Port Aransas

[sws]

I was in Port Aransas over the July 4th week end and heard nothing from Port A police on my Uniden 436 HP using GPS. I believe they are on the Four County Costal Bend Interoperational System, did hear San Patricio county and others. Is Port A now using Provoice? I found it strange to hear no traffic on a holiday week end.

 

[rattlerbb01]

Nice that you asked this. We have a dispute if you will over the new system. Assuming of course Dailey Wells is installing the new P25 system, typically they add a digit in front of the EDACS decimal number for the P25 equivalent talkgroup. We had a user report 21681 as Port A PD on the P25 network. I added it but asked if it was actually Port of CC, or Harbor PD since 1681 is Harbor PD Dispatch on the EDACS side. He listened to it and said they were in fact simulcasting both sides on the two. I changed it to Harbor PD. Now a different user is saying that 21681 is Port A PD. So, check out out this system and see what you can find. If I need to make any changes, please submit to the database, just make sure that you get some radio traffic with place names, streets, etc. to confirm either/or.

 

[sws]

I will be back there around the 19th of July for several days and will check it out.

 

[blantonl]

Someone brought up a Broadcastify Calls node there. You can give it a listen yourself to see what that talkgroup really is used for, since it seems to be the only one active.

Coastal Bend Regional Interoperability Network - All Calls Live

Trunked System: Coastal Bend Regional Interoperability Network - All Received Calls

www.broadcastify.com

 

[blantonl]

Alternatively, you can listen to that specific talkgroup and it's archives here:

Police Dispatch/Port Aransas Group Calls Live

21681 Group Calls Live

www.broadcastify.com

You guys should be able to get to the bottom of it with that.

 

[blantonl]

I'm going to tell you right now that that 21681 sounds like Port A police for sure based on listening to the calls node and not harbor PD

 

[blantonl]

They just gave out a phone number for a company that reported a stolen golf cart that they recovered, and the phone number came back to an Port A Beer Hut in Port A.

I'll bet you 100 bucks 21681 is Port A Police.

Time to change it back rattler!

 

[rattlerbb01]

They just gave out a phone number for a company that reported a stolen golf cart that they recovered, and the phone number came back to an Port A Beer Hut in Port A.

I'll bet you 100 bucks 21681 is Port A Police.

Time to change it back rattler!

Coming right up lol

 

[rattlerbb01]

Its been updated. So it appears to be a departure from their previous system rollouts but there are many to go still so we shall see.

Now....I would love to make it to Port A this year but the new job kind of has most of my attention for now. Seems to be a good time to go and discover some stuff during the hottest times of the day inside the 5th wheel after having morning beach time.

 

[mass-man]

"Seems to be a good time to go and discover some stuff during the hottest times of the day inside the 5th wheel after having morning beach time."
Diggin your style rattler

 

[gus426]

I'm in Corpus Christi, I've monitored Port of Corpus Christi PD and this talkgroup is definitely not them. They were Provoice on the Nueces County EDACS system that is getting replaced by the Coastal Bend Regional Interoperability Network I'm not sure if they are still there or not.

 

[sws]

Back from my weeks stay at Port Aransas, still no traffic on Four County Costal Bend Interoperational System from Port A. As gus426 stated, they still must be using Provoice which my scanner does not have.

 

[chris710]

I just spent a whole week in Port A last week and was monitoring. I knew nothing about the systems used down there but did some research and have somewhat of a grasp now. 21681 is for sure Port A PD primary. I also found 21701 for Port A Fire Dispatch and 21711 for Port A EMS. I'm not sure how their departments are structured so not sure if that is just for Port A or a county wide dispatch, although Port A dispatches were the only thing i heard of those TGs. Both 21701 and 21711 have tones and initial dispatch traffic.

Those 3 TGs were the ONLY TGs affiliated to after 5 days of CC monitoring.

PS. it looks like they reused some of the 4 county system site frequencies for the new P25 Port A site. I couldnt find a CC to lock onto for the EDACS system around Port A area.

 

[scanthewaves]

In port A now, nothing showing up with ID search on 436hp, without Pro Voice, any updates?

 

[chris710]

In port A now, nothing showing up with ID search on 436hp, without Pro Voice, any updates?

The TGs I mentioned are on the P25 system. one of the only agencies so far.

 

[scanthewaves]

The TGs I mentioned are on the P25 system. one of the only agencies so far.

Ahh so since it’s not on the EDACS I need to setup a new P25 system. All I see on Four County is the EDACS system, can you direct me to the P25 info?Any idea what the transmitter range is for this P25 system? So eventually all of Four County will transition to this P25 phase ii system? Thanks

 

[scanthewaves]

Never mind I found it

 

[scanthewaves]

I don’t think I programmed it right, I’m getting “nothing to scan”

 

[hiegtx]

I don’t think I programmed it right, I’m getting “nothing to scan”

Did you manually program the new system? Or did you append it from the main database in Sentinel?

If you manually entered it into a Favorites list, and are using Location Control on that list, you must also enter the correct location data for the site as well as the Department where the TGID resides. Leaving the location fields blank, means that the scanner treats that as a location in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Africa. Needless to say, well out of range if using location and a GPS. If that is the case (no location data & using location), it will result in the nothing to scan prompt.

If you append the system from the main database in Sentinel, that also carries over all of the location information for sites & departments. Be sure that your Favorites list is set to both download & be monitored (that's in your profile) before you write the list to the scanner.

 

[scanthewaves]

I manually programmed it, can’t I just turn off location control? So I now have it ID searching with clearly a data signal but no reception is that because of location control?