gqtrebor
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Well, since I don't have a scanner anymore, I was thinking about buying another one. I was checking before I pulled the pin.
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west5alpha
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Edmonton Police and Fire still online?
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Edmonton Police Service is slated to leave EDACS on Monday January 4, 2021.
kayn1n32008
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They finally have underground/in-building coverage sorted out?
Let's hope so. And the media will not be issued receive only radios.
I'm not sure if Fire will go at the same time. They sure have been forced to use Simplex in quite a few situations.
ESF-12
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I've always wondered if that meant installing a booster/extender or repeater in every building and underground area to make it work. Or is it the software/programming side of the AFRRCS system that failed to reach those areas?
OneBadWolf
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EPS still up.
Yes and this is one issue I wish I'm wrong about. They've put it off for 4 years just give us a bit more.
At 10 am they shut down. Techs monitoring the groups making sure everyone has switched. Fire still there. Also Covert groups simulcasting still showing up.
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It's the end of an era. Thankfully there are still things to listen to.
So now EDACS is dead all gone. It is still running the Control Channel.
Techs just played music "We knew this day would come" on West Resp. Very clever.
Techs just played music "We knew this day would come" on West Resp. Very clever.
kayn1n32008
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It will probably stay up for a while, until they are satisfied they won't need to fall back to it.
In 1974 when EPS went from a two channel VHF system to a four channel UHF system I was told I wouldn't be able to listen anymore. In 1996 when they went to the 800 MHz digital system I was told the same thing. In 2012 I was told I wouldn't be able to hear dispatch anymore as they were going to Provoice. Four years ago I was told AFRRCs was just around the corner and I couldn't listen. Today is now 2020 and they are correct. It was a great run. Guess the media will now be airing mostly Fire stories.
jordoncloutier
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As of this morning on my drive to work they were still broadcasting on the analog system . Wonder when they will flip the switch?
They did at 10 am
ESF-12
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Looks like EFD went as well, have to wait till I'm home to check how they sound on AFRRCS
Hopefully you have an SDS 100 or 200 scanner, a Unication unit or DSD plus
ESF-12
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Surprisingly my Grecom PSR-600 C is partially picking up audio from EFD on AFRRCS. (some clearly audible some scrambled)
My Pro-18 is no audio or scrambled, which I knew was going to happen.
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