Monmouth County: Simulcast MC Parks and Fire 5? - Page 2

pdfdems286 · #21 (**permalink**) 08-11-2014, 3:53 PM

yes mc fire-5 is now a repeater. i put a question mark,because i was told it will stay repeated if the issues are worked out. it sounds pretty good now. although i'm not totally sure, i believe west long branch fd,dist-53 is now using it too. i was also told that different parts of the county that use the county channels,may get split up into <ie> north/south/west/east fireground fq's. again, unconfirmed. i'm throwing it out there.

dynamitesc03 · #22 (**permalink**) 08-12-2014, 4:49 PM

If MC fire 5 is a repeater I should hear both sides of the conversation then. Guess I should listen better for it. Long Branch mainly uses MC fire 5? I'm I right about this?

pdfdems286 · #23 (**permalink**) 08-12-2014, 7:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dynamitesc03

If MC fire 5 is a repeater I should hear both sides of the conversation then. Guess I should listen better for it. Long Branch mainly uses MC fire 5? I'm I right about this?

you ain't crazy. apparently they are using it semi duplex <?> style. i hear the mobiles and portables fine on 151.310. county uses the 154.265 side. don't know why this is. i now have to listen to 2 frequencies, to get 1 conversation. oy.

pdfdems286 · #24 (**permalink**) 08-13-2014, 5:18 PM

i take back what i said about fire-1 and fire-5 sounding better. last night during the storm, they were both horrible !. the lbfd career guys had a tough time talking to county, and each other. i'm not sure, but i do believe that during the multiple fire calls thru the night, that sometimes the pagers did not activate.

squad1321 · #25 (**permalink**) 08-14-2014, 5:20 PM

Sounds like the techs were testing/tweaking the simulcast on Fire 1 this morning. Hope they can get it squared away soon.

I have not been listening to 151.310, but it sounds like County may be using their newer technology by "patching" Fire 5 into 151.310, which would re-broadcasting the signals out. Not sure what purpose that serves, if all field units are on Fire 5 (simplex)?

pdfdems286 · #26 (**permalink**) 08-14-2014, 5:46 PM

yup, u r correct. testing on ems-1 today also, with the shrill long tone. a call just went out for district - 53 , west long branch fd. fire-1 sounded horrible. same for tone out for 17-21, highlands ems.

squad1321 · #27 (**permalink**) 09-17-2014, 12:30 PM

Did we ever figure out the reason why Fire 5 (field units) is being patched into and retransmitted over the old parks channel? Did the entire LBFD get their radios reprogrammed with the parks channel as a receive channel only?