Transmission1

Evening folks!

Sat at home, bored with this Covid stuff.

I've recently got an SDR Dongle and I'm trying to put together Lothian Buses Trunked Radio.

Currently I have 177.2125 as the control frequency that the system is picking up and getting messages.

How do I find the voice channels?

177.5750 and 185.5750 with the former most active. I think you'll find those 2 frequencies helpful.

Cheers!
I've still to add to my channel list, but slowly getting there.
I don't think 177.5750 will be a very strong signal for me, as I'm in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, that frequency is from the Fife transmitter

Those are the only 2 I have without the constant chirruping. I will have another check of the frequencies probably this weekend (hoping not to be in tesco's too long on Saturday) Bonnyrigg is slightly more elevated than Edinburgh,you never know, you may still get a strong enough signal. I'm in Newcraighall and can see Fife and the Ochills out of my sittingroom window (live in a top floor flat), but some signals are attenuated due to the lie of the land (Arthur's seat being the main culprit!, that and not allowed antenna out on the roof- Housing association house). So can't get Waverley station anymore, gone digital too I believe. So even a DMR signal will be attenuated.

I get the buses on 177.5750, 178.0500, 178.1500, 178.4250 they are just from memory. I now get constant noise on them now so makes listening a pest now. I live close to Fort Kinaird and get not bad coverage for most stuff. As said before lay of the land is strange when it comes to scanning. I used to live in Clermiston 15 min walk away from Edinburgh Zoo but could not pick up the Zoo at all 165.8750. I now live on the other side of town and pick up the zoo no problem but this was due to Corstorphine Hill blocking the signal.

What type of trunked system? Does it transmit the channel grants with a number? If so you should be able to work out the allocations fairly quickly

I think it's MPT1327 they use, and can't see it changing.

stratocaster wrote: ↑18 May 2020, 07:57 I think it's MPT1327 they use, and can't see it changing.

If that is the case then it should be very simple for the OP to sort out the frequencies it uses as all of the channel grants will be in the control data.

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this post might help you.a tune in now and then but all the data sounds did my head in as they seem to change the data freqs lol

Can I ask a question, I have an SDS100 Digital Scanner can I pick these up without an SDR dongle on the uniden SDS 100 Digital scanner?

GlasgowTransmission wrote: ↑28 Feb 2021, 11:10 Can I ask a question, I have an SDS100 Digital Scanner can I pick these up without an SDR dongle on the uniden SDS 100 Digital scanner?

depends where you are ad load the freqs in and give it ago

All still active.

Lothian Buses
177.2625 185.2625
177.4250 185.4250
177.5750 185.5750
177.8250 185.8250
177.8375 185.8375
178.0500 186.0500
178.0750 186.0750
178.2250 186.2250
178.4250 186.4250
178.5250 186.5250

elliotg wrote: ↑12 Mar 2021, 13:36 All still active.

Lothian Buses
177.2625 185.2625
177.4250 185.4250
177.5750 185.5750
177.8250 185.8250
177.8375 185.8375
178.0500 186.0500
178.0750 186.0750
178.2250 186.2250
178.4250 186.4250
178.5250 186.5250

Elliot, I sent you a PM

Not got any from you mate

elliotg wrote: ↑17 Mar 2021, 05:37 Not got any from you mate

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