In Reply to: Re: I-COM infrastructure improvements posted by Brad on October 22, 2000 at 20:58:45:
The .295 is definitely sending 1Z (100hz) from a 125 watt Motorola MSF-5000 terminated with two(2), phased, corner reflectors looking South from the North end of Camano at 620 ft. elevation at the tip. I'm not sure where your reciever is located but maybe this info will help you direct your antenna gain ? With a pre-amp sometimes you can get lucky but you may also introduce / capture additional noise. Filters are an option, or attentuation if so equipped. Coax losses of course can impact your receive ability too. Yagis (w/ a rotator)are "spendy" but they sure can help with fringe signals. Ideas for thought.
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: Ok, that makes better sense. I'll scan both the 154.430 (using 100 and 110.9 PL), and HEAR (using 156.7 PL). I've tried using PL on the 154.295 Camano Island frequency, but it doesn't appear I-COM is transmitting a tone. Do you use decoding on the 154.295? Perhaps I don't hear it well enough for the decoder to work. I get a lot of intermod on that one frequency, and having PL would help a lot.
: Thanks, Brad.
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: : Yes, and most of the fire districts are typically alerted simultaneously. Also, there are two antenna sites for the HEAR system, North and South Whidbey, with console remotes at the ER and in I-COM for paging. The hospital based ALS cars (only three of them that are strategicaly located on the island) are known as "Whidbey x" and the fire district BLS transport cars (most are retired cars donated by the hospital) are known as "Whidbey xx" which of course follows the station(s) assignments. The county EMS program is operated under the auspices of the hospital MPD.
: : No, O.H.F.D. operates a F.D. response/transport unit known as "Medic 81" but it isn't always an ALS car (depending upon staffing that day).