Scannerboy32
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Is CALFIRE going to digital or changing freqs in the near future?
CalFire has a contract with the San Diego County Fire Authority to provide fire/life safety services to the unincorporated areas of San Diego County. If CalFire is responding to a SDCFA incident, structure fire, medical call, traffic accident, they will use the county 800 Mhz system. If they are responding to a vegetation/wildland fire they will use the state VHF system. Radio use is dependent on the type of response and can switch from 800 Mhz to VHF, as determined by the ICP. BTW - the county also has a VHF system for vegetation/wildland fires. Check San Diego County Fire Authority for more information.In San Diego County CDF (cal fire) is on the county 800 MHz trunked Phase 2 digital system. Not sure why CDF is paying the user fees to be on the County 800 system when they are supposedly VHF statewide. Thankfully I'm not a taxpayer in CA.
NoI wonder if 800 MHz trunked Phase 2 digital system going to be statewide in the near future?
In San Diego County CDF (cal fire) is on the county 800 MHz trunked Phase 2 digital system. Not sure why CDF is paying the user fees to be on the County 800 system when they are supposedly VHF statewide. Thankfully I'm not a taxpayer in CA.
Do the CalFire people in San Diego County all have to carry 2 portable radios? (VHF high and 700/800). Or do they all have dual band portable radios? Do the local government fire agencies, the tribal FDs, and the USFS firefighters also have to carry 2 portable radios or one multi band portable? I wont ask how many portables the military firefighters have to carry.
Do the CalFire people in San Diego County all have to carry 2 portable radios? (VHF high and 700/800). Or do they all have dual band portable radios? Do the local government fire agencies, the tribal FDs, and the USFS firefighters also have to carry 2 portable radios or one multi band portable? I wont ask how many portables the military firefighters have to carry.
The SOLAR plan is now specific to Orange County only. With the advent of radios with multiple groups, each area now has its own frequency load. The current CAL FIRE radio load has 55 groups, with ORU being Group 32.
I think you are saying each of the radios with multiple groups are on VHF High only or do you mean there is patching from one band to another on 700/800 MHz? I don't think you are talking about dual band 800/VHF High radios, or are you?
I appreciate the update on the SOLAR plan and its current use, however I'm not sure how soon I will be again travel in Southern California. My late husband's parents and some uncles/aunts were from there, but my husband is now gone and so are his parents, uncles and aunts. I do like to keep up on every bit of information about natural resources agencies though, I guess that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, even though I'm a woman. I spend time keeping up on the medical field as that was my education and career, but following the little nitch of natural resource agency radio systems is a fun distraction.
The SOLAR plan is now specific to Orange County only.
Radios have had multiple groups for as long as I have been in the Fire Service. It's probably more related to the 4,000 channel capacity!With the advent of radios with multiple groups, each area now has its own frequency load. The current CAL FIRE radio load has 55 groups, with ORU being Group 32.