Hazlet PD new pl

[racescan_fan]

Hazlet police has changed the pl for ch.1 460.275 from 156.7 to 123.0.Also I've been wondering what kind of mdc or mdc version do they use? It is a beeping sound when the radio is keyed almost like the tone emited by most of the Mercer County police departments radios.

 

[tommccabe]

Thanks for the info. Do you know why the PL was changed? Is this some sort of system upgrade or were they getting interference from someone else?

 

[racescan_fan]

Monroe County Pa. SWAT is listed with the same freq and pl 156.7 so that is probally why the change was made. I also noticed in the db that Stafford Twp. also has 123.0 but I'm assuming that they use 460.050 which is encrypted.

 

[Highpockets]

Monroe County Pa. SWAT is listed with the same freq and pl 156.7 so that is probally why the change was made. I also noticed in the db that Stafford Twp. also has 123.0 but I'm assuming that they use 460.050 which is encrypted.

Stafford Twp Main Dispatch is 460.2750 PL 123.0

 

[racescan_fan]

I guess Hazlet or Stafford will have to switch pl's since there will probally be interfernce if not not already.I can 100% confirm that I heard Hazlet on 460.2750 123.0 today. I forgot to mention that a few weeks ago I saw that Hazlet police got in new Kenwood ht's and probally also mobile radios.I was also wondering if the info in the database about Hazlet pd's new channels 2,3, and 4 is correct?

 

[DJ88]

This may be a dumb question, but before assigning a PL/DPL to a frequency, does anyone check to see what other agencies within a certain radius are using the frequency and what PLs or DPLs are being used for said frequency? It seems to me that with 50 possible PLs and 104 possible DPLs, one that isn't being used could be selected. I realize that interference can come from just about anywhere if atmospheric conditions are favorable, but I would think by checking as I stated above, the possibilities could be minimized. As I said, maybe a dumb question, and if so, feel free to say so.

 

[gcr33]

The information on CTCSS/DCS is actually not in any database. The best place is RR.

With today's radios it is only a programming change not a big deal. The dealer would more than likely have to eat that if he sold them all new radios. If they got a new repeater/base and or new antenna they might be hearing more than they did before.

Certain radio shops have favorites that they like to use. Probably came from the old days when you had to install a pl reed switch.

This may be a dumb question, but before assigning a PL/DPL to a frequency, does anyone check to see what other agencies within a certain radius are using the frequency and what PLs or DPLs are being used for said frequency? It seems to me that with 50 possible PLs and 104 possible DPLs, one that isn't being used could be selected. I realize that interference can come from just about anywhere if atmospheric conditions are favorable, but I would think by checking as I stated above, the possibilities could be minimized. As I said, maybe a dumb question, and if so, feel free to say so.

 

[scannersnstuff]

not a dumb question at all. the fcc is not responsible for assigning/coordinating tone code's.it should be the responsibility of the radio maintainer/installer. they are supposed to set up a monitor on the frequency and tone that they want to use,and maintain some type of watch on it for a period of time.where i live,we have another jurisdiction a short distance away <next town> that has a frequency .15 khz away from our's,with the same pl.the ems call's splash over into radio's and scanner's.splash also occur's in our town's communication's center from it.

 

[DJ88]

not a dumb question at all. the fcc is not responsible for assigning/coordinating tone code's.

Apologies if my question was misleading. I'm aware that the FCC assigns the frequency only. I was referring to the radio tech(s) with regards to assigning the PL/DPL. As for the monitoring, now that you mention it, someone did mention to me in the past that that was done before assigning a PL/DPL. It may have been done in this instance and discovered that there was no interference from Stafford or anyone else.

 

[Tech792]

With today's radios it is only a programming change not a big deal.

Its a big deal when you have to program 50 or 60 radios, or more.

I'm receiving Hazlet PD on their normal PL of 156.7 on Wednesday 05/27/09 at 11:30 am talking about an EMS call. I would asume the original poster of this thread is mistaken. If I had to guess, he might have been hearing Stafford coming in last week when the bands were open.

 

[Alarmguy]

I guess Hazlet or Stafford will have to switch pl's since there will probally be interfernce if not not already.I can 100% confirm that I heard Hazlet on 460.2750 123.0 today. I forgot to mention that a few weeks ago I saw that Hazlet police got in new Kenwood ht's and probally also mobile radios.I was also wondering if the info in the database about Hazlet pd's new channels 2,3, and 4 is correct?

As for MDC, since they have Kenwood radio's they may be using Kenwood's own fleetsync. Fleetsync is similar to MDC-1200, it sends in either 1200 baud (Fleetsync) or 2400 baud (Fleetsync v2).

 

[tommccabe]

I guess Hazlet or Stafford will have to switch pl's since there will probally be interfernce if not not already.I can 100% confirm that I heard Hazlet on 460.2750 123.0 today. I forgot to mention that a few weeks ago I saw that Hazlet police got in new Kenwood ht's and probally also mobile radios.I was also wondering if the info in the database about Hazlet pd's new channels 2,3, and 4 is correct?

really interesting about the 2/3/4 channels in the DB. Didn't see those in there - I'll add them and monitor and post if I hear anything. For years some Hazlet officers have been using Holmdel PD's dispatch freq (without PL) as a simplex, car-to-car channel. It's very infrequently, but this is what I've heard them refer to as "channel 2" before.

 

[racescan_fan]

Its a big deal when you have to program 50 or 60 radios, or more.

I'm receiving Hazlet PD on their normal PL of 156.7 on Wednesday 05/27/09 at 11:30 am talking about an EMS call. I would asume the original poster of this thread is mistaken. If I had to guess, he might have been hearing Stafford coming in last week when the bands were open.

Sorry about the length of time in between my posts I work 4-12 Monday through Friday at Petsamrt in Holmdel.Like I said yesterday in one of my posts it was Hazlet because I heard an officer talking about dircecting traffic at the high school and getting gas at the end of there shift at the public works yard on Lecocadia. The signal was very strong when I picked it up on 123.0 while in Hazlet yesterday. I guess it is a mystery why they swithched pl's yesterday to 123.0 and clearly had to switch back to 156.7 today due to interference with Stafford. Also does anyone know if Jon Cordell is on this forum or a different forumsince he would be the one ask.

 

[Tech792]

That is odd. Don't know why some one would switch PLs for a day. But as I said above, it is definately 156.7 today.
I know Jon real well but he is out of the Hazlet loop. He works for Howell now. And I don't think he checks this forum on a regular basis.

 

[racescan_fan]

I figured that there may have been a change in dispatchers in Hazlet because a few weeks ago I thouhnt I heard two of there female officers dispatching.

 

[Tech792]

Happen to talk to some one today and they confirmed that Hazlet indeed changed their PL for a day. They changed it back to 156.7 when Stafford started blasting in. So Racescan_fan, you weren't imagining it. Maybe the "radio cops" better leave these task to the professionals.