WCDPS 800Mhz Radio Newsletter Update

WCDPS NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 6, NUMBER 3, 08 JULY 2005

COUNTY-WIDE 800 MHZ RADIO SYSTEM UPDATE


The countywide 800 MHz system continues
to expand at a very steady rate and continues
to function as expected.

Construction of the last two of
the 25 towers that comprise the system
infrastructure began at the end of June
and currently the towers are up and the
buildings are in place at both Scottdale
and North Huntingdon. Installation of
the T-1 and utilities will be accomplished
next week and then theinstallation and
testing of the radio equipment will take place.

We expect to complete these final sites by
the end of the month.

As soon as the tower sites are
fully installed, the Department of Public
Safety and Motorola will conduct the
final coverage/acceptance testing of the
system in the remaining areas of the
county.

The fielding plan calls for the
fire departments in Zone 3 to be placed
on the air, followed by Greensburg and
Murrysville police departments. They
will be followed by the fire departments
in North Huntingdon Township and
District 6 police departments.
Staley Communications, the
radio maintenance provider for
Westmoreland County Department of
Public Safety, continues to install
mobile radios at a steady pace. Over
70% of the 900+ mobile radios have
been installed to date.

When the system is finally
completed later this year, over 3000
subscribers will be using the
countywide 800 MHz system on a daily
basis.

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.