GATTRS West Texas

[rattlerbb01]

Promised yet again the week of 9/13

Orla is online, sitting under it now. Just added it to the database. Neighboring 1.80 Gomez Peak and 1.87 Patricia at this time and carrying TG 50007 with DPS traffic.

Site: 1.93 NAC=130 BSI=WQKS400

Neighbor: BEE09.13E-1.80 ; Gomez Peak
Neighbor: BEE09.13E-1.87 ; Patricia

Channel 3-376: 151.04 BSI
Channel 3-1570: 154.025 VOICE
Channel 3-1889: 154.8225 SCC
Channel 3-2285: 155.8125 CC

 

[lhillin]

Thanks for the update.

Regarding Gomez Peak, I have monitored it on many occasions. I have never heard any traffic on it. Who can access it? Is it assigned to any agencies?

 

[rattlerbb01]

Thanks for the update.

Regarding Gomez Peak, I have monitored it on many occasions. I have never heard any traffic on it. Who can access it? Is it assigned to any agencies?

I recorded TG 50007 DPS on it today. All the way from Wink to add. I’ve started to catch a few 504XX talkgroups which sound like TXDOT on some of the west Texas towers as well out this way, but not on Gomez Peak or Orla yet. Notrees 800 and VHF are still silent as well.

 

[lhillin]

Okay, thanks. I traveled from Van Horn to Pecos and back to Van Horn today. I did not turn that system back on in my BCD996P2 today. Now I wish I had done so. I will turn it back on and start listening again. Thank you for the information and the quick reply.

 

[KE5PL]

Keeping my fingers crossed for Notrees 800/VHF to be activated this week,

 

[rattlerbb01]

Notress still silent, but I've got testing counts on 42753 which seems to be in the hospitals grouping, and a lot of ENC traffic on 42656 earlier today. Both on Odessa site.

 

[lhillin]

Thank you for the diligent work, very good information.

What equipment do you use for such monitoring? I assume a scanner and maybe a computer? If so, what software do you use? Any other operating tips you may have are welcome. Thanks.

 

[rattlerbb01]

Thank you for the diligent work, very good information.

What equipment do you use for such monitoring? I assume a scanner and maybe a computer? If so, what software do you use? Any other operating tips you may have are welcome. Thanks.

BCD436HP is my every day traveling scanner. Both talk groups above were noticed on there and I ran discovery mode on the odessa tower for a while today. I use an SDR and DSD+ Fastlane for more in depth looks at how the systems are set up. It works for DMR systems of all flavors, NexEdge systems, IDAS, P25 Phase 1 and 2, and I can even monitor TDMA control channels on the AEP system. Quite a useful tool to grow the database here properly.

 

[slayer7303]

rattler if the ENC traffic is what i think it is they do it every tuesday morning around 09:30... they are checking in with the local hospitals comms. I have cought it the last two or three weeks doing it calling for MCH in Odessa MMH in Midland Senic Mt in Big Springs Mc Camey hospital Big Bend Reginal in Alpine among others. That what you cought?

 

[KE5PL]

Sites 85/86 Notrees VHF/800 back in service and in Wide Area. 2000 hrs 09/28/22.

Yay.

 

[KE5PL]

rattler if the ENC traffic is what i think it is they do it every tuesday morning around 09:30... they are checking in with the local hospitals comms. I have cought it the last two or three weeks doing it calling for MCH in Odessa MMH in Midland Senic Mt in Big Springs Mc Camey hospital Big Bend Reginal in Alpine among others. That what you cought?

FWIW, I wouldn’t think that Scenic Mountain is being heard as the Big Spring site is still down. Midland Memorial didn’t want to play, no radio there.
STRAC at SAT has these TGs in their consoles.
Noticed the NWS AUS/SAT TG is active on this layer. As is NWS MAF on 42690.

 

[KE5PL]

FWIW, I wouldn’t think that Scenic Mountain is being heard as the Big Spring site is still down. Midland Memorial didn’t want to play, no radio there.
STRAC at SAT has these TGs in their consoles.
Noticed the NWS AUS/SAT TG is active on this layer. As is NWS MAF on 42690.

Duh. Every hospital has a dedicated TG. And each hospital has all hospital TGs. Just wasn’t THAT hospital.

 

[rattlerbb01]

Sites 85/86 Notrees VHF/800 back in service and in Wide Area. 2000 hrs 09/28/22.

Yay.

Yep, got them both locked in now.