Dinwiddie Fire and EMS New Frequencies

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BlueMoon2

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I have to wonder whether it will be a Motorola P25 system or Harris. I live in Chesterfield County and should be able to hear it when they start testing.
 

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I have to wonder whether it will be a Motorola P25 system or Harris. I live in Chesterfield County and should be able to hear it when they start testing.
It's already live, they cutover on 11/01 I believe. It's Motorola - Dinwiddie ECC posted photos of RCV & friends during the cutover and installing equipment last minute in their comm center. Given the fact that PG just went Harris, I was surprised to see Moto won the bid for Dinwiddie.
 

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Made a visit to Dinwiddie County this evening. Never been there before.

This is what I have found that works for Dinwiddie County. I have already submitted all below info to the database.

Dinwiddie County 700 Mhz P25 Trunked Radio System
1. 769.09375
2. 770.50625
3. 771.55625
4. 772.44375
5. 772.91875
6. 774.15625

This is a simulcast p25 system. P25 NAC was found to be 890h
WACN: BEE00
Sys ID: 896h

Talkgroups found:

1001: Fire/EMS Dispatch (had a medical mutual aid call while I was there
1002: Fire/EMS Response (units heard marking up, including Reserve Engine 1
201: Sheriff (in clear, ran license checks)

All above received using Uniden SDS200 scanner.

Respectfully submitted
kk4sho
 

NS9710

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Made a visit to Dinwiddie County this evening. Never been there before.

This is what I have found that works for Dinwiddie County. I have already submitted all below info to the database.

Dinwiddie County 700 Mhz P25 Trunked Radio System
1. 769.09375
2. 770.50625
3. 771.55625
4. 772.44375
5. 772.91875
6. 774.15625

This is a simulcast p25 system. P25 NAC was found to be 890h
WACN: BEE00
Sys ID: 896h

Talkgroups found:

1001: Fire/EMS Dispatch (had a medical mutual aid call while I was there
1002: Fire/EMS Response (units heard marking up, including Reserve Engine 1
201: Sheriff (in clear, ran license checks)

All above received using Uniden SDS200 scanner.

Respectfully submitted
kk4sho
Per their report for needing the new system, the sheriff is desiring encryption, not sure if full time or if just partially
 

NS9710

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Also, I just turned on my SDS100 after programming this system in as described above, and am not getting any CC or voice traffic. Living in Petersburg.
 

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Also, I just turned on my SDS100 after programming this system in as described above, and am not getting any CC or voice traffic. Living in Petersburg.
I have an SDS-100 also, and a BCD436HP. Was running search from 758 to 805. SDS100 would always stop on 769.093750 and would say 'Repeater Found'. Hits on several others in that range but no voice. I've been listening to Dinwiddie for 20+ years. Resident near the Courthouse. They do not need encryption for Sheriff Dispatch. Maybe, Sheriffs Tac channel.
 
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NS9710

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They do not need encryption for Sheriff Dispatch. Maybe, Sheriffs Tac channel.
This is a whole different topic that we don't need to go down.

But everytime I scan the same frequencies it just stops on a "birdie" frequency with just static but no voice
 

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Made a visit to Dinwiddie County this evening. Never been there before.

This is what I have found that works for Dinwiddie County. I have already submitted all below info to the database.

Dinwiddie County 700 Mhz P25 Trunked Radio System
1. 769.09375
2. 770.50625
3. 771.55625
4. 772.44375
5. 772.91875
6. 774.15625

This is a simulcast p25 system. P25 NAC was found to be 890h
WACN: BEE00
Sys ID: 896h

Talkgroups found:

1001: Fire/EMS Dispatch (had a medical mutual aid call while I was there
1002: Fire/EMS Response (units heard marking up, including Reserve Engine 1
201: Sheriff (in clear, ran license checks)

All above received using Uniden SDS200 scanner.

Respectfully submitted
kk4sho
When is radio reference going to get this in system so you can get a card with it programe
 

BoxAlarm187

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When is radio reference going to get this in system so you can get a card with it programe
The information loaded in RadioReference comes from those who monitor the system and upload the information into the database. It will continue to evolve over the next several months.
 

Wink64

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If anyone would play with my SDS100 and maybe BCD436HP to get the new Dinwiddie sys up, Local within 30 kilometers, I'll travel. Dinwiddie/Petersburg/Hopewell/Brunswick. Reward. I don't think the 2014 BCD436 does 700. Whatever.
 

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If anyone would play with my SDS100 and maybe BCD436HP to get the new Dinwiddie sys up, Local within 30 kilometers, I'll travel. Dinwiddie/Petersburg/Hopewell/Brunswick. Reward. I don't think the 2014 BCD436 does 700. Whatever.
I'm in Petersburg with the same issue.
Must be a low power system or something.
 

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One thing a friend has pointed out to me, this system has a MAX power of 11.9W, 30, and, 40W on their towers, so this won't be a wide area receive system
 

TJX400

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Wonder why they powered it down. Doesn't make much sense to me, I'd imagine they would want as much coverage as possible.
 
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