Edmond KNJV867

[fast2okc]

Anyone know what Edmond is up to?

KNJV867


--fast2okc

 

[peterjmag]

Gee, what are they are up too? Looks like a messed up LTR system. Why would they want that? They are already trunked. Hmmm, interesting.


P.J. Maguire

 

[N5MRK]

Maybe they are putting together their own data network. I have no clue.

-Matt

 

[nd5y]

Those are the national public safety interoperability channels.
(see the ones labled VCALL/VTAC/UCALL/UTAC etc here:
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&aid=899 )

Everybody with highband or UHF radios should have them but
most places don't. All public safety licensees can use them without
obtaining a seperate license, so I don't know why Edmond went ahead
and licensed them like that.

 

[Gilligan]

Does anyone know if these freqs are in use anywhere besides Edmond in the OKC area (or any of the small communities)?

 

[nd5y]

Those are the national public safety interoperability channels.
(see the ones labled VCALL/VTAC/UCALL/UTAC etc here:
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&aid=899 )

Everybody with highband or UHF radios should have them but
most places don't. All public safety licensees can use them without
obtaining a seperate license, so I don't know why Edmond went ahead
and licensed them like that.

I should have said they don't need a seperate license for mobiles.
I didn't notice the base stations yesterday.

 

[greenthumb]

Hmmm......would I want to use a frequency without a license? Nope! I don't blame them for licensing these - there's no doubt now that they can use them, right?

 

[nd5y]

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-00-348A1.pdf

"90. Under our Rules, an entity must have a license to operate a base or control station on these
interoperability channels.286 Mobile operation, however, is permitted on these channels without an
individual license (i.e., a blanket licensing approach).287 Public safety licensees who are eligible to hold a
Part 90 license, or who are otherwise licensed under Part 90 of our Rules, can operate mobile units on
these interoperability channels without an individual license. Additionally, as suggested in comments, we
also will require, as of January 1, 2005, every newly certified public safety mobile radio unit to have the
capacity to transmit and receive on at least one nationwide interoperability channel (i.e., the calling
channel) in the band in which it is operating.288"