Woonsocket FD "Admin" channel

[shortwaver]

Woonsocket FD has been referring lately to an "administration" channel or Talk Group. I have all the TG's loaded but never hear anything when they switch over.

There is no "admin" TG listed in in RR.

I have 1354, 1360 and 1361 loaded on my BCD536

Does anyone know what the admin TG may be?

Thanks
Shortwaver

1363	553	D	Woonskt PD 1	Police 1 - Dispatch	Law Dispatch
1364	554	DE	Woonskt PD 2	Police 2	Law Talk
1360	550	D	Woonsocket FD D	Fire Dispatch - Operation	Fire-Talk
1361	551	D	Woonsocket FD 2	Fire Secondary	Fire Dispatch
1354	54a	D	Woonskt FD 3	Fire - Fireground 3	Fire-Tac
1367	557	D	Woonskt City	Citywide

 

[GTR8000]

Is your scanner in ID Search mode so that it will find any talkgroups you don't have programmed? That's the first thing I would do is to make sure the scanner can find an unlisted talkgroup if they switch over to one.

Also, have you checked the conventional frequencies they have licensed? Could be an off-network channel.

 

[shortwaver]

I checked and ID Search was turned off for that System. I turned it on. I now have some reading to do to find out how to see if any new talk groups show up.

I do have conventional turned on for Woonsocket but didn't hear anything pop up.

Thanks much for the good tips, and I'm motivated to learn more about ID Search now.

 

[Nascar18]

Try this for Woonsocket Fire.

Talkgroup	ID	Encrypted	Zone Primarily Heard On:	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
1354	Woonsocket Fire 3	No	North	2020.06.11 Pete
1359	Woonsocket Fire Ops 2	No	North
1360	Woonsocket Fire Dispatch	No	North	2021.01.02 W1KNE
1361	Woonsocket Fire Ops	No	North	2020.04.11 W1KNE
1362	Woonsocket EMS	No	North

 

[W1KNE]

Try this for Woonsocket Fire.

Talkgroup	ID	Encrypted	Zone Primarily Heard On:	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
1354	Woonsocket Fire 3	No	North	2020.06.11 Pete
1359	Woonsocket Fire Ops 2	No	North
1360	Woonsocket Fire Dispatch	No	North	2021.01.02 W1KNE
1361	Woonsocket Fire Ops	No	North	2020.04.11 W1KNE
1362	Woonsocket EMS	No	North

Information courtesy Scan New England Wiki.

 

[ecps92]

Just a thought, but could the Admin be the old VHF or UHF Channels ?
So many hobbyists rule out those to be used once someone moves to a Trunked System.

Just a WAG

Woonsocket FD has been referring lately to an "administration" channel or Talk Group. I have all the TG's loaded but never hear anything when they switch over.

There is no "admin" TG listed in in RR.

I have 1354, 1360 and 1361 loaded on my BCD536

Does anyone know what the admin TG may be?

Thanks
Shortwaver

 

[shortwaver]

Thanks for the idea though I do have the old conventional channels active as well.

I'll update if I see it show up now that ID Search is on.

 

[iggywfd]

Its not listed, but there is one and its Encrypted

 

[shortwaver]

I didn't see the encrypted one listed but I'll check again. That would make sense.

A very strange thing occurred the same time that I switched the System to ID Search. The radio is no longer receiving ANY P25 transmissions. It is receiving conventional and motorola systems fine. I've done a full system reset and started with a fresh favorites list, still no luck.

It may be related to a firmware update that it performed about the same time.

 

[wa1lad]

TG 1359 Woonsocket FD Admin.........Encrypted.

 

[shortwaver]

Thanks! I was going to guess it was 1359 as I had that one in my favorites but it never hit.