Anybody hear anything regarding Gwinnett Fire going encrypted like the PD is already? I heard they are in the process of switching over. Was that always the plan?
Good to know. Thx. I'm not sure what the time frame is but I hear they are planning to encrypt. Just the rumor I'm hearing. I'll ask one of the fire bubba's next time I see them.
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What it takes for Gwinnett FD to encrypt:
SUBSCRIBER SIDE:Rotate the "coded/clear" concentric switch shown below to the "coded" position.
FNE: So long as the talkgroups are configured in Provisioning Manager as secure capable, and the consoles are provisioned as such, encryption is just a click of the mouse/flip of the switch on the subscriber radio.
Wonder what prompted the change? Too many whackers showing up at fire calls? Too many media trucks arriving before first due in?
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Thx MTS.Wonder if that firefighter hostage situation has anything to do with it. This info needs to be confirmed though. I'm just guessing.
Probably NOT going encrypted
BUT
They are in their early stages of planning to throw tens of millions more dollars away going to phase two.
Then it won't matter unless you've got over $500 to get one of the 3 available scanners that claim to decode phase 2.
So, six years is now EOL for P-25 systems? Holy cow! Motherola sure has this county in a grip
They'll be saying that another SPLOST is needed to upgrade the current system to make the officers and emergency personnel safe. And to allow interop:lol:
I haven't voted for a SPLOST for over a decade.
Larry
So, six years is now EOL for P-25 systems? )))
Not just the county, the entire country.(((Holy cow! Motherola sure has this county in a grip
That's good to hear. I have never voted for additional sales tax and I never will. You can see what they do with it around here.(((They'll be saying that another SPLOST is needed to upgrade the current system to make the officers and emergency personnel safe. And to allow interop:lol:
I haven't voted for a SPLOST for over a decade.
Larry
I future proofed a few years ago and got a PSR-800.
And, rapidcharger, they do decode Phase II.
There are/will be four+ scanners that will do Phase II. The Uniden x36HP junkers that are know going cheap here on RR, the HP-2, and Whistler 1080/1095.
Larry
eh, it's a Gwinnett county thing. The mentality of public officials is pretty clear: they don't want to be bothered keeping citizens informed of what goes on in their county, even when their safety might be at risk.
eh, it's a Gwinnett county thing. The mentality of public officials is pretty clear: they don't want to be bothered keeping citizens informed of what goes on in their county, even when their safety might be at risk.
The county commission chair is quoted as being "too darn conservative" when asked why the county refuses to use social media to inform citizens of major incidents, such as the ice storm that crippled this region in January of this year.
Gwinnett County looking at using social media after snow storms | www.wsbtv.com
Hate to bump my own posts, but has Gwinnett county done anything to improve it's communications with citizens as the second "Icemageddon" bears down on the area as I write this?
According to the WSB-TV report, many citizens felt they were not informed to rapidly changing road and ice conditions, and looked to county officials to improve their communications through social media.
I checked Gwinnett county's Facebook and twitter accounts and didn't see anything posted.