MRC Tier III data findings

[CDTbolt10033]

Arthur site 4 voice frequency 420.1375 (LCN 490)

 

[CDTbolt10033]

These are the neighbouring sites for Arthur Site 4:
Site 1 (Unknown) - LCN: 518 (LCN calculator says 420.4875 on TAFL its Palmerston site)
Site 2 (Wilmot) - LCN: 539
Site 3 (Fergus) - LCN: 505
Site 5 (Unknown) - LCN: 506 (LCN calculator says 420.3375 on TAFL its Conn site)
Site 6 (Unknown) - LCN: 549 (LCN calculator says 420.875 on TAFL its Drayton site)
Site 8 (Unknown) - LCN: 530 (LCN calculator says 420.6375 on TAFL its Mt. Forest site)

 

[mciupa]

I've changed the name of this DMR TIII system to MRC Systems to differentiate it from the DMR FleetConnect system.

MRC Systems is mostly Wellington County based, while Fleet Connect is wide coverage from Windsor to Oshawa. Fleet Connect advertises a twenty-eight site system. We currently show thirty sites, so there must be two that are not part of this Connect system.

 

[phyberoptics]

I've changed the name of this DMR TIII system to MRC Systems to differentiate it from the DMR FleetConnect system.

MRC Systems is mostly Wellington County based, while Fleet Connect is wide coverage from Windsor to Oshawa. Fleet Connect advertises a twenty-eight site system. We currently show thirty sites, so there must be two that are not part of this Connect system.

-- or they haven't updated their website.

 

[NormD2]

Drayton's talk channel is 420.9750 LCN 557

Also if using SDRtrunk, make sure you have it set to accept data calls or it won't spit out the frequency channel.

 

[gary123]

There was some good conditions last night I captured this for the system.

SID - L6 CC6

Site 1
420.4875 LCN 518
neighbor
420.7500 site 2
420.0375 site 4
420.3375 site 5
420.8750 site 6
420.0875 site 7

Site 4
420.0375 LCN 482
neighbor
420.4875 site 1
420.7500 site 2
420.2250 site 3
420.8750 site 6
420.0875 site 7
420.6375 site 8

Site 5
420.3375 LCN 506
neighbor
420.0375 site 4
420.6375 site 8

site 6
420.875 LCN 549
neighbor
420.7500 site 2
420.0375 site 4
420.0875 site 7
420.6375 site 8

site 9
420.1125 LCN 488
neighbor
420.2250 site 3
420.5875 site 10
420.7875 site 12 * not active yet

site 10
420.5875 LCN 526
neighbor
420.2250 site 3
420.1125 site 9
420.8875 site 11

site 12
420.7875 LCN 702
neighbor
420.7500 site 2
420.1125 site 9
xxxxxxxx site 13 * no freq assigned yet

 

[gary123]

I spent a few minutes cross-referencing what was captured, to what TAFL lists. There are a few interesting deviations from the off air to the Licensing. I am going with the off air as being accurate for obvious reasons.

 

[dewy]

in trying to monitor this system what colour codes and LCN for the sites, Minto, Conn, Palmerston, Mount Forest, anyone know ?

 

[mciupa]

You can find that out by clicking on the name of the sites here: MRC Systems Trunking System, Multiple Locations, Ontario

When you click on (for instance, Minto) Minto will underline and open a page with the frequencies, color code, LCN and a map. Do that for the others as well.

 

[dewy]

Thank you for that, lets see if it works, lol.

 

[dewy]

Id like to know what im doing wrong. I have heard Center Wellington once, but other then that nothing.
took a screen shot of a couple of local towers and the talkgroups
Am i missing something?

 

[CDTbolt10033]

Id like to know what im doing wrong. I have heard Center Wellington once, but other then that nothing.
took a screen shot of a couple of local towers and the talkgroups
Am i missing something?

In the first image the color code is incorrect, it is not 0, it is color code 6.

 

[dewy]

Thank you for the quick response. On the Radio Reference database it says Minto is 0. Palmerston is 6
Are there more that are incorrect?

 

[mciupa]

I can easily make corrections, but people have to let me know first.

 

[CDTbolt10033]

Sites that have been mis-CC'd
Conn Site 5 - CC0
Drayton Site 6 - CC0
Minto Site 7 - CC0
Mt. Forest Site 8 - CC0

mciupa Can you change these to CC6?

 

[mtindor]

Sites that have been mis-CC'd
Conn Site 5 - CC0
Drayton Site 6 - CC0
Minto Site 7 - CC0
Mt. Forest Site 8 - CC0

mciupa Can you change these to CC6?

Why don't you submit these things to the DB?

 

[mciupa]

In his defense, CDTbolt10033 is a regular database submitter. He has helped build this system with data right from the beginning. Not to mention his other local systems.

Keep it up!

 

[dewy]

I still can't make it work. Here's some screen shots of what I have in. Thanks for the help. I had no issues before the switch to new system. Having said that, our radios here in Minto have a hard time hitting any towers. Thanks for your help on this

 

[NormD2]

@dewy What are you using to listen with? Maybe try programming the talk channel only and see if that works. I’m by Conestoga Lake and pick up the Arthur tower no problem, so maybe try it?

 

[dewy]

Talk channel only? BCD536HP
Old system had no issues