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[KI4SAR]

I can't get any traffic for Big Rivers for Daviess County on my radio's BCD436HP or BCD536HP both have the DMR license
can anyone please help what am I missing?

Big Rivers Electric Cooperative (VHF) Trunking System, Various, Kentucky

Big Rivers Electric Cooperative (VHF) Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

 

[VASCAR2]

I’m to far away from Owensboro/Henderson to listen to this system. You could try programing the three frequencies for Big Rivers as conventional DMR which has worked for me. Make sure you have unavoided any Utility or similar type code. Check your range settings to at least 30 miles. I think the BCD436HP has a ID Scan ID search feature and I would use ID Search if you have it programmed as a Motorola TRBO DMR trunked system. Make sure your LCN color code number for each frequency is correct.

 

[KI4SAR]

thank you I will check all of the above

 

[KI4SAR]

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[KI4SAR]

I’m to far away from Owensboro/Henderson to listen to this system. You could try programing the three frequencies for Big Rivers as conventional DMR which has worked for me. Make sure you have unavoided any Utility or similar type code. Check your range settings to at least 30 miles. I think the BCD436HP has a ID Scan ID search feature and I would use ID Search if you have it programmed as a Motorola TRBO DMR trunked system. Make sure your LCN color code number for each frequency is correct.

dang .. I tried all the above and still have nothing

 

[VASCAR2]

I would program the listed frequencies as conventional analog with no DPL or CTCSS where the squelch works. See if you hear the digital data stream on any of the frequencies. If you don’t hear the digital data stream from the control channel your either to far away for your receiver or the site is not in trunking mode. If the system is DMR it maybe hasn’t been completed and is being used in a simplex or duplex mode like a regular base repeater.

I listen to my small local Utility and Ameren and they don’t have very much radio traffic unless there are storms with outages.

If your hearing the digital noise from radio transmissions or the data stream you still have an issue with your programming or the transmission could be encrypted. If you have the capability to log or record you could see if you can record any radio traffic to see if the frequencies are in use. It is entirely possible the system is not set up for DMR but could be NXDN or other digital. I was told once a system was NXDN digital when in fact it was P25 phase 1.

 

[VASCAR2]

I looked at Big Rivers FCC License and they are licensed for MOTOTRBO and analog. I‘d probably add the Henderson Site, Moseleyville sites to a favorites list. There are three frequencies listed for Corydon, 160.1550, 158.145 and 159.555. I’d probably add those three frequencies.

The FCC license show 118 watts of radiated power for base stations and 100 watt mobiles. You could also add the mobile frequencies to a favorites list of conventional frequencies. Your specific location makes a significant difference on reception depending on topography. With all the hills and hollers in Henderson and Daviess Counties you might hear Henderson as well as Moseleyville.

Big Rivers Electric‘s tower on Airline Road is approximately twenty five miles to downtown Owensboro. I measured the Moseleyville site to Downtown Owensboro at nine to ten miles. Location can make a difference. I’ve been trying to Monitor Norris Electric in SE Illinois on DMR for over a year and have never caught any traffic.

 

[KI4SAR]

I looked at Big Rivers FCC License and they are licensed for MOTOTRBO and analog. I‘d probably add the Henderson Site, Moseleyville sites to a favorites list. There are three frequencies listed for Corydon, 160.1550, 158.145 and 159.555. I’d probably add those three frequencies.

The FCC license show 118 watts of radiated power for base stations and 100 watt mobiles. You could also add the mobile frequencies to a favorites list of conventional frequencies. Your specific location makes a significant difference on reception depending on topography. With all the hills and hollers in Henderson and Daviess Counties you might hear Henderson as well as Moseleyville.

Big Rivers Electric‘s tower on Airline Road is approximately twenty five miles to downtown Owensboro. I measured the Moseleyville site to Downtown Owensboro at nine to ten miles. Location can make a difference. I’ve been trying to Monitor Norris Electric in SE Illinois on DMR for over a year and have never caught any traffic.

I have all of the above in my scanner now ...
Thank you so much for all the information
hope this gets it

 

[KI4SAR]

I looked at Big Rivers FCC License and they are licensed for MOTOTRBO and analog. I‘d probably add the Henderson Site, Moseleyville sites to a favorites list. There are three frequencies listed for Corydon, 160.1550, 158.145 and 159.555. I’d probably add those three frequencies.

The FCC license show 118 watts of radiated power for base stations and 100 watt mobiles. You could also add the mobile frequencies to a favorites list of conventional frequencies. Your specific location makes a significant difference on reception depending on topography. With all the hills and hollers in Henderson and Daviess Counties you might hear Henderson as well as Moseleyville.

Big Rivers Electric‘s tower on Airline Road is approximately twenty five miles to downtown Owensboro. I measured the Moseleyville site to Downtown Owensboro at nine to ten miles. Location can make a difference. I’ve been trying to Monitor Norris Electric in SE Illinois on DMR for over a year and have never caught any traffic.

I'm still trying to get some radio traffic ... no luck yet
but I will post on here if I ever get anything

 

[VASCAR2]

That is kind of surprising you haven’t heard any traffic. If you knew someone who worked for Big Rivers you might ask them if there were any particular times they use their radios. In my area most radio traffic is Monday through Friday between 8 AM and 5 PM. My local utilities have very little radio traffic unless there is an outage.

 

[frankdrebbin]

I am a lineman for a city utility and we hardly ever use the radios we use our phones to communicate and the local REA Co-op does as well.

 

[KI4SAR]

I can imagine cell phones is what they are using most of the time ... that would explain no radio traffic ... guess I will have to try and listen after a big storm and see If i can catch anything then ... because I would bet most of the day to day traffic will be via cell phones