I was just thinking about how many of the major military installations have gone to 380 & 400 MHz trunked P25 systems. Is there a chance that Tinker will be getting one in the future? They already have shifted most of their ground operations to P25, so would it be much more trouble to go trunked?
Will Tinker AFB ever go trunked?
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All they have to do is buy the equipment.
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I bet all they need to do is buy the controller.
Most of the military purchase contracts are for a specific item all across the board. If their radio purchasing is the same then there should already be the p25 trunked capability in the radio, just need to add a controller to their repeaters. Of course we have seen where there were EDACS ysytems at some locations.
I don't know that their system needs to go trunked, though. They barely use all of their channels now, from what I have listened. I am sure that there is other activity that could be added to the system in the future. Some of the other groups/agencies/companies out there are civilian too so there probably isn't a plan to add them to the radio system.
The other thing that I wonder is if some of this encrypted traffic we get in the metro isn't from there since they are a service point for AWACS, E6, and Stealth aircraft. Seems plausible, especially since none of us have the super high clearance to know what the heck goes on in the fed world.
Most of the military purchase contracts are for a specific item all across the board. If their radio purchasing is the same then there should already be the p25 trunked capability in the radio, just need to add a controller to their repeaters. Of course we have seen where there were EDACS ysytems at some locations.
I don't know that their system needs to go trunked, though. They barely use all of their channels now, from what I have listened. I am sure that there is other activity that could be added to the system in the future. Some of the other groups/agencies/companies out there are civilian too so there probably isn't a plan to add them to the radio system.
The other thing that I wonder is if some of this encrypted traffic we get in the metro isn't from there since they are a service point for AWACS, E6, and Stealth aircraft. Seems plausible, especially since none of us have the super high clearance to know what the heck goes on in the fed world.
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'Will X ever do Y?'
Standard, and ONLY answer: 'If they feel like it, and can afford it.'
You expect folks to guess? The military as a whole is tending towards digital, and trunked, so yes, it's likely that 'someday' they will go to those. That's the most that can be said, unless you have 'inside' info.
I can easily say that 'eventually', they, and every other agency of all types, (except maybe aircraft) will be using radios which no current scanner can monitor. Why? Because standards change. APCO-25 is monitorable. The followon to APCO-25 'splits' each channel into two, using multiplexing. Your scanner can't receive it. This is the way technology works, over time. This will be especially true now that communications is going 'digital', as that allows all sorts of error correction, multiplexing, and other stuff to be added to new standards. Only the desire to keep radios workable with other agencies keeps things rounded up into 'standards' that may possibly be scannable.
Standard, and ONLY answer: 'If they feel like it, and can afford it.'
You expect folks to guess? The military as a whole is tending towards digital, and trunked, so yes, it's likely that 'someday' they will go to those. That's the most that can be said, unless you have 'inside' info.
I can easily say that 'eventually', they, and every other agency of all types, (except maybe aircraft) will be using radios which no current scanner can monitor. Why? Because standards change. APCO-25 is monitorable. The followon to APCO-25 'splits' each channel into two, using multiplexing. Your scanner can't receive it. This is the way technology works, over time. This will be especially true now that communications is going 'digital', as that allows all sorts of error correction, multiplexing, and other stuff to be added to new standards. Only the desire to keep radios workable with other agencies keeps things rounded up into 'standards' that may possibly be scannable.
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freqscout said:
I wouldn't say "none of us".
I actually saw a B2 Stealth Bomber fly over at probably a couple hundred yards overhead yesterday. It was down around SW 67th & Western area. It flew pretty slow and wavered a bit. Incredible - never saw anything like it before.freqscout said:
Agreed.Secret_Squirrel said:I wouldn't say "none of us".
Gilligan said:
Let me guess - it was around 2 PM?
Pretty sure that was the fly-over aircraft for the centenial parade shin-dig downtown.
yep, around 2 or 2:30. never seen one that low. actually i've never seen one in the air like that before.mam1081 said:
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