whats going on with scdnr

[trunktracker71]

does anyone know whats up with dnr i live within the range of the peedee tower and sumter and gtown but i havent heard hardly any radio traffic on them in quite awhile except on the peedee tower i keep hearing some garbled digital transmissons like its not all the way in range it almost sounds like a really weak digital signal if anyone knows why this is let me know

[trunktracker71]

im also wondering if maybe they have changed freqs on their system as to why i dont hardly hear thaem anymore

[barry008]

I recently talked to a DNR officer this summer and he said that they use their cell phones mostly, then their VHF radios when there is no cell signal, Some do have the 800 radios but that's mostly sergeants and higher. He said that budget cuts have really hit the SCDNR badly.

[CCSPRINGS]

i found that on the Aynor, Georgetown, and peedee towers thay have removed the DCS codes and are back to CSQ. i made those changes in my xts 5000 and now i am hearing there little chatter here and there.

[KD2DLL]

Have you submitted this to the database?

[vinzep491]

I am pretty sure they are using convential p25 on their vhf channels.

[Hardrock40]

They call Columbia from a Cesar's Head tower here in the upstate. Not much traffic. Some hunting related and in the summer you hear more while they are on the lakes.
171.180
151.415
One of those are active, can I post them here?

[firefighter89]

Check the DPL tone. They've changed again in upstate.

[brian]

I can confirm that DPL tones have changed on SC DNR repeaters in the upstate, and I assume they have changed state-wide. I updated the tones for Caesars Head, Spartanburg, Oconee and Rock Hill with confirmed tones. Not sure why all of the Piedmont repeaters show they have changed (showing green in the database) - I only changed those 4 listings.

I suspect there is a pattern to the tone assignments. If anyone can post confirmed tones from a few repeaters in other parts of the state, I can confirm the pattern and change all repeater listings.

[CCSPRINGS]

I have found that the new DCS codes for Georgetown, and Aynor towers. (For SCDNR)

Aynor Tower DCS 612
Georgetown Tower DCS 662

Just a little new FYI I thought I would pass along.

[brian]

I went ahead and changed DPL tones for SC DNR's repeaters in the database. If anyone finds these to be in error, please let me know. Thanks to Calvin for confirming a couple more tones- I feel confident most if not all of the changes are correct.