I am monitoring AMR frequency 452.475 the dispatcher asked one of the ambulance crews if they were on the AMR radio or Waterbury Network digital a AMR radio tech came over the radio said he was switching over to digital. Can anybody in the Waterbury area look into it? I’m in the BRISTOL area. Thank you
AMR
- Thread starter 55engine
- Start date
- Status
MarkB513
Member
It started during Covid that Trinity was using TG 62 and AMR was using TG 63 on Waterbury's trunk system, I guess they still are.
They were never operating on waterburys system, their channels were console patched to the Waterbury talkgroups. That patch has since been taken down.
All day I’ve been monitoring 452.475. There is a noise every time thay key up no digital sound no analog sound it’s not showing up P 25 and it’s not showing up DMR I don’t know any other digital system they could be using if anyone else can monitor that I’m monitoring it with a UNIDEN 436 I bought the pro voice I also DMR and also that nxdn
mmckenna
I ♥ Ø
Not sure about where you are, but AMR likes NXDN in many areas for their own radio system.
I am in Bristol can someone monitor that nxdn I have that system in one of my radios that radio is on the way to the repair shop. I don’t want to buy that upgrade unless I know they’re are on that. Thank you.
AMR is using Nexedge 4800, RAN 9 on 452.4750
Thank you so much cg do we know if west Hartford amr going to at some point or any other AMR throughout the state I’m not able to submit it to the database if someone could do that
I would suggest waiting a couple days to see if it is permanent. Hartford is still analog but I would be surprised to see Hartford and New Haven to do the same thing.
Ok thank you I will keep a look out any changes. Please let me know. Thank you.
Waterbury is mixed mode. Hearing Waterbury units on the NXDN but a couple analog transmissions happened earlier.
Hartford will likely remain analog as they are still running Motorola radios.
I can't hear New Haven so I can't help there.
Hartford will likely remain analog as they are still running Motorola radios.
I can't hear New Haven so I can't help there.
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2008
- Messages
- 3,100
- Reaction score
- 2,719
New Haven ia still analog. I set my radio for NXDN only on Waterbury's repeater not knowing there was still some analog also. I guess I'll program it twice, once for each mode. I'm surprised they went NXDN instead of DMR but I'm sure they have their reasons. I bet @mmckenna has an idea. If you look at the FCC listing for them, they amended all of their licenses to add the NXDN mode in June of last year. The New Haven license does not show the NXDN mode option yet on their FCC listing.
mmckenna
I ♥ Ø
I talked to the guy at AMR that was responsible for all their communications systems a year or two ago. They chose NXDN over DMR based on the coverage benefits of 6.25KHz digital, as well as audio quality. He was very pro-NXDN. After having used both DMR and NXDN, I'd have to agree with him.
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2008
- Messages
- 3,100
- Reaction score
- 2,719
NXDN a little more secure also of course, in case there needs to be some E down the road.
MarkB513
Member
Anyone monitoring them with a BCD996P2 yet? The NXDN upgrade is the only one I don't have, but I'm thinking about it, especially if/when they switch over the Hartford channel. I think the last time a purchased an upgrade they were around $50 each, now I see they are $75!!! Ouch!!!
mmckenna
I ♥ Ø
For scanners, or for two way radios?
NXDN has been around for more than a decade and will absolutely do simplex, conventional and trunked. Has been able to since the start.
Took a while for scanners to catch up, however.
does anyone know how to program a uiniden bcd996p2 for the nxdn system trying to get amr out of waterbury. any help would be appreciated. thank you
- Status
