Tower 163-Elgin

[KF0SKV]

Stepped out for a couple of hours towards the sandhills to log more information off Elgin.

Can't get Elgin at all in Norfolk. Started receiving data just east of Battle Creek, got a decent decode rate up in the hills north of Meadow Grove.

Not much happening on that tower. Had one NPPD radio and a NSP Trooper affiliating, but quiet as a mouse.

Here is the confirmed information on Elgin:

FileVersion:6
-TowerInfo
#This section is here for information only. With the exception
#of the Call Sign(s), This data is not Read back into the program at all.
System ID : 144
System Name : Nebraska SRS DTRS
WACN : BEE00
Tower Number (Decimal): 163
Tower Number (Hex) : T013F
Tower Description : Site 163-Elgin
Control Capabilities : Data,Voice,Registration
Call Sign(s) : WQMR 674
Timestamp : Fri Mar 2 11:25:51 2012

-Tables
#Format: Table ID,Base Freq,Spacing,Input Offset,Assumed/Confirmed,BandWidth,Slots
00,851.00625,0.00625,-45.00000,"Confirmed",0.00625,1
01,762.00625,0.00625,30.00000,"Confirmed",0.00625,1
02,851.01250,0.01250,-45.00000,"Confirmed",0.01250,2
03,762.00625,0.01250,30.00000,"Confirmed",0.01250,2
04,150.57500,0.00250,-4.38250,"Confirmed",0.01250,1
05,149.00000,0.00250,0.00000,"Confirmed",0.01250,1
06,161.00000,0.01250,0.00000,"Confirmed",0.01250,1

-Frequencies
#Format: Channel,Usage,Frequency(/Slot),Input Frequency(/Slot),Hit Count
"05-2377","d",154.94250,154.94250,0
"05-2527","a",155.31750,155.31750,0
"05-2602","c",155.50500,151.45250,0
"05-2626","v",155.76250,155.76250,0

-Neighbors
#Format: TowerID,TowerIDHex,System ID,Channel,Frequency,Tower Name
143,"T012B",144,"05-2578",155.44500,"Site 143-Bassett"
157,"T0139",144,"05-2692",155.73000,"Site 157-Sargent"
158,"T013A",144,"05-2656",155.64000,"Site 158-Wolbach"
161,"T013D",144,"05-2659",155.64750,"Site 161-Niobrara"
162,"T013E",144,"05-2893",156.23250,"Site 162-O'Neill"
164,"T0140",144,"05-2626",155.56500,"Site 164-Hartington"
166,"T0142",144,"05-2635",155.58750,"Site 166-Norfolk"
174,"T014A",144,"05-2764",155.91000,"Site 174-Humphrey"

 

[cellphone]

I just want to verify a couple of things. It appears that there are some inconsistencies between the data you collected and the FCC license.

The FCC license in your output is "WQMR 674". WQMR674(without a space) comes back to an individual's GMRS license. I believe this should be WQMR764 which is licensed to the State of Nebraska.

Second, you collected the frequencies:

"05-2377","d",154.94250,154.94250,0
"05-2527","a",155.31750,155.31750,0
"05-2602","c",155.50500,151.45250,0
"05-2626","v",155.76250,155.76250,0

The FCC license for WQMR764 shows a frequency of 154.7625 not 155.7625.

Did the tech configuring this site make 2 mistakes in the configuration? Should I update the DB with the freq of 155.7625 (which appears to be a mistake in the configuration of the site)?

 

[KF0SKV]

Hello Joe,

I went back out to reconfirm the data collected from the tower. I noticed the 2 items you pointed out:

154.7625 is the correct frequency. 155.7625 is incorrect
WQMR764 is the correct call sign for the tower. WQMR 674 is incorrect.

I was wondering if Pro96 went buggy on me when I went out the first time or got some sort of RFI that "contaminated" the tower data capture. Not the first time Pro96 did weird stuff!