Hampton Roads NPSPAC Channels

[brueger]

Does anyone know how to find out what NPSPAC channels a jurisdiction has in service - besides calling each one?

I am trying to put together a chart for my department so we can communicate when we get away from our truning system.

The state is supposed to be working on combining this info for us, but that could take a while.

Thanks

Brian

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[portsmouth]

Brian. This is Joe with the City of Portsmouth Radio Shop.

First, all of the NSPAC freqs (5 of them) will be the same for this area.

I know Norfolk and maybe Chesapeake have them set up to use.

We gave Norfolk a bunch of old oscillators to put in 800 Mhz Micor repeaters. Not sure if they are actually on line or not because it doesn't matter.

Here is the kicker!!! The 800 Mhz is being rebanded. All of the current NSPAC freqs are going away. When the FCC decides, they will issue the new NSPAC freqs on the other end of the 800 MHZ band. Norfolk will have to move two of their trunking channels and all of their NSPAC channels out of the "expansion band"

Currently, NSPAC is past being a back burner issue. It is not even on the stove.

Regards. Joe

 

[N_Jay]

NPSPAC Calling/Mutual-Aid frequencies are one thing. (5)

NPSPAC frequencies used in a system are an other thing. (120 or so)

The calling are all the same.

The rest are assigned according to the regional plan.

As for knowing which ones theye actually are in use, calling the user or the APCO frequency coordinator would probably be best.

 

[brueger]

NPSPAC

Joe,

Thanks. I am familiary with these channels and how they work. We (all public safety) are all allocated and allowed to use these frequencies. What I am looking for is who has what channel activated in their jurisdiction. Just because we have these five channels, doesn't mean they are always available.

For instance - I know that in my area - Hampton, I can hit NPSPAC-1 & 2 quite well. I am almost certain that these are out of Newport News.

At my home in the Fox Hill area, I can hit 3 & 4, but I don't know who "owns" those channels.

As I go north on I-64, the channels come and go.

I'd like to build a matrix chart to pass out to our staff and apparatus so we know what channels are available when we travel.

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I e-mailed Chris Essid, the Commonwealth Interoperability Coordinator yesterday and here is his reply:

Chris,

Do you know if there is any progress on the map/listing of what
jurisdictions have what on the NPSPAC?

BTW, I am the comm officer for Hampton Fire. I attended the
Interoperability conf in Richmond back in Sept.

Tks

Brian
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Brian,

We are going to start working on that issue very soon. I have some funding held up that was to pay for this type of work and it should be approved next week at the latest. Once this happens you will see all types of activity on this and many other initiatives in the plan.

Chris

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Joe, and as far as the rebanding issue goes - you know how the wheels of government go. It will probably be at least two years before we see anything happen on that.

Later

Brian

 

[UPMan]

Joe, and as far as the rebanding issue goes - you know how the wheels of government go. It will probably be at least two years before we see anything happen on that.

Nationally, some systems could be rebanded as early as April, 2006. Virginia specifically (and other Wave 1 regions) should be rebanded during the period April, 2006 through December, 2007. All regions should be completed by June, 2008 (some border regions could be later due to the need to renegotiate international treaties).

Reference the final NPSPAC Regional Prioritization Plan.

 

[portsmouth]

Good Morning Brian.

Joe here in Portsmouth. Yes, this NSPAC is a mess right now. We currently have so much mutual aid on our trunking systems with Norfolk, Suffolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach that we can't even keep track of it. Fortunately unlike other cities, we do not have to move any of our trunking channels for the rebanding.

I am a technician, not an administrator. I look at things differently. After all the rebanding is done and the new NSPAC freqs assigned, I look at antennas, combiners, microwave links to the dispatch centers and a lot of other things. Especially the funding.

But I will be retired long before NSPAC ever comes in to our city.
In fact, I have been doing conventional and trunking radio longer than I care to think about.

I feel I have a wealth of knowledge and expierence and not a darn soul to teach or pass this knowledge on to. However, the next generation will survive the same as I did.

I guess I can't help you on who has what NSPAC freqs up and active.
But there is a wealth of knowledge on these forums. Some one has the correct answers.

Regards. Joe

 

[N_Jay]

Good Morning Brian.

Joe here in Portsmouth. Yes, this NSPAC is a mess right now. We currently have so much mutual aid on our trunking systems with Norfolk, Suffolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach that we can't even keep track of it. Fortunately unlike other cities, we do not have to move any of our trunking channels for the rebanding.

I am a technician, not an administrator. I look at things differently. After all the rebanding is done and the new NSPAC freqs assigned, I look at antennas, combiners, microwave links to the dispatch centers and a lot of other things. Especially the funding.

But I will be retired long before NSPAC ever comes in to our city.
In fact, I have been doing conventional and trunking radio longer than I care to think about.

I feel I have a wealth of knowledge and expierence and not a darn soul to teach or pass this knowledge on to. However, the next generation will survive the same as I did.

I guess I can't help you on who has what NSPAC freqs up and active.
But there is a wealth of knowledge on these forums. Some one has the correct answers.

Regards. Joe

I wonder if you could get more help over on the APCO forum?

Although the conversations there do seem to be more about dispatching than about technical issues.

http://www.apco911.org/theexchange/index.cgi?index

 

[jimc]

I-Call I-Tac

Virginia Beach received a Grant for an area wide Mutual Aid comm system. It is now installed at the top of the Town Center and will use the NPSPA 800 Mhz channels ina simplex-repeater configuration.

 

[brueger]

VA Beach

Great. Do you know which channels they will have available?