Bristol PD new P25 Phase 1 license

[W4UVV]

The Bristol Police Department has been issued a new license (WQWP224) for either analog or P25 Phase 1 operation on two new conventional repeaters. One antenna tower mounted will be located on Scott Street and a second antenna will be mounted on a cell tower off Wallace Pike. Rye Patch Hill near I81 adjacent to Long Crescent Road is not licensed as a site location. Since their current PD frequencies are not included in the new license, after a switchover the city may abandon them and let their current license expire. .

Here is my best unconfirmed guesses as to the frequencies I/O relationships:

154.3250 mhz. Output
151.1000 mhz. Input

159.0975 mhz. Output
153.9875 mhz Input

Here is the FCC link for WQWP224:

ULS License - Public Safety Pool, Conventional License - WQWP224 - City of Bristol

John
W4UVV

 

[appalachianscanner]

Antennas are up

Looks like the antennas are up on the Wallace Pike Cell tower as of Monday...

The absence of a bid rfp by the city and the droopy unsecured non-hardline feedline can indicative of each other haha Hope that's temporary, or it will be when mother nature gets ahold of it!!

 

[W4UVV]

Looks like the antennas are up on the Wallace Pike Cell tower as of Monday...

The absence of a bid rfp by the city and the droopy unsecured non-hardline feedline can indicative of each other haha Hope that's temporary, or it will be when mother nature gets ahold of it!!

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Tnx. for the info update. It will be interesting to see what the scanner reception range will be in the area especially when mobile with the area's hills/knobs. Maybe that's why there is a second antenna site closer to the inter city.

Approximately how high on the cell tower is this antenna configuration mounted?

John
W4UVV

 

[appalachianscanner]

John, the antennas *were about 90 ft up... It appears they were indeed temporary as to the best of my ability I couldn't see them this evening.

 

[W4UVV]

John, the antennas *were about 90 ft up... It appears they were indeed temporary as to the best of my ability I couldn't see them this evening.

Ok tnx. It appears they want to get it working before the weather worsens.

John
W4UVV

 

[appalachianscanner]

Antennas

Looks like they are ready to go..

 

[W4UVV]

New radios...A nice Xmas present from the taxpayers

Looks like they are ready to go..

Mike,

When you have time do your own mobile grid testing and see what are the NSEW limits of reliable mobile reception limits driving up and down and around the knobs, local roads and up/down I81, etc.

John
W4UVV

 

[anelson5004]

Can anyone confirm if the frequencies above for Bristol are active or when they will be active? if its encrypted? and if its Project 25 phase 1 FDMA or phase 2 TDMA?

thanks
anelson5004

 

[appalachianscanner]

still using analog 155.595 haven't heard a peep

 

[anelson5004]

Bristol PD Digital P25 Phase 1

Does anyone have any updates? Going to be encrypted, etc.

anelson5004

 

[anelson5004]

Any updates on when Bristol PD will launch digital, frequencies, if it will be encrypted, etc? Build out was supposed to be completed in October 2016.

thanks
anelson5004