[MilCom] MT Feb 06 Milcom Related Article

[Mike Riffle]

I tried posting this several days ago but it still has not made it to the 
list, so I'll try again...

On 11-Feb-06 14:36, Ken wrote:
 > "Monitoring Times" magazine, Feb 2006 edition, 'Milcom -- Monitoring
 > Military Communications" column concentrates this month on "Land Mobile
 > Radio News", including new LMR 380-399.9 mhz location authorizations for
 > both trunking & conventional systems, including a major new network in
 > the northwest US & a minor P25 update.  Additionally milair freq updtes
 > are provided for 5 locations.

One of the LMR systems mentioned in the article is the new P25 system at Ft
Benning (which was also featured in a previous article in MT). I was posting
monthly updates about this new system to the Georgia forum at
RadioReference.com. However, the communications officer at Ft Benning has
sent a letter to RR requesting they remove all information about the P25
system because "That information is sensitive and should not be made public
in order to eliminate any possible interference to our radio system".

http://www.radioreference.com/trunked/donotpost/fort_benning.pdf

Note that the US Army never said anything about the information posted at RR
concerning the old EDACS trunked system at Ft Benning. That information was,
and continues to be, available to the public. (Note that the EDACS system
still has a limited use at Ft Benning)

I find it interesting that the last 3 letters received at RR requesting the
removal of information have all come from the US Army and they all have a
common theme - that the posting of trunked radio system information
(specifically for the new P25 or ASTRO systems) could result in interference
to those systems.

Mike Riffle
Cataula, GA