American Electric Power (AEP) P25 WACN 92715

[nd5y]

Disregard, I'm blind today...

 

[rattlerbb01]

The only thing (in the wiki) that I am skeptical about is "45.45 prob Ozona" -- stating that 44.44 listed 45.45 as a peer. Ozona is already confirmed as 35.35, and 44.44 in the DB isn't listing 45.45 as a peer). So who knows what 45.45 actually is, or what its even near at this point. I wouldn't trust 45.45 in the wiki at this point.

Very nice job on picking up all of those sites!

Mike

I came west along I-20 and then north from Abilene to Amarillo so didn’t get down south (or central if you want to get technical, it’s a pretty big state). I may have an opportunity in the coming months but that’s tentative. This was a company business trip, you can bet I won’t be wasting my own diesel hunting sites now.

 

[rattlerbb01]

On my way back to Shreveport, caught some new neighbors and TDMA CC modes for several southern and western OK sites, and got 4 of the southern AR sites added as well (Foreman, Highland, Pullman and Washington. Wiki has been updated. Speculation based on known CC frequencies, 86.86 is for sure Mena which is deep in the Ouachita Forest/Mountains area and out of range. Maybe I'll catch it on skip one day.

 

[mtindor]

Arkansas AEP / SWEPCO FCC updates:

FCC updates suggesting the following are likely online

1. Prairie Grove AR (Washington) - WPFF646
- construction notification listing 859.3625
- another app deleting 7 freqs from existing license

That would leave the following freqs on the license:
854.9125
855.8125
856.7875
857.9125
859.3625


2. Eureka Springs AR (Carroll) - WPCM979
- construction notification listing 854.0125, 855.7625, 858.7875, 859.8625
- another app deleting 5 freqs from existing license

That would leave the following freqs on the license:

854.0125
855.7625
857.3375
858.7875
859.8625

3. Fayetteville AR (Washington) - WPCN233
- construction notification listing 855.6875 and 857.8625
- another app deleting 5 freqs from existing license

That would leave the following freqs on the license:

854.7625
855.6875
856.3375
857.8625
859.9125

Google Map

I think one should expect all three of these sites to be online, and that the active CC for each of those sites would be one of the freqs listed above for each site license. If you are in/around that part of Arkansas and can decode TDMA control channels, please be on the lookout for these sites to be active and to gather data to submit.

Thanks

 

[mtindor]

Bunch of microwave updates at the FCC for:

Tradewinds TX
Plain Dealing LA
Whitetop Mountain VA

So maybe Plain Dealing is closer to being online.

 

[rattlerbb01]

Bunch of microwave updates at the FCC for:

Tradewinds TX
Plain Dealing LA
Whitetop Mountain VA

So maybe Plain Dealing is closer to being online.

I'll be in Shreveport on Wednesday and Thursday, I can check it out then.

 

[DeaconHarry16]

Hello...I'm still here...still looking
1F7 57.57 (Tip Top VA) is reporting an unknown neighbor...
1F7 45.45, 0-303, 854.7875
This site is not in the Wiki or in the database
1F7 16.16 (Kingston) is on the same CC... and Kingston is strong here.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Harry

 

[n8jsw]

The best way to find out is to monitor it directly and find out what other frequencies are used with it cause it’s hard to find out for sure where it is

 

[n8jsw]

It may just be Marion,Va but can’t be sure

 

[west-pac]

Hello...I'm still here...still looking
1F7 57.57 (Tip Top VA) is reporting an unknown neighbor...
1F7 45.45, 0-303, 854.7875
This site is not in the Wiki or in the database
1F7 16.16 (Kingston) is on the same CC... and Kingston is strong here.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Harry

Do a frequency search for 854.7875 in VA. There should be a license with that freq within a county or 2 of Tip Top.

 

[west-pac]

Looks like Clintwood, Fancy Gap, or Marion in Virginia. You would have to see which one of those is not in the DB, and/or which one would be closest to Tip Top.

 

[firemantom26]

Marion should be the closest and is listed as site 45.

 

[DeaconHarry16]

My guess was to be Marion...Mount Rogers @ 5700' is nearby...signal should be solid

 

[west-pac]

Marion should be the closest and is listed as site 45.

The info for 1F7 45.45 did not get put into the RRDB.

 

[mtindor]

The info for 1F7 45.45 did not get put into the RRDB.

That's because nobody copied 1F7-45.45 directly yet. But it has been added to the 1F7 part of the wiki for AEP. Harry is unable to copy the CC for Marion because the Kingston site is closer/much stronger from his location and shares the same control channel.

 

[mtindor]

Hello...I'm still here...still looking
1F7 57.57 (Tip Top VA) is reporting an unknown neighbor...
1F7 45.45, 0-303, 854.7875
This site is not in the Wiki or in the database
1F7 16.16 (Kingston) is on the same CC... and Kingston is strong here.
Hope everyone is doing well!
Harry

I could have sworn that I had replied to you before anybody else. But apparently not.

1F7-45.45 is Marion WV (Smyth) on license WCPQ254

The site location is still up there pretty high -- 3700'+ - 36°54'06.4"N 81°32'34.4"W · 259 Walker Mountain Ln, Marion, VA 24354

 

[firemantom26]

Anyhow good catch Harry. I’m back in business from a new location that is over 100 feet higher than I was before. I am looking forward to the band opening this year to snag some new sites.

 

[DeaconHarry16]

I believe that summer foliage helps propagation on this band.
I can receive all of my regular sites as before now that the leaves are on the trees.
Tip Top is a good example...have not heard it once this winter...solid all day now

 

[DeaconHarry16]

Had an occasion to be in Huntington WV today,
Took DSD+FL on the road (a very wet road)
Maybe this will solve a mystery...

Site: 38.38 NAC=026 ; Lavalette

Neighbor: 92715.1F6-62.62 ; South Point
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-2.2 ; Fallsburg
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-4.4 ; Hurricane
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-18.18 ; Kiahsville
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-23.23 ; Hamlin
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-33.33 ; Huntington
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-74.74 ; Catlettsburg
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-75.75 ; Hitchens
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-77.77 ; Richardson

Channel 0-321: 855.0125 CC
Channel 0-361: 855.5125 SCC
Channel 0-401: 856.0125 SCC

Enjoy,
Harry

 

[firemantom26]

Had an occasion to be in Huntington WV today,
Took DSD+FL on the road (a very wet road)
Maybe this will solve a mystery...

Site: 38.38 NAC=026 ; Lavalette

Neighbor: 92715.1F6-62.62 ; South Point
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-2.2 ; Fallsburg
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-4.4 ; Hurricane
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-18.18 ; Kiahsville
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-23.23 ; Hamlin
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-33.33 ; Huntington
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-74.74 ; Catlettsburg
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-75.75 ; Hitchens
Neighbor: 92715.1F7-77.77 ; Richardson

Channel 0-321: 855.0125 CC
Channel 0-361: 855.5125 SCC
Channel 0-401: 856.0125 SCC

Enjoy,
Harry

I direct copied them last summer with the same information you have provide. I think the question on Lavalette, was the frequency's did not match the license. Maybe @mtindor or @n8jsw can remember.