8]

win500 link isnt opening up for me but thanks for the work put into this

 

[bobilly214]

Thanks Marshall!

 

[KE4ZNR]

Added Echo 1 being used by State Fairgrounds Police.
Marshall KE4ZNR

 

[reconrider8]

thats what im getting

 

[KE4ZNR]

thats what im getting

Are you right clicking then "save as"? If I do that then save the Win500 file somewhere locally then open it up in Win500 it works just fine for me:

http://i.imgur.com/0RiG0Sl.jpg

I am linking to image because it is too big for the forum layout.

Anyone else having trouble with the Win500 file?
Marshall KE4ZNR

 

[reconrider8]

i actually tried it both ways as clicking it and saving link and i got the same error both times

 

[K4ASJ]

Were the following talkgroups replicated on the Viper P25 System or are they on the wake simulcast system only ? Just wondering because i am planning to visit the state fair one day this week and i am trying to create my own scanner profile for the fair. Also, does anyone know if the old 463.225 frequency is still in use by the fairgrounds staff ?

32 002 D NCFAIR PS 1 NC State Fairgrounds Public Safety Main Security

48 003 D NC FAIRADMIN NC State Fair Public Safety Admin Security

64 004 D FAIR MAINT NC State Fair Maintenance Public Works

 

[KE4ZNR]

Since they are listed as part of the Wake County Simulcast System common sense would lead one to believe they are on the Wake County System.
I have not monitored those specific talkgroups in a long time so I can't vouch for if they are still active or not.
Marshall KE4ZNR

Were the following talkgroups replicated on the Viper P25 System or are they on the wake simulcast system only ? Just wondering because i am planning to visit the state fair one day this week and i am trying to create my own scanner profile for the fair. Also, does anyone know if the old 463.225 frequency is still in use by the fairgrounds staff ?

32 002 D NCFAIR PS 1 NC State Fairgrounds Public Safety Main Security

48 003 D NC FAIRADMIN NC State Fair Public Safety Admin Security

64 004 D FAIR MAINT NC State Fair Maintenance Public Works

 

[reconrider8]

i monitored the system yesterday right out of the db here but the only thing i was hearing was something like W events 5 but they were down near the legislative building maybe a moral monday march or something i was thinking

 

[RaleighGuy]

Heard Wevents5 talking about Dorton last night moving equipment around, haven't heard the normal fairgrounds traffic on WCOTRS

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[KG4KHQ]

NC State Fair

I was down there today and did not hear anything on the Fair talkgroups on the Wake County system.

463.225 with a PL of 71.9 had Fairground Maintenance on it. This channel Is active during the rest of the year also with other events at the facility.

463.6375 with a PL of 123.0 appears to be the Horse Arena.

464.475 with a PL of 127.3 had references to parking on it.

151.715 (DCS 131) and 468.2375 (PL 162.2) had references to Trams or Shuttles on them.

I saw a NC Dept. of Labor ride inspector with what looked like a XTS2500 with a shoulder mic but never found a talkgroup for them.

I'm sure there are probably others if anyone wants to play radio there. I was using a BCD396XT with a Racing Electronics stubby antenna and earbuds.

 

[KE4ZNR]

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I saw a NC Dept. of Labor ride inspector with what looked like a XTS2500 with a shoulder mic but never found a talkgroup for them.

The Ride Inspectors (called "Robert Ida" on the radio) are can be heard on the Foxtrot 1 talkgroup. I have heard them called to rides several times during the Fair.
Marshall KE4ZNR