I have a question about the proper placement of patched frequencies in the RR.com database. The abstract question is… "Should two different frequencies (and tones) that are assigned to two different facilities that are located in two different counties be entered in a statewide page, or should they be migrated into their respective county's page?
If these frequencies were not patched together, then the answer is provided in this thread:
http://forums.radioreference.com/da...162-clarification-state-wide-frequencies.html
However, the additional confusion added by the patching leads some to believe that frequencies should be left in a state-wide agency page.
Just as discussed in the referenced thread, having superfluous frequencies in a statewide page reduces the efficiency of location based scanning. Splitting the frequencies in question into their respective county pages allows location based scanning to work as intended and minimizes the number of frequencies scanned.
Here is a link to the frequencies in question:
Federal Operations (Statewide or Regional) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
VAMC Martinez is 407.88750 293 NAC (Contra Costa County)
VAMC Sac 414.32500 293 NAC (Sacramento County)
Note that in this example, It is the traffic and not the frequency that is 'patched'. It isn't one repeater with one frequency on a mountain serving a multi-county area. If it were a single frequency, then the concern about duplication would be valid.
The facilities use two repeaters, with two different frequencies, in two different counties, that are linked by some means. There is no reason to duplicate the VAMC Martinez facility entry in Sacramento County nor to duplicate the VAMC Sac entry in Contra Costa County.
A listener of VAMC Martinez in Contra Costa County wants only 407.8875/$293 in his scan list. A listener of VAMC Sac in Sacramento County wants only 414.325/$293 in his scan list.
What purpose is served by making everyone in the state have both frequencies in a scan list?
Database experts, please weigh in… Do multi-county patched frequencies belong on a statewide agency page, or should they be distributed to their respective county pages?
Thanks!
If these frequencies were not patched together, then the answer is provided in this thread:
http://forums.radioreference.com/da...162-clarification-state-wide-frequencies.html
However, the additional confusion added by the patching leads some to believe that frequencies should be left in a state-wide agency page.
Just as discussed in the referenced thread, having superfluous frequencies in a statewide page reduces the efficiency of location based scanning. Splitting the frequencies in question into their respective county pages allows location based scanning to work as intended and minimizes the number of frequencies scanned.
Here is a link to the frequencies in question:
Federal Operations (Statewide or Regional) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
VAMC Martinez is 407.88750 293 NAC (Contra Costa County)
VAMC Sac 414.32500 293 NAC (Sacramento County)
Note that in this example, It is the traffic and not the frequency that is 'patched'. It isn't one repeater with one frequency on a mountain serving a multi-county area. If it were a single frequency, then the concern about duplication would be valid.
The facilities use two repeaters, with two different frequencies, in two different counties, that are linked by some means. There is no reason to duplicate the VAMC Martinez facility entry in Sacramento County nor to duplicate the VAMC Sac entry in Contra Costa County.
A listener of VAMC Martinez in Contra Costa County wants only 407.8875/$293 in his scan list. A listener of VAMC Sac in Sacramento County wants only 414.325/$293 in his scan list.
What purpose is served by making everyone in the state have both frequencies in a scan list?
Database experts, please weigh in… Do multi-county patched frequencies belong on a statewide agency page, or should they be distributed to their respective county pages?
Thanks!