Well said.
We all listen on a normal basis. Remember that discovering unidentified items are only one part of the db. Correcting current errors/changes or adding missing info is just as helpful.
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Well said.
We all listen on a normal basis. Remember that discovering unidentified items are only one part of the db. Correcting current errors/changes or adding missing info is just as helpful.
jim202
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One important item to keep in mind is the fire departments. Not sure about the other Parishes, but here in Saint Tammany, they all have gone to the LWIN system. But they were all told to maintain their old VHF repeaters as a backup.
During hurricane IDA, the LWIN system in St. Tammany went down and all the fire departments reverted back to their VHF systems. Fortunately the 911 dispatch center still maintained their VHF radios, so normal dispatching continued, but on the VHF radios.
The Parish also uses a cell phone system that sends out text messages to the cell phones of the department members needed and also uses a Bryn 911 message system the shows a map of your location and the road rout to the call location. It also will show the units that are responding and those that indicated they were not for the volunteers.
During hurricane IDA, the LWIN system in St. Tammany went down and all the fire departments reverted back to their VHF systems. Fortunately the 911 dispatch center still maintained their VHF radios, so normal dispatching continued, but on the VHF radios.
The Parish also uses a cell phone system that sends out text messages to the cell phones of the department members needed and also uses a Bryn 911 message system the shows a map of your location and the road rout to the call location. It also will show the units that are responding and those that indicated they were not for the volunteers.
Technoguy58
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What did S.O. use during the storm?? I haven't heard any activity on any L.E. frequencies in ages. I hear the F.D. repeaters I.D. all the time so I assumed they were being maintained for backup.
On a related note; Does Acadian use any of the VHF frequencies at all anymore?? I haven't seen a VHF antenna (including pucks) on any of there ambulances in quite a while. Same with NSEMS in Washington parish and NELA EMS in northeast part of the state. Any one can verify if the VHF frequencies are still in use?? Now I do still see what appear to be UHF antennae which I assume are for EMS channels.
On a related note; Does Acadian use any of the VHF frequencies at all anymore?? I haven't seen a VHF antenna (including pucks) on any of there ambulances in quite a while. Same with NSEMS in Washington parish and NELA EMS in northeast part of the state. Any one can verify if the VHF frequencies are still in use?? Now I do still see what appear to be UHF antennae which I assume are for EMS channels.
Not up here. HOWEVER, AMR frequencies were renewed recently so I'm keeping an ear open. Acadian took over Ouachita Parish from AMR so in theory, the latter shouldn't be using them unless Acadian worked out a deal or something like that....
LE went to 7TAC interop with encryption.
Acadian no longer uses the VHF system, some of the older trucks do still have the radios, but as they are replaced, the new units are not outfitted with the VHF. I think it's a bad idea to only rely on LWIN. In Regions 1 & 3 we are working on having 700 and 800 P25 repeaters put in to use for when LWIN goes down. It is used by LEO/FD/and GOV'T. EMS hasn't decided to get on with us yet.
jim202
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Did anyone ever hear what happened to the LWIN system here in Saint Tammany Parish during hurricane IDA? I have heard several things. One was that so many people from outside the Parish who live here were filling up all the available talk channels. Another was there was so much chatter by the emergence users like state DOT, State Police and local police that the system was just filled. One other was that one microwave dish was blown out of alignment.
No one has come forward to present any facts on the simulcast system in the Parish going down so far. It was built to continue to operate regardless if the microwave path went down going to Baton Rouge. But one original part of the system build was never done by the state. The original plan was to install a microwave path between the Slidell police tower to the New Orleans East tower and have the New Orleans trunking system switch act as a backup for Saint Tammany Parish.
Maybe the state needs to re-consider this failure on their part to keep Saint Tammany Parish part of the state LWIN trunking system under extreme weather conditions. Add the missing microwave link, so the Parish can have their trunking radios working all the time.
No one has come forward to present any facts on the simulcast system in the Parish going down so far. It was built to continue to operate regardless if the microwave path went down going to Baton Rouge. But one original part of the system build was never done by the state. The original plan was to install a microwave path between the Slidell police tower to the New Orleans East tower and have the New Orleans trunking system switch act as a backup for Saint Tammany Parish.
Maybe the state needs to re-consider this failure on their part to keep Saint Tammany Parish part of the state LWIN trunking system under extreme weather conditions. Add the missing microwave link, so the Parish can have their trunking radios working all the time.
I can't speak for the direct issues in St Tammany, but it was more than just St Tammany that had issues on LWIN for Hurricane IDA. And with the sustained winds during IDA, a microwave dish blown out of alignment is a minor issue.
Most of the LWIN system is interconnected by old aerial T1 copper, but in the process of being updated to buried fiber. Once done, many of these issues should be remedied given the fiber will have different paths to get the circuit. You also have to remember that LWIN does not charge any agencies to use the system, so LWIN is limited to the budget given by the state. Many parishes have and are putting up their own 700 and 800 P25 repeaters put in on both fixed locations and portable to use for when LWIN goes down as a fail over.
As far as the system being filled, if the parish or region does not have a ComL that knows the capabilities of the sites in his/her area and does not set up a comms plan for EVERYONE in the area to follow, you will have system busies. Any wireline dispatch console and or the LWIN radio shop in Baton Rouge will patch TG's at the request of a parish ComL to consolidate the usage of the resources on a site.
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