Interesting, these are mixed narrowband analog / P25 Phase 1 emission designators on a conventional (non-trunked) license; doesn't seem to mesh with County's plan of onboarding everyone onto the 700 MHz trunked system. No attachments on this or any applications that give any proposed system details.
Quick summary of the system on the license:
Five frequencies, all conventional repeaters; all 85x.xxx5 MHz frequencies are vacated spectrum and the 85x.xxx0 frequency is available due to narrowbanding:
- 854.3375 MHz
- 856.0375 MHz
- 857.0375 MHz
- 858.0375 MHz
- 859.4750 MHz
Three locations:
- ESP (Esplanade), rooftop of City National Bank building.
- FS STA 6 (Oxnard Fire Station 6)
- WATER PLANT (Oxnard Wastewater Treatment Plant), 6001 Perkins
All sites are licensed for the same frequencies, so it will presumably be simulcast.
Buildout deadline is 26 September 2023. This is before the County's deadline to build out trunking on Red Mountain. Maybe Oxnard PD wants a faster communications solution to their VHF woes than the County 700 MHz system can provide?
Browsing through City Council meeting info, Oxnard Fire is moving to APX 8000 and APX 8500 multiband radios, and purchased quite a few back in June. I didn't see anything regarding this system specifically, and those equipment purchases could indicate operation on whatever this ends up being or on the County 700 MHz system; pricing indicates they are trunking capable.
The
document in question mentioning the switch to APX all-band radios (around page 28) makes this important note:
Currently, the OFD utilizes the Motorola APX 6000 single band portable radio. The Motorola APX 8000 all-band portable radios are identical to the APX 6000 radios already in use with the exception of the increased all-band capability. Once FCC completes the transition to a new all-band dispatch system, all OFD radios will need all-band functionality to communicate with FCC.
which would imply either full trunking or mixed VHF/700 operation. But that's a topic for the trunked system thread.
