[SMCARA] SMCARA Digest, Vol 148, Issue 4

Marty Airhart martyairhart at gmail.com
Mon Aug 8 15:26:38 EDT 2016 

Likely most all power commit systems will be encrypted in the near future as part of a National Defence Strategy.  Power utility employees are considered to be federal employees as it were, since they are vital to the maintenance of the national grid structure.  (I used to process service apps, and their discount plans were listed as a federal employee.) Does that mean if you punch your electric lineman, it is a felony assault on a federal employee?  Lol!

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>   1. Random AT-1011 spotted. (Rene Ramirez)
>   2. SMECO Power Outages (Jim)
>   3. Re: SMECO Power Outages (Richard B)
>   4. Re: SMECO Power Outages (Dave Q)
>   5. Re: SMECO Power Outages (Mike Hasel)
>   6. Re: SMECO Power Outages (Christopher Olson)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2016 15:31:13 -0400
>From: Rene Ramirez <w3bnyren at gmail.com>
>To: SMCARA Reflector <smcara at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [SMCARA] Random AT-1011 spotted.
>Message-ID:
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>Alright, who's the guy at the end of Hermanville Road with the AT-1011 in
>the backyard. :)
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>Ren W3BNY
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>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 10:07:59 -0400
>From: Jim <wieldtjr at md.metrocast.net>
>To: "smcara at mailman.qth.net" <smcara at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [SMCARA] SMECO Power Outages
>Message-ID: <201608081407.u78E7tdk064473 at huckleberry.metrocast.net>
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>We had our power off for about 2 hours Saturday night.  I went to the effort of calling it in when it first went off as is our duty as users.  As is my usual thing, I lay awake wondering when I should get dressed and go out and fire up my generator since It is there for a reason.  Mostly to keep refrigerators and freezers going.  Since I am in the dark (pun intended) about the status of the outage, my mind turned in another direction and I wondered if I could listen in on their work crew radio traffic.
>
>When the power came back on, I looked up their radio station and they operate on 158.145 Mhz.  I can dial in that frequency  on my Yaesu FT-60R and did so and have left it on to listen in.
>
>Either my HT is kidding me about what I can and can?t do or possibly SMECO?s comm encrypted.   My HT gets the whole 2m and 70cm bands as well as the weather channels which are several Mhz higher in the low 160?.
>
>Anyone have any ideas.  I guess I could call SMECO and ask but that would be tacky.  I will go with the notion that it is encrypted which would also serve to prevent interlopers from asking the repair crews questions.  
>
>Jim  KC3WJA
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>Message: 3
>Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:10:47 +0300
>From: Richard B <nonelidd at gmail.com>
>To: Jim <wieldtjr at md.metrocast.net>, Smcara <smcara at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [SMCARA] SMECO Power Outages
>Message-ID: <1470665447.874365643 at f6.my.com>
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>Good morning Jim.
>SMECO, like many businesses in NA, have converted to a digital mode of operation. An analog receiver is unable to hear their transmissions. 
>--
>73 DE N1LID (Boz) Monday, 08 August 2016, 10:07AM -04:00 from Jim  wieldtjr at md.metrocast.net :
>
>>We had our power off for about 2 hours Saturday night.  I went to the effort of calling it in when it first went off as is our duty as users.  As is my usual thing, I lay awake wondering when I should get dressed and go out and fire up my generator since It is there for a reason.  Mostly to keep refrigerators and freezers going.  Since I am in the dark (pun intended) about the status of the outage, my mind turned in another direction and I wondered if I could listen in on their work crew radio traffic.
>>
>>When the power came back on, I looked up their radio station and they operate on 158.145 Mhz.  I can dial in that frequency  on my Yaesu FT-60R and did so and have left it on to listen in.
>>
>>Either my HT is kidding me about what I can and can?t do or possibly SMECO?s comm encrypted.   My HT gets the whole 2m and 70cm bands as well as the weather channels which are several Mhz higher in the low 160?.
>>
>>Anyone have any ideas.  I guess I could call SMECO and ask but that would be tacky.  I will go with the notion that it is encrypted which would also serve to prevent interlopers from asking the repair crews questions. 
>>
>>Jim  KC3WJA
>>
>>
>>
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>Message: 4
>Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 10:52:19 -0400
>From: Dave Q <quickskys at gmail.com>
>To: Jim <wieldtjr at md.metrocast.net>
>Cc: "smcara at mailman.qth.net" <smcara at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [SMCARA] SMECO Power Outages
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>Jim, SMECO has an app (SMECO 24/7), at least for iPhone and most likely for
>Android.
>
>You can report an outage, look at where the outages are, pay your bill and
>get your yard mowed all from the app. :)  Reporting works well and there is
>somewhat of a status for each outage.  I've notified them of several
>outages and their estimates of completing have been within a half hour.
>YMMV
>
>Right now there are two outages in St. Mary's.  One near California with 8
>customers affected that started an 9:11 am.  They are assessing the
>condition and status is that the crew is working.  The second is in Abel
>with 1 customer affected at 9:25 am.  Estimated Restoration is today at
>12:13 pm.  The crew is working.  Another just popped up around Loveville.
>It was caused by CONDUCTOR FAILURE with crew working and expected fix by
>12:33 pm.
>
>Not the same as listening but at lest you can get some information to help
>know when to start the generator.  They will also send an email when they
>think your power has been restored which you can report if it hasn't been.
>That helps me because I have no neighbors close enough to see lights at
>night an during the day I had to disconnect the generator, close in the
>mains and see if the lights came back on.
>
>--Dave  W3DLQ
>
>On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Jim <wieldtjr at md.metrocast.net> wrote:
>
>> We had our power off for about 2 hours Saturday night.  I went to the
>> effort of calling it in when it first went off as is our duty as users.  As
>> is my usual thing, I lay awake wondering when I should get dressed and go
>> out and fire up my generator since It is there for a reason.  Mostly to
>> keep refrigerators and freezers going.  Since I am in the dark (pun
>> intended) about the status of the outage, my mind turned in another
>> direction and I wondered if I could listen in on their work crew radio
>> traffic.
>>
>> When the power came back on, I looked up their radio station and they
>> operate on 158.145 Mhz.  I can dial in that frequency  on my Yaesu FT-60R
>> and did so and have left it on to listen in.
>>
>> Either my HT is kidding me about what I can and can?t do or possibly
>> SMECO?s comm encrypted.   My HT gets the whole 2m and 70cm bands as well as
>> the weather channels which are several Mhz higher in the low 160?.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas.  I guess I could call SMECO and ask but that would
>> be tacky.  I will go with the notion that it is encrypted which would also
>> serve to prevent interlopers from asking the repair crews questions.
>>
>> Jim  KC3WJA
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>Message: 5
>Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 10:57:52 -0400
>From: Mike Hasel <mhasel at locustplainsfarm.com>
>To: Jim <wieldtjr at md.metrocast.net>
>Cc: "smcara at mailman.qth.net" <smcara at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [SMCARA] SMECO Power Outages
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>158.220 is also an old frequency that I sometimes can still hear dispatch operations on another option is their web site or smartphone app they have a pretty detailed and near real time outage map for the somd areas they service
>
>Hope this helps and I know it still isn't as cool as listening on the radio I miss that too
>
>73s
>Mike
>N3KUN
>
>> On Aug 8, 2016, at 10:07 AM, Jim <wieldtjr at md.metrocast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> We had our power off for about 2 hours Saturday night.  I went to the effort of calling it in when it first went off as is our duty as users.  As is my usual thing, I lay awake wondering when I should get dressed and go out and fire up my generator since It is there for a reason.  Mostly to keep refrigerators and freezers going.  Since I am in the dark (pun intended) about the status of the outage, my mind turned in another direction and I wondered if I could listen in on their work crew radio traffic.
>> 
>> When the power came back on, I looked up their radio station and they operate on 158.145 Mhz.  I can dial in that frequency  on my Yaesu FT-60R and did so and have left it on to listen in.
>> 
>> Either my HT is kidding me about what I can and can?t do or possibly SMECO?s comm encrypted.   My HT gets the whole 2m and 70cm bands as well as the weather channels which are several Mhz higher in the low 160?.
>> 
>> Anyone have any ideas.  I guess I could call SMECO and ask but that would be tacky.  I will go with the notion that it is encrypted which would also serve to prevent interlopers from asking the repair crews questions.  
>> 
>> Jim  KC3WJA
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>Message: 6
>Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 16:29:40 +0000 (UTC)
>From: Christopher Olson <lilsmokeeater5 at yahoo.com>
>To: Mike Hasel <mhasel at locustplainsfarm.com>, Jim
>	<wieldtjr at md.metrocast.net>
>Cc: "smcara at mailman.qth.net" <smcara at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [SMCARA] SMECO Power Outages
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>They typically use their mobile CAD system for communications BUT on accasions they will use 158.145, you just have to be by your HT at the right time. They will be switching to DMR in the near future.?
>
>Christopher M. Olson Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
> 
>  On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 10:57 AM, Mike Hasel<mhasel at locustplainsfarm.com> wrote:   158.220 is also an old frequency that I sometimes can still hear dispatch operations on another option is their web site or smartphone app they have a pretty detailed and near real time outage map for the somd areas they service
>
>Hope this helps and I know it still isn't as cool as listening on the radio I miss that too
>
>73s
>Mike
>N3KUN
>
>> On Aug 8, 2016, at 10:07 AM, Jim <wieldtjr at md.metrocast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> We had our power off for about 2 hours Saturday night.? I went to the effort of calling it in when it first went off as is our duty as users.? As is my usual thing, I lay awake wondering when I should get dressed and go out and fire up my generator since It is there for a reason.? Mostly to keep refrigerators and freezers going.? Since I am in the dark (pun intended) about the status of the outage, my mind turned in another direction and I wondered if I could listen in on their work crew radio traffic.
>> 
>> When the power came back on, I looked up their radio station and they operate on 158.145 Mhz.? I can dial in that frequency? on my Yaesu FT-60R and did so and have left it on to listen in.
>> 
>> Either my HT is kidding me about what I can and can?t do or possibly SMECO?s comm encrypted.? My HT gets the whole 2m and 70cm bands as well as the weather channels which are several Mhz higher in the low 160?.
>> 
>> Anyone have any ideas.? I guess I could call SMECO and ask but that would be tacky.? I will go with the notion that it is encrypted which would also serve to prevent interlopers from asking the repair crews questions.? 
>> 
>> Jim? KC3WJA
>> 
>> 
>> 
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