Washington County

[mfmargetis]

Hi all,

Does anyone know the status of Washington Counties new trunked system? What kind of system will it be? LTR? Motorola? Does anyone know the projected start time?

Thanks,

-Mike Margetis
Brunswick

[md_p97]

Not much infor on the system itself, but here is an article about the new system as a whole....supposed to be up and running in 6 mos, so I guess we should start listening for some new freq's in the area.

911 center should be ready in six months

HAGERSTOWN — The Consolidated 911 Dispatch Center and several other long-awaited safety-service projects in Washington County should be fully functional within the next six months.

Maryland: 911 center should be ready in six months

[md_p97]

Found this in the FCC Database for Washington County Pub Safety;

Call Sign WQJS619

Frequency Loc# Ant# Freq
ID Station
Class Units Paging
Rec. Output
Power Maximum
ERP
000811.71250000 4 1 2 MO 210 35.000 50.000
000812.71250000 4 1 4 MO 210 35.000 50.000
000813.71250000 4 1 6 MO 210 35.000 50.000
000856.71250000 1 1 1 FB2 1 100.000 186.200
000856.71250000 4 1 1 MO 210 35.000 50.000
000857.71250000 2 1 1 FB2 1 100.000 257.000
000857.71250000 4 1 3 MO 210 35.000 50.000
000858.71250000 3 1 1 FB2 1 100.000 93.300
000858.71250000 4 1 5 MO 210 35.000 50.000

[kb3jkc]

I didn't check the database myself, but what you have above looks like freqs curently used by Hagerstown P.D. They will be used by the new county system for data, not voice. The new radios will be on a UHF P25 trunked system. Testing should begin next month & it should be operational for law enforcement in September. Pretty much all L.E. will be encrypted, except for the main dispatch talkgroups.

[md_p97]

Originally Posted by kb3jkc

I didn't check the database myself, but what you have above looks like freqs curently used by Hagerstown P.D. They will be used by the new county system for data, not voice. The new radios will be on a UHF P25 trunked system. Testing should begin next month & it should be operational for law enforcement in September. Pretty much all L.E. will be encrypted, except for the main dispatch talkgroups.

Thanks for the heads up on that...I do find it a bit interesting....those same freq's (and you are correct, they are currently the ones used by Hagerstown City Police), are licensed to both municipalities (I am not aware of any interoperability)

For Hagerstown City; WNJQ596

How about this one?

Call Sign WPVV545 (90 frequencies, listed as trunking system)

000453.15000000
000453.23750000
000453.28750000
000453.31250000
000453.76250000
000458.15000000
000458.23750000
000458.28750000
000458.31250000
000458.76250000
000460.07500000
000460.13750000
000460.15000000
000460.21250000
000460.38750000
000465.07500000
000465.13750000
000465.15000000
000465.21250000
000465.38750000

[Dispatcher308]

Kevin,

Who is the manufacture of the new radio system? And it will be P-25 or Analog?

Thanks
Nathan