39.800 in Augusta County?

[tglendye]

I was messing with the search button this a.m. and heard an Augusta deputy call in a traffic stop on 39.800. I recognized the location as well as the voices as being Augusta County, and found that 39.80 is an apparent link to their channel 3 (460.300).

I can't find any information in the fcc database about 39.80. Does anyone have any information on this?

 

[brianm]

They might be using the license belong to Rockbridge...looks like the tower is in Augusta county.

 

[tglendye]

I saw that and wondered about it. I'll have to do some more listening and see if it's always patched. I haven't heard anything this evening, but I'm at work and may be out of range.

 

[W4UVV]

39,800 mhz.

The pl for Rockbridge Co. SO is 131.8.

 

[tglendye]

The pl for Rockbridge Co. SO is 131.8.

Thanks for the information. I didn't think about doing a pl search since it was low band. I'll try that when I have a chance.

On another note, does anyone know when Augusta Co. uses sheriff 1 vs. using sheriff 3?

 

[n4jri]

Most of what I've heard on Sheriff-3 when in the area has been traffic stops. Could it be used as an info channel?

73/Allen (N4JRI)

 

[tglendye]

That's pretty much what I've heard it as also. Sometimes I hear a lot of traffic on it, but the last couple of days I haven't. They have a "private" mode on it that I thought was encrypted, but a friend at a radio shop told me he thought it was digital apco-25. No need for a digital scanner here, so I'm not sure.

 

[tglendye]

I heard the 39.80 link yesterday. Did a pl/dpl search and they are using 065 DPL, like their sheriff 1 & 3. Still don't know the purpose of the lo-band link or the license information. I caught a short pursuit while I was listening.