Does anyone know the frequencies for the new Powhatan Harris P25 system?
Powhatan P25 System
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I see they have licensed several new 800 frequencies, last trip they were still using the 154 frequencies
The legacy system is still live and will be for the next several months. Tower construction is complete, and all of the Harris tri-band mobiles have been installed and currently in use on the legacy system.
I realize they haven't cut over yet, but I want to get a head start on programming and monitoring for talk groups.
I finally got back around to monitoring the new system tonight using DSD+. It appears that they are currently using 852.2250 as the control channel with 4 voice channels. Has anyone else been monitoring? Any talk groups starting to be active?
From what you have seen, is this a standard p25 trunking system or a p25 x2 tdma system?
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Do we have the WACN and System ID ?
Yes
Wacn: 92959h
Sys id: Ah
nothing heard all day. Deputy vehicles appear to have Harris radios And antennas installed.
All public safety vehicles have tri-band Harris mobiles installed.
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All we need is the rest off the frequencies and RFSS and site Id and we can add it to the database
I heard talking, both live and automated on talkgroup 64055. Working on getting RFSS and site id. For you all.
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Stopped by on my way hone today have all the frequencies and Rfss and site ID, submitting the info
From the County's FB page...
Amending what I wrote above, not all licenses are listed in the RRDB. Attaching some documents detailing the current status and plans for system construction and implementation.
From documents filed with the FCC:
Construction Outline And Time Table
Powhatan will be building out a total of 7 RF sites and 1 MW site for this system. With regard to implementation, scheduling, and time tables:
Currently, Powhatan County is building Two (2) towers with new equipment buildings and generators in place for each tower. Moreover, Six (6) existing tower are being are in the process of being designed to provide desired RF coverage.
These towers will also have new equipment shelters and stand-alone generators. Specifications for radio equipment have designed by our agency, working with Altairis Consultants and pre and post engineers with our LMR vendor, L3 Harris.
It is the County’s desire and intent to fully complete the system on or before January 2024.
To that degree, the extended implementation target plan is as follows:
Docs attached.
From documents filed with the FCC:
Construction Outline And Time Table
Powhatan will be building out a total of 7 RF sites and 1 MW site for this system. With regard to implementation, scheduling, and time tables:
Currently, Powhatan County is building Two (2) towers with new equipment buildings and generators in place for each tower. Moreover, Six (6) existing tower are being are in the process of being designed to provide desired RF coverage.
These towers will also have new equipment shelters and stand-alone generators. Specifications for radio equipment have designed by our agency, working with Altairis Consultants and pre and post engineers with our LMR vendor, L3 Harris.
It is the County’s desire and intent to fully complete the system on or before January 2024.
To that degree, the extended implementation target plan is as follows:
- Complete the First Two (2) towers and new equipment buildings by December 2021
- Installation of subscribers by January 2022.
- Finalize interoperability talk options with surrounding public safety agencies, March 2022
- Complete installation Six (6) towers with new equipment, shelters, and generators by March 2023.
- Coverage testing August 2023
- Final acceptance December 2023
Towards that end, The County of Powhatan is requesting a build-out extension construction
deadline date of January 1, 2024, which would be consistent with our other callsigns:
WRFR474 WRDD912
Docs attached.
Some news coverage from 2019:
richmond.com
Powhatan supervisors move forward on trimmed LMR system
POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors recently authorized the county attorney to move forward on executing a contract for a new land mobile radio system to serve public
The project is well ahead of schedule.
Looking at the financial reporting from the county as of 5/31/21, they have spent $6.6M so far on the radio system, with a funding balance of $4.2M remaining. There is a seperate account for the CAD system, having spent $914K, with a remaining balance of $47K. There also seems to be an orphaned account for Radio Towers, having spent only $10K, with a remaining balance of $1M.
Unusual in the radio project world, lol.
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