Mesa Co FD Licenses New VHF Pair

[jlinko]

Looks like Lower Valley FPD in Fruita has licensed a new narrowband pair at the same location as their existing tactical pair 153.77 / 154.37. I can no longer locate this existing freq in the FCC database, so it's possible the old license expired and they couldn't get the existing pair re-licensed.

This would seem to validate Bruce's earlier assertion that many of the county FD's will maintain a VHF capability well after the DTR transition begins.

PW WQLI890
LOWER VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
[GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.]
Control Point 1 - 168 N MESA ST, FRUITA CO 970-858-3133
(link)
02/03/2010 License Issued
1 - 1340 13 ROAD, LOMA (MESA) CO (map)
154.8225 FB2 110p 100e 11K2F3E
2 - 40.0 km radius around fixed location 1
154.8225 MO 45p 55e 11K2F3E
159.0375 MO 45p 55e 11K2F3E
3 - CO Land Mobile Control Station Meeting 20 Rule
159.0375 FX1 45p 55e 11K2F3E

John MNN-009 N3RTS
Grand Junction

 

[fyrfyterskickash]

I am almost positive with what I have heard within the fire community that this is replacing the current LVFPD tac frequency I assume due to the 2013 narrowband mandate. I know they are getting a new one but I am not sure why. My best guess is the new narrowband mandate and eventually all fire dept tacticals and Fire A/B will be switched to narrowband like this frequency. (Fire C is already there.)

DTRS transition for fire with the exception of GJ Fire will be out farther than law. Hopefully the county will get a grant to then transition to DTRS sooner than departments having to scrounge the money up.

 

[dragoonusa]

Looks like Lower Valley FPD in Fruita has licensed a new narrowband pair at the same location as their existing tactical pair 153.77 / 154.37. I can no longer locate this existing freq in the FCC database, so it's possible the old license expired and they couldn't get the existing pair re-licensed.

This would seem to validate Bruce's earlier assertion that many of the county FD's will maintain a VHF capability well after the DTR transition begins.

PW WQLI890
LOWER VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
[GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.]
Control Point 1 - 168 N MESA ST, FRUITA CO 970-858-3133
(link)
02/03/2010 License Issued
1 - 1340 13 ROAD, LOMA (MESA) CO (map)
154.8225 FB2 110p 100e 11K2F3E
2 - 40.0 km radius around fixed location 1
154.8225 MO 45p 55e 11K2F3E
159.0375 MO 45p 55e 11K2F3E
3 - CO Land Mobile Control Station Meeting 20 Rule
159.0375 FX1 45p 55e 11K2F3E

John MNN-009 N3RTS
Grand Junction

Lower valley let their licensees lap so they had to narrow band every thing after the old freq was assigned to a Utah fire department. so they had to reprogram all radios and repeaters overnight to narrow-band.