I have noticed in Edmonton that Traffic Sheriffs now have 3 radios in each car. One Iden MIKE radio, one RCMP radio and one new 800 Mhz P25 radio. While looking at the RR data base I saw 866.475 posted for Lethbridge and 866.3375 for Red Deer Courts.
I put both in and am hearing P25 Simplex operations. 866.3375 is used by the Traffic Sheriffs as sort of a low range chat channel.
I'm hearing the Sheriffs have purchased new Motorola radios that operate on 800 Mhz but can be easily converted to 700 Mhz should the Provincial system go ahead. Apparently the first places to get the units will be Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton. Manulife Edmonton is being considered for a repeater.
Any one in these areas should search the 866 to 869 Mhz area looking for a Motorola Control channel. Then set it for Control Channel only and if anything is happening you should hear it. Parts of the system will be ENC.
Departments scheduled to go on this System are Traffic Sheriff, Courthouse and Legislature Security, Prisoner Transport, FAST (Fugitive Apprehension Street Team and SIS (Strategic Intelligence Support) and SCAN. Perhaps the January 15th closing of the bids for the provincial system will cover this.
Questions come up whether this will go ahead if the merger with the Sherrif and RCMP goes ahead as announced.
Harry
I put both in and am hearing P25 Simplex operations. 866.3375 is used by the Traffic Sheriffs as sort of a low range chat channel.
I'm hearing the Sheriffs have purchased new Motorola radios that operate on 800 Mhz but can be easily converted to 700 Mhz should the Provincial system go ahead. Apparently the first places to get the units will be Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton. Manulife Edmonton is being considered for a repeater.
Any one in these areas should search the 866 to 869 Mhz area looking for a Motorola Control channel. Then set it for Control Channel only and if anything is happening you should hear it. Parts of the system will be ENC.
Departments scheduled to go on this System are Traffic Sheriff, Courthouse and Legislature Security, Prisoner Transport, FAST (Fugitive Apprehension Street Team and SIS (Strategic Intelligence Support) and SCAN. Perhaps the January 15th closing of the bids for the provincial system will cover this.
Questions come up whether this will go ahead if the merger with the Sherrif and RCMP goes ahead as announced.
Harry