Albany, GA considering radio system upgrade

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ALBANY, GA (WALB) -
Albany city leaders are considering spending millions in tax money on a project they say will keep you safer.

New emergency radio system could make Albany safer - WALB.com, South Georgia News, Weather, Sports

Lee County:

Lee County officials consider communication system upgrades - WALB.com, South Georgia News, Weather, Sports

According to the info, Decatur and Grady counties may join the regional radio system. Crisp County may leave which could explain their VHF trunking licenses.
 

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LEE CO., GA (WALB) -
Lee County commissioners also approved spending $1.3-million to upgrade the emergency radio communications systems.

Lee County approves to upgrade communications systems - WALB.com, South Georgia News, Weather, Sports

ALBANY — From their concern about the lack of a bid process to whether they were being forced to fund a new radio system, Albany city commissioners peppered staff with questions about the proposed $5.8 million upgrade of the city’s public safety radio system during Tuesday’s commission business meeting.

Albany City Commission OKs Motorola radio system upgrade - AlbanyHerald.com

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Lee County Commission looks at regional solutions - AlbanyHerald.com
 

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Decatur and Grady counties to join regional system

Decatur County approves radio system upgrades unanimously - ThePostSearchlight.com

The Decatur County Board of Commission unanimously approved a contract with Motorola for an upgraded radio system at Tuesday’s meeting. The new system will replace the current emergency communication system used by Decatur and Grady Counties, the cities of Bainbridge, Cairo, Whigham and Attapulgus and the Decatur County Board of Education.

4-site, 7-channel 700 MHz system

DCBOE voted in favor in July:

DCBOE to join upgraded radio system while cutting costs - ThePostSearchlight.com
 

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THOMASVILLE, Ga. — After years of planning and investments of million of tax dollars, Thomas County's 800 MHZ radio system will go live in mid-December.

New Thomas County radio system going live in December | Ga Fl News | suwanneedemocrat.com

Radio talk on the new system will be encrypted. Talk picked up on scanners among the general population will be scrambled, providing an officer safety component, Thomasville Police Chief Troy Rich said.

Said Chris White, City of Thomasville assistant utilities superintendent, "We also see a real need for utilities to be encrypted as well. I think we are all in agreement to put the entire system in a privacy mode."

"We felt like the encryption would not hurt us in any way," said Chris Jones, Thomas County Fire/Rescue chief and Thomas County Emergency Management director.

Plans are for the new system to go live on Monday, Dec. 12.
 

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Are the counties of Crisp, Dougherty, and Lee still operating on the old Motorola Type II TRS, or have they gone completely P25?

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Are the counties of Crisp, Dougherty, and Lee still operating on the old Motorola Type II TRS, or have they gone completely P25?

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Ron

Hello Ron,

As far as Crisp County, They still use the Motorola Type || TRS system regular analog. :)
 

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Here's the radio frequencies they should be using:

769.33125
770.50625
770.78125
771.25625
771.75625
772.50625
774.15625
 
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