[TrunkCom] digital and subaudible

[Chris Parris]

>>>Here is a thought, off the wall:  Why not enter the never-used frequen=
cy
as conventional in the same bank as the trunked system?  If the frequency=

is ever used (such as for simplex narc surveillance or some such
off-the-system use) you will hear it, even if the controller does not kno=
w
it exists.

Joe Hathaway<<<

Actually a very good idea, Joe. I have found some "unused" frequencies on=

some trunked systems do contain simplex communications. If I recall, ther=
e
is one frequency that was licensed to the City of Houston trunked system
that we never saw active when running Trunker. I listened to it for a lon=
g
time, and finally caught the city public works guys on it as a "talk
around" channel. Also in Montgomery County, TX there is a frequency
licensed to their EDACS system that never contains any trunked traffic, b=
ut
is used as a conventional channel at the county jail...

- Chris Parris
Beaverton, OR