TxDOT De-Icing ops

[billpritjr]

Here we go again. Snow Armageddon (sp?) for Texas.

WHAT are the Texas DOT freqs? I have all of them loaded into my SDS200 (monitoring station NW corner of DFW metro) with a mag mount antenna in my upstairs windowsill (I should be getting commercial grade FM repeaters easily from my location).

I don't hear ANYHING for last couple days.

Thank you

 

[Harold]

Haven't heard much myself, although I know some of the frequencies are active throughout the rest of the year. They are usually pretty weak and I only hear them when they are relatively close to me. Really not much to say when you're just driving the highways dropping brine. I would expect activity to pick up when the sand trucks start rolling, they usually report how many yards they have spread, and get directed to the hot spots. Really the only frequency I've heard any traffic on is 156.195 they mentioned FM 916 and IH 35W in southern Johnson County.

 

[n0xvz]

Do you mean these: Department of Transportation (Texas) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

TXDOT is usually quiet here, but I've heard them when they've been doing deicing operations.

 

[WB5UOM]

Over here in this area (Tyler) if its 2 or 3 or ever how many trucks in the crew putting out the stuff they are on TXDOT1.

 

[EAFrizzle]

For the TxDOT DMR frequencies, should they be programmed as conventional or OFT?

 

[billpritjr]

Update: Hear some chatter (9:30 PM Dallas time) on Talk-1, 151.025. "make a right at this light coming up"

appears to be simplex, just heard one party

 

[WB5UOM]

its called TXDOT 1

 

[hiegtx]

For the TxDOT DMR frequencies, should they be programmed as conventional or OFT?

I program them as "OFT", and also set as "ID Search" in case they are using the same frequency for more than one purpose. That way, if there is more than one TGID used, I'll see both, and if desired, lock out any (if there is one) that is of no interest.

So far, I have not seen multiple TGIDs on the same frequency, but I don't usually monitor TxDOT except when we have weather like we will this weekend.

 

[nd5y]

The statewide simplex channels in the database have the wrong NAC for P25 mode.

151.025 PL 100.0 TXDOT 1
151.025 NAC 293 TXDOT 5
151.055 PL 100.0 TXDOT 2
151.055 NAC 293 TXDOT 6
151.085 PL 100.0 TXDOT 3
151.085 NAC 293 TXDOT 7
156.135 PL 100.0 TXDOT 4
156.135 NAC 293 TXDOT 8

It sould be 293 not F7F. (F7E and F7F are special cases that apparently don't work in scanners. See the wiki article.)

If you have a scanner you should probably set the tone and NAC to 'search' in case they are using different tone/NAC in different districts. Also remember that many areas have other licensees besides TXDOT on those frequencies.

 

[billpritjr]

its called TXDOT 1

 

[Russell]

On the Dallas side of NTIRN

33208	81b8	T	Dal PBW IceOps 1	Public Works Ice Ops 1	Public Works
33209	81b9	T	Dal PBW IceOps 2	Public Works Ice Ops 2	Public Works

 

[Harold]

Dallas TxDot is active as of 1300, lots of radio checks. 151.3925 DMR.

 

[Russell]

Dallas TxDot is active as of 1300, lots of radio checks. 151.3925 DMR.

I'm hearing this, too, getting different TGs in OFT mode.

 

[billpritjr]

I'm hearing this, too, getting different TGs in OFT mode.

OK, I have looked at Radio Reference and did not see it

What DMR system are they on ?

 

[billpritjr]

On the Dallas side of NTIRN

33208	81b8	T	Dal PBW IceOps 1	Public Works Ice Ops 1	Public Works
33209	81b9	T	Dal PBW IceOps 2	Public Works Ice Ops 2	Public Works

This is City of Dallas or Dallas County, correct? Not "State of Texas DOT" ?

 

[hiegtx]

This is City of Dallas or Dallas County, correct? Not "State of Texas DOT" ?

That's City of Dallas, not Dallas County nor the state. I suspect that if one of the Dallas (city) field units found a patch of road, such as I35-E, needing sanding, they would refer that to TxDOT, since that roadway is not maintained by the city. Probably the same referral if the problem road was one maintained by Dallas County, not the city.

 

[Russell]

What DMR system are they on ?

Dallas Site. I've seen tg 10 and 14. CC 1, but I'd leave that in search mode.

I've heard McKinney in previous years.

 

[Enforcer52]

I have all the freqs for TxDOT plugged into my SDS200, statewide, Lufkin, Bryan, Houston, Beaumont, and TxWARN, and haven't heard a thing since yesterday afternoon since I started monitoring them. Surprised I hadn't heard anything out of Huntsville with 45 going thru there. Or from the Lufkin area with 59 cutting thru my local counties.

Maybe using cell phones instead?

 

[EAFrizzle]

I'm getting a lot of traffic on the Dallas site this morning. Ops on 20, 35, 635, and 45 that I've heard coming in and out.

 

[kkn50]

Active in San Antonio, sanding the bridges: 151.025 / 100.0.