Butler County TRS

[Thunderbolt]

I see that Butler County, has applied to the FCC, for a Project 25 digital site. The location is in Cassoday. Do they plan on migrating to the KSICS TRS?

73s

Ron

[n0lqt]

Amazingly, Google Maps images show a nice tower at that site already..... (isn't the Internet wonderful....)

[KAA951]

They have been in talks with KDOT about joining the state system for quite a while. Looks like they are finally onboard.

[jereck_99]

that will be awesome that butler co is coming on board with the P25 system

[jereck_99]

has anyone head about the southeast ks co going to P25?

[firefive76]

I thought SE had already went to it. I think the only area that doesn't have it is western KS.

[jereck_99]

i'm talking about the small town in the southeast ks the trooper are on it already?

[KAA951]

Originally Posted by jereck_99

i'm talking about the small town in the southeast ks the trooper are on it already?

Jereck-

It is going to be up to each agency / county / city etc if they want to join the state system. Financially, it is going to be difficult for some smaller departments to go to 800 digital without some county / state / federal assistance. And this is at a time when the phone / cell companies are trying to pull back 911 funds from paying for radio equipment- they argue it should only be used for 911 phone systems.

Many small agencies are used to paying $300 to $400 for a radio that lasts them 7 to 10 year (though they should be using public safety models, many are using basic commericical radios such as Motorolas Radius line).

While the state provides service on the 800 system free to agencies- they have to either purchase or lease their base stations, mobile radios and portable 800 digital radios. The cost for a basic model public safety mobile/base station is approx. $1,800 and a basic public safety portable runs about $2,800. Even if they choose to lease equipment over 10 years- it is the equivalent for that small department in cost of replacing their "old" radios each year.

Then, there is the issue of coverage. The state system is not being built for in building coverage. This is why you see counties, like Leavenworth, that are joining the state system installing 3 or 4 additional towers at about $250,000 to $500,000 per site (depending on what equipment / tower is already in place).

If these small agencies are getting good service from their existing radios I don't think you will see many of them make the jump to 800 unless their county makes an enbloc move to 800- such as Leavenworth has done.

[Thunderbolt]

License issued:

YE WQKI756
BUTLER COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
[RADIOS WILL COORDINATE PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVITIES]
Control Point 1 - 121 S. GORDY ST., EL DORADO KS 316-322-4207
(link)
06/04/2009 License Issued
2 - 113.0 km radius around fixed location 1
857.7625 MO 35p 70e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
858.2375 MO 35p 70e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
811.9375 MO 35p 70e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
811.9875 MO 35p 70e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
812.2375 MO 35p 70e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
812.7625 MO 35p 70e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
813.2375 MO 35p 70e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
856.9375 MO 35p 70e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
856.9875 MO 35p 70e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
857.2375 MO 35p 70e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
1 - BOULEVARD STREET & NEBRASKA STREET, CASSODAY (BUTLER) KS (map)
856.9375 FB2 100p 275.4e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
857.7625 FB2 100p 275.4e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
858.2375 FB2 100p 275.4e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
856.9875 FB2 100p 275.4e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E
857.2375 FB2 100p 275.4e 8K10F1D 8K10F1E

73s

Ron

[jereck_99]

hey guys i need some help listen to P25 and found talkgroup 2267 can anyone help?

[jereck_99]

has anyone got the Bulter co. control channel?

[ksduster]

All I know
Is that butler county has a few of their agencies that operate off of Sedgwick County's Towers..
Sedgwick County is in the process of changing over to digital.. So i guess you can officially call it a hybrid right now..

I heard a rumor, that they are currently upgrading portables and mobiles to the digital side, which is connected to the analog tower so that dispatch can still hear them..

The 2nd part of the rumor was that it would be fully digital in sedgwick county by middle of 2010..

[jereck_99]

do you know frequency the bulter co. are use ?

[jereck_99]

i was asked what the talkgroup number are ?

[KAA951]

Originally Posted by jereck_99

i was asked what the talkgroup number are ?

Check 2266 and 2267 for now.

[jereck_99]

Dustin I do know that about 50% of Wichita and Sedgwick co Police,Fire, and EMS are used new digtal radio and portable now. I trying to figure butler co. trunking now and not hear anything yet.

Jeremiah

[OldRoman]

Jereck_99,

If half of Wichita is using digital what are their freqs? I've got a new 396XT from ScannerMaster and I don't see any digital for WPD, EMS or Fire anywhere.

Charlie

[jereck_99]

Charlie what I was saying is that half of wichita Pd,EMS,Fire and sedgwick are using digtal portable and radio to talk on for the tranfer to digtal system.