AEP TX Corpus Christi

[nuecesp25]

Anyone having any luck hearing these AEP TX TDMA towers in South Texas? Notes are saying that they are “online” but they are not. There is a data signal, but it is NOT P25.

 

[KevinC]

I'm not close enough to hear any, but I'm pretty sure they are on-air. No scanners can decode a P25 TDMA cc yet. I believe the BTT receiver can as well as some of the SDR-based cc decoders.

 

[nd5y]

The AEP system has two types continuous signals that should not be confused.
P25 TDMA control channel.
HVD data channel.

 

[gus426]

I'm in Corpus Christi and Ihave a BlueTail Tech P25RX-II I have not been able to even get anything off the AEP TDMA CC.

 

[nuecesp25]

The AEP system has two types continuous signals that should not be confused.
P25 TDMA control channel.
HVD data channel.

Yes, i have noticed those (corpus tower has three freq’s , one is theoretically the TDMA, 3 is that HVD one)

 

[ralexander5]

Anyone having any luck hearing these AEP TX TDMA towers in South Texas

I have copied and provided the info for most of the AEP site in S Texas. I primarily have used DSDplus fastlane and a SDRplay RSP2 while mobile and a BlueTail P25RX at the house with good results. There is however very little voice activity. It is mostly during the week and is primarily just dispatches for outages and can be hours between calls.

I'm in Corpus Christi and Ihave a BlueTail Tech P25RX-II I have not been able to even get anything off the AEP TDMA CC

For the P25RX there is a pulldown on first tab to select TDMACC. I assume its available on the -II. Receiver will not decode sites without it being set.


Right now the Lon Hill site is broadcasting its CC on 854.7625.

 

[mtindor]

Anyone having any luck hearing these AEP TX TDMA towers in South Texas? Notes are saying that they are “online” but they are not. There is a data signal, but it is NOT P25.

You should check every frequency on the license(s) for each of those locations then. Each of those sites was verified online (not guesswork, but verified) by reputable people a long time ago (8/2021). Their channel lineups could have changed -- but that's unlikely. You are going to have to be monitoring it using either DSDPlus Fast Lane, A Bluetail Technology P25RX/P25RXII, or OP25 (and I may be forgetting some other softwares). No scanner supports TDMA at this time.

BISHOP - WPCB285
855.1375
855.4375
855.8125
856.3375
856.9125
858.3375
859.3125
860.3125

CORPUS CHRISTI - WPCN224

855.0375
857.3625
857.8125
858.8375
860.9125

 

[gus426]

I'll enter these frequencies into my Bluetail Tech. P25RXII and see if I get anything.