GWNF Change

[Ghstwolf62]

Well heard GWNF North testing that their radios work today in digital mode. They were P25 with 68F for an NAC and believe it or not what sounds like a two tone Roger beep at the end of every transmission.

Don't know if they are adding or completely switching over to digital. Didn't hear anything on South.


Also I've been hearing Douthat State Park on 155.94 DCS 123 as well as their usual 235 freq. They were CR units btw. They seem to use the analog channels almost exclusively instead of their STARS channels.

 

[wfrd140]

Hope the digital is only used for LE, will try to monitor over the next few days.

 

[kb4cvn]

....Also I've been hearing Douthat State Park on 155.94 DCS 123 as well as their usual 235 freq. They were CR units btw. They seem to use the analog channels almost exclusively instead of their STARS channels.

Ron,
Funny you mentioned Douthat. I just loaded the kayaks onto the trailer for a Douthat visit on Saturday.

I will report back what I hear.

 

[Ghstwolf62]

Well have fun, my daughter wanted one for her birthday and we got her one. She went out with it and had a lot of fun doing it.

Picked up South today using 5B6 for an NAC so its in use on both channels. Also analog comms were still heard on south with 146.2 PL.

I should point out I don't normally hear a huge amount of traffic on these channels anyway so I'd guess analog will still be on North too. How long is another question.

Further the North channel digital traffic referred to the channel as "Apple Channel" whether that means channel A or something else I don't know. Units on South digital were calling Roanoke as their dispatch name. South dispatch sounded absolutely horrible. Units finally said they'd 21 dispatch because they couldn't copy anything.

 

[Ghstwolf62]

Hope the digital is only used for LE, will try to monitor over the next few days.

If you're in Winchester I doubt you'll pick it up but I suppose its possible. Winchester is awfully far away to hear anything.

I found putting it in once as analog with PL/DPL search and putting it in again with NAC search works best to get both clearly especially on my 600.

 

[Ten42]

USFS VA

My guess is "Apple" most likely mean's the Apple Orchard repeater site.

 

[wfrd140]

From Winchester I can receive the 2 northern most repeaters individually (Second Mtn and Mill Mtn). Roanoke can be heard off each tower as well. Apple probably refers to the Apple Mountain tower site.

 

[Ghstwolf62]

Thanks for the info. I'd considered that but then discounted it as being too far away to have a repeater for this area. Plus the weird way they said it made me wonder too. I've heard other agencies etc. and they would refer to it as Apple Orchard repeater or just as being "On" Apple Orchard. Apple channel sounded strange.

Anyway haven't heard anything today but will put it down as Apple Orchard Repeater in my stuff.

 

[ecps92]

Interesting on $68F
Which traditionally has been for Federal Interop (DOJ 25 Cities) as well as the Federal Interops (NIFOG)

Altho $68F is generally one of the conversions of 167.9 Hz
and to note $5B6 is generally the conversion of 146.2 Hz
http://wiki.radioreference.com/inde...d_NAC_.28Network_Access_Code_-_Digital_P25.29

Well heard GWNF North testing that their radios work today in digital mode. They were P25 with 68F for an NAC and believe it or not what sounds like a two tone Roger beep at the end of every transmission.

Don't know if they are adding or completely switching over to digital. Didn't hear anything on South.


Also I've been hearing Douthat State Park on 155.94 DCS 123 as well as their usual 235 freq. They were CR units btw. They seem to use the analog channels almost exclusively instead of their STARS channels.

 

[kb4cvn]

Douthat SP on 155.9400 MHz

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Also I've been hearing Douthat State Park on 155.94 DCS 123 as well as their usual 235 freq. They were CR units btw. They seem to use the analog channels almost exclusively instead of their STARS channels.

Ron,
Decided to look into this a bit deeper. CoV is licensed on this frequency for DNCR use: WZM769

See: ULS License - Public Safety Pool, Conventional License - WZM769 - VIRGINIA, COMMONWEALTH OF - Frequencies Summary

From the license data, it appears that 155.94000 MHz is the repeater input for 151.23500 MHz at Douthat.

 

[Ghstwolf62]

Thanks. I hear a lot on the 94 freq but didn't realize it was the input to 235. Strange thing is with three scanners running I've never picked up simultaneous transmissions on the two. Suppose that doesn't mean much though.

Also heard radio testing on BRP 725 and 750 today. So and so radio check on Rocky digital, Rocky analog, Apple analog and Apple digital.

So I was wrong when I said "Apple" might not be the Apple Orchard repeater.

More traffic on 173.775. Anyone else picking that up or figured it out?