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I am going to replace my dongle the next 2 weeks. The old one i have isn't reading in the USB slot. Once i do, I will post screenshots.
I am using DSDPlus currently.
This observation i posted was from 11/25/2022 and the dongle has failed since.
 

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Anyway, the original post was asking about 169.8875 and somehow we drifted away from that freq to the Marshalls thread :confused:

I cannot figure out what type of control channel or data stream it actually is on 169.8875. Signal is 10/10 at my location ( -70db ). Tried Motorola all types and P25 - the radio doesn't decode it as anything.
 

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Anyway, the original post was asking about 169.8875 and somehow we drifted away from that freq to the Marshalls thread :confused:

I cannot figure out what type of control channel or data stream it actually is on 169.8875. Signal is 10/10 at my location ( -70db ). Tried Motorola all types and P25 - the radio doesn't decode it as anything.

V.52 test pattern?
 

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169.8875 is off as of 0115 been on during today , was vy strong
as usual all day seems to go QRT now and then but gone as of
this moment...has been at least 10 over signal wise here when
on...73,s Marcy (thats 8.15 pm)
 

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Interesting fun fact but no idea how it relates to this signal - although 169.8875 is a Federal frequency, it appears on FCC licenses for State P25 systems in Maine, Missouri and Tennessee. So it is probably in the NTIA frequency pool not dedicated to any Federal agency country wide and available for use on a local basis including letting the FCC assign it in special cases.

I think whatever it is probably is not likely to turn into a P25 Control Channel after all this time. Since it occasionally is off the air it probably is some sort of test signal. Suspects would be either a manufacturer, university or government R&D facility. Since it seems to be in the Brookhaven area best way to ID it is to drive around with a portable and watch the signal strength. If you have a VHF Yagi and can get a bearing from a couple of locations it would help narrow the search area. Once you pin down where the signal is coming from you know "who is it" which may be a clue to "what is it". It doesn't seem to be related to the Brookhaven National Labs mission but I wouldn't rule it out.
 

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Since it occasionally is off the air it probably is some sort of test signal.
It's been pretty much online straight the last few months. Think a hunt is in order. I only receive at my location using a discone. Does not show on my scanners but its programmed in. Might be heading to East End for some fishing soon, so looks like my new Airspy mini from Itead is going along for the ride.
 

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Since I first reported it , it is 10 over in the red everyday
went off a few times on the weekend for a short bit...
73,s Marcy
 

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Interesting fun fact but no idea how it relates to this signal - although 169.8875 is a Federal frequency, it appears on FCC licenses for State P25 systems in Maine, Missouri and Tennessee. So it is probably in the NTIA frequency pool not dedicated to any Federal agency country wide and available for use on a local basis including letting the FCC assign it in special cases.

I think whatever it is probably is not likely to turn into a P25 Control Channel after all this time. Since it occasionally is off the air it probably is some sort of test signal. Suspects would be either a manufacturer, university or government R&D facility. Since it seems to be in the Brookhaven area best way to ID it is to drive around with a portable and watch the signal strength. If you have a VHF Yagi and can get a bearing from a couple of locations it would help narrow the search area. Once you pin down where the signal is coming from you know "who is it" which may be a clue to "what is it". It doesn't seem to be related to the Brookhaven National Labs mission but I wouldn't rule it out.

Non-Fed police sometimes get FCC licenses for FBI frequencies--I have seen them do that. Putting an audio recording here or on reddit r/signalidentification might even be better.
 

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Probably the area wide FED/non-FED system Note the WACN decodes as WNNT40 which is likely the first part of an FCC callsign.
 
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