robo21
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All of a sudden I am getting no traffic on ch 7, 506.9625 OR Ch
107 484.550 which used to Wilshire dispatch and simplex. Any ideas?
107 484.550 which used to Wilshire dispatch and simplex. Any ideas?
karldotcom said:A couple weeks ago LAPD switch some dispatching to a Citywide tac while they were doing some maintenance. Have you scanned the entire lineup to find the missing traffic?
Radio_Lady said:They're back on 506.9625 this morning. I don't know where they were yesterday.
It's not quite a perfect solution, but you can set up two search ranges, 484.2875 - 484.9875, and 506.3125 - 507.2625. The City of L.A. has almost everything within those two ranges. There are also a few 453 and 460 Mhz frequencies belonging to the city, but AFAIK the dispatch consoles don't have them programmed in.robo21 said:Thank you. No, I hadn't tried scanning the entire lineup, I don't yet have the entire lineup programmed. I've just got the 4 divisions I'm most interested in. That's a great idea and it did occur to me but I didn't have time to do so.
I'm on the fringes for picking up Wilshire's base frequency, too, and can't hear their 484.55 simplex/fallback frequency at all except for occasional air units.robo21 said:Thanks, I'm getting Wilshire again. It just seems quieter than usual and I get frequent weak signals. I just may be on the edge of being able to pick them up. I may need an outdoor antenna.
Radio_Lady said:It's not quite a perfect solution, but you can set up two search ranges, 484.2875 - 484.9875, and 506.3125 - 507.2625. The City of L.A. has almost everything within those two ranges. There are also a few 453 and 460 Mhz frequencies belonging to the city, but AFAIK the dispatch consoles don't have them programmed in.
I'm on the fringes for picking up Wilshire's base frequency, too, and can't hear their 484.55 simplex/fallback frequency at all except for occasional air units.
A longshot, but it's possible they were testing a new pair for the eventual Mid-City area. It wouldn't make a lot of sense to stop using 506.9625 while doing their intermod tests, though.
I'm told that as of last November, the name of the new 20th division had reverted back to "Mid-City" instead of Olympic. They'll be the ones getting a new set of frequencies, not Wilshire, and AFAIK the frequencies for them and "Topanga Area" (21) haven't been assigned yet, and aren't installed in the new radios hitting the streets (channels 20, 21, 120, and 121).robo21 said:Thanks Radio_Lady, great suggestion. Time will tell on the new pair for Wilshire, but meanwhile a search might reveal what's going on.
Would you happen to know if the "Olympic Division" has been assigned their own dispatch/simplex frequencies yet or are they still sharing?