Phenix City Cars can talk to Columbus Car now

[joejo95]

Heard a Phenix City unit tell dispatch it was switching channel to talk to a Columbus unit.
I had Columbus lockout so I unlocked it and they were on TGID Tactical 1. I do not know how
there doing it because PCPD use a UHF system and CPD is on 800MHz type II smartnet system.
I would not think they would put another fix moble radio in all the cars just to talk to CPD with all
the other stuff they already have in the car. Maybe there useing WTs ?

[riccom]

Originally Posted by joejo95

Heard a Phenix City unit tell dispatch it was switching channel to talk to a Columbus unit.
I had Columbus lockout so I unlocked it and they were on TGID Tactical 1. I do not know how
there doing it because PCPD use a VHF system and CPD is on 800MHz type II smartnet system.
I would not think they would put another fix moble radio in all the cars just to talk to CPD with all
the other stuff they already have in the car. Maybe there useing WTs ?

Its a patched set up, how it works is there is a radio that is hooked up at the radio tite or the dispatcher patches via computer to the other system.

Its been done on many radio systems and works fairly well!

[b7spectra]

Interoperability without having to pay Motorola millions of dollars. Imagine that!

[joejo95]

I did not know they could do it that way, but they can do about anythig with a computer.
I talked to a CPD officer today that I know and he said he was told all PCPD cars were going
to be setup to talk to them. They are only going to have the Tactical 1 TGID in the cars, but
PCPD dispatch can talk to CPD dispatch or Tactical 1 TGID with the radio instead of calling by
phone. Thats the way they always have done .

[k4sgt]

Actually, yes. Some Phenix City PD cars now have 800 radios installed in them now. Everyone is pushing for interoperability.