Fres utac roll call
Dave3825us, Thu Sep 23 2021, 01:58pm
I never heard this before but caught FRES doing roll call with depts last night. From Melville to Yaphank. All divisions it seemed. It was also in analog.
453.86250 156.7 UTAC43/43D UTAC43 - Tactical
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thehawk, Thu Sep 23 2021, 09:55pm
Fres was conducting a test of the county's interoperable communications abilities using the national interoperable channels. All departments west of suffolk fire rescue were to participate. The paper work also says east end interoperable channels will be rolled out with east end uhf paging in the near future. I had found out about it after the fact.
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RADIOTECH, Thu Sep 30 2021, 04:45pm
Does anybody know the new frequency FRES secured for UHF Paging East?
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thehawk, Fri Oct 01 2021, 12:38am
I see 463.1875 listed on the same license that the original uhf east frequency is on. all locations are out east with 10,000 units paging. Also the buildout deadline was 9-21-21. WQUZ568 is the callsign. I'm not out that direction so I doubt I would be able to pick anything up. If someone out east could monitor and give an update if is or becomes active.
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RADIOTECH, Fri Oct 01 2021, 01:21pm
Sounds right. FRES was able to get an unused UHF Med channel, so that freq makes sense. Thanks
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EastIslipFD161, Mon Oct 04 2021, 07:44pm
So fres east is now 463.1875 not 453.8750?
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thehawk, Tue Oct 05 2021, 01:20am
Its just speculation at this point. We need someone out east to confirm if that is the new uhf east frequency or not.
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Dave3825us, Tue Oct 05 2021, 03:50pm
While I cant confirm its use, I can confirm I just heard tones followed by, "Fire Rescue Base, Testing, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Signal was a little weak but received in Islip Terrace.
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RADIOTECH, Tue Oct 05 2021, 11:56pm
Anyone catch a PL?
This will be the paging for FD's east of the William Floyd Pkwy.
I think they were getting too much interference w/Nassau Firecom on 453.875, which is why they switched. I think if they would have put a PL code on the freq, they would have been ok.
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GTR8000, Thu Oct 07 2021, 04:03am
A PL only masks the problem, it doesn't solve it.
If anything, it's worse PL'd, because you may be getting interference from Nassau and might not even know it, resulting in degraded coverage. And of course there's the issue of Minitor pagers not being PL capable, so it really wouldn't matter if the transmitters are PL'd, the receivers are not and would pick up everything.
Frequency coordination for Suffolk to license 453.875 should've never happened in the first place. Not nearly enough geographic separation between the two simulcast cells, certainly not on such a flat expanse of land such as Long Island is.
Fix the issue by getting a new frequency...end of story.
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RADIOTECH, Thu Oct 07 2021, 09:59pm
I agree, 453.875 was a bad call in the first place.
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PFD Mike, Fri Oct 08 2021, 12:07am
Exactly
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defiant154, Thu Dec 09 2021, 09:00pm
So far I have not heard any activity with UHF east. We are still being activated on lo band. If anything changes I'll let you know.
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defiant154, Tue Jan 18 2022, 08:41pm
hello again all
My understanding is that the towers in Yaphank ,Riverhead ,and Southampton are essentially ready to go. UHF paging from FRES for departments that are between those sites, may be starting soon. I received my UHF pager from my department and 463.1875 is the frequency programmed in. My Pine Barrens feed already has it programmed in just waiting to hear some activity on the frequency. When it comes up and/or if there are any changes I will let you folks know.
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defiant154, Sat Feb 19 2022, 07:12pm
They are testing FRES East today. Picking it up on my feed.
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thehawk, Wed Mar 16 2022, 02:46am
Wonder if they are going to have an issue with interference on the new fres east channel from Connecticut. I've been picking up departments being paged out when the conditions are good.
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Nawton!, Thu Mar 17 2022, 12:36pm
... or for that matter, Ocean County, NJ. I get them (weakly) with PL71.9
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EastIslipFD161, Fri May 06 2022, 01:44am
I'm in the Islip area (if you couldn't tell by my name) and have not picked up East Paging at all. I pick up most uhf 6 div departments. Is this an issue on my part or is FRES no using the frequency?
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nyscan00, Sun May 08 2022, 03:22pm
463.1875 is not live yet it’s still in testing phase as the county gets more east end sites on the air. You may occasionally hear radio testing but no departments are getting activated on it yet
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EastIslipFD161, Wed Jun 29 2022, 09:47pm
FRES will be conducting a roll call on UTAC43 this evening 6/29/22 at 1900hrs.
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Dispatch, Mon Sep 05 2022, 10:36pm
FRES Paging East is progressing. Obviously delayed by radio frequency changes and the pandemic but it is now rapidly moving forward.
Dave3825us, Thu Sep 23 2021, 01:58pm
I never heard this before but caught FRES doing roll call with depts last night. From Melville to Yaphank. All divisions it seemed. It was also in analog.
453.86250 156.7 UTAC43/43D UTAC43 - Tactical
Re: Fres utac roll call
thehawk, Thu Sep 23 2021, 09:55pm
Fres was conducting a test of the county's interoperable communications abilities using the national interoperable channels. All departments west of suffolk fire rescue were to participate. The paper work also says east end interoperable channels will be rolled out with east end uhf paging in the near future. I had found out about it after the fact.
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RADIOTECH, Thu Sep 30 2021, 04:45pm
Does anybody know the new frequency FRES secured for UHF Paging East?
Re: Fres utac roll call
thehawk, Fri Oct 01 2021, 12:38am
I see 463.1875 listed on the same license that the original uhf east frequency is on. all locations are out east with 10,000 units paging. Also the buildout deadline was 9-21-21. WQUZ568 is the callsign. I'm not out that direction so I doubt I would be able to pick anything up. If someone out east could monitor and give an update if is or becomes active.
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RADIOTECH, Fri Oct 01 2021, 01:21pm
Sounds right. FRES was able to get an unused UHF Med channel, so that freq makes sense. Thanks
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EastIslipFD161, Mon Oct 04 2021, 07:44pm
So fres east is now 463.1875 not 453.8750?
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thehawk, Tue Oct 05 2021, 01:20am
Its just speculation at this point. We need someone out east to confirm if that is the new uhf east frequency or not.
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Dave3825us, Tue Oct 05 2021, 03:50pm
thehawk wrote ...
Its just speculation at this point. We need someone out east to confirm if that is the new uhf east frequency or not.
Its just speculation at this point. We need someone out east to confirm if that is the new uhf east frequency or not.
While I cant confirm its use, I can confirm I just heard tones followed by, "Fire Rescue Base, Testing, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Signal was a little weak but received in Islip Terrace.
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RADIOTECH, Tue Oct 05 2021, 11:56pm
Anyone catch a PL?
This will be the paging for FD's east of the William Floyd Pkwy.
I think they were getting too much interference w/Nassau Firecom on 453.875, which is why they switched. I think if they would have put a PL code on the freq, they would have been ok.
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GTR8000, Thu Oct 07 2021, 04:03am
RADIOTECH wrote ...
Anyone catch a PL?
This will be the paging for FD's east of the William Floyd Pkwy.
I think they were getting too much interference w/Nassau Firecom on 453.875, which is why they switched. I think if they would have put a PL code on the freq, they would have been ok.
Anyone catch a PL?
This will be the paging for FD's east of the William Floyd Pkwy.
I think they were getting too much interference w/Nassau Firecom on 453.875, which is why they switched. I think if they would have put a PL code on the freq, they would have been ok.
A PL only masks the problem, it doesn't solve it.
If anything, it's worse PL'd, because you may be getting interference from Nassau and might not even know it, resulting in degraded coverage. And of course there's the issue of Minitor pagers not being PL capable, so it really wouldn't matter if the transmitters are PL'd, the receivers are not and would pick up everything.
Frequency coordination for Suffolk to license 453.875 should've never happened in the first place. Not nearly enough geographic separation between the two simulcast cells, certainly not on such a flat expanse of land such as Long Island is.
Fix the issue by getting a new frequency...end of story.
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RADIOTECH, Thu Oct 07 2021, 09:59pm
I agree, 453.875 was a bad call in the first place.
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PFD Mike, Fri Oct 08 2021, 12:07am
GTR8000 wrote ...
A PL only masks the problem, it doesn't solve it.
If anything, it's worse PL'd, because you may be getting interference from Nassau and might not even know it, resulting in degraded coverage. And of course there's the issue of Minitor pagers not being PL capable, so it really wouldn't matter if the transmitters are PL'd, the receivers are not and would pick up everything.
Frequency coordination for Suffolk to license 453.875 should've never happened in the first place. Not nearly enough geographic separation between the two simulcast cells, certainly not on such a flat expanse of land such as Long Island is.
Fix the issue by getting a new frequency...end of story.
RADIOTECH wrote ...
Anyone catch a PL?
This will be the paging for FD's east of the William Floyd Pkwy.
I think they were getting too much interference w/Nassau Firecom on 453.875, which is why they switched. I think if they would have put a PL code on the freq, they would have been ok.
Anyone catch a PL?
This will be the paging for FD's east of the William Floyd Pkwy.
I think they were getting too much interference w/Nassau Firecom on 453.875, which is why they switched. I think if they would have put a PL code on the freq, they would have been ok.
A PL only masks the problem, it doesn't solve it.
If anything, it's worse PL'd, because you may be getting interference from Nassau and might not even know it, resulting in degraded coverage. And of course there's the issue of Minitor pagers not being PL capable, so it really wouldn't matter if the transmitters are PL'd, the receivers are not and would pick up everything.
Frequency coordination for Suffolk to license 453.875 should've never happened in the first place. Not nearly enough geographic separation between the two simulcast cells, certainly not on such a flat expanse of land such as Long Island is.
Fix the issue by getting a new frequency...end of story.
Exactly
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defiant154, Thu Dec 09 2021, 09:00pm
So far I have not heard any activity with UHF east. We are still being activated on lo band. If anything changes I'll let you know.
Re: Fres utac roll call
defiant154, Tue Jan 18 2022, 08:41pm
hello again all
My understanding is that the towers in Yaphank ,Riverhead ,and Southampton are essentially ready to go. UHF paging from FRES for departments that are between those sites, may be starting soon. I received my UHF pager from my department and 463.1875 is the frequency programmed in. My Pine Barrens feed already has it programmed in just waiting to hear some activity on the frequency. When it comes up and/or if there are any changes I will let you folks know.
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defiant154, Sat Feb 19 2022, 07:12pm
They are testing FRES East today. Picking it up on my feed.
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thehawk, Wed Mar 16 2022, 02:46am
Wonder if they are going to have an issue with interference on the new fres east channel from Connecticut. I've been picking up departments being paged out when the conditions are good.
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Nawton!, Thu Mar 17 2022, 12:36pm
thehawk wrote ...
Wonder if they are going to have an issue with interference on the new fres east channel from Connecticut. I've been picking up departments being paged out when the conditions are good.
Wonder if they are going to have an issue with interference on the new fres east channel from Connecticut. I've been picking up departments being paged out when the conditions are good.
... or for that matter, Ocean County, NJ. I get them (weakly) with PL71.9
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EastIslipFD161, Fri May 06 2022, 01:44am
I'm in the Islip area (if you couldn't tell by my name) and have not picked up East Paging at all. I pick up most uhf 6 div departments. Is this an issue on my part or is FRES no using the frequency?
Re: Fres utac roll call
nyscan00, Sun May 08 2022, 03:22pm
463.1875 is not live yet it’s still in testing phase as the county gets more east end sites on the air. You may occasionally hear radio testing but no departments are getting activated on it yet
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EastIslipFD161, Wed Jun 29 2022, 09:47pm
FRES will be conducting a roll call on UTAC43 this evening 6/29/22 at 1900hrs.
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Dispatch, Mon Sep 05 2022, 10:36pm
FRES Paging East is progressing. Obviously delayed by radio frequency changes and the pandemic but it is now rapidly moving forward.