Mobile Relay Associates NXDN?

[Wilrobnson]

I sent this via private message to a database admin over a month ago and it hasn't been replied to or opened yet, so I wanted to post here:

"Just curious about something in the DB. I consistently see updates for Mobile Relay Associates, which I know RR can't display due to the legal whinging from them. May I ask why the database is updated if it's not publicly viewable nor downloadable? I have to head to SoCal next week to present and was considering my options vis-à-vis NXDN stuff."

Thanks

 

[GTR8000]

May I ask why the database is updated if it's not publicly viewable nor downloadable?

You sure about that? You might want to poke around a bit more, it's extremely easy to find.

 

[Wilrobnson]

So I cannot find it in the database anywhere. It may well be in the downloadable TRX library but I have not updated that in years as I do not use it beyond the initial (2016?) attempt. I found the information I was looking for elsewhere on the web. Thanks for the reply.

 

[n3obl]

Mobile Relay Associates SoCal NEXEDGE Digital Network Trunking System, Multiple, California

Mobile Relay Associates SoCal NEXEDGE Digital Network Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

 

[GTR8000]

Mobile Relay Associates SoCal NEXEDGE Digital Network Trunking System, Multiple, California

Mobile Relay Associates SoCal NEXEDGE Digital Network Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

Only admins can see the system; regular members cannot, they get the following message:

 

[n3obl]

oh sorry.

 

[GTR8000]

No worries, I didn't realize it myself until someone asked me a while back, and I checked while logged out lol

 

[b52hbuff]

It would be interesting to hear why MRA successfully got their data removed from the site, and even after 11 years it is still not available. I read the back and forth between the lawyers. Seems like RR.com's lawyer believes it is ok to publish the information. Makes me wonder why RR.com fears legal retribution from MRA's lawyers?

 

[prcguy]

Does anyone have the old data before it was taken down? BTW, Mark Abrams, the president of MRA lives up the road from me a bit and is known for taking legal action to the limits.

It would be interesting to hear why MRA successfully got their data removed from the site, and even after 11 years it is still not available. I read the back and forth between the lawyers. Seems like RR.com's lawyer believes it is ok to publish the information. Makes me wonder why RR.com fears legal retribution from MRA's lawyers?

 

[slicerwizard]

Makes me wonder why RR.com fears legal retribution from MRA's lawyers?

Maybe they threatened a long, protracted, expensive legal battle.

 

[PVPD730]

Backstory on the MRA issue is here (top of the page).

Restricted Info - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

 

[cg]

One would think in the absence of the normal outline of trunked systems, that links to the public FCC pages would be allowed and in place.

chris

 

[mtindor]

One would think in the absence of the normal outline of trunked systems, that links to the public FCC pages would be allowed and in place.

chris

Do you mean links to every license/location? The license information in and of itself wouldn't help anyone wanting to monitor the system since (a) not all freqs on a license are used, (b) freqs from different licenses (and entities) are used on various sites, (c) there would be no talkgroup data involved in FCC public pages, and (d) there would be no LCN information in FCC records. So what would the use be? You or anyone else can do a search for yourselves in the FCC records for any of that information already.

Mike

 

[GTR8000]

You're all overthinking this.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

We didn’t overthink anything.
It’s always been available via the RRDB API database pull or the database in the scanner.

 

[b52hbuff]

You're all overthinking this.

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Thanks! Reminds me of the old days when we'd see UPMan change his avatar and try to look at it under a microscope to figure out what may be coming down the pike.