State of Maryland 700 MHz P25 TRS

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I see that the state of Maryland is applying for a five-site, 700 MHz Project 25 simulcast TRS. According to the documentation filed with the application, this will be a Phase II TDMA TRS. This system will be located in Anne Arundel County. More can be read at the FCC Web site:

FCC Application

Letter of support

73s

Ron
 

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Relax Sam. Anne Arundle County is already digital and has been. It will take years before a new system is up and running.
 

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No it's not. Anne Arundel is currently mixed mode - fire is still analog. But you are correct in the other point - that the system is years away, if it ever comes about at all.

With budget issues and the 'not in my tower' attitude still out there, I suspect this is just a ploy by the state to insure that it has it's share of the 700 mhz pie.

best regards...Mike
 

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Are we sure this isn't the continuation of the CMARC rollout? The temporary license for the Baltimore sites (WQNB663) has expired...
 

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kinda looking forward for a reason to upgrade...
that Black Friday Pro-106 for $300 is awful tempting

Except that the 106 won't handle P2 - the PSR-800 can handle the 'beta' version (X2), and I would think it might - and this is pure speculation - be able to handle the full specification with a firmware tweak.

Save your money and hold on. I sincerely doubt much is going to happen in the next year, frankly - not with all the budget issues, not considering any federal monies that might get involved at some point.

Realism rules, I'm afraid...Mike
 

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Southern Maryland Scanner Question

I've had a general class ham license for about 20 years but never did much VHF scanning. I don't have a lot of room in my current vehicle but want to have some scanning capability in there for local and state police and fire/rescue.

I'm located in Southern Calvert County. Would one of those older Radio Shack Pro-91 to Pro-95 units get much anymore? I'm just looking for some basic scanning with trunking capability.

Many thanks.

Also just discovered RadioReference.com; what a fantastic amount of information.

Dan
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I've had a general class ham license for about 20 years but never did much VHF scanning. I don't have a lot of room in my current vehicle but want to have some scanning capability in there for local and state police and fire/rescue.

I'm located in Southern Calvert County. Would one of those older Radio Shack Pro-91 to Pro-95 units get much anymore? I'm just looking for some basic scanning with trunking capability.

Many thanks.

Also just discovered RadioReference.com; what a fantastic amount of information.

Dan
N3HNA

Calvert County, Maryland (MD) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Calvert County Trunking System, Prince Frederick, Maryland - Scanner Frequencies

looks to me like either the 91 or the 95 will work for you
 

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Thanks

Thanks for the reply. I didn't know if Southern Maryland had changed anything that would prevent older scanners like the Pro91 to Pro95 from picking up local police or fire.

I would relocate to the 'Shore in a heartbeat but we're set up here with work and kids. I spent many years doing real estate appraisal work from Cecil County to Somerset County.

Dan
 

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I've had a general class ham license for about 20 years but never did much VHF scanning. I don't have a lot of room in my current vehicle but want to have some scanning capability in there for local and state police and fire/rescue.

I'm located in Southern Calvert County. Would one of those older Radio Shack Pro-91 to Pro-95 units get much anymore? I'm just looking for some basic scanning with trunking capability.

Many thanks.

Also just discovered RadioReference.com; what a fantastic amount of information.

Dan
N3HNA

Hi Dan - welcome to RR.

While the PRO-91 and 95 would do the job (the 95 is better since it can scan conventionally and trunk in a single pass) FOR NOW, rebanding is on the horizon. Since 2 of the County's control channels have a 0 in the 4th position, these radios will no longer trunk that system once rebanding takes place. When it will happen in this area I haven't a clue, frankly.

You can read about rebanding here...

Rebanding - The RadioReference Wiki

Now if all you're interested in is Calvert county, then yes, a plain jane analog trunktracker will do the job. There are many inexpensive ones by GRE, RS and Uniden; all these are rebanding supported, so you're not out some bucks when it finally does take place...

Category:Rebanding Supported Scanners - The RadioReference Wiki

This is a list of rebanding-compatible scanners. Just click on the model number you wish to check out, and you'll be taken there. Some of these are digital trunktrackers; these copy P25 systems as well as analog, but at an additional (and considerable) cost.

As an aside, please don't hijack a thread. It's considered bad form. If you have further questions, please start a new thread and you'll find there's LOTS of folks here that can help.

Back to the 700 mhz question....best regards...Mike
 
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