Any other agencies in CT going digital any time soon ?

[mbnv992]

Good day everyone !

Upon just finding out ( I know, I'm slow to read the news ) South Windsor just moved to UHF P25, it got me to thinking. How many PD's will follow suit ? I know MOST PD's / FD's in CT are UHF analog (along with a few 800MHZ, etc.) including Manchester, Vernon, East Hartford, Enfield, just to name a few. I know the CSP has been digital for years, and a few others, but the departments that ARE digital in CT are far and few between. (EDIT: ok, so there IS quite a few Digital systems up and running in the Southern part of CT (Fairfield County, etc.) I'm wondering about the Hartford / Tolland side of CT ).
I know that MOST of this (doing digital) all has to do with budgets, and I also know that most departments are on SUPER tight budgets at the current time. But, one never knows, (between Federal and State grants, etc.) digital might be in the future for others as well ?

I guess my main question is: what other departments *MIGHT* be going digital in the near future ?

 

[CT22]

There are quite a few digital departments in NH and FFLD county already despite what you heard.

 

[mbnv992]

Hmmm, looks like I might have to move to the southern part of the state then

 

[Lynch_Christopher]

I can't really think of any other towns in Fairfield County that are planning on switching to digital. The towns that have recently switched to digital in FFLD County have been Redding Police Department, Monroe, Bridgeport Police department should be switching over to digital encrypted at some point this summer. Newtown Police Department switched to digital a few months ago. New Fairfield is in the process of upgrading their radio system not sure if it includes digital or not.

Does anybody have any idea if their are plans for the radio system improvements in Ridgefield or Danbury? Those two towns have seemed to be pretty quiet.

 

[mbnv992]

It would be interesting to see if anyone knows if any departments up in the Hartford / Tolland counties will be going Digital as well ? Since there already seems to be a lot of digital activity down in the Southern part of CT.

 

[jmanct18]

Sw Police switching to Digital

Does anyone know why South Windsor PD swiched oer to UHF Digital. I mean for years they have been on 800 band and had very bad reciption in town and around the sw area. does any one know anything about why they switched ?

Joe

 

[joetnymedic]

thats probably why joe. I would imagine that uhf would give them better coverage

 

[Cskib32087]

Does anyone know why South Windsor PD swiched oer to UHF Digital. I mean for years they have been on 800 band and had very bad reciption in town and around the sw area. does any one know anything about why they switched ?

Joe

Im thinking they switched for coverage, UHF would do better than 800 in most cases and digital works a little better than analog for coverage.

As for other departments I hear Middlebury PD is going Digital Encrypted at the end of the summer and west haven is shopping for a new system so who knows.

 

[porlo1]

Vernon

With regards to Tolland County, recent rumors have Vernon PD switching over to a digital system sometime soon, possibly as soon a a couple weeks.

 

[bluefox2163]

yep vernon seems to be next on the list i hope they stay noncrypt

 

[mbnv992]

Vernon is finally going digital ! Interesting ! I wonder if they will stay on thier current UHF frequency, or perhaps will implement a totally new 800 system ? I would think they would stay UHF ?

 

[impalass427]

City of Meriden will be going digital soon. All their new equipment is in the warehouse.

 

[APX7500X2]

City of Meriden will be going digital soon. All their new equipment is in the warehouse.

Holy cow is that the Marcus system they were going to go to 3 years ago?????????

 

[55engine]

police scanner

meriden going digital about encrypted?

 

[kb1gzj]

I heard back in June that Meriden Police Dept. was going encrypted, but the Fire Dept. was remaining analog.

 

[Bob_61]

City of Meriden will be going digital soon. All their new equipment is in the warehouse.

That is fine. But where did you get this info from.

 

[Bob_61]

City of Meriden will be going digital soon. All their new equipment is in the warehouse.

Warehouse? Any more info?

 

[55engine]

so whan pd going to move out?

 

[55engine]

police

Whan is meriden moving i hate police that are in encypt

 

[cg]

in 2008 they put out a RFP for a P25 system complete with replacement of microwave, consoles, etc. Perhaps that has gone full circle and is ready for install.
http://www.cityofmeriden.org/CMS/customer-files/RFP-RFQ009-15-Radio-System.pdf
Tait supplied video makes it seem like it is already in place.
‪Public Safety Radio Case Study: City of Meriden & Tait Radio Communications‬‏ - YouTube

Other than some references to narrowbanding, the city council meeting minutes don't say anything.

chris