NSW P25 GRN - Site Listing (Part 2)

[Bigfella237]

~ Still looking for a volunteer to ride around on a train, I mostly just need to know which site number comes up at each and every station?

Back on the subject of GRN sites in rail stations...

Would it only be underground stations that have/need dedicated coverage (assuming that above ground stations already have coverage from the regular GRN sites)?

If that's the case then we only really need to confirm the site numbers of Mascot (which may have coverage from Green Square) and the Domestic Airport station (which I'm guessing might have coverage from the International Airport station) and maybe Wolli Creek (possibly with coverage from Redfern), I know Wolli Creek isn't actually an underground station but it does terminate an underground line?

The only problem with that argument is, why do we need sites at Kogarah, Hurstville and Sutherland?

Andrew

[system_tech]

The only problem with that argument is, why do we need sites at Kogarah, Hurstville and Sutherland?

Andrew

Three intersecting reasons.

A. There are no "champion" sites nearby to the 3 stations to provide good coverage to portables.

B. Kogarah and Hurstville stations platforms are essentially "shielded" from what coverage exisits by the above ground structures on the station sites. In a way the need is similar to "in building " coverage.

C. Sutherland is in a bit a relative low point & small cutting to the station platform. Poor coverage despite Heathcote and Miranda being nearby.

Overall, I would say that Railcorp felt that the portable coverage was not good enough for their use, and use by essential services / emergency responders and warranted the in-fill. They paid for it themselves, no help from GCIO. The shoild be commended for following through on a duty of care.

PS there is a long history of poor coverage in the St George and Sutherland areas. A site around the ridge line at Hurstville (tall building or say the Telephone Exchange at Bridge St) would be quite useful. (not to say it would fix everything though).

Originally there was only GPT, Chullora and Heathcote to attempt to cover the areas. Miranda and later Cronulla were established but there are still problems.

ST

edited: typos and spelling

[matthewn1983]

Site 311 - Vincentia/Jervis Bay (100% P25)
Add peers of 323, 327, 335, 342

Site 317 - Wollongong (Berkeley Tops)
Add voice channels of 04-0846 417.7625 04-1154 419.6875 there's probably more but i wasn't able to get them.

Site 323 - Kiama (Saddleback Mtn) (100% P25)
Add peer of 311

[Bigfella237]

Site 311 - Vincentia/Jervis Bay (100% P25)
Add peers of 323, 327, 335, 342

Site 317 - Wollongong (Berkeley Tops)
Add voice channels of 04-0846 417.7625 04-1154 419.6875 there's probably more but i wasn't able to get them.

Site 323 - Kiama (Saddleback Mtn) (100% P25)
Add peer of 311

Thanks Matt, glad to hear you've ventured down into God's country!

Site 311 - Vincentia/Jervis Bay had 4 neighbours added
Site 317 - Wollongong (Berkeley Tops) had 2 voice channels added
Site 323 - Kiama (Saddleback Mtn) had 1 neighbour added
Site 327 - Nowra (Mt Cambewarra) had 1 neighbour added
Site 335 - Jerrawangala (Cudmirrah Trig) had 1 neighbour added
Site 342 - Ulladulla (Water Reservoir) had 1 neighbour added

Andrew

[Garry]

the control channel for Brockenback is now 416.125 and the analogue allocation is no longer on air

[Bigfella237]

Thanks Garry,

Site 241 - Cessnock (Brokenback) was upgraded to 100% P25, had the control channel changed and 5 voice channels added

Andrew

[centralcoastscanman]

Mt Penang, Cowan and Mt Elliot are still running their Analogue Control Channels... bit strange since i didn't recall seeing these mentioned as being tied to NSWFR DSREC channels...

[Bigfella237]

Thanks Andrew,

Cowan and Penang are disaster recovery sites (DSREC02 and DSREC11 respectively), Mt Elliot is supposed to be 100% P25 already?

The main sites I would expect to see updated soon are:

Site 102 - Beecroft
Site 103 - Bilgola Plateau
Site 108 - Glenbrook
Site 113 - Bateau Bay
Site 114 - Copacabana
Site 128 - Hassans Walls
and a dozen odd underground and in-building sites

Andrew

[matthewn1983]

Site 128 - Lithgow (Hassans Walls) has new cc of 416.3000 (info from Site 133 Mt Tomah) can't help with the rest of voice and alt. there.

[matthewn1983]

update to Site 344 - Mt Keira

NAC: 2D1 Ctrl Ch: 04-0812 417.5500 Alt Ctrl Ch: 04-0572 416.0500

Voice Chs: 04-0052 412.8000 04-0112 413.1750 04-0412 415.0500 04-0652 416.5500 04-0732 417.0500 04-0792 417.4250 04-0892 418.0500 04-1072 419.1750 04-1152 419.6750

** Site 121 - Cronulla still running on 417.4875