Oh look, simulcast is causing issues...
Callsigns are changed at detachments just before they migrate to AFRRCS. Cochrane and Airdrie are switching in the next couple weeks. Callsigns are the two letter detachment identifier followed by a three digit number. 100's for rural, 200's for municipal, 300's for traffic, 400's for freeway, 500's and 600's for specialized units and support services. Sheriff callsigns are switching to begin with the T. ie T204 etc.
Apparently there's been some issues converting Edmonton area detachments due to the Simulcast being used by EPS causing issues with the RCMP being able to send an RTT message. It has now been switched to the end of the AFRRCS migration (Fall 2019) so they can figure out a solution.
Former Gulf units. Yes likely Innisfail or Ponoka Freeway.Thank goodness for Simulcast. I may get to hear Edmonton area RCMP till fall. Also thanks for the SDS 100 and 200 so I can understand Simulcast.
Are the 400 series not the old Delta units? Hear some in Red Deer City but I guess they could be Innisfail Freeway.
Council discussed at length the costs of purchasing the required radios and the suitability of purchasing portable versus in-car radios. The cost of the radios includes accessories, installation, support and would allow Devon CPOs to remain in communication with the local RCMP.
Council also directed the town CAO to post a request for proposal on Alberta Purchasing Connection for a dispatch centre service, to keep with implemented policy that all CPO agencies must be in radio contact with a dispatch station.
Jay it very well could also include Olds. I picked up telecoms dispatching a call to Didsbury on 2852 when I was travelling home on Sunday.I had 2852 as Olds RCMP as opposed to Didsbury. I know they were all on the same PACS repeater, but is that still true on AFRRCS?
It appears that ranges of RCMP talkgroups are alphabetical in nature (show all talkgroups in one table to see what I mean). That may help a lot in determining groups for them going forward.
Olds and Didsbury share the same AFRRCS talkgroup.I had 2852 as Olds RCMP as opposed to Didsbury. I know they were all on the same PACS repeater, but is that still true on AFRRCS?
It appears that ranges of RCMP talkgroups are alphabetical in nature (show all talkgroups in one table to see what I mean). That may help a lot in determining groups for them going forward.
Olds and Didsbury share the same AFRRCS talkgroup.
Not sure if it’s been determined yet for those that haven’t switched. In most cases so far, even detachments that previously shared have each gotten their own (Innisfail and Blackfalds shared a channel on PACS - now each have their own talkgroup). Didsbury and Olds frequently back each other up, as do Airdrie Rural and Beiseker so made some sense to keep them together. The radios can only monitor one talkgroup at a time (no scan), one has to manually switch to communicate with another detachment. OCC can link them if required as well.Is that going to be the case with all detachments that currently share the same PACS channel? Example, Beiseker and Airdrie (I think they're together), Okotoks/High River/Turner Valley, Strathmore/Chestermere?
Yes they have switched. However, the rest of the capital region detachments are still on PACS and not expected to switch over until about October.Sorry all. I'm new to this. Has Fort Sask RCMP switched over solely to the AFRRCS. I don't hear anything on the frequency anymore. And considering RCMP are running around in the path behind me, the scanner should be active
While listening to AFRRCS in Edmonton with a BCD436HP, I noticed that the communications are choppy and hard to understand. What is going on there ?
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