VSP B4 Killington Repeater

[sjaltavilla]

Overhead a radio technician (Car 73) on the air around 13:00 today informing Rutland (B4) dispatch that he was going to be performing some radio maintenance on the Killington repeater. About 30 minutes later, it is back online, but it is making an interesting tone/beep at the end of each transmission (not MDC or anything like that). Receive RSSI seems a bit higher according to my APX and I've been sitting in the same spot most of the day.

All of the above leads me to believe that the repeater has been replaced or swapped for a different unit... wonder if this is in any way related to the state's attempt to very slowly (if ever) convert to P25. Same frequency and PL tone (460.1500, PL 210.7).

 

[ecps92]

Overhead a radio technician (Car 73) on the air around 13:00 today informing Rutland (B4) dispatch that he was going to be performing some radio maintenance on the Killington repeater. About 30 minutes later, it is back online, but it is making an interesting tone/beep at the end of each transmission (not MDC or anything like that). Receive RSSI seems a bit higher according to my APX and I've been sitting in the same spot most of the day.

All of the above leads me to believe that the repeater has been replaced or swapped for a different unit... wonder if this is in any way related to the state's attempt to very slowly (if ever) convert to P25. Same frequency and PL tone (460.1500, PL 210.7).

or is it on Back-up Power vs Primary power, some sites (not speaking for VTSP) have used the beep to indicate that and/or that there is a failure pending in the repeater

 

[sjaltavilla]

or is it on Back-up Power vs Primary power, some sites (not speaking for VTSP) have used the beep to indicate that and/or that there is a failure pending in the repeater

Perhaps - I manage a handful of MTR2000's that have that feature enabled. The beep on the Killington repeater sounds a tad different, but not entirely out of the question. I will try to get a recording of it if I can.

 

[sjaltavilla]

...and just like that, the mysterious beep seems to have gone away. Weird.

 

[ecps92]

...and just like that, the mysterious beep seems to have gone away. Weird.

Tech might still be working ??

 

[sjaltavilla]

Tech might still be working ??

He said he was clear around 14:30.

 

[ecps92]

He said he was clear around 14:30.

-k

 

[Machria]

A bit late to this party, but the power was out at my condo (on killington) that day. ;-)

 

[Machria]

Overhead a radio technician (Car 73) on the air around 13:00 today informing Rutland (B4) dispatch that he was going to be performing some radio maintenance on the Killington repeater. About 30 minutes later, it is back online, but it is making an interesting tone/beep at the end of each transmission (not MDC or anything like that). Receive RSSI seems a bit higher according to my APX and I've been sitting in the same spot most of the day.

All of the above leads me to believe that the repeater has been replaced or swapped for a different unit... wonder if this is in any way related to the state's attempt to very slowly (if ever) convert to P25. Same frequency and PL tone (460.1500, PL 210.7).

Hmmm. 460.1500 ? I don’t recall that freq, I have to check… in meantime, is that a new freq or the same old one from a few years ago…? (Not looking at any of my receivers at moment…) I need to update my Kilington stuff, my programming is all screwed up up there…

 

[sjaltavilla]

Hmmm. 460.1500 ? I don’t recall that freq, I have to check… in meantime, is that a new freq or the same old one from a few years ago…? (Not looking at any of my receivers at moment…) I need to update my Kilington stuff, my programming is all screwed up up there…

Definitely 460.1500. I'm up there a few times a week and I occasionally hear the aforementioned tone at the end of certain transmissions. Sounds like it could indicate the use of a voter which makes sense for the way VSP operates its repeaters.