RACOM Network

Historical System News

News Update Posted on 2010-02-06 08:32:40

The RACOM system is currently undergoing rebanding. They are working on 1-2 sites per day

News Update Posted on 2009-02-18 08:57:46

Recent application with FCC

Bettendorf IA Racom Site Frequencies: 854.4875, 854.1625, 854.2125 (20K analog)

Police Dept for Racom system

http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/ApplicationSearch/applMain.jsp?applID=4790248

News Update Posted on 2008-05-21 09:03:09

New Rock Island County IL License Associated Call Sign KNNF757

Add 1 - Fixed 935 21st St.--Bettendorf, IA SCOTT County 41-31-38.1 N, 090-30-00.5 W Add 2 - Fixed 6600 34TH AVE--MOLINE, IL ROCK ISLAND County 41-28-29.0 N, 090-26-45.0 W

Add 000861.36250000 1 1 1 FB2C 1 100.000 500.000 Add 000863.36250000 1 1 2 FB2C 1 100.000 500.000 Add 000864.81250000 2 1 1 FB2C 1 100.000 500.000 Add 000816.36250000 3 1 1 MO 1450 35.000 35.000 Add 000818.36250000 3 1 2 MO 1450 35.000 35.000 Add 000819.81250000 4 1 1 MO 1450 35.000 35.000 Add 000816.36250000 5 1 1 FX1 1 35.000 50.000 Add 000818.36250000 5 1 2 FX1 1 35.000 50.000 Add 000819.81250000 5 1 3 FX1 1 35.000 50.000

News Update Posted on 2007-01-14 13:26:31

RACOM has added two channels to their Moline site #5110: LCN 9: 859.2375 LCN 10: 860.2375

News Update Posted on 2006-01-14 07:49:05

Madison County, NE

E-911 was voted out by Comissionners Meeting. They took [NPD] took RAYCOMM for E-911 system to help pin-point Cell-Calls are coming from so they can be directed to the right agency in Madison County. But the Radio Frequencies & Talk Groups will remain the same.

News Update Posted on 2005-05-11 07:10:42

Madison Police Chief (Nebraska) said that Madison PD/SO/FD, Battle Creek, Newman Grove, Tilden, and Meadow Grove PD/FD will switch to a trunk system sometime this fall. He said it would be a RACOM system like Norfolk has.

News Update Posted on 2005-04-09 05:37:23

Cable One will be switching to Norfolk,NE site in fall of 2005. Subsequent information received is that this plan has been given up.

News Update Posted on 2005-03-28 03:48:27

Madison Police and Madison County Sheriff (Nebraska) were planning to move to the RACOM this summer or fall. According to Chief Waterbury of the Madison Police, they will not switch to a trunked system until 2006, due to budget cuts. He said when they go to a TRS it will be like the Norfolk system.

News Update Posted on 2003-06-26 15:22:13

RACOM operates an EXTENSIVE EDACS system in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Currently, RACOM has plans to expand this system's coverage with multiple site additions currently pending before the FCC.

Misc System Information

This wide area, mixed mode, EDACS system is located in several states and reuses site numbers. As the RR database must have unique site numbers the site numbering on this system has been based on coverage according to the RACOM site map (see link below). Site numbering divides the sites first by state, with all sites in the 1000's being in Iowa and so on. The second number is just a place holder so that all sites are unique (except in the 900's) and the last two digits of the site number correspond to the reported site numbers. The states are laid out as follows: 1000 = Iowa 2000 = South Dakota 3000 = Minnesota 4000 = Nebraska 5000 = Illinois 9000 = Unknown

As any new states are added, we will assign 6000, etc.

The second number is a place holder except where it contains a '9'. Any 900 number indicates that the site number is unknown, for example: 1901 is Carroll, IA becuase we don't know what Carroll's actual site number is, the site number assigned to any x900 site is meaningless.

Specific Site Information

1502 Pella, IA

Affiliates

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