Hamilton C. System Change?

[GTO_04]

I was in the area of 13600 North Merdian Street at St.Vincent Carmel hospital on Monday 6-11-13.I was monitoring the Hamilton County EDACS system on my Uniden Home Patrol HP-1. The users of the system were having problems hearing dispatch both police and fire. I heard several times dispatch was asked to repeat their radio traffic.

That usually means the dispatchers are having trouble with their handsets.

GTO_04

 

[W9NES]

I was hearing them just fine and the audio was easy to understand. It was the officers and the medics that were having problems hearing dispatch.

 

[GTO_04]

I was hearing them just fine and the audio was easy to understand. It was the officers and the medics that were having problems hearing dispatch.

That's interesting. BTW, I meant to say headsets, not handsets.

Apparently there has been some realignment of law enforcement talkgroups as well, but I am not sure on the specifics yet.

GTO_04

 

[Agentblack]

That's interesting. BTW, I meant to say headsets, not handsets.

Apparently there has been some realignment of law enforcement talkgroups as well, but I am not sure on the specifics yet.

GTO_04

It's not always the headsets, actually the vast majority of the audio issues are with the hardware itself, not the headsets.

and yes there are more changes coming.

 

[Dispatch2323]

Sounds like they are only going to have one "Headquarters" channel.

 

[Dispatch2323]

It sounded very busy on the fire side of communications today when the storm rolled in. At one point, I heard Noblesville-Westfield Fire on Firegrounds 9,10,11 & 12. The Fire Dispatch TG is extremely busy with everyone on one dispatch TG now. I have not noticed any other recent changes.

 

[Dispatch2323]

Carmel Parade radio traffic showing up on talkgroup 11-087. Referred to as Special Event 1

 

[Dispatch2323]

During last night's police action shooting in Noblesville...all radio traffic was on HCSD Tac 1. Has NPD moved over to HCSD Tac channels and done away with their own Tac's?

 

[GTO_04]

During last night's police action shooting in Noblesville...all radio traffic was on HCSD Tac 1. Has NPD moved over to HCSD Tac channels and done away with their own Tac's?

I have heard that they were going to go exclusively to countywide TAC and Special Events channels. Based on what you have heard maybe that is exactly what happened. I was out of town and missed that incident. Did HCSD respond as well? Often times they will use countywide TGs when multiple agencies are involved in a major incident. Riverview Hospital is owned by Hamilton County and their Security was probably involved so that could also explain the use of CW talkgroups.

GTO_04

 

[Dispatch2323]

Noblesville Officers were involved in the shooting but requested County handle the investigation. All radio traffic was moved from NPD-Disp to HCSD Tac 1. Makes sense to only have one set of Tac channels.

 

[Agentblack]

The shooting occurred on property owned by the county which is why the county is handling the investigation.

Look for more changes coming soon.

 

[Agentblack]

I have heard that they were going to go exclusively to countywide TAC and Special Events channels. Based on what you have heard maybe that is exactly what happened. .....GTO_04

This has not occured at this time plus with the pending radio changes, it may not occur on the EDACS

 

[Dispatch2323]

What are the pending changes? Are they leaving the EDACS system?