LCRA Site 155-055

[rattlerbb01]

I see hex 8F Site on my SDR Trunk "Details Tab" in failure condition Downlink RX 851.1000 Uplink RX 806.1000 that is not in the RR LCRA Site List and since Live Oak is the only one that uses 800Mhz thru LCRA is this a possible replacement or Lockhart Tower ?

That converts to 143.43, which is the next unused tower number after 142.42 Hunt. 851.100 is licensed to Lockhart so it has probably been on the air recently.

 

[556223]

That converts to 143.43, which is the next unused tower number after 142.42 Hunt. 851.100 is licensed to Lockhart so it has probably been on the air recently.

Okay, I just looked at RR, ran the frequency and did a license look up and now have the additional frequencies and put that on my monitoring list. I did see the ERP is 340.00. One thing that gets me is that Uhland off Hwy 21 is part Hays County and other side of the road is Caldwell Co and the city of Uhland is turning into very populated area so why 800 mhz compared to 700 mhz which LCRA is known for and how would this work for interoperability unless Uhland Police along with the upcoming City Of Uhland gets there own Talk Groups

 

[rattlerbb01]

Okay, I just looked at RR, ran the frequency and did a license look up and now have the additional frequencies and put that on my monitoring list. I did see the ERP is 340.00. One thing that gets me is that Uhland off Hwy 21 is part Hays County and other side of the road is Caldwell Co and the city of Uhland is turning into very populated area so why 800 mhz compared to 700 mhz which LCRA is known for and how would this work for interoperability unless Uhland Police along with the upcoming City Of Uhland gets there own Talk Groups

It’s for all of Caldwell County to transition over to LCRA from GATRRS, and LCRA has no problem using their licensed 800 MHz frequencies. Caldwell Co had used 800 for two decades now, going back to their Original Moto System.

 

[clementrw]

Okay, I just looked at RR, ran the frequency and did a license look up and now have the additional frequencies and put that on my monitoring list. I did see the ERP is 340.00. One thing that gets me is that Uhland off Hwy 21 is part Hays County and other side of the road is Caldwell Co and the city of Uhland is turning into very populated area so why 800 mhz compared to 700 mhz which LCRA is known for and how would this work for interoperability unless Uhland Police along with the upcoming City Of Uhland gets there own Talk Groups

Right now, any Uhland calls for police service on the Caldwell County side are transferred to Hays County Dispatch. I believe that Uhland PD is happy with this arrangement, and is eager to maintain interoperability with HCSO.

If they grow enough to set up a 911 Dispatch and associated talk group, I believe they will want to stay affiliated to hear the HCSO talk groups. However, with Austin/Travis County responsible to dispatching fire resources for Uhland and Hays County dispatching EMS through Kyle Fire Dispatch, I think it will be a long time before anything like that happens.

 

[clementrw]

Right now, any Uhland calls for police service on the Caldwell County side are transferred to Hays County Dispatch. I believe that Uhland PD is happy with this arrangement, and is eager to maintain interoperability with HCSO.

If they grow enough to set up a 911 Dispatch and associated talk group, I believe they will want to stay affiliated to hear the HCSO talk groups. However, with Austin/Travis County responsible to dispatching fire resources for Uhland and Hays County dispatching EMS through Kyle Fire Dispatch or Caldwell dispatching EMS from their new ESD 5, I think it will be a long time before anything like that happens.

 

[556223]

Right now, any Uhland calls for police service on the Caldwell County side are transferred to Hays County Dispatch. I believe that Uhland PD is happy with this arrangement, and is eager to maintain interoperability with HCSO.

If they grow enough to set up a 911 Dispatch and associated talk group, I believe they will want to stay affiliated to hear the HCSO talk groups. However, with Austin/Travis County responsible to dispatching fire resources for Uhland and Hays County dispatching EMS through Kyle Fire Dispatch, I think it will be a long time before anything like that happens.

After looking at the FB page for Uhland PD, i saw the Unland Police Chief with a Kenwood Speaker mic and the other officers with APX's so that alone explains the multi system scan capability for Hays and Caldwell Co for Uhland

 

[clementrw]

After looking at the FB page for Uhland PD, i saw the Unland Police Chief with a Kenwood Speaker mic and the other officers with APX's so that alone explains the multi system scan capability for Hays and Caldwell Co for Uhland

From what I have seen of both Travis ESD 11 and Hays County radios, both of them have multiple systems and are ready to go for mutual aid.

 

[556223]

What I am saying is the Motorola APX's and the Kenwood radios that Uhland PD is carrying can and are probably doing mult-system scan in the same zone so they can interoperate with Caldwell County on the fly and still monitor there home talk group on HCSO DSP. Any modern APX radio has this capability two monitor multiple systems in the same zone even conventional frequencies while monitoring two or three different trunked systems at the same time.

 

[556223]

I've heard thru two people that the Creedmoor LCRA Site is Simulcast and holds FCC License WPWB5H viewed thru Unitrunker so on the hunt to find the Kyle area LCRA Tower that is working with the Creedmoor one

 

[NC5267]

I don't mean to reopen an old thread, but I heard that an LCRA Tech checkout on the CC Center channel at Lockhart PD to work on their dispatch consoles, and then a second one at Caldwell SO to do the same. Has the county and other cities transitioned over from GATRRS? I know there was an article in 2023 stating that most agencies were going to switch over within a specific period. I haven't seen any towers listed in the Caldwell County area in the LCRA database, nor have I seen any new TGs appear for that area.

 

[Unitrunker2]

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[cferguson4809]

Sorry I'm about two months behind on the conversation but here are two small suggestions.

1. For screenshots, you can type the "Alt" key and the "PrtSc" key to capture the active window to the clipboard. That can be pasted in MS-Paint or into a forum post. Usually - this is much easier than snapping a picture from a digital camera or smart phone.
2. Your version of the software is about ten years out of date. When you have time, take a look at the latest which is version 2.1.

I hope you find the suggestions helpful.

The PC that I run unitrunker is on is not connected to the internet so that’s why it’s old and I didn’t capture a screenshot.

 

[556223]

I don't mean to reopen an old thread, but I heard that an LCRA Tech checkout on the CC Center channel at Lockhart PD to work on their dispatch consoles, and then a second one at Caldwell SO to do the same. Has the county and other cities transitioned over from GATRRS? I know there was an article in 2023 stating that most agencies were going to switch over within a specific period. I haven't seen any towers listed in the Caldwell County area in the LCRA database, nor have I seen any new TGs appear for that area.

can U tell me the TG ID U heard this traffic on? The Lockhart LCRA site has frequencies that are updated to be on Caldwell County property by their SO so I am guessing that since they are the same frequencies as are on the GATRRS Lockhart Site that site for GATRRS will shut down, get other frequencies or some how run off the new tower ?