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Both sites 001 & 002 have been alternating control channels VERY frequently today. At times 002 was changing every few seconds and used most of the frequencies assigned to it at some point.

What control channel frequencies are you using for Site 002. I only see Site 001 on the database page.
 

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Most of the licensed frequencies for the site have been used as CC at some point in the last week.
 

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I see what you mean about only 1 site, I added more frequencies to the list on the site but don't think it is the right way to do it and don't think I get how the frequencies are scanned when the control signal is on continuous. I am also trying adding another site with additional frequencies for suburbs. Also have a list for most of the frequencies to scan and see signals on some of them plus I have just made a list of the mobile frequencies in hopes they might be used for simplex communications.
By the way I did hear from Mike at MCM consultants, he apologized for not getting back to me and said he didn't forget and he was still going to get the information from his team, so maybe there is still hope for some info from someone.
 

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As mentioned before I scan two favorite lists for this system, one with metro freqs and one with rural. For monitoring that is all you need. As long as the active control channel is on the list the scanner will do the rest. The only time you need to know the active CC is if you are running Unitrunker, Pro96com, etc. where you must lock on the CC. If you want to know the active CC enter those lists in an analog scanner. The one with continuous noise is the CC.
 

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I see what you mean about only 1 site, I added more frequencies to the list on the site but don't think it is the right way to do it and don't think I get how the frequencies are scanned when the control signal is on continuous. I am also trying adding another site with additional frequencies for suburbs. Also have a list for most of the frequencies to scan and see signals on some of them plus I have just made a list of the mobile frequencies in hopes they might be used for simplex communications.
By the way I did hear from Mike at MCM consultants, he apologized for not getting back to me and said he didn't forget and he was still going to get the information from his team, so maybe there is still hope for some info from someone.

I also just heard from Mike, with the same message. I also asked for the list of talkgroups, and he said he'd check for me. I've made 2 Excel files, one with frequencies by tower location, and one that's ready to fill in TG's when we get them. I set up one favorite's list using the first file by tower, and I also have a 2nd favorites list directly from the RR database.

Looks like I can't attach Excel files here, but I can email them to anyone who's interested. Let me know.
 

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As mentioned before I scan two favorite lists for this system, one with metro freqs and one with rural. For monitoring that is all you need. As long as the active control channel is on the list the scanner will do the rest. The only time you need to know the active CC is if you are running Unitrunker, Pro96com, etc. where you must lock on the CC. If you want to know the active CC enter those lists in an analog scanner. The one with continuous noise is the CC.
Thanks that info is helpful!
 

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I also just heard from Mike, with the same message. I also asked for the list of talkgroups, and he said he'd check for me. I've made 2 Excel files, one with frequencies by tower location, and one that's ready to fill in TG's when we get them. I set up one favorite's list using the first file by tower, and I also have a 2nd favorites list directly from the RR database.

Looks like I can't attach Excel files here, but I can email them to anyone who's interested. Let me know.
I would like your file if possible, and if anyone gets a good hpe file to share down the road that would be nice too
 

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Heard my first voice transmission testing on Urban Site today around 12:50 pm...Sounded pretty good, hope all transmissions are going to sound like that one!
 

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Heard my first voice transmission testing on Urban Site today around 12:50 pm...Sounded pretty good, hope all transmissions are going to sound like that one!

Did it show up as one of the Testing TG's, 1 or 2?
 

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Just got a major update from John Grappy. I haven't digested it yet, but here is the file.
 

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Here is the text of the email I got from him. I do see the go live date is now "mid-summer." The saga continues!
 

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Sounds like a lot of work yet to be done as they still haven't done fleet planning among other things! Thanks for the update!
 

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Mike from MCM consultants sent me a frequency list per site, didn"t compare it to what we have seen so far but atleast we got something until their group gets done with Fleet mapping ect.
 

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Thanks for the list. Nice to see a department that's will to share this level of detailed information.

Looks like the database update for the Urban Simulcast Cell is missing 460.350.
 

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Thanks for the list. Nice to see a department that's will to share this level of detailed information.

Looks like the database update for the Urban Simulcast Cell is missing 460.350.

Don't know if I missed it in my submission or they missed it. It has never been a control channel, just data, so no big deal.
 
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