richee2000
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yes, hoboken back on their 800 mhz repeater (ch2)
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Why are we depreciating frequencies when an Agency is in the process of transition and keeps switching back and forth between systems ? Too many contributors are quick to jump the gun and too many DB admins are too quick to make changes without confirmation.
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railtrailbiker
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What happened? Anyone know? Seems kind of crazy to have passed out a bunch of new radios, then have to take them all back and start using the old ones again.
Could still be testing, and/or possibly simulcasting.
Maybe not every single radio is installed... etc.
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They may be experiencing problems with the new system, I’m guessing dead spots or coverage due to the city being sea level and the palisades blocking the west where the west orange site is located. They are still using their new radios but on the old 800 frequencies possibly temporary until the bugs are worked out. This may be a stretch but maybe they’re thinking of going to the new county system as it’s designed to cover the Hudson county area specifically.if you listen to the radios when they key up you’ll notice right after the mdc there is a short ping like sound, that’s how I kinda figure they’re still using the new radios.
The West Orange simulcast consists of 5 sites. The closest one to Hoboken is in Jersey City. But of course there is still no guarantee that they are getting adequate coverage, especially down by the river.
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?siteId=18678
As ansky notes, the West Orange "site" is a simulcast cell consisting of five subsites; it is not a single physical location. The Jersey City subsite is located roughly 1.25 miles from downtown Hoboken.
https://wiki.radioreference.com/images/d/df/NJICS_Site_Map.png
https://wiki.radioreference.com/images/d/df/NJICS_Site_Map.png
For the past few weeks they’ve been on the 800mhz and about a week ago they were back on the state system for a few hours before going back on the old system. I wonder what is happening with them, why are they back on the old system. Hopefully they’ll stay on the old 800mhz
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They could put one on a building in Jersey City. They have one going up thats going to be close to 900 feet tall. The Goldman Sachs Tower is 781 feet tall.
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scanner1man
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NJSP had a site on the WTC, before 9/11 happened.
They have a site in Jersey City already, as stated above. It’s part of the West Orange Simulcast.
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railtrailbiker
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Is Hoboken still back on their 800 MHz system, in the clear? What's going on?
richee2000
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was in Hoboken last night. The NJICS has not met their goal of reliable coverage , including in- building coverage .
railtrailbiker
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Interesting because NJ Transit PD, which is the primary law enforcement agency for NJ Transit's Hoboken rail terminal and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (with 3 station stops in Hoboken), is fully encrypted on NJICS. One would think they would be experiencing the same coverage problems?
richee2000
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I don't think New Jersey Transit Police expect portable coverage inside of every floor of every building in Hoboken.
railtrailbiker
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So exactly how many taxpayer dollars did Hoboken spend to get onto NJICS? And are the radios they purchased usable on their 800 MHz conventional system, or are they just sitting in a box now gathering dust? Anyone know if there are any plans in place to address the "coverage issues?"
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