scottyhetzel
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Just curious why chp low band is simacast on rcs ? Does chp units have rcs radios in the 800 MHz band ? Or is this so rcs dispatch can monitor and x-connect 800 TRS system to low band...
CHP does not simulcast lo band on RCS.
The El Cajon office uses the RCS as their working radio, so yes they have RCS radios in their cars.
Someone else might be able to tell you "why" El Cajon uses the RCS, but it does, and has for several years now as their primary radio. They rarely use Gold1 (their VHF Lo freq).
As for the 700mhz extenders, I have yet to hear anything on those freqs.
Joey, why would el cajon use RCS ?. Why is San Diego so unique compared to the rest of the state ? I'm sure the new 700 MHz extenders can go to simplex 800 MHz access channel for mutual aid. or access the RCS access channel. Not arguing... Just trying to figure out the real reason why ?
"Thanks Joey ! I would assume it sounds great if your are within range of the RCS repeater."
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Joey the 700 mhz system is not here in the Border Region yet, thus, the El Cajon office remains on the RCS. All of the officers I have spoken to love their RCS handhelds and hate the VHF stuff everyone else has to rely on.
Not sure if this has anything to do with simulcasting or not but the CHP dispatch center uses a single dispatcher for all three offices in the area : San Diego, Oceanside and El Cajon. This seems ludicrous to me. You don't see SDPD using a single dispatcher for every office in the county nor does the Sheriffs Department. However, the fact that a single console has to control both the RCS and VHF systems might be why the programming is as you described. But I am not a radio tech or programmer so I could be off base here .....no pun intended.
The 700MHz extenders seem to operate at extreme distances. I can pick up the 700 stuff a mile away or around corners.....such as I can hear units at 805 and Adams from 8 and 15 as an example.
Paul
The 700MHz extenders seem to operate at extreme distances. I can pick up the 700 stuff a mile away or around corners.....such as I can hear units at 805 and Adams from 8 and 15 as an example.
Paul
Hey KaySix, am I correct in assuming the CHP 700MHz handhelds would also do RCS if someone bothered to program them as such?
Am I also correct in assuming all 700MHz radios also do 800?
Also, why is the audio quality of my XTS3000 on RCS exactly the same as my 396XT scanner?
Additionally, would an XTS5000 have louder audio, and could I put CHP extender frequencies in it?
Paul
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