Montco Trunked update

[MotoSystemsTech]

Today Conshohocken and West Conshohocken moved from PD 4(south East) to Pd7.

[cdavisjr]

Moto,

Do you know if they went to 7 digital or analog?...making room for someone else on region 4 I suppose, or figure them and R-7 work together more often.

[Septa3371CSX1]

7 digital and 7 analog carry the same traffic. I understand the analog TG was put in when Springfield (28) PD was on Region 7 and not all of their radios were digital. It does make sense to have the Consheys on 7 since they don't border any other department on 4.

[Monoxide16]

Why do the keep switching tags from 17392 to 17200 why can't they stay on one tag

[Septa3371CSX1]

Originally Posted by Monoxide16

Why do the keep switching tags from 17392 to 17200 why can't they stay on one tag

It is simulcast on both.

[benrussellpa]

On the fire side, the end is nigh for 154.370. Norristown FD is moving over to the new VHF dispatch channel, 158.355. I believe the only companies left on a different dispatch channel are the Lower Merion companies on 151.340.

[cdavisjr]

I thought 46 was also on there with them Ben? I recently heard more testing tonewise on 158.355 and assumed it was for 46 and 27 but no station number was ever given as many times as I heard it. Anyone know what the medics current plan is for a lowband to high conversion or if they even have one yet?

[mlmummert]

Originally Posted by benrussellpa

On the fire side, the end is nigh for 154.370. Norristown FD is moving over to the new VHF dispatch channel, 158.355. I believe the only companies left on a different dispatch channel are the Lower Merion companies on 151.340.

So 154.13 and 33.70 are retired? What's this 158.955 that's in the database?

[cdavisjr]

33.700 and 154.130 are both still licensed by the county but are currently not used for call dispatching. 33.700 I'm sure has less future left than all the other old high band fire channels we used to know and listen to before 800 came along. I remember reading in an old report recommedning the county set up county run 800 repeaters with the old fire freqs like Chester did. If they were county set up and maintained there would be much less fear about individual companies interfearing with the county radio system. I can't confirm that's why those frequencies are still around, 154.130 included. 158.955 is the only other licensed high band freq the county has and I've never heard the county use it so far. I remember many rumors and speculations when the county began switching to 158.355 that .955 would be for getting ems off of lowband, that there would be a joint fire/ems dispatching again like Chester but that there would be a east and west highband dispatch freq to match the east/west 800 zones. I believe 33.700 was kept as a backup until everyone was off of low band pagers and onto highband in case something happened but at this point it might as well go away for good too. I wonder the future of all old highband frequencies including 158.955. As long as their on the fcc licenses, theyre in my scanner. Hope that cleared some things up for you.

[benrussellpa]

Originally Posted by cdavisjr

I thought 46 was also on there with them Ben? I recently heard more testing tonewise on 158.355 and assumed it was for 46 and 27 but no station number was ever given as many times as I heard it. Anyone know what the medics current plan is for a lowband to high conversion or if they even have one yet?

46 vacated 154.370 this week. Norristown switches next week.

[benrussellpa]

Originally Posted by mlmummert

So 154.13 and 33.70 are retired? What's this 158.955 that's in the database?

There had been a plan to use 158.955 for half the county and 158.355 for the other half. There was some testing for a bit and then that project did not continue and all fire dispatching (except Lower Merion) moved to 158.355 (or will be moved by next week). I don't know what the plans are for Lower Merion. I'm sure somebody else out there reading this knows. Maybe they'll chime in.

[Septa3371CSX1]

Yeah I remember at one point 158.955 was simulcasting 158.355. I don't think the dispatch channels have ever lined up with the east and west fire response zones.

[AGRadioNut47]

So 46 when to 158.355 now and when 27 will go over this week because i heard tones but i did not know how was swithing over is there and other new about fire pd or ems radio info

[MotoSystemsTech]

Norristown Fire is going over tomorrow to County Wide Dispatch Channel

[jjimenez01]

Montco Commissioners Enter Contract With Motorola

The Montgomery County Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to enter into a $29.9 million contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. to replace the county’s emergency dispatch radio system. The commissioners additionally agreed to a $9.882 million contract with Motorola for a 10-year maintenance contract for the system.
As recently as 2011, the previous county administration was using estimates of $100 million and up for the cost of the infrastructure and radio portion of the project.
The $29.9 million figure includes $23.85 million to provide software upgrades to 3,400 existing radios used primarily by the fire service, replace infrastructure equipment, install an additional 10 radio towers to improve coverage and a new countywide microwave network improve communications with those towers.
The remaining $6.1 million is for the purchase of 1,800 new radios for police and EMS to replace units that cannot be upgraded for use on the new system.
The commissioners took the action at their public meeting on Thursday, and then were joined by police chiefs, fire chiefs and other first responders and law enforcement officials from throughout the county at a press conference announcing the contract.
“Our fundamental responsibilities as commissioners are to protect the safety and well-being our residents and to further protect the fiscal well-being of the county and make sure that taxpayer dollars are well-spent,” said Josh Shapiro, chairman of the commissioners. “Today we accomplished both. Under this contract, we are able to do more than was originally anticipated and we were able to do it for 70 percent less than the previous board said it would cost.”
Commissioner Bruce Castor, who was designated to lead the effort to identify what was needed for the upgrade, praised the working committees he put together made up of police, fire, EMS, other public safety entities and municipal officials for their hard work.
“This was a long time coming,” said Castor, who voted against the attempt by the previous administration to address the situation. “Commissioners Shapiro and Richards placed their trust in me to lead this effort, and with the help of our excellent county staff and the stakeholders on the committee we have arri

[lowermontcoff]

Originally Posted by jjimenez01

Montco Commissioners Enter Contract With Motorola

The Montgomery County Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to enter into a $29.9 million contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. to replace the county’s emergency dispatch radio system. The commissioners additionally agreed to a $9.882 million contract with Motorola for a 10-year maintenance contract for the system.
As recently as 2011, the previous county administration was using estimates of $100 million and up for the cost of the infrastructure and radio portion of the project.
The $29.9 million figure includes $23.85 million to provide software upgrades to 3,400 existing radios used primarily by the fire service, replace infrastructure equipment, install an additional 10 radio towers to improve coverage and a new countywide microwave network improve communications with those towers.
The remaining $6.1 million is for the purchase of 1,800 new radios for police and EMS to replace units that cannot be upgraded for use on the new system.
The commissioners took the action at their public meeting on Thursday, and then were joined by police chiefs, fire chiefs and other first responders and law enforcement officials from throughout the county at a press conference announcing the contract.
“Our fundamental responsibilities as commissioners are to protect the safety and well-being our residents and to further protect the fiscal well-being of the county and make sure that taxpayer dollars are well-spent,” said Josh Shapiro, chairman of the commissioners. “Today we accomplished both. Under this contract, we are able to do more than was originally anticipated and we were able to do it for 70 percent less than the previous board said it would cost.”
Commissioner Bruce Castor, who was designated to lead the effort to identify what was needed for the upgrade, praised the working committees he put together made up of police, fire, EMS, other public safety entities and municipal officials for their hard work.
“This was a long time coming,” said Castor, who voted against the attempt by the previous administration to address the situation. “Commissioners Shapiro and Richards placed their trust in me to lead this effort, and with the help of our excellent county staff and the stakeholders on the committee we have arri

do we know if this is going to be narrowbanding or is it going to be P25P system?

[MotoSystemsTech]

My bet P25 tdma or fdma 700/800 mhz

[mlmummert]

Originally Posted by lowermontcoff

do we know if this is going to be narrowbanding or is it going to be P25P system?

Narrow banding isn't an issue on 800. Do you mean re-banding?

[lowermontcoff]

Originally Posted by mlmummert

Narrow banding isn't an issue on 800. Do you mean re-banding?

sorry, i always mix the two up.

[hippieman556]

Will we still be able to listen ?