New TRBO system on Novatel Hombush site

[cartman]

Mastercom appeared to have recently installed a new TRBO network on the Novatel site at Homebush Bay

505.5125 - Pulse every 60 secs
506.7750
507.2875
507.8625

Licenced 29/6/10 - 50 watts. Needs further investigation - is it a trunked system?

Grant

[cartman]

While researching the Sydney Airport Corp frequencies around Mascot I noticed another Mastercom site at Sydney Airport on 505-507Mhz supporting 5 frequencies.
I believe that this Airport site is TRBO and up and running (had heard a rumour to that effect)
Further digging shows a lot of Mastercom licences set up on the same day and in licence number sequence ..... highly likely that there is a whole TRBO network (trunked??) being planned by Mastercom for the future


Grant



Homebush
505.5125 - Pulse every 60 secs
506.7750
507.2875
507.8625


Sydney Airport
505.5500
506.3500
506.6875
507.4000
507.8750

North Sydney
505.9625
506.4250
507.0250
507.6375


Terrey Hills
507.7250
507.7750

Pennant Hills
507.6125
507.9375

Horsely Park
507.6250
507.9125


Blairmont
506.6625
507.9500


Kurrajong Heights
507.4125
507.8250





Mastercom - by Frequency
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505.5125 - Homebush - 60 sec TRBO pulse
505.5500 - Sydney Airport
505.9625 - North Sydney
506.3500 - Sydney Airport
506.4250 - North Sydney
506.6875 - Sydney Airport
506.6625 - Blairmont
506.7750 - Homebush
507.0250 - North Sydney
507.2875 - Homebush
507.4000 - Sydney Airport
507.4125 - Kurrajong Heights
507.6125 - Pennant Hills
507.6250 - Horsely Park
507.6375 - North Sydney
507.7250 - Terrey Hills
507.7750 - Terrey Hills
507.8250 - Kurrajong Heights
507.8625 - Homebush
507.8750 - Sydney Airport
507.9125 - Horsely Park
507.9375 - Pennant Hills
507.9500 - Blairmont

[Sigint]

It is my understanding, that at this point in time, MotoTRBO is only available as Single Site Trunking, not Networked.

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Sigint

[cartman]

OK - i think i have caught this near the start of the rollout of the sites
I know Homebush still has only one frequency active - which i think means it is available for 2 voice channels
NXDN seems to have had the upper hand in Sydney via some of their big clients like Vertel
At least somebody is running with their opposition TRBO


Grant

[centralcoastscanman]

There will be alot more MotoTRBO sites being rolled out in NSW and across Australia in the Health Industry.

There is a company called InControl that sell a system called CARPS to hospitals who want to micromanage(oops manage) their wardspersons, cleaners etc...

An analogue system was installed at RNSH over 1 and a half years ago after it had been used succesfully across Australia.
N.B. A check of the ACMA indicates no freq's were licensed around the time this system was installed. people can draw their own conclusions from that..

A check on this company's website indicates they are rolling out MotoTRBO as part of their CARPS system.

[cartman]

That development is very interesting
Thanks for that Andrew
The RNS frequency on 492Mhz makes pulse-like noises and explains what i have been hearing, with the occasional anlog transmission


Grant

General blurb
http://www.incontrol.biz/InControl/

Motorola TRBO radio blurb
http://www.incontrol.biz/InControl/News201003.aspx

CARP Customers and system usage
http://www.incontrol.biz/InControl/Docu ... tomers.pdf

[centralcoastscanman]

Well yes that would be the one grant, as apparently the CARPS controller can send text messages to the radio like 'goto ward 7c to clean floor' or can use the PTT and talk voice to a person.

What is the exact freq that your hearing the pulses and voice on as i cannot locate it on the acma database...

[cartman]

492.275 192.8 CTCSS SW Area Health Service
Heard them talking a few minutes ago - between C/S "Base" and wardsman
Frequent squarking noises on 492.275 and 492.9000 when there is no voice traffic


Grant

PS For some reason RNS is a SW Area Hospital

[centralcoastscanman]

interesting, RNS currently part of NSCCAHS(Northern Sydney & Central Coast Area Health) but will when the local health networks are implemented they will be part of Northern Sydney.

The SWAHS references i thought were mainly to do with our paging system as its all maintained by IM&T at Westmead Hospital

but its interesting that they are using a SWAHS freq to run the CARPS system which might mean that CARPS is going to be implemented at all hospitals...

[Sigint]

Further to my post of October 2nd.

On October 5th, 2010, Motorola announced the release of:-

MOTOTRBO Connect Plus Multi-site Digital Trunking system

which provides for 1 to 6 Sites, with 29 talk paths, and 2,900 users per Site.

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Sigint