AWIN Discussion

[I_Am_Infinite]

I have a question. I'll try to word this right.

I'm in Benton and I was wondering when I'm programming the surrounding counties, and there is the option to program AWIN for each county, do I have to program the whole AWIN list for each county? Can I just program AWIN for say, Saline or Pulaski county and then the conventional channels for Garland, Grant, Faulkner and Hot Spring Co.? Also, what sites do I use? Do I just use the ones near my location? I travel to the NW part of the state every week. Do I use some of the sites along the route? I notice on the scanner it seems to go through alot of sites (depts) when it's scanning. Thank you.

What I do, is have a scanner that scans only my county then the other scanners that scan anything else that I am able to and want to listen to. I usually try the surrounding county's towers, sites, frequencies.

I'd check the counties you want to try to listen to, what ur wanting to listen to (FD, EMS, PD etc) and see if you can program it in and pick it up. See if saline county, pulaski county etc have TGs that ain't encrypted. You will need to look for sites close to your location that u think u can pick up. Even try to tune to the control channels before u program it to see if you can pick it up good, or to frequencies to test and see if u can get it well enough to listen.

I assume you wud pick up at least a a few towers on your route, but not knowing the exact way u take it be hard to know for sure, but I'd say it's a safe bet you come close to at least a couple of towers.

But back to the sites, just try it if you think your in range of it's towers and sites and has stuff that's not encrypted that you want to listen to, that's what I'd do

 

[bubbaearle]

Caught this on a Whistler 1098 - Floyd Tower - White Co...............

30139 - ENCRYPTED

44730 - Most likely Pulaski CO SO Jail Transport

53609 - Fed??? - Surveillance Ops ??? - specifically mentions N Little Rock, but TGID is in 72 Washing Co. range

53784 - units in 800 range - police of some sort - Mountain Springs mentioned - 72 Washington Co.??

53790 - ENCRYPTED

53885 - 42 Logan Co. - now in DB

A few more new catches on the Floyd tower.....

53644 - LEO of some sort, possibly prisoner transport

53609 - Law ops - Pulaski & Lonoke Co.

21226 - Possible Cabot Fire - mentioned "STATION ONE"

21268 - Lonoke Co. range of TGIDs

53722 - Chicot Co. SO - WTF?? someone dragging the TG!!

53717 - ??? radio checks

53784 - LEO - units in the 800 range - Lonoke Co.

 

[wbswetnam]

A few more new catches on the Floyd tower.....

53644 - LEO of some sort, possibly prisoner transport

53609 - Law ops - Pulaski & Lonoke Co.

21226 - Possible Cabot Fire - mentioned "STATION ONE"

21268 - Lonoke Co. range of TGIDs

53722 - Chicot Co. SO - WTF?? someone dragging the TG!!

53717 - ??? radio checks

53784 - LEO - units in the 800 range - Lonoke Co.

Dragging the talk group... I think it happens when there is a long distance prisoner transport from one part of the state to another. I heard Randolph County SO here in Russellville last week. The deputy wants to hear if there's anything going on back in the county even though he may be more than a hundred miles away. I know that State Police are strongly discouraged from dragging their home troop's talk group but county level LE is more lenient I'm guessing.

 

[bubbaearle]

I had a long stretch where I could listen to Crittenden Co. TGIDs when they were first assigned. I recorded it all & was able to work out some RIDs for the SO & West Memphis PD. Maybe someone @ AWIN / ADEM in NLR had them dragged so as to check transmission quality.

 

[03msc]

Dragging the talk group... I think it happens when there is a long distance prisoner transport from one part of the state to another. I heard Randolph County SO here in Russellville last week. The deputy wants to hear if there's anything going on back in the county even though he may be more than a hundred miles away. I know that State Police are strongly discouraged from dragging their home troop's talk group but county level LE is more lenient I'm guessing.

Yeah, AWIN administration has put out bulletins about not dragging the TGs. It is also in the instructions when you get radio IDs for the system. But still happens, as you’ve witnessed, yeah.