Sevier County LTR?

[gsquared18]

Thanks for clearing it up.

 

[gsquared18]

You need a radio capable of decoding P25 in order to monitor the communications from the National park. Once in a blue moon you might hear someone transmit in analog.

Hmm what's rarer than a blue moon? We were in Cades Cove and saw the ranger on his radio doing bear tourist control and Close Call on the 330 didn't even pick him up let alone what frequencies I had in there for them. My 396XT is coming next week.

Thanks for the help.

 

[click23]

Has anyone confirmed what is up with 0-02-227, no 02 home repeater listed? And why are the frequencies listed as part of the LTR system and as conventional channels, shouldn't they removed from the database as conventional channels, or are they still used that way?

 

[n4yek]

Has anyone confirmed what is up with 0-02-227, no 02 home repeater listed?

Sevier County's LTR system is actually part of a larger LTR system that is split into to different level of users. The other half of the system is known as the Land Air Communications LTR system. While they are listed as different systems, they are ALL located at the same sites with respect to each other. For example, the Sevierville site for both Sevier County and Land Air systems are at the same place and the same repeater rack. If you monitor both systems, you will some times hear Sevier County system users show up on the Land Air system as run over freqs for one transmission then they will return back to the Sevier County system.
While the ID 0-02-227 showed up a bunch during the intial stages of the LTR system starting up, I very rarely ever see it anymore.
It is actually listed on the Land Air LTR system. It showed up when the Sheriff department were first coming online and when the ID was present, you didn't hear them talking. A lot of speculation came from that as to what was happening with no true outcome. But again, it rarely shows up anymore.

And why are the frequencies listed as part of the LTR system and as conventional channels, shouldn't they removed from the database as conventional channels, or are they still used that way?

They are there because they are still licensed to the agency and might be used as backup in case of an
LTR system failure.

 

[WatnNY]

OK, so if I understand the Sevier County system correctly, people use the trunked system, PLUS they have conventional UHF freqs. Places the County Sheriff, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg all simulcast on their old UHF freqs???

Mike

 

[n4yek]

OK, so if I understand the Sevier County system correctly, people use the trunked system, PLUS they have conventional UHF freqs. Places the County Sheriff, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg all simulcast on their old UHF freqs???

Mike

They use the trunk system but still have the UHF conventional as Back-up. Sevierville Police use both the trunk and the conventional freqs, depends on their mood as to which they are using on a particular day.

Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg do not use the trunk system, they still use their regular frequencies.

 

[WatnNY]

Gotcha, thanks!

 

[cwe909]

if noone has noticed scsd went digital. anybody cracked it yet dont have digital scanner, private uhf mobile. all freq's programmed in as receive and of course got all untill scsd went digital to try it out, other angencies will soon convert. talked to deputy, likes digital can get out of areas they couldnt on analog.

 

[n4yek]

if noone has noticed scsd went digital. anybody cracked it yet dont have digital scanner, private uhf mobile. all freq's programmed in as receive and of course got all untill scsd went digital to try it out, other angencies will soon convert. talked to deputy, likes digital can get out of areas they couldnt on analog.

Here is a thread on the subject:
http://forums.radioreference.com/te...-county-ltr-changes-possibly-coming-soon.html

 

[kel415]

if noone has noticed scsd went digital. anybody cracked it yet dont have digital scanner, private uhf mobile. all freq's programmed in as receive and of course got all untill scsd went digital to try it out, other angencies will soon convert. talked to deputy, likes digital can get out of areas they couldnt on analog.

Did you see the radio he had ? was it a nexedge like N4yek was talking about?

 

[RGC575]

Gatlinburg is almost done getting all of their Kenwood Nexedge Radios and the Sheriff's Office and Sevierville have theirs. The mobiles in the cars have also been changed out as well. There are digital channels in the channel lists in the radios but most of them are not on line or in use yet. The majority of the radios were purchased with government grants and they came from LandAir communications.

 

[n4yek]

You might have noticed a change in the database concerning the LTR system. All that has happened is that everything has been cleaned up and made into the appropriate systems they have always been since the beginning. Even a new site has been added that wasn't previously listed.

The reason for the change is to accommodate Uniden's new Home Patrol scanner that is slated for release sometime this fall. The way the database was before would not allow for proper trunk tracking if it was downloaded into the scanner.

Some of the old LTR freqs are no longer part of the LTR system, they have been migrated over to Nexedge system in use by the Sheriff's department.
This was another reason for the database change.

Never the less, the system is now correct and is listed as Land Air Systems. All talkgroups should be in their proper place now, some have changed because of frequencies being moved to Nexedge. If you notice any needed additions, please submit them.

Happy scanning and thanks to the database admin for his continued hard work on the listings for Tennessee.

 

[RADIOGUY2002]

My Findings

Here are my findings for Greentop (Land Air LTR)

0-07-218
0-07-217 Golf Operations
0-07-162
0-01-011
0-05-041

*The carrs towing is utilizing simple voice inversion....

The 460.0250 channel is definitely Nexdge,lots of toning of ems runs-definitely Piegon forge., however I strongly belief there are multiple channels to this systems. However, I have no idea what the other frequencies are. It appears as if the sheriff and and Piegon fore fire are on a system.

Dollywood
0-05-039
0-05-060 Rockytop
0-05-038
0-09-139 Change the car out
0-09-131 Timber Canyon Maint.

 

[RADIOGUY2002]

Nexedge

This is the nexedge system in question and it paramaters. Please look at the emissions designators required by the FCC. It will show that it is a nxdn/idas type.

WQGI409 - SEVIER, COUNTY OF

 

[RADIOGUY2002]

Theres More

0003918539 WNMV238 - JENKINS, MICHAEL H AND WQDC210, Okay, so it is confirmed as a nexedge LTR system. Apper's to be kenwood only based system. The other frequency so far that comes into place is 461.9250. Please be advised that there maybe other players involved including the following 464.1500, 464.4500, 464.6000, 451.0750, 453.3875, 453.8750, 460.0250. Once you hear the audio byte you be to tell the other frequency's in play.You will not hear voice traffic unless you have the proper equipment.

 

[N8IAA]

So, what can be monitored on the Sevier County LTR/Land Air system?
Larry

 

[n4yek]

County Fire departments, Sevierville Fire department, Sevierville Police (when they use it), various businesses, public works, school busses

 

[n4yek]

Looks like a small change has taken place on the LTR system. I have noticed for a while now the on the English Mtn Site that 453.6500 MHz LCN 13 has changed.
453.6500 MHz is now LCN 11, I don't know what has happened to 453.6125 MHz which used to occupy that spot.
I have not submitted this info yet, anyone else want to confirm this or chime in?

Happy scanning,
Danny

 

[charpel432]

I new to programming LTR systems can anybody help me out on an LTR you have to program open spots in the channels or to need this program omen direct order like you do a Motorola system?
Thanks
N9TMB

 

[n4yek]

You need to program them into the appropriate spot in your scanner, if it has an LCN of 1 you put it in the first channel of your bank, LCN 5 goes in Channel 5,...etc.
Some older scanner didn't require this, but for practice do it the way describe above.