QA Co Rebanding

[doctordave]

Noted a broadcast today, alerting FD units to a planned day of radio re-programming - specifically related to rebanding. Later today, I'll search the FCC database....but if anyone already knows what collection of freqs the UES Consortium will migrate to, it would be great to tack those into the database.

 

[ka3jjz]

Dave, just on a WAG, try scanning 15 mhz down from the current freqs and see if you hear a CC on any of them. I'm too far away on indoor antennas to try this. Examination of the CC using UniTrunker or similar would do the rest. 73 Mike

 

[organized_mayhem]

Has it been confirmed they made the switch yet? I can oly hear that system from here when conditions are just right.

 

[de784]

Rebanding

Still operating on the same frequencies at 815 Thursday night

 

[tolley]

Could be Delaware State TRS frequencies or Anne Arundel.

 

[doctordave]

I was on the Shore yesterday....QACO (UES) and the State of DE 800 systems are still operating on the usual 800 freqs. I didn't get a chance to search for active CCs at 15 MHZ below the legacy freqs. I would presume (as Mike suggested) that the new freqs will be calculated as such (although not sure how hard and fast that rule is). Will be on the Shore frequently in the coming weeks and will post if any switchover is noted.

 

[doctordave]

QACO announced that the 8-TAC system is down for maintenance and that all radios should be re-progammed by 1/15. Unclear if only the re-banded 8-CALL/TAC freqs will be progammed in - or if the trunking system is also ready for re-banding.....I would tend to think that all would be done simultaneously. We shall see. I'll be on the Shore in a few days and will advise if the new freqs are up.

 

[doctordave]

As of today, the UES Consortium trunking system freqs (legacy) remain active. Not sure if the re-banded 8-CALL/TAC repeaters are up & running yet. I must admit, the timing of the system re-programming (5 days before the inauguration) seemed a bit curious...particularly since the DC area is still using the original 8-CALL/TAC freqs. Perhaps the actualy UES radios will carry both the original and the re-banded freqs for a period of time.