newington freqs

[bluefox2163]

does anyone have the new freqs for the newington system that they are switching to .thanks!

 

[Portable14]

I'm not sure what they're switching to (In fact, I didn't even know they were switching) since they are already on a LTR standard system.

Here is the link to their CURRENT system

http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=2753

 

[cg]

I believe the change is that they are getting off the business freqs and going to all public safety freqs.
Licensed UHF freqs:
460.2875
460.3125
460.3500
460.3750 existing LCN 1
460.4375
460.4250 existing LCN 2

http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseFreqSum.jsp?keyLoc=15249139&licKey=2631614&archive=&x=12&y=3

chris

 

[wesct]

I believe the change is that they are getting off the business freqs and going to all public safety freqs.
Licensed UHF freqs:
460.2875
460.3125
460.3500
460.3750 existing LCN 1
460.4375
460.4250 existing LCN 2

http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseFreqSum.jsp?keyLoc=15249139&licKey=2631614&archive=&x=12&y=3

chris

I have been told that the town and marcus communications have a 100 year agreement to keep the system as is.
At least 1 channel is going to be used for fire department simulcast, but I am not sure what the other channels will be used for.

wesct

 

[ansky]

Does Newington still use 154.445 as the Fire simulcast frequency? I know when I have listened in the past it always sounded like this frequency was encrypted as I would always hear a lot of "noise" that would go in and out during transmissions. I have not listened in the past few months so I'm not sure if that's still an issue.

 

[bluefox2163]

thanks for your help!

 

[cg]

154.445 is still active. It was never encrypted. You are most likely hearing the bleedover from Northeast Utilities high power paging system on an adjacent freq.

chris

 

[cg]

I think the intention has been to get off of business channels as they cannot be kept as interference free as the PS channels.

I would find it hard to believe that the town would be handcuffed by a 100 year agreement on the system. I would guess that the agreement may be for the tower sites that Marcus built.

chris