Johnston County EDACS

[JH2184]

Since I read that EDACS is going to eventually be phased out, is Johnston County going to finally lose ProVoice and switch to a new system?

 

[rescue674aa]

johnston co

They are switching to motorola P25 in 2015

 

[JH2184]

thanks for letting me know. I wonder if it will be phase 1 or 2 or if they will just join more of the viper system. I just hope with my bcd396xt I will be able to hear more. I wish it was 2014 for the switch instead of another year.

 

[rescue674aa]

Johnston

Yea that's what I said. But Wake Co is awesome to listen to.

 

[JH2184]

Johnston County is going to P25 but according to a fireman that I spoke with, its not going to be fully switched until 2018.

 

[rescue674aa]

johnston

Per the communication guy here its 2015 because they will nt be getting more parts for the edacs system. They have already started the process to move to P25.

 

[yardbird]

Thanks goodness.

Finally a system that will be easier to monitor.

Now if Harnett Co. and Hickory City will take a hint and switch as well.

David

 

[JH2184]

Very few channels use ProVoice in harnett co. I know you can hear pretty much everything in harnett co.

 

[badmuther]

Bump.

Anyone know the status of this?

 

[KE4ZNR]

As far as I am aware they are still using their ProVoice system.

They have few talkgroups on VIPER & the Wake County Radio System for interoperabilty
but the day to day comms are still held on the ProVoice System.

Marshall KE4ZNR

 

[reconrider8]

Last time I was up there I picked up some traffic can't remember exactly what was picked up but it was in the clear

 

[KE4ZNR]

Last time I was up there I picked up some traffic can't remember exactly what was picked up but it was in the clear

Yep. The Johnston County System is a mixed analog and digital ProVoice system.
Most public safety operates in Provoice digital mode which can't be received on commercially available scanners. However there a few public safety TGs left in analog
mode that can be heard (ie: RESCUE TAC).

Marshall KE4ZNR

 

[reconrider8]

i was hearing either selma pd or smithfield pd dispatch and units when i was there i know because they got paged to jr's right as we were leaving due to a shop lifter. only reason i remember this was because i walked right past the guy and he looked at me like i was stupid for looking at him

 

[badmuther]

anybody having any luck with a RTL-SDR and a Digital Speech Decoder software? I haven't mastered it yet.