Croton Falls FD
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croton falls repeater
rx453.16250 tx458.16250 346 DPL
rx453.16250 tx458.16250 346 DPL
That new uhf freq says it is their district wide but it is currently a cross and repeater as far as I can tell. And the DPL is 346
Btw the newer scanners on the market as well as the cheaper hts have dcs/pl search options
Btw the newer scanners on the market as well as the cheaper hts have dcs/pl search options
I think there is only 1 UHF freq which, is currently being used as a crossband to 46.26 which in my opinion is a waste since there are a bunch of crossbands that service that area well
A better usage I think would to add a fire 13 UHF link, Somers has a vhf link since they use VHF but they are not the only dept to use fire 13. Croton falls FD, and Goldens Bridge FD, ETC so I think If Croton Falls has the resources and use UHF they could set up a uhf link, ( why use 2 radios ) right?
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I know the minuits from a Chiefs meeting some time ago stated that there would be NO cross-bands into the trunked system that wasn't authorized by the County and their radio engineers (Motorola). Don't know if that has changed.
4626 links
There seems to be a little confusion here regarding cross band repeaters and one directional links. In Westchester we have both being used. Westchester FDs early on were mostly using Low Band Frequencies such as 46.26,46.14,33.96mhz etc. in the 90s some departments began rebroadcasting low band traffic on UHF or VHF hence making a cross band repeater. You can transmit on a lets say the repeater pair is 453.56250 rx and 458.56250 tx. Transmitting on the input would be broadcasted on the low band freq. and vise versa. Now When Westchester County got licensed for their UHF TRS system,and hard pushed the agencies into using either an EMS or FD talk group, this gave Westchester The authority to regulate who and what is broadcasted over their system. Hence the Link, a link is usually a one direction receive only to a specific Talk Group. because you need a Specific ID to transmit on the highly regulated Talk Groups ,and the correct programming matrix, it is highly unlikely you will see a Bidirectional Link or a Cross band Repeater on the TRS system. Another note. The cross bands were put up to gain better reception for the pagers that only had an internal antenna, The TRS system has Better Coverage than the previous low band conventional system which, Almost every FD in Westchester had its own license for. That being said,There is a limited need for Repeaters. UHF has better penetration than the old low band system does anyway.
Btw, Thank God its not digital yet.
my two cents
There seems to be a little confusion here regarding cross band repeaters and one directional links. In Westchester we have both being used. Westchester FDs early on were mostly using Low Band Frequencies such as 46.26,46.14,33.96mhz etc. in the 90s some departments began rebroadcasting low band traffic on UHF or VHF hence making a cross band repeater. You can transmit on a lets say the repeater pair is 453.56250 rx and 458.56250 tx. Transmitting on the input would be broadcasted on the low band freq. and vise versa. Now When Westchester County got licensed for their UHF TRS system,and hard pushed the agencies into using either an EMS or FD talk group, this gave Westchester The authority to regulate who and what is broadcasted over their system. Hence the Link, a link is usually a one direction receive only to a specific Talk Group. because you need a Specific ID to transmit on the highly regulated Talk Groups ,and the correct programming matrix, it is highly unlikely you will see a Bidirectional Link or a Cross band Repeater on the TRS system. Another note. The cross bands were put up to gain better reception for the pagers that only had an internal antenna, The TRS system has Better Coverage than the previous low band conventional system which, Almost every FD in Westchester had its own license for. That being said,There is a limited need for Repeaters. UHF has better penetration than the old low band system does anyway.
Btw, Thank God its not digital yet.
my two cents
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