Tyndall AFB Panama City P25 system after hurricane michael

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Since 10-10-18 appeares to be offline since than after hurricane Michael destroyed buildings and the p25 trunk system. It may take 3-5 years to have the base fully operational. The other day I did see two jets fly over the city not sure if the aircraft freqs still work. I don't hear anything on the p25 system and don't see the control channel on radio and dsdplus.
 

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Since 10-10-18 appeares to be offline since than after hurricane Michael destroyed buildings and the p25 trunk system. It may take 3-5 years to have the base fully operational. The other day I did see two jets fly over the city not sure if the aircraft freqs still work. I don't hear anything on the p25 system and don't see the control channel on radio and dsdplus.

Whoa... didn't know all that. totally gone eh?
 

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Came across this article...

"Despite the power outages and limited communication material, the crew has been able to successfully restore connectivity and avenues of communication around base. The engineering team has been able to get the base-wide 'giant voice' mass notification system up and running, as well as patching up new antennae's and fiber work to get air to ground communications connected. The biggest challenge to completing these projects McWhirter said, was the lack of usable equipment and lack of power.

"The hurricane knocked out all sorts of antennae's so we've been scrounging around, taking them off damaged towers and putting them on good towers. There's no material here, so we are just trying to salvage what we can," he said."

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Dis...eesler-afb-team-helps-restore-communications/

Also check this out on DVIDS

https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4927786/81st-rcs-controls-first-mission-wake-hurricane-michael
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4927789/81st-rcs-controls-first-mission-wake-hurricane-michael
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4965...res-tyndall-readiness-during-disaster-cleanup
 
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Came across this article...

"Despite the power outages and limited communication material, the crew has been able to successfully restore connectivity and avenues of communication around base. The engineering team has been able to get the base-wide 'giant voice' mass notification system up and running, as well as patching up new antennae's and fiber work to get air to ground communications connected. The biggest challenge to completing these projects McWhirter said, was the lack of usable equipment and lack of power.

"The hurricane knocked out all sorts of antennae's so we've been scrounging around, taking them off damaged towers and putting them on good towers. There's no material here, so we are just trying to salvage what we can," he said."

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Dis...eesler-afb-team-helps-restore-communications/

Also check this out on DVIDS

https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4927786/81st-rcs-controls-first-mission-wake-hurricane-michael
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4927789/81st-rcs-controls-first-mission-wake-hurricane-michael
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4965...res-tyndall-readiness-during-disaster-cleanup

Thanks for the info. It's very true the closer you get it's really bad. Mexico Beach is not very far from at TAB. One day I'll drive by see if they are using simplex.
 

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A lady friend of mine her husband is currently deployed there to help oversee the clean up at Tyndall he told her to tell me it's a total disaster.
 
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