Yet Another Frequency Now Silent

[scanaholic]

157.54500, McMurry University security and maintenance. Not a word the past several nights that I have listened. I wouldn't doubt by what they have joined the NoVoice crowd. If anyone finds out where they went, I would appreciate knowing where.

Thanks-

 

[scanaholic]

Well, they are the McMurry Indians, so it's gotta be smoke signals now, instead of radio.

 

[js_scan888]

Did you try the repeater freq 152.2850 ?
ULS License - Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional License - WPMF597 - MC MURRY UNIVERSITY

 

[scanaholic]

Negative, but I sure will! Thanks for that info, js!

 

[scanaholic]

Nothing heard on the input freq. (simplex) of 152.2850. I'd bet my boots they're on NoVoice now.

 

[texasemt13]

Someone in Abilene should try out the digital signal decoder for Linux, then that "NoVoice" wouldn't be a problem. Or buy a ProVoice capable LPE and listen to the non-trunked traffic.

 

[scanaholic]

Someone should who has a few hundred (1000?) to pop off and who doesn't owe medical bills and have upcoming medical appointments. Yep, someone should, but it can't be this "someone".

 

[texasemt13]

Or someone who has a computer running Linux, a tapped scanner (or PSR500/600) and the free software.

The LPE non-trunked option doesn't even approach $1000.

If you have other priorities we understand here. It's just a hobby...

 

[sudsyjkh]

scanaholic: I believe mcm is using one of the uhf business repeaters in town now. I know a couple of the uni's are. When my fiance starts there on the 23rd of this month, I'll have her purposely leave something behind in a classroom so she'll have to call in an unlock call and I'll find out for sure

 

[scanaholic]

Howdy, Sudsy! Been a spell! Well, boh-lieve it or not, I finally heard the clean up janitors on the 152.2850 last night. Thanks for that info about where they may be, Sudsy. I still don't hear security, so they probably are on the UHF and hopefully not NoVoice.

Good plan on the fiance leaving something! That'll get 'em to talk! lol!
I may do some searching on UHF, might accidentally hit 'em. Looks like our database here would update it, but that may not fall in their yard.

Thanks and good to see you again, Sudsy.

 

[texasemt13]

Looks like our database here would update it, but that may not fall in their yard.

Users like, you and I, would have to submit these updates, they don't just happen.

 

[scanaholic]

I'm surprised any are there at all in that case. When a radio service changes to another frequency or band, I don't see how anyone ever finds them.

 

[nd5y]

If they have a FCC license it is easy to find them.
If not, you have to use your scanner's search button.

 

[texasemt13]

You can find every licensed frequency in the country in the business and public safety bands by their searchable FCC license.

Another way is to go do some scouting. If they change bands (and they're any good at what they do), they'll probably change antennas, a good indicator of where they went. In general, if the antenna gets longer, look in lower frequencies- if it got shorter, look in higher frequencies. Again, this is very general.

 

[scanaholic]

I found this: ULS License - Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional License - WPMF597 - MC MURRY UNIVERSITY - Frequencies Summary

It shows McMurry to still be on the same frequencies. Maybe they're resting their voices.

 

[sudsyjkh]

scanaholic: glad to hear you are doing alright. I can't remember for the life of me what type of scanner you have, but even the most basic of basic scanners offer a frequency search option.
One of the things I love doing the most when I visit Abilene is just searching frequency ranges [150-160 mhz, 163-175 mhz, 450-460 mhz and 460-470 mhz].
I know you don't have a unit that does apco-25, but you can still search those ranges and find analog signals [and there are still a looot of them in this area]. And even if you do find some scrambled com's in the 163-175 range, you can post the freques and some of us with digital units can tune to said freques and try to id them.
This entire site is based on scanner users helping other scanner users.
-Johnny