Just wondering if there is any news that any of the local Police Depts are switching over to P25 digital in the southern part of Worcester county. Thanks.....
I don't think a lot of towns have the money to switch radios either, so what happens when 2013 comes along?
Just wondering if there is any news that any of the local Police Depts are switching over to P25 digital in the southern part of Worcester county. Thanks.....
A department will not be fined by the FCC for old equipment. Out in Western MA there is still an AM wideband channel that fire departments still use in the smaller towns. The FCC doesn't allow AM frequencies anymore, but that's not stopping these departments from not using them. Unless this state gets out of debt, you will not see any system upgrading anytime soon. My department has NO plans in upgrading in the next couple years. Hell, most departments in MA still use signal codes, which is against FCC regulation after 9/11. Point is, don't get your hopes up.
Can you Cite where the FCC doesn't allow AM??
There are still licenses using 8K00A3E , just look at all the Valid NH Licenses on 31.900 [Yes AM] for the NH Fire Towers.
What Frequency in Mass is using AM???
Also, :twisted: PLEASE :evil:get your FACTS straight. The FCC does not prohibit the use of Codes. The recommendation is from DHS for Clear Language for Interop Purposes and has made statements that for Grant $$ agencies need to comply [for INTEROP]
Well there's no need to get upset. Through my department training as a dispatcher, APCO training a couple years ago, we were taught that the FCC Prohibits signal codes. So maybe it was the wrong use of words for them and myself. As for licenses, I don't know much about them, I'm just giving you my prospective from an actual police department in this state struggling for money.
A department will not be fined by the FCC for old equipment. Out in Western MA there is still an AM wideband channel that fire departments still use in the smaller towns. The FCC doesn't allow AM frequencies anymore, but that's not stopping these departments from not using them. Unless this state gets out of debt, you will not see any system upgrading anytime soon. My department has NO plans in upgrading in the next couple years. Hell, most departments in MA still use signal codes, which is against FCC regulation after 9/11. Point is, don't get your hopes up.
Well there's no need to get upset. Through my department training as a dispatcher, APCO training a couple years ago, we were taught that the FCC Prohibits signal codes. So maybe it was the wrong use of words for them and myself. As for licenses, I don't know much about them, I'm just giving you my prospective from an actual police department in this state struggling for money.
I think you have your mix talked up! What do you mean FCC and signal codes? I don't think it's mandated yet, but I think its Incident Command System that says you should stop using 10 codes and use plain english.
Looking over the NH 31.90 MHz licenses, I see a number of them running 20K0F3E only. Has anyone listened recently t verify the AM usage? ...
As Gary and Bill stated, the original NIMS (FEMA National Incident Mangement System or "Nothing Is Making Sense") "requirements" stated plain language only; no "codes". Most LE agencies ignored this and FEMA subsequently changed it to plain lanquage for interoperability only. NIMS compliance is "required" for most federal grants at this point, however while an agency may be audited after receiving a grant, there is no real enforcement of this provision nor any means to do so. This is not a good forum to get into all the wonderful things about NIMS (such as the 1000's of hours public safety personnel have had to undergo exciting training on it), but suffice it to say certain provisions are "loosely" followed.