Happening now: ‘Rapid’ RACOM rebanding

Kevin Sanders, K0KDS — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:54:30 +0000

Users at RadioReference are now reporting that RACOM rebanding started on February 1 and that RACOM technicians hope to reband two sites per day. There appears to be some changes to the master frequency plan, so the system could be laid out differently this time around.

You can follow the changes that users are reporting in the RadioReference thread here. The thread is being updated as new changes are found around Iowa.

If you’re unfamiliar with the rebanding process and the reasoning behind it, be sure to check out the RadioReference wiki entry on rebanding.

FCC approves three more Johnson County applications

Kevin Sanders, K0KDS — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:30:01 +0000

The number of sites for the new P25^IP Johnson County trunked system continues to grow, with the FCC’s approval of three more JCJECC applications.

YE WQKX773 JOHNSON COUNTY, IA JECC (Rebanding not required) [APPLICANT IS A JOINT COMMUNICATIONS CENTER FOR A COUNTY AND ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES WITHIN ITS BORDERS. RADIO STATION WILL BE USED FOR ESSENTIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.] Control Point 1 – 4810 MELROSE AVE., IOWA CITY IA 319-356-6046 Control Point 2 – 808 UNIVERSITY CAPITOL CENTRE, 200 S. CAPITOL ST., IOWA CITY IA 319-335-5022 (link) 10/20/2009 License Issued 1 – 1822 PLOTZ RD. NW, SWISHER (JOHNSON) IA (map) 854.2375 FB2 38p 93e 9K80D7W 856.7125 FB2 38p 93e 9K80D7W 854.4375 FB2 38p 93e 9K80D7W 858.9875 FB2 38p 93e 9K80D7W 859.9875 FB2 38p 93e 9K80D7W 2 – 4804 210TH ST. NE, SOLON (JOHNSON) IA (map) 854.2375 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 856.7125 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 854.4375 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 858.9875 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 859.9875 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 3 – 2176 ANGLE RD., KALONA (JOHNSON) IA (map) 854.2375 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 856.7125 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 854.4375 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 858.9875 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 859.9875 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 4 – (JOHNSON) IA Countywide 809.2375 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 811.7125 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 814.9875 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 809.4375 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 813.9875 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 5 – IA Land Mobile Control Station Meeting 20 Rule 809.2375 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 811.7125 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 813.9875 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 814.9875 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 809.4375 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W
YE WQKX774 JOHNSON COUNTY, IA JECC (Rebanding not required) [APPLICANT IS A JOINT COMMUNICATIONS CENTER FOR A COUNTY AND ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES WITHIN ITS BORDERS. RADIO STATION WILL BE USED FOR ESSENTIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.] Control Point 1 – 4810 MELROSE AVE., IOWA CITY IA 319-356-6046 Control Point 2 – 808 UNIVERSITY CAPITOL CENTRE, 200 S. CAPITOL ST., IOWA CITY IA 319-335-5022 (link) 10/20/2009 License Issued 1 – 4529 MELROSE AVE., IOWA CITY (JOHNSON) IA (map) 852.825 FB2 100p 490e 9K80D7W 853.1125 FB2 100p 490e 9K80D7W 851.05 FB2 100p 490e 9K80D7W 851.7875 FB2 100p 490e 9K80D7W 852.1375 FB2 100p 490e 9K80D7W 852.5375 FB2 100p 490e 9K80D7W 2 – 221 N. CLINTON ST., IOWA CITY (JOHNSON) IA (map) 851.05 FB2 79p 525e 9K80D7W 851.7875 FB2 79p 525e 9K80D7W 852.1375 FB2 79p 525e 9K80D7W 852.5375 FB2 79p 525e 9K80D7W 852.825 FB2 79p 525e 9K80D7W 853.1125 FB2 79p 525e 9K80D7W 3 – .45 MI EAST OF HWY. 965, 0.12 MI. NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD PASSING OAKDALE CAMPUS, CORALVILLE (JOHNSON) IA (map) 851.05 FB2 100p 263e 9K80D7W 851.7875 FB2 100p 263e 9K80D7W 852.1375 FB2 100p 263e 9K80D7W 852.5375 FB2 100p 263e 9K80D7W 852.825 FB2 100p 263e 9K80D7W 853.1125 FB2 100p 263e 9K80D7W 4 – 4748 420TH ST. SE, IOWA CITY (JOHNSON) IA (map) 851.05 FB2 50p 288e 9K80D7W 851.7875 FB2 50p 288e 9K80D7W 852.1375 FB2 50p 288e 9K80D7W 852.5375 FB2 50p 288e 9K80D7W 852.825 FB2 50p 288e 9K80D7W 853.1125 FB2 50p 288e 9K80D7W 5 – (JOHNSON) IA Countywide 807.825 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 808.1125 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 806.05 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 806.7875 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 807.1375 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 807.5375 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 6 – IA Land Mobile Control Station Meeting 20 Rule 806.05 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 806.7875 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 807.1375 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 807.5375 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 807.825 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 808.1125 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W
YE WQKX775 JOHNSON COUNTY, IA JECC (Rebanding not required) [APPLICANT IS A JOINT COMMUNICATIONS CENTER FOR A COUNTY AND ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES WITHIN ITS BORDERS. RADIO STATION WILL BE USED FOR ESSENTIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.] Control Point 1 – 4810 MELROSE AVE., IOWA CITY IA 319-356-6046 Control Point 2 – 808 UNIVERSITY CAPITOL CENTRE, 200 S. CAPITOL ST., IOWA CITY IA 319-335-5022 (link) 10/20/2009 License Issued 1 – 1822 PLOTZ RD. NW, SWISHER (JOHNSON) IA (map) 851.05 FB2 38p 93e 9K80D7W 851.7875 FB2 38p 93e 9K80D7W 852.1375 FB2 38p 93e 9K80D7W 852.5375 FB2 38p 93e 9K80D7W 852.825 FB2 38p 93e 9K80D7W 853.1125 FB2 38p 93e 9K80D7W 2 – 4804 210TH ST. NE, SOLON (JOHNSON) IA (map) 851.05 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 851.7875 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 852.1375 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 852.5375 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 852.825 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 853.1125 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 3 – 2176 ANGLE RD., KALONA (JOHNSON) IA (map) 851.7875 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 852.1375 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 852.5375 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 851.05 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 852.825 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 853.1125 FB2 50p 123e 9K80D7W 4 – (JOHNSON) IA Countywide 806.05 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 806.7875 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 807.1375 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 807.5375 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 807.825 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 808.1125 MO 35p 35e 9K80D7W 5 – IA Land Mobile Control Station Meeting 20 Rule 806.05 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 806.7875 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 807.1375 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 807.825 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 808.1125 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W 807.5375 FX1 35p 50e 9K80D7W

– From Weekly Iowa grants, retrieved October 25, 2009.

Is the Iowa State Patrol moving to RACOM?

Kevin Sanders, K0KDS — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:20:15 +0000

Rumors are now swirling around the Iowa State Patrol and RACOM after some new information got “leaked” out to scanner hobbyists.

A RadioReference user (who has previously delivered reliable RACOM information) reports that the Iowa State Patrol has been spotted on the RACOM network from the Des Moines tower using talkgroup ID 399 talking about new radios. Another user also heard troopers discussing RACOM on ISP’s current P25 car-to-car channel.

This is certainly an interesting development, considering the Iowa Department of Public Safety is suffering some severe cutbacks from a tighter-than-expected state budget. While I am not as familiar with the State Patrol’s relatively antiquated VHF/UHF system, the state has of course been interested in deploying a statewide or regional radio network such as ARMER, ORION, or STARCOMM. RACOM has been mentioned previously as a ready-made statewide radio network that the state could easily utilize.

Could this just be a test drive of the system for ISP, or is this something that’s been in the works for years and State Patrol is finally beginning to flip all the switches?

Many agencies are already on the RACOM network, including Polk County, who was RACOM’s first-ever public safety agency client (RACOM was geared towards farmers needing regional communications until that point).

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