700 MHz Systems In Service?

[railtrailbiker]

Anyone know of a 700 MHz Public Safety system in service anywhere in NJ?

 

[Joseph11]

There's one 700 MHz ULS license in NJ, the callsign is WMU845.

 

[jcardani]

Hi Joe,

That's actually a fixed point-to-point TV translator located in Waterford Works and not a public safety system.

 

[SCANdal]

Bowing to the pressure to allow anything to go, right or wrong.

Joe,

You've provided further evidence to toss on to an already heaping pile. But, alas, it seems that I, and a small hand full of others who care about keeping things ON-TOPIC, accurate, and focused here on these boards are wrong; it seems I am outnumbered. With folks at this thread http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34104 encouraging our young friend to "Keep doing what you are doing," regretably, all I am left to do is throw in the towel.

SCANdal

 

[N_Jay]

I little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

 

[DJ88]

Once again, posting just to get one's two cents worth in, this time with information that is totally irrelevant to the actual question asked. railtrailbiker asked specifically if there are any 700 MHz PUBLIC SAFETY systems in service in New Jersey, key words PUBLIC SAFETY. WMU845 is licensed to Eagle Communications, not a public safety agency at all. Just another example.

 

[elk2370bruce]

This pattern will never change. Frankly, SCANdal (and others), we're wasting our time, effort, and breath here. Incomplete research and ill-conceived posts, such as these, are not only accepted, it now has a fan club. Too bad.

 

[Joseph11]

Never said it was a public safety agency. I posted it to show that there were none.

 

[JoeyC]

Focus guys. The topic of the thread is "700 mHz..." Joseph11 and then only one or two others posted information relevant to the topic.

There is a simple solution to those of you that feel Joseph11 is steering topics offcourse. You IGNORE him. One person cannot steer a topic offcourse unless useless comments such as those in this thread follow.

 

[DJ88]

The "TOPIC" of this thread may be "700 MHz Systems In Service", but if you will read the 'QUESTION" again, railtrailbiker was looking specifically for PUBLIC SAFETY 700 MHz systems in service in New Jersey. Again key words PUBLIC SAFETY. The answer may have been relevant to the "TOPIC", but was of NO relevance to the "QUESTION", and I have a hunch that railtrailbiker was looking for an answer to his "QUESTION". The appropriate answer here would have been "No, there are none". Period. I'm sure he couldn't care less about Eagle Broadcasting's "Commercial Air Ground Radiotelephone", "TV Intercity Relay" system, which, I don't believe can even be monitored on a scanner anyway.

Many people come to these boards looking for specific answers to specific questions. If we can provide that answer, or guide that person in the direction of a place that, or to a person who, may be able to provide the answer, we post. If we can't, we don't, just for the sake of posting. Posting general, incomplete and or irrelevant information to a specific question is a waste of everybody's time. In the case of the "star poster" here, this type of behavior has been going on for a long time.

This isn't a "flame" or a "bashing", just a little constructive criticism. If those of you who are cheering him choose to view it as the former, then I think you need to RE - focus.

 

[JoeyC]

I've read the topic, the question and the 2nd post provides an answer. Just because you don't feel its the proper answer doesn't render it irrelevant. You need to get over it and move on if you have something against the poster.

 

[N_Jay]

I've read the topic, the question and the 2nd post provides an answer. Just because you don't feel its the proper answer doesn't render it irrelevant. You need to get over it and move on if you have something against the poster.

The third post provides an answer.
The second post provides a partial answer that also leaves the wrong impression until you look up the call sign.

 

[JoeyC]

The third post provides an answer.
The second post provides a partial answer that also leaves the wrong impression until you look up the call sign.

Thus a combination of replys supplies the answer. Much like 99.99% of all posts on RR.com.

 

[DJ88]

Well said N_Jay. I rest my case.

 

[hulka]

Well here is my 2 cents. Question was "any 700 MHZ Public Safety"

Joseph 11 posted: "There's one 700 MHz ULS license in NJ, the callsign is WMU845."

Then he posted : "Never said it was a public safety agency. I posted it to show that there were none."

#1. Not relevant to the question.

#2. His second post does not make any sense to me. "Never said it was Public Safety," which in this case was the question in the first place.

#3. He stated that he posted to show that, "there was not any systems in NJ." Well with that first post it looks like that there is one till you do a little more research on it.

If there are not any systems then a reply of, "No there are not any PS 700 systems in NJ yet." Or, " No there is not."

Not trying to bash here but if I just started to "scan" and asked that question I would think that there was a system. Not everyone knows how to use the FCC Database to look up stuff. Granted not everyone is perfect with information, but when it happens all the time with the same preson(s) it gets a little tiring after a while. This is a great site for reference. After looking at that post I would be like, "No one seems to know if there is on not. "1 say yes, others so no."

 

[Joseph11]

You guys really need to calm down.

 

[DJ88]

And you really need to stop getting your "two cents worth" in on every single post you see on these boards unless you can provide a specific answer to a specific question. General information concerning a specific topic is of no value to the person who is looking for specific information. It's good practice, when answering a question, to be as accurate and concise as possible to eliminate any misconceptions. This isn't rocket science here and it doesn't take a college education to figure it out. It's as simple as ABC. Somebody asks a question, and if we have the answer, we pass it along. If we don't, we don't post. We let someone else do it, and move on to the next question.

And also, I don't need you, a 16 or 17 year old (or whatever your age) high school student telling me, or anyone else older than you, to calm down. You're the one who needs to tone it down a few notches and stop wasting peoples' time on these boards. As you grow older, you will, hopefully, realize that in order to be held in high esteem by your peers, you don't have to have all the answers or pretend to have them. People judge you by the quality of your contributions, not the quantity. Only you can choose the path you wish to take, but remember, you have to live with that decision.

 

[mikea7531]

Ok, cut him some slack - he posted something that he thought was relevant to the topic, and people are quick to jump his bones about it not being a public safety frequency. He admitted later that it wasn't a public safety freq. Do we really need to flame everyone that posts a mistake? I suggest everyone take a step back, a nice deep breath, and move on. No need to have 7 people jump someone over a post.

If you don't like what was posted, try PM'ing the person or just ingoring the post.

I would suggest if any modorators see this thread to lock it.