Gillespie County

[rattlerbb01]

Didn't see any good threads specifically for Gillespie Co/Fredericksburg. Starting this one for a few changes I've noticed this week.

Everything is mostly on LCRA though they use VHF for tone outs and some on scene ops. This week they've started toning out the county VFDs on their own channels, but since I'm out of state I am unable to track their VHF usage. The GC FIRE 5 channel they've had linked to VHF for tone outs has been heavily affected by interference locking up the repeater and the talkgroup. So I'm not sure if this is temporary or permanent. The response by medics and fire units is still on GC FIRE 1.

 

[TLR2019]

I've been off the air... So I can clear up some distractions in my personal life and focus more on a learning. To code, And possibly even study for my license. Last year when I was working at a nursing home, A paramedic told me there was a potential incoming move from fire tone out from conventional to trunk

 

[TXDispatcher1]

I listen to Gillespie County LE, fire and EMS here: Gillespie County Public Safety
The sound quality is very good. What's strange to me is that the dispatchers and personnel on there sound like big city yuppies-most of them don't even sound like Texans. However, if you listen to Llano County SD or Blanco County SD, right next door, they have distinctive Texas accents. I have no idea why there's such a big difference in the same area of the state.
My ex and I used to camp in that area and at Enchanted Rock State Park. I have good memories of that and I think it's a beautiful part of the state.

 

[rattlerbb01]

Checked back on the fire tone out issue, and it seems that Fredericksburg Fire and EMS are still toned out on GC FIRE 5 via the linked VHF repeater and interference from a carrier somewhere with P25 digital buzz sounds continues to plague that repeater. The rest of the VFDs are dispatched on their own talkgroups still but I am not sure if they are patched to a different VFD repeater by the console/dispatcher. Again, all response is still primarily on GC FIRE 1