WCDPS 800Mhz Radio System Update
Latest Update on the 800Mhz Radio System from WCDPS:
================================
WCDPS Newsletter
11 May 2005
COUNTY-WIDE 800 MHZ RADIO SYSTEM UPDATE
The 911 Center began dispatching emergency response organizations on the new county-wide Motorola Astro- 25 digital 800 MHz radio system on November 1, 2004, beginning with District 1 police units. Since that time , WCDPS has been putting police and fire departments on the air at a fairly steady pace.
During the week of May 9, Zone 1 fire departments and most of the ambulance services in the District 1 police area went live on the system. They will be followed shortly thereafter by fire departments in Zone 2.
The 800 MHz system has already been successfully used in several multi-agency incidents to achieve communications interoperability among fire, police and EMS units using assigned county-wide TAC channels. Other features that have been tested and used successfully include cross-band interconnecting with low band frequencies at the incident scene, and using mobile data terminals (MDTs) over the 800 MHz system in police vehicles.
A major interoperability test of the new system will occur on Saturday, May 21, during the airport exercise at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (see article below) .
SPECIAL NOTE:
THE 9-1-1 CENTER IS NOW ACTIVELY DISPATCHING ON THE 800 MHz RADIO SYSTEM. ALL 800 CHANNELS WILL BE FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY AND WILL NOT BE USED FOR TEST MESSAGES OR CASUAL CONVERSATION.
WCDPS VISION
To become a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania leader in the development and execution of public safety programs and procedures through teamwork and partnership with other agencies and organizations sharing a similar vision.
================================
The System FAQ page has also been updated with additional info. Check it out here:
WCDPS FAQ Update
================================
WCDPS Newsletter
11 May 2005
COUNTY-WIDE 800 MHZ RADIO SYSTEM UPDATE
The 911 Center began dispatching emergency response organizations on the new county-wide Motorola Astro- 25 digital 800 MHz radio system on November 1, 2004, beginning with District 1 police units. Since that time , WCDPS has been putting police and fire departments on the air at a fairly steady pace.
During the week of May 9, Zone 1 fire departments and most of the ambulance services in the District 1 police area went live on the system. They will be followed shortly thereafter by fire departments in Zone 2.
The 800 MHz system has already been successfully used in several multi-agency incidents to achieve communications interoperability among fire, police and EMS units using assigned county-wide TAC channels. Other features that have been tested and used successfully include cross-band interconnecting with low band frequencies at the incident scene, and using mobile data terminals (MDTs) over the 800 MHz system in police vehicles.
A major interoperability test of the new system will occur on Saturday, May 21, during the airport exercise at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (see article below) .
SPECIAL NOTE:
THE 9-1-1 CENTER IS NOW ACTIVELY DISPATCHING ON THE 800 MHz RADIO SYSTEM. ALL 800 CHANNELS WILL BE FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY AND WILL NOT BE USED FOR TEST MESSAGES OR CASUAL CONVERSATION.
WCDPS VISION
To become a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania leader in the development and execution of public safety programs and procedures through teamwork and partnership with other agencies and organizations sharing a similar vision.
================================
The System FAQ page has also been updated with additional info. Check it out here:
WCDPS FAQ Update
posted by GMan at 5/15/2005 07:19:00 AM
<< Home