CB1 and CB2

[MTouesnard]

I haven't heard much chatter on talk groups CB1 and CB2, have they made the switch as well

 

[Res21cue]

No... EHS is not and will not be going Encrypted like the RCMP. They will be moving to digital with the new TMR 2 system but not until fall at the earliest. You should have no problem hearing these TGs

 

[bcd396t]

ehs digital

Has the ehs switched to digital yet in nova scotia I havent noticed them on there latley, an if so what would the new frequencies be ? I'm useing a bcd396xt

 

[Res21cue]

Yes. EHS Switched to the new TMR 2 system last weekend. You will need to re-program your scanner for the new system and enter the new EHS Talk Groups. See this link.

Nova Scotia Trunked Mobile Radio System (Project 25) Trunking System, Province-Wide, Nova Scotia - Scanner Frequencies

 

[bcd396t]

cb1-2

Goter done thanks

 

[ty12122]

Just curious, how do they make a switchover like that?
Send out 1000 tech's and try to get all the trucks reprogrammed at a certain time?

 

[Res21cue]

They used what is called a SmartX Bridge. It ties the two systems together so they Tied CB 1 on TMR 1 to CB 1 on TMR 2. That way no matter what radio you used, you came across on both systems. This stayed like that for a couple of days while radio techs worked long hours re-programming radios on the fly. They did most of this on Thanksgiving weekend.

 

[hfxChris]

There was definitely a switch over though, in the early morning hours of I think Oct 11? Comms basically sent a message out over all of their TMR-1 talkgroups saying please switch to your TMR-2 radios at this time.

 

[Res21cue]

In the days leading up to the Oct 11 moment they placed 2 new TMR 2 portables in each ambulance. When the "switch over" happened they simply went to the truck and got the 2 new portables and started using those and they put the old TMR 1 portables in the box, never to be seen or used again for EHS. Over the next 2 days the bell techs switched over all the main radios. All the talk groups were patched together until it was confirmed that every radio was changed over and ready to go.

 

[hfxChris]

Ah ok, so they only switched over the portables that night, most of the truck radios stayed on TMR1 for a day or two?

 

[Res21cue]

Thats my understanding from Listening to them on Common 1 the 2 days after the switch over. Sounded like they were changing the trucks over and they would come on Common 1 and tell someone it was complete.