New digital TRS at Ft Benning?

[KC8MZM]

Starting at 1340 EDT I have been picking up a new TRS control channel. It is alternating between 388.400 and 388.850. My new BC396T is showing a valid data channel with a sysid of 001Eh-0303 when set to P25. Anybody else picking this up?

Mike Riffle
Cataula, GA

 

[Steve]

New Ft Benning TRS

I monitored 388.850 with a BC296D using a UHF rubber duck antenna at the Opelika (AL) Trooper post tonight (8-4). The 296D was showing DAT.
My memory fails me but I think the 296D will not track these newer TRS.
I probably am wrong about that. But I will start searching the 388 - 400 MHz band while I am at work to try and find anymore frequencies in use.



Steve
KD4LCY

 

[airforceflyr]

Am hearing 388.850 fair/strong levels here in Warner Robins ! Data Ch seems to spit some sort of timming signal out about every 6 secs.

Clay

 

[KC8MZM]

Steve - supposedly the 396 will track in the 380-400 MHz range but so far it has not found any talkgroups.

Clay - sounds like you are hearing the same data channel. It is stronger than the current Ft Benning EDACS control channel.

I have not heard anything more on 388.4 since my initial post.

Mike

 

[wwhitby]

It looks like Benning is getting a new digital TRS in the near future. Here's a link from fbodaily.com that has more information on the system http://www.fbodaily.com/archive/2004/11-November/06-Nov-2004/FBO-00704207.htm

Here's a link to a rr.com post about the 396 and 380-400Mhz systems. http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?p=137574#post137574

This looks like its going to be a powerful system, since Steve can pick it up in Opelika and Clay can hear it at Warner-Robins!

Warren

 

[Steve]

New TRS

Add 388.700 to the list for this TRS.
Control channel data heard in Opelika.




Steve
KD4LCY

 

[KC8MZM]

Another new control channel this morning - 388.250.

 

[bwigg]

I am hearing the 388.250 control channel down hear in Albany, Ga off and on using my BCD396T. I do not have a really good antena. A grove scanner beam at 30 ft and 10 db gain preamp. So far no talk groups.

Billy

 

[KC8MZM]

This morning a search found what sounded like digital voice on 386.825 and 388.000. It was much weaker than the control channels.

 

[KC8MZM]

Another new control channel was just online for 5 minutes - 389.4875. And I can confirm P25 voice is being heard on 386.825 and 388.000 however I am only getting a 5% decode rate from 25 miles away.

Mike

 

[bwigg]

The last two mornings I could hear the 388.250 control with just the BCD396T and the rubber duck whip for several hours. We must have had some serious skip going on! I wonder if the system is on the big tower in Cussetta, Ga?

Billy

 

[KC8MZM]

As of 1250pm there are two simultaneous control channels transmitting:

388.000 sysid 001Eh-0101 (weaker of the two)
388.250 sysid 001Eh-0303

Mike

 

[Steve]

New Ft Benning TRS

Heard 388.550 with what appeared to be digital data.
BC296 will try to decode but so far shows DAT when
stopped on active frequency.
I can receive the signals inside the Opelika Trooper Post (basically a metal building).
I can not receive the old Benning TRS inside the building.
Looks like a Unitrunker trip to the Columbus area is due when I get my new laptop computer.



Steve
KD4LCY

 

[KC8MZM]

Heard 388.550 with what appeared to be digital data.
BC296 will try to decode but so far shows DAT when
stopped on active frequency.

Nice catch Steve! My 396 shows 388.550 is on the 303 site. This morning on the 303 site the control channel is rotating amongst the following freqs, never staying on a freq for more than 15 secs:

388.250
388.400
388.550
388.700
388.850
389.4875

On the 101 site the control channel is holding steady on 388.000.

I can receive the signals inside the Opelika Trooper Post (basically a metal building).
I can not receive the old Benning TRS inside the building.

I wish I could say the same thing. I can not receive a signal from inside the Knology NOC in West Point. In fact, I lose the signal after the first big hill heading north on SR 103.

Looks like a Unitrunker trip to the Columbus area is due when I get my new laptop computer.

I have run Unitrunker from the house but it flat out refuses to decode the P25 control channel. It has no problems decoding any other TRS in the area, including Opelika. Any suggestions?

Mike

 

[BANDIT]

I have run Unitrunker from the house but it flat out refuses to decode the P25 control channel. It has no problems decoding any other TRS in the area, including Opelika. Any suggestions?

Mike

Try using the sound card if your using a slicer. I have no problems runing UniTrunker with the sound card but cannot get it to run with my slicer. I use it here on the Forsyth County 9600 digital system. Try the invert or normal option. It should run with one or the other.

 

[KC8MZM]

Control channels as of this morning:

101 site is 386.225 (new)
303 site is 388.700

Mike

 

[FesteringMaggot2]

By the way, how is Forsyth Co's TRS working out? I still hear people on VHF rarely.

Is Rural/Ru-Roh! on the TRS too?

 

[b7spectra]

Forsyth County has about half a dozen channels up and running full time. Still sounds a little watery, but it works. R/M is on the Fulton County system.

 

[bwigg]

I passed though Columbus this morning and found a third site ID. It is site 202 and its control channel was 386.1375. Also found the 101 site on new control channel of 386.075.

No talk groups heard
Billy

 

[KC8MZM]

Now that my 396 is back from repair for the print wearing off, I can report that 386.2875 (new) is the current control channel for the 202 system.

Mike