Mesa Topaz

[InlandAZ]

Has the city of Mesa moved to the Topaz System yet? I only seem to find them on the South Mountain IR control channels.

 

[Astrak]

Do you mean like public works?

 

[InlandAZ]

No, I was referring to the Mesa PD - sorry.

 

[Astrak]

Oh yeah, they've been on TOPAZ for a few years now.

 

[InlandAZ]

I thought they were on PRWIN (or the RWC) up until just reciently.

 

[Astrak]

The two systems used to be linked. That way a user from Phoenix could roam onto the Mesa system or Mesa user could roam onto the Phoenix system. Mesa cut the link a few months ago and changed all the keys and system ID's and what not, then put up a site on White tanks and since they own the Thompson peak IR that now broadcasts TOPAZ stuff.

 

[InlandAZ]

Thanks Astrak - I must be out of range (on the hand held). I've got the CC loaded up, but no activity comes across.

 

[Astrak]

I have them on the Phoenix East valley law enforcement feed. I'm in Mesa so I'm definitely not out of range.

 

[InlandAZ]

I shouldn't be (I sure wasn't before the switch to digital) - I'm in Chandler just off Rural and Chandler Blvd. It's always been difficult, but latey it's been deaf.

 

[Astrak]

Hmm do you have all the control channels in
867.75
867.825
868.275
868.35

 

[InlandAZ]

I do - not in that order, but they are there.

 

[Astrak]

Yeah that's just the order I pulled them out of my current scanner programming, it doesn't really matter what order it is. I guess it could just be that you're too far away.

I used to live at like Power and McKellips and couldn't receive Mesa at all. I could hear the control channel, but the scanner wouldn't decode at all. So it could be that you have a source of a lot of interference or something also.

 

[InlandAZ]

Time to put up that outdoor antenna I guess -

 

[Astrak]

Time to put up that outdoor antenna I guess -

That's the only way I can pick up Phoenix PD from where I am.....well it's not an outdoor antenna but a yagi up in the attic.