I know Hays County and San Marcos went to the LCRA Open Sky system but any search and rescue communications in the area? ( VTAC or National Guard) I haven't seen anything patched to the LCRA P25 system for interop in the area. Was wondering if any GATRRS talk groups were being used in the area also.
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FireJustin
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With all that is happening in Texas, keep your ears out on the Interop Plan frequencies: all of the V-Tac, V-Med, V-Fire, and V-Law... I'm not near you at the moment and can't say for sure, but they're in use all over the place right now.
sillyfreak
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I am also in Hays County, and my Uniden BC296D scanner quit picking up the LCRA trunked system several weeks ago. "SCAN" scrolls across the screen as before, but no talk groups ever come on, Can someone describe the "LCRA Open Sky" system and how do I get it to work on my scanner?
Sorry, but there is no way to monitor the OpenSky system. There are no scanners or software that can monitor OpenSky
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sillyfreak
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Thanks blantonl. Does it make sense that my EDACS trunking freqneicies and talkgroups that have been working for years on my BC296D scanner would have stopped working several weeks ago? I have been connecting to the Creedmoor tower and monitoring Hays County police/fire/EMS.
It does make sense - if they are no longer using the legacy EDACS system and they have transitioned to OpenSky then they probably took the existing EDACS system site out of service.
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On the LCRA P25 system you will get the occasional Hays or San Marcos talk group patched from the Open Sky system. But they are not patched full time and it is very random when they pop up.
Have you heard the stuttering/Max Headroom sound on any of the patches? Just wondering if they have resolved it or not. I know I heard it a lot when Las Vegas was still OpenSky and patched to VHF.
Project25_MASTR
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Now I'm really trying to remember what wimberley Fire switched to. I think they were running 800 or 900 when I was in high school but my understanding was they switched the other year. I've been out of the hays county loop for too long though.
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jbsarandolphmonitor
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Here is the info for the LCRA P25 system.
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) P25 Trunking System, Various, Texas - Scanner Frequencies
These tgs are unknown out of Hays County. I have logged them from sites near San Antonio.
5513
5537
5538
5540
5541
5543
5546
5547
5559
5561
5562
5569
5572
5573
5574
5577
5592
5597
5602
5603
5606
5607
5610
5622
5629
5631
5635
5637
5640
5646
Thanks
Don
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) P25 Trunking System, Various, Texas - Scanner Frequencies
These tgs are unknown out of Hays County. I have logged them from sites near San Antonio.
5513
5537
5538
5540
5541
5543
5546
5547
5559
5561
5562
5569
5572
5573
5574
5577
5592
5597
5602
5603
5606
5607
5610
5622
5629
5631
5635
5637
5640
5646
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Don
bobmp26
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5640 hays fd
5635 hays ems/fd kyle
5513 hays ems/fd buda
5635 hays ems/fd kyle
5513 hays ems/fd buda
jbsarandolphmonitor
Air band monitoring JBSA-Randolph
bobmp26 I have added those tgs to my list. We do not hear them that often down hear in the San Antonio area.
Don
Don
bobmp26
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If you are on the hays co site then you hear them all the time although if you are on another site like live oak then they are all usually compiled into the tg 5634
jbsarandolphmonitor
Air band monitoring JBSA-Randolph
I log off of the Live Oak site. The program I use shows witch talkgroups are patched together system wide.
Don
Don
bobmp26
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which program do you use to log the system?
jbsarandolphmonitor
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I use a program called Pro96com. You can download it at the link below.
Pro96Com - Control channel decoder for P25 Trunked Radio Systems
Don
Pro96Com - Control channel decoder for P25 Trunked Radio Systems
Don
jbsarandolphmonitor
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bobmp26
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hays SO Is on!
The hays SO has all on day!!
i hope they keep the patch on!
The hays SO has all on day!!
i hope they keep the patch on!
bobmp26
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nice to hear it for a few days
okay well it is off now though i was nice to hear what was going on again back in San Marcos.
okay well it is off now though i was nice to hear what was going on again back in San Marcos.
What I have heard from a radio tech is that the primary channels for Hays and San Marcos only show up on the P25 system is if someone with an affiliated radio on the P25 system is on one of the patch talk groups. Since the open sky system can be patched to the P25 system. Same as when you see Seguin PD primary(which is P25 VHF) show up from time to time on the LCRA P25 system. But he also said dispatchers from the consoles can now patch multiple talk groups together when needed as seen with mutual aid for PD and FD uses.
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