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I am visiting my parents in the Tri-Cities for the holiday and discovered that their BC780xlt is no longer trunk-tracking the Benton County system. The main frequencies appear to be working fine, but the control channel frequencies are silent 859.9375 (primary) and 860.9375 (alternate).

Does anyone have any information related to changes or updates to this system??

Thank you!
Kevin

I was over there a month ago and it worked fine. add these two, 854.4125 and 854.5125 they may be voice only so I'm not sure. Are any of the other freqs. putting out a control channel noise?


Disregard the 2 freqs I think I found what they are for :(
A two-channel upgrade of BCES’s 800MHz system to provide encryption capability for
hospitals and ambulances has been installed at sites and is currently awaiting a
subscriber upgrade and installation. This upgrade will allow secure communications
with the hospitals when transporting CSEPP patients.

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I was also here a month ago during Thanksgiving and everything was fine. I searched for other control channels nearby but all I could find were trunking systems used by other agencies and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

They are set to go digital in Sept of 09, I don't know what else to tell you.

http://www.bces.wa.gov/WA%202008.pdf

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I would guess that they did their infrastructure rebanding in the last month and rebanded their 860 frequencies to something else. It was optional to move from the 860 frequencies. Perhaps they moved? Search between 851-861 for a control channel, should be there somewhere.

Would one need to set up a custom trunking table if it was rebanded?

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I beleive if any of the new freqs ends in 0 instead of 5 then you need to have a custom table. But I haven't tried it out myself personally.

Found it!! 854.5125

Thank you for the advice. I initially searched for other control channels but didn't think I would need to look over such a large range.

You were CORRECT with the second entry! I wonder if 854.4125 is an alternate?

Well, good find then. I'll program my 197 accordingly.

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Glad you found it. It should still track with a regular trunk scanner I would think?

856.93750 856.96250 856.98750 857.93750 857.96250 857.98750 858.93750 858.96250 858.98750
859.93750c 859.96250 859.98750 860.93750a 860.96250

I'm wondering which of these besides the control channel of 859.9375 was also changed if any?

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I would assume that the two 860 freqs are gone. Probably have to run trunker to see whats going on.

Do you by any chance have information regarding reception of Ben Franklin Transit? Many years ago they were at 453.575. I have to assume they went to a trunking system at some point.

Thanks!
Kevin

Still on 453 as far as I know

They also use an MDT system which may limit voice traffic

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