PA Statewide P25 Phase 2 System

[scnrfrq]

The following frequencies were recently licensed in the Erie area:

Erie, Erie, WRAM426, ERIE80, 851.42500, 851.71250, 851.98750, 852.63750

Erie, Edinboro, WRAM426, ERIE92, 851.45000, 852.13750, 852.76250, 852.97500

Any indication what their specific use will be?

 

[HM1529]

Any indication what their specific use will be?

Part of the new TRS. Beyond that, no.

 

[jeffm77]

Hey all, I have something here in the Pittsburgh area. I have 161.825 P25 NAC code 94E on my TRX-1. On my 396XT,on control channel only shows a system ID of 0942H-0120. I was just doing some searching and found 155.730 P25, system ID 0942H-0134. The 155.730 was not on the air yesterday. Any ideas, or thoughts? Part of the new VHF P25 system? I have not heard any voice traffic as of yet.

 

[n3obl]

155.730 has been added as a confirmed washington county site 34.

 

[n8jsw]

Is the washington county sites on full power? The reason i ask is because i work in Wv and thought i should be able to hear the C/C for them but can't

 

[kb3mhf]

Nettle Hill is up and running 151.115 site 25

 

[redbeard]

Is the washington county sites on full power? The reason i ask is because i work in Wv and thought i should be able to hear the C/C for them but can't

I can hear them up in Beaver.

 

[n8jsw]

Ok thanks redbeard I must be in one heck of a rf choke

 

[HM1529]

We need some of you southwesterners to trek up into that NW frontier and get site info for the remaining locations in the air up there. We are missing a few. Somebody make a steelhead run.

 

[HM1529]

Hey all, I have something here in the Pittsburgh area. I have 161.825 P25 NAC code 94E on my TRX-1. On my 396XT,on control channel only shows a system ID of 0942H-0120. I was just doing some searching and found 155.730 P25, system ID 0942H-0134. The 155.730 was not on the air yesterday. Any ideas, or thoughts? Part of the new VHF P25 system? I have not heard any voice traffic as of yet.

I would not expect much or any voice traffic until more toward spring in the SW. Initially, most of what appears will likely be encrypted PSP. Over time, clear comms From other agencies will start to show up. But, nobody is on as aggressive a timeline as PSP with purchasing new gear, so it might take some time.

Are you able to analyze that Pittsburgh cc to get additional frequencies?

 

[n3obl]

Nothing on any of the 800 stuff. N8JSW that washington site is in very northern washington co. Plus looking at the license the ERP is half of actual transmit power so I suspect that site will not penetrate down to WV.

 

[redbeard]

We need some of you southwesterners to trek up into that NW frontier and get site info for the remaining locations in the air up there. We are missing a few. Somebody make a steelhead run.

I checked the Beaver and the Butler sites and nothing heard. I see the sites advertising neighbors that aren't there yet. I also saw nothing on any of the Allegheny 800 freqs.

I added the Portersville and Claysville sites last night and have been sitting on them looking for traffic and confirmation of other channels besides the control and alternates.

I also saw the signal on the 161.825 CC but could not decode, it was weaker than the other two Wash sites. It's hard to say where it is, since Portersville says it is neighbor site 20 and Scenery Hill says it's 24 so it may not be in Washington. I can just barely see the waveform on my SDR from up high in midwest Beaver and Jeffm77 said he decoded it as site 20. I think I am calling it as Kittanning since there is only one freq on the license currently.

 

[redbeard]

I also saw the signal on the 161.825 CC but could not decode, it was weaker than the other two Wash sites. It's hard to say where it is, since Portersville says it is neighbor site 20 and Scenery Hill says it's 24 so it may not be in Washington. I can just barely see the waveform on my SDR from up high in midwest Beaver and Jeffm77 said he decoded it as site 20. I think I am calling it as Kittanning since there is only one freq on the license currently.

And tonight I got a decode with an alternate CC of 151.0325 so looks like it is Woodbine in Butler. Neighbors of 5, 19, 21, 22, 23.

 

[HM1529]

With regard to the 161.825, I guess keep a lookout for use of 157.225, as well. They were VHF marine ch 84, part of the public coast group of freqs allowed for inland area public safety use. Freqs for marine ch 25 could also appear: 157.250/161.850.

 

[ekim223]

I have watching the 800 freqs that recently were licensed. So far, nothing to report.

Erie, Erie, WRAM426, ERIE80, 851.42500, 851.71250, 851.98750, 852.63750
Erie, Edinboro, WRAM426, ERIE92, 851.45000, 852.13750, 852.76250, 852.97500

 

[scnrfrq]

I'm also listening in Erie. Nothing beyond lots of encrypted channels and the Game Commission in the clear. Hoping to hear DCNR soon, before Presque Isle State Park's busy season.

 

[HM1529]

More Erie area 800KHz allocations issued this week for the new system:

YE WRAM703
PENNSYLVANIA, COMMONWEALTH OF
[APPLICANT IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY WHICH PROVIDES COMMUNICATIONS ESSENTIAL TO ITS OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES.]
Control Point 1 - 8001 BRETZ DRIVE, HARRISBURG PA 877-838-8999
(link)
01/09/2018 License Issued
1 - ERIE82 - CORRY, ERIE82 - CORRY REMOTE, FIVE POINTS (ERIE) PA [Structure: Lattice tower] (map)
[Antenna 1 - HTT: 42.7m, Polarization: Vertical, Beamwidth: 105.0°, Gain: 12.5dBi, Azimuth: 200.0°, HAAT: 136.8m]
851.9 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 100e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
852.3375 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 100e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
852.55 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 100e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
852.9875 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 100e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
2 - ERIE93, ERIE93 - 8496 PA-89, NORTH EAST (ERIE) PA [Structure: Lattice tower] (map)
[Antenna 1 - HTT: 48.8m, Polarization: Vertical, Beamwidth: 105.0°, Gain: 12.5dBi, Azimuth: 205.0°, HAAT: 103.0m]
851.8625 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 137e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
852.25 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 137e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
852.4875 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 137e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
852.8875 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 137e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
3 - 20.0 km radius around fixed location 1
806.9 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
807.3375 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
807.55 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
807.9875 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
4 - 20.0 km radius around fixed location 2
806.8625 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
807.25 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
807.4875 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
807.8875 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)

 

[HM1529]

Another new allocation this week for the southcentral area:


YW WQUY816
PENNSYLVANIA, COMMONWEALTH OF
[APPLICANT IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY WHICH PROVIDES COMMUNICATIONS ESSENTIAL TO ITS OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES.]
Control Point 1 - 8001 BRETZ DRIVE, HARRISBURG PA 877-838-8999
(link)
01/08/2018 License Modified
(transaction log)
1 - HUNT04, BUTLER KNOB, S OF, MOUNT UNION (HUNTINGDON) PA [Structure: Lattice tower] (map)
[Antenna 1 - HTT: 36.6m, Polarization: Vertical, Beamwidth: 360.0°, Gain: 6.0dBi, Azimuth: 360.0°, HAAT: 402.0m]
154.13 FB8 Ant: 1 60p 37e Units: 1 8K10F1D (P25 Phase I) 8K10F1E (P25 Phase I) 9K80D7W (P25 Phase II)
154.4225 FB8 Ant: 1 60p 37e Units: 1 8K10F1D (P25 Phase I) 8K10F1E (P25 Phase I) 9K80D7W (P25 Phase II)
154.9725 FB8 Ant: 1 60p 37e Units: 1 8K10F1D (P25 Phase I) 8K10F1E (P25 Phase I) 9K80D7W (P25 Phase II)
2 - 36.0 km radius around fixed location 1
158.7825 MO8 Ant: 1 35p 70e Units: 10000 8K10F1D (P25 Phase I) 8K10F1E (P25 Phase I) 9K80D7W (P25 Phase II)
151.025 MO8 Ant: 1 35p 70e Units: 10000 8K10F1D (P25 Phase I) 8K10F1E (P25 Phase I) 9K80D7W (P25 Phase II)
151.1525 MO8 Ant: 1 35p 70e Units: 10000 8K10F1D (P25 Phase I) 8K10F1E (P25 Phase I) 9K80D7W (P25 Phase II)

 

[scnrfrq]

More Erie area 800KHz allocations issued this week for the new system:

YE WRAM703
PENNSYLVANIA, COMMONWEALTH OF
[APPLICANT IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY WHICH PROVIDES COMMUNICATIONS ESSENTIAL TO ITS OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES.]
Control Point 1 - 8001 BRETZ DRIVE, HARRISBURG PA 877-838-8999
(link)
01/09/2018 License Issued
1 - ERIE82 - CORRY, ERIE82 - CORRY REMOTE, FIVE POINTS (ERIE) PA [Structure: Lattice tower] (map)
[Antenna 1 - HTT: 42.7m, Polarization: Vertical, Beamwidth: 105.0°, Gain: 12.5dBi, Azimuth: 200.0°, HAAT: 136.8m]
851.9 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 100e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
852.3375 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 100e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
852.55 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 100e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
852.9875 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 100e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
2 - ERIE93, ERIE93 - 8496 PA-89, NORTH EAST (ERIE) PA [Structure: Lattice tower] (map)
[Antenna 1 - HTT: 48.8m, Polarization: Vertical, Beamwidth: 105.0°, Gain: 12.5dBi, Azimuth: 205.0°, HAAT: 103.0m]
851.8625 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 137e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
852.25 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 137e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
852.4875 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 137e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
852.8875 FB2 Ant: 1 100p 137e Units: 1 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
3 - 20.0 km radius around fixed location 1
806.9 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
807.3375 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
807.55 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
807.9875 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
4 - 20.0 km radius around fixed location 2
806.8625 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
807.25 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
807.4875 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)
807.8875 MO Ant: 1 20p 20e Units: 17949 8K10F1W (P25 Phase II)

I'm a little confused, since I thought this was going to be a VHF system?

 

[mtindor]

It sure would be useful if people who actually are copying / verifying online sites would paste the peers and their associated CC frequency. P25 systems broadcast the peers and the peers' control channel frequency. I know, not everybody is using software to decode, but for those who are please share the peers for any sites you pick up and the CC frequency specified for those peers as well.

FYI - peers / neighbors - - I'm referring to the transmitted list of neighboring sites.

Mike