Delaware Co Sheriff wants control over Emergency Communications

[EngineerZ]

Channel numbers and EDACS rebanding

Yes. The new NPSPAC channels numbers will be 1-230. See new rule Sections 90.16 and 90.613 in the Order. "

Newsalan is correct, the FCC channel numbers are defined in the FCC regs and are not a Motorola invention. You can see the section 90.613 here -> http://tinyurl.com/y4psj3 . The channel numbers have always been around and the various frequency pools (public safety, SMR, I/LT, etc...) were all originally defined as groups of channel numbers.

Since EDACS radios are programmed with the actual frequencies in MHz and the control channel uses LCNs, most newer EDACS radios don't have an issue with rebanding. Older EDACS radios however, due to firmware limitations, cannot not be programmed on 12.5 kHz steps outside of the current NPSPAC band. In the lower part of the 800 MHz LMR band, you only get the channels that are on 25 kHz centers. So when the NPSPAC band moves down to the 851-854 range, agencies on NPSPAC channels that have older mobiles and portables will have to upgrade because their radios won't take their new frequencies. Agencies on the old General Category and "interleaved" channels should be able to use older EDACS radios on new non-NPSPAC channels just fine, but will probably still want new radios so they can operate on the NPSPAC ITAC channels at their new home at the lower end of the band.

--z

 

[16b]

Thanks for that information, EngineerZ. What you said about the EDACS radios is what I thought I remembered hearing/reading.

 

[SLWilson]

Gallia County

He will not win. Matter of fact I have 3 to 1 odd says the judge will throw the case out

Our sheriff worked with the Geauga County sheriff and tried (and is still trying) to take over our 911 Center in 2000.

Geauga County's sheriff sued their commissioners just like Delaware County is doing. He initially WON but lost on appeal as I understand it.

He has tried to say we are a "Countywide Communications System" not a 911 Center. He has tried to get our voted in "sole use" sales tax for use by the sheriff's office.

Our sheriff slowed down after the Geauga County sheriff passed away in somewhere around 2004 I think....

However, he's now thinking he will just "remove" his telephones from the 911 Center and answer them at the county jail. (We answer all Admin Lines for the sheriff, city, EMS and fire services) We directly dispatch all calls for service (Emergency & otherwise) from the 911 Center.

Sad part of all of these suits is, it is ALL taxpayer money used to line the pockets of the lawyers suing. In comes out of the county general fund to pay them.

In the end, NO ONE WINS!!!!!

I'm guessing (we had a "party control" change in the November election) that after the 1st of the year, when the new commissioner, who is of the same party as the sheriff, it will probably get kind of interesting here in SE Ohio like it is in Delaware County....

Steve