Rebanding question-

[dgoodson]

The wiki for rebanding the 800 MHz band indicates that "wave 1" of reconfiguration should now be well underway. The wiki also says that exactly how Motorola will reconfigure the control channel is unknown, since as of the wiki posting, it hasn't been done yet.

My point/question is then that if rebanding really is underway, then perhaps there is someone out there who lives in an area where Motorola system has actually been reconfigured-- and thus could comment on the "before and after" impact on scanner users.

Thanks

dg

 

[N_Jay]

Motorola just finished the software recently.
I doubt anyone has completed reconfiguration.
"Underway" includes a lot of planning activities before any equipment is reconfigured.

 

[UPMan]

The first large system to have funding approval from NEXTEL is the UCAN system (Utah). Final signoff on the agreement is not expected until the end of June, so I wouldn't expect actual switchover to start until late Summer at the earliest. (http://mrtmag.com/news/regulatory/ucan_ta_funding_021406/)

But, there could be some smaller systems under way that haven't gotten any press.

 

[scanjunkie]

Do we know what Motorola will do??

Paul or anyone else,
Do we know which of the following options Motorola has decided to go with??

1. Just change their channelization and make no other changes to the data.

2. Use the control channel format used for P25 systems.

3. Use a completely new control channel format specifically for rebanded systems.

4. Something else...??

Thanks all!!

 

[N_Jay]

Paul or anyone else,
Do we know which of the following options Motorola has decided to go with??

1. Just change their channelization and make no other changes to the data.

2. Use the control channel format used for P25 systems.

3. Use a completely new control channel format specifically for rebanded systems.

4. Something else...??

Thanks all!!

1 (One) (Just 1) (eventually I will write it enough times to get past the minimum post size)

 

[scanjunkie]

Thanks N Jay...I thought that was the case, but just wanted to be sure. Thanks much!!

 

[DaveNF2G]

And those of us who have read the documents on the TA's website have known that from the beginning, so when are the scanner manufacturers going to catch up?

 

[N_Jay]

And those of us who have read the documents on the TA's website have known that from the beginning, so when are the scanner manufacturers going to catch up?

Because since they have to reverse engineer the changes, they have to wait till they are out there to be reverse engineered. (Technical Reason)

Then they got to figure out if it is worth the effort. (Business Reason)

 

[grem467]

1 (One) (Just 1) (eventually I will write it enough times to get past the minimum post size)

not nessasarily, there is a new option in CPS 7.00.00 called "shuffled band plan" that enables system managers to assign logical channel numbers, instead of FCC numbers. Essentially the concept of LCNs on EDACS and LTR.

 

[N_Jay]

not nessasarily, there is a new option in CPS 7.00.00 called "shuffled band plan" that enables system managers to assign logical channel numbers, instead of FCC numbers. Essentially the concept of LCNs on EDACS and LTR.

Was that just added as part of the re-banding update, or just a new feature (maybe to address a host of issues)


How different is that from #1 (Well I guess technically it falls under #4, but it is NOT #2 or #3!)

 

[WayneH]

Was that just added as part of the re-banding update, or just a new feature (maybe to address a host of issues)

I'm told it's specific to ASTRO25 only.

-W

 

[N_Jay]

I'm told it's specific to ASTRO25 only.

-W

Since it seems P-25 trunking allows for either band-plan or LCN assignment, maybe it is just for P-25 mode operation?

(I am taking a guess here)

 

[WayneH]

Since it seems P-25 trunking allows for either band-plan or LCN assignment, maybe it is just for P-25 mode operation?

That's my understanding.

I know the rebanded 3600 CC won't do much more than basically announce the site as using the new rebanded band plan or the old band plan (and nothing more). So I can't see them going to an EDACS style of table/LCN programming.

-Wayne

 

[lowboy654]

The wiki for rebanding the 800 MHz band indicates that "wave 1" of reconfiguration should now be well underway. The wiki also says that exactly how Motorola will reconfigure the control channel is unknown, since as of the wiki posting, it hasn't been done yet.

My point/question is then that if rebanding really is underway, then perhaps there is someone out there who lives in an area where Motorola system has actually been reconfigured-- and thus could comment on the "before and after" impact on scanner users.

Thanks

dg

this should be moved to the traven as it is about rebanding and has been coverd meny times over there,