Yep
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Nobody seems to be able to fix it. They're still on NPSPAC frequencies as of this afternoon and seem to be having quite a bit of trouble communicating. I had a little extra time today and drove around town with the scanner to see how well the NPSPAC conventional frequencies could be received since there were lots of complains from officers stating that they couldn't hear dispatch -- I see why! Seems as though the repeaters for the NPSPAC frequencies are pretty weak and are nearly impossible to hear out toward I-24. Pretty crazy stuff.
Here's the line-up for anyone in the area who has a regular normal basic scanner who wants to try and monitor them:
866.0125 - NPSPAC TAC-1 - NCIC
866.5125 - NPSPAC TAC-2 - CPD District One / Bravo Units
867.0125 - NPSPAC TAC-3 - CPD District Two & Three / Charlie & Delta Units
867.5125 - NPSPAC TAC-4 - CPD District Three / Delta Units (used when a fourth dispatcher is working)
If this keeps up I guess we'll need to change the database
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Best I can tell the problem is an issue at dispatch, possibly with the microwave links (???). The data channel for the trunking system is still up and I think the fire department is still using the trunking system (fire department is not dispatched from the 911-center).
It's interesting when a system fails like this and is always interesting to see how well the back-up plan works. In this case, it seems like there is quite a bit of concern -- remember, Clarksville is very spread out in geographical area with very diverse terrain, so complete coverage for even a well planned out system is a challenge.