Goochland Co. TRS

[W4UVV]

This license for a 700 mhz. P25 Phase 1 trs was issued last August. I am not receiving any CC transmission on any of the trs frequencies. Is the Goochland trs operational and if so has reception been confirmed?


Here is the FCC link:

ULS License - Conventional Public Safety 700 MHz License - WQPW655 - GOOCHLAND, COUNTY OF


John
W4UVV

 

[kc4jgc]

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John,
Look at your link. It says conventional. Anyway, if my trip through there last Sunday evening is any indation I was still receiving traffic on their vhf channels. I'll enter the 700 freqs for next time I'm through. Could be simulcasting.

 

[W4UVV]

You are correct. The license is for standalone repeater operations not a trs. Maybe the plan is to transition to 700 mhz. from vhf with a dedicated repeater for the Sheriff, Fire, EMS, Schools and Utilities.
I would think if operational now it would have been previously reported.

John

 

[HankFrank]

I live within spitting distance of Goochland, I'll give it a listen.

 

[n4jri]

That license is updated with one goal being set for Oct. 2013, and final acceptance for Oct. 2014. I guess we'll see how it goes.

ULS Application - Conventional Public Safety 700 MHz - 0005263078 - GOOCHLAND, COUNTY OF

73/Allen (N4JRI)

 

[CVASSB]

It's 10/12/2013,and Goochland Co. is still on the VHF public service frequencies. There's no traffic on their future 700,and 800 MHz. bands in the county. I drove through it Thursday when I drove to Henrico Co,and back through it when I went home.

 

[vfn137]

Goochland is still operating on their VHF wideband system, the proposed 700 system has yet to be procured.

 

[HankFrank]

Quick Update

I have the CC's for this system in one of my scan banks I routinely monitor and I head some digital P25 type sound on one of them Saturday evening (2/8/2014) for a short period. Definitely sounded someone brought up a transmitter briefly for whatever reason. When it hear it come up more frequently I'll try to get a decode.

 

[kc4jgc]

You shouldn't be able to hear a CC as it's supposed to be 5 conventional frequencies rather than a trunked system. Good to hear someone else has the freqs programmed.

 

[HankFrank]

Err, sorry I missed that. Anyway I heard something Sat night, thought it sounded like a CC but it could have just been noise/garbage. I'll keep listening.