Luke AFB Moves to P25 Trunked System

Reports from the Phoenix, AZ area indicate that a new, APCO P-25 trunked radio system is in operation at Luke AFB near Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix. This new system has superseded the older UHF Motorola trunked system that has been serving the base for years.

According to listener provided information, here are the system specifics:

SYSTEM ID = 3D6
WASN = BEE00
SITE NAC = N3DE
SITE = 014
RFSS = 001

406.3625
406.5625
407.1625
407.3625
407.7625
407.9625
408.5625
408.7625
408.9625 - ALT CC
409.3625 - ALT CC
409.5625 - ALT CC
410.1625 - PRI CC


http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=7769

Interestingly, this trunked system shares the same System ID with two other trunked systems, also located at Air Force Bases in Florida and Mississippi. Information in the Radio Reference thread indicates this a planned wide-area system to service many USAF installations, in a similar way the ELMR 014C trunked system serves the Navy & Marines.

I also just noted that the P25 trunked system down in Tucson, AZ at Davis-Monthan AFB is showing a System ID of 3F6, and a Site ID of 002. Part of the same network? Maybe someday...