[FedCom] 148.925 Mhz ACE ???

[Tom Greenwood]

Ken, Gill, and all

Some additional information here, Reservoir Control is now located in
Concord, MA.  They have not been in the Waltham office for several years
now.

The 1.7/1.8 GHz ACE link will either be relocated within what remains of
that band once the AWS auctions are completed and the auction winners are
then required to relocate incumbents or they will they will be required to
relocate into completely new spectrum, possibly 7 GHz.  A couple of other
possibilities are for them to relocate as tenants on other microwave systems
such as those operated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or to find
alternative means other than microwave of bringing the many circuits up to
the top of the mountain.

Upon my last check from the top of the world there, the system continues to
run analog frequency division multiplex, SSB on FM.  I have never determined
how many sub carriers are riding on this system.

73's

Tom, N1JQB
Metro West Boston


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Ken
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 10:55
To: Discussion of Federal Government Communications
Subject: Re: [FedCom] 148.925 Mhz ACE ???


Hello Gill & the group:

 Scanner Master Corporation's "Massachusetts Communications Guide" 6th
edition (1996) shows this as being a link from Ivy Mountain CT to the Mt
Wachusetts link & back again. As you probably know the Mt Wachusett
(Princton MA) link to Waltham (MA) control is by microwave in the 1.7 - 1.8
ghz range.

My understanding is that in this military owned LMR band there's lot of
changes that will occur by Jan 2008 due to the new narrow band FM
requirements.  An internet search indicates that this frequency will most
likely be used for another purpose in the future

Ken

Considering checkout my blogs from time to time
"Adventures in Radio Scannerland" http://radioscannerland.blogspot.com/
"Western Mass Military Comms" http://westernmass-milcom.blogspot.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gil woodside" <Wa1lad at cox.net>
To: "Fedcom Communications" <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 8:58 AM
Subject: [FedCom] 148.925 Mhz ACE ???


148.925 Mhz
0800 hrs local

Reservoir Control taking readings from unheard locations. I usually hear ACE
on 168.325 Mhz Friday mornings. I had the usual activity on 168.325 Mhz
today and it was a different control from the station on 148.925 Mhz. Anyone
have an idea where this could be ?

thanks,
Gil
Central RI


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