Saturday, October 12, 2019

VHF P-25 DoD System Near Pittsburgh?

A recent posting over on Radio Reference indicates that a new VHF P-25 multi-site radio system is being heard in the Pittsburgh area, in southwestern Pennsylvania.

System information was posted as shown below:


Pittsburgh Area VHF P-25 DoD System?
Network: BEE00.8A8
Bandplan #4:
Base=136.
Offset=+0.9
Spacing=12.5
BW=12.5 
Site: 1.1 NAC=8A0
Neighbors: 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 
Channel 4-179: 138.2375 CC 
Channel 4-215: 138.6875 CC SCC 

Site: 1.2 NAC=8A0
Neighbors:1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 
Channel 4-163: 138.0375 CC SCC 
Channel 4-205: 138.5625 CC SCC VOICE 
Channel 4-255: 139.1875 VOICE DATA 
Channel 4-495: 142.1875 VOICE DATA 

Site: 1.3 NAC=8A0
Neighbors: 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5 
Channel 4-181: 138.2625 CC 
Channel 4-217: 138.7125 SCC 
Channel 4-291: 139.6375 VOICE 
Channel 4-519: 142.4875 VOICE 

Site: 1.4 NAC=8A0
Neighbors: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5 
Channel 4-203: 138.5375 CC 
Channel 4-243: 139.0375 SCC 

Site: 1.5 NAC=8A0
Neighbors: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 
Channel 4-201: 138.5125 CC 
Channel 4-219: 138.7375 CC SCC

Anyone have any information on the system being heard and where it might be?

There is already a VHF P-25 system at the Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station at the Pittsburgh International Airport. This system is part of a US Air Force system covering many bases:
Site 1-015
Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station  Allegheny, PA      
138.5875          
140.6625               
141.4875               
143.0125               
143.0625        
 
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