I'm hearing B10 simulcasting Strathcona County (Sherwood Park) channel A7. BSR 4 also simulcasts A7.
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Nice catch bidulock. Thanks for the confirm. Wonder if Drayton Valley is still on B10 or one of the new ones now. Not that I want you to drive there but something to listen for when in the area. There may be enough separation between Heartland Hall and Drayton.
If it's the same as a while back the other Drayton Valley frequency should be Bravo 1. This change was after Drayton and Strathcona county swapped Alpha 7 for Bravo 1. Same frequency but different tone.
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Speaking of Changes ... when I worked with the RCMP doing volunteer SAR work they provided us with the detachment lists of Freq, Channel #s, as well as back room phone numbers. That was just over 5 years ago.
Back then we had A1-A9, B1-B9 plus the Tac and Coord channels.
Then there was the vehicle A & B mobile repeaters in the suburbans.
Now when I checked the Database ... I see more A & B channels.
Are these actually new ... or just the input to the repeater frequencies?
When did they expand the system?
Also from reading the posts it sounds like they are going back to linking the repeaters like they used to.
Could that be because the Sheriff are using these and have limited channel access?
Well all is quiet from South Calgary ...
Speaking of Changes ... when I worked with the RCMP doing volunteer SAR work they provided us with the detachment lists of Freq, Channel #s, as well as back room phone numbers. That was just over 5 years ago.
Back then we had A1-A9, B1-B9 plus the Tac and Coord channels.
Then there was the vehicle A & B mobile repeaters in the suburbans.
Now when I checked the Database ... I see more A & B channels.
Are these actually new ... or just the input to the repeater frequencies?
When did they expand the system?
Also from reading the posts it sounds like they are going back to linking the repeaters like they used to.
Could that be because the Sheriff are using these and have limited channel access?
Well all is quiet from South Calgary ...
Nanton
Just going through some old messages ...
I have Nanton EMS (158.955) with a PL 103.5
Later
Just going through some old messages ...
I have Nanton EMS (158.955) with a PL 103.5
Later
I can confirm that Nanton EMS is no longer on a VHF frequency. That frequency posted above, IIRC, is the Nanton repeater for the Foothills Regional Communication Center (FRCC) fire dispatch network.
I have heard various bylaw-enforcement units on that repeater network from time to time, more often from Black Diamond, Turner Valley, and High River, though.
As I think is mentioned earlier in the thread, I do hear Nakoda EMS comms often on 159.33 - which is supposedly an RCMP vehicle repeater, but is also the input for the Nakoda EMS repeater (which is still in use by EMS).
I have heard various bylaw-enforcement units on that repeater network from time to time, more often from Black Diamond, Turner Valley, and High River, though.
As I think is mentioned earlier in the thread, I do hear Nakoda EMS comms often on 159.33 - which is supposedly an RCMP vehicle repeater, but is also the input for the Nakoda EMS repeater (which is still in use by EMS).
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I show that 155.430 has been a Coord freq for the RCMP for years ...
However I show a PL of 123.0 for that frequency.
Are we getting a bunch of new combinations???
Cheers
I show that 155.430 has been a Coord freq for the RCMP for years ...
However I show a PL of 123.0 for that frequency.
Are we getting a bunch of new combinations???
Cheers
I don't have a confirmed list of the "Coord" channels and I'm only about 50% sure of the tac/ops channels. If you feel like sharing it, that'd be much appreciated!
bidulock I'm not 100 per cent sure but I think B10 is in Thorhild and B3 nearer Redwater or the reverse. I too heard B10 in Edmonton today but I also heard Westlock today also. Must be warm air aloft.
Although across he river I see a Lamont repeater used by Ft. Sask when they are north.
Heidi70 if you read back in this thread you will see mention of repeater pairs A1-A17, B1 to B17. Also BSR's 1 to 9. A BSR is a Base Station repeater rather than a vehicle repeater but all are in the 159 Mhz area with a tone of 131.8. A base station repeater would be used for example by Beaumont who is quite a distance to the Leduc repeater. In their office the BSR would simulcast A5 so they could hear it on portables and also reply to the message in close proximity to the office.
Although across he river I see a Lamont repeater used by Ft. Sask when they are north.
Heidi70 if you read back in this thread you will see mention of repeater pairs A1-A17, B1 to B17. Also BSR's 1 to 9. A BSR is a Base Station repeater rather than a vehicle repeater but all are in the 159 Mhz area with a tone of 131.8. A base station repeater would be used for example by Beaumont who is quite a distance to the Leduc repeater. In their office the BSR would simulcast A5 so they could hear it on portables and also reply to the message in close proximity to the office.
Harry, thanks that would make sense. B3 is the Lamont repeater used by Ft Sask when venturing too far from A2. As Redwater covers Thorhild, having B10 located in Thorhild would help out with the handheld coverage. B3 is located just north of Lamont so it covers well for Redwater and also for Two Hills when they are in Andrew.
I had Close Call running on the east side of CrossIron Mills Mall today and got a hit on 159.875 C131.8. It was simulcasting PACS A1 out of Airdrie. There's a little (50' or shorter) tower right across the street from the mall, but I can't tell if that's for the mall itself (which has a small handful of fixed non-mobile licenses) or if it actually is an RCMP site. The lat/long on TAFL for the mall's fixed licenses is in a different location than the tower I saw, but that doesn't mean anything based on my experiences with the value stored in TAFL.
I expect that frequency is 159.88 instead of .875, seeing as how RCMP generally doesn't go out to 5kHz on their frequency assignments from what I've seen. Is this an identified repeater frequency elsewhere in the province? As with a lot of the stuff discussed in this thread, it's not in the DB.
I expect that frequency is 159.88 instead of .875, seeing as how RCMP generally doesn't go out to 5kHz on their frequency assignments from what I've seen. Is this an identified repeater frequency elsewhere in the province? As with a lot of the stuff discussed in this thread, it's not in the DB.
Ft. Sask members tend to swtich to the Lamont repeater almost immediatley as they pass the Dow Chemical plant turn off just east of town. I also noticed town members love simplex, rarely do they use the repeaters if at all possible.
Yes I heard an Armed Robbery in the Fort the other day and no portables would work on the repeater. They had no choice to use it as the info was coming from dispatch in Edmonton. Very poor communication. They should set up a BSR.
Jay there may be a need for a Base Station repeater on 159.870 at the West Balzac Mall, A1 is North of Airdrie in Crossfield and portables most likely wouldn't reach there from the mall. Is there enough activity in that mall that a satelite RCMP office might be set up there? Tone should be 131.8.
Jay there may be a need for a Base Station repeater on 159.870 at the West Balzac Mall, A1 is North of Airdrie in Crossfield and portables most likely wouldn't reach there from the mall. Is there enough activity in that mall that a satelite RCMP office might be set up there? Tone should be 131.8.
Yes, tone is 131.8, and though I didn't see a satellite office in the mall, I too was thinking that the likely answer was a fill-in repeater for the mall and area. Balzac is growing hugely and it's Airdrie's responsibility, so it only makes sense for them to have to improve coverage there. Thanks.
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I don't know if they have just cranked these repeaters up but today when I was between Banff and Canmore I could he B8 Innisfail and B7 Red Deer rural very clear in this area. Crazy or what..
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