Chester Co Interoperability SECOM

[Fred1]

I heard a transmission yesterday on the channel is this a patch for another county for aid.

 

[HM1529]

SECOM is a microwave network utilized by the Philadelphia region UASI counties to implement cross system patches for interop. It also provides other benefits on the back end.

The patching can be of limited use for responding entities if the response area is on the fringe or outside the coverage footprint of their home system.

It would make much more sense for the regional counties to continue making forward progress on cross programming of radios on multiple systems. For whatever reason, this has been a major hurdle for the region to overcome.

 

[u2brent]

A bit about SECOM here..

https://www.pacounties.org/GR/Documents/PSAP_Inventory_Report_2016.pdf

page 233 (Page numbered 229)

 

[Fred1]

SECOM is a microwave network utilized by the Philadelphia region UASI counties to implement cross system patches for interop. It also provides other benefits on the back end.

The patching can be of limited use for responding entities if the response area is on the fringe or outside the coverage footprint of their home system.

It would make much more sense for the regional counties to continue making forward progress on cross programming of radios on multiple systems. For whatever reason, this has been a major hurdle for the region to overcome.

Thank you for the response.