Kitsap 911 800 system (new)

[batdude]

it appears that a (new?) Kitsap 800 system is being tested this morning.

ULS License - PubSafty/SpecEmer/PubSaftyNtlPlan,806-817/851-862MHz,Trunked License - WRYS590 - KITSAP 911

TG107 has what seem to be audio level / test counts this morning.



Network: 92A97.C5F

Bandplan #0: Base=851.0125 Offset=-45 Spacing=12.5 BW=12.5
Bandplan #8: Base=851.0125 Offset=-45 Spacing=12.5 BW=12.5 Slots=2


Site: 10.10 NAC=00A

Channel 0-72: 851.9125 SCC
Channel 0-87: 852.1 SCC
Channel 8-174: 852.1-1 VOICE
Channel 0-100: 852.2625 SCC
Channel 0-168: 853.1125 CC
Channel 0-252: 854.1625 SCC
Channel 8-504: 854.1625-1 VOICE

 

[batdude]

and....

it seems there is another site as well:

Site: 50.50 NAC=032

Channel 0-26: 851.3375 SCC
Channel 0-62: 851.7875 CC
Channel 0-94: 852.1875 SCC
Channel 0-164: 853.0625 SCC
Channel 0-250: 854.1375 SCC

ULS License - PubSafty/SpecEmer/PubSaftyNtlPlan,806-817/851-862MHz,Trunked License - WSCY281 - KITSAP 911 - Frequencies Summary

 

[devicelab]

I'm able to copy Site 10.10 now, but Site 50.50 is still deep in the mud.

Harris P25 Phase 2 System.

 

[JosephMorthland]

SDS100
Ok so I am being dumb. Which ones are the sites and which ones are the TG? I olnt see one TG listed 107
Thanks Joseph Morthland

 

[JosephMorthland]

Are there any updates regarding the sites and TG, or is this a dead topic?

 

[devicelab]

Are there any updates regarding the sites and TG, or is this a dead topic?

Apparently you don't understand this is a system under construction. There's nothing to report until it goes into testing and/or live.

 

[JosephMorthland]

I apologize for the mis-understanding.

 

[devicelab]

Site 10.10 has shifted a bit.

854.1625 CC

851.9125 scc
852.1000 scc
852.2625 scc
853.1125 scc

Still no activity. Definitely a stronger signal but a little wobbly.

 

[icom1020]

It did, from 1 bar to 3 in some instances

 

[devicelab]

It did, from 1 bar to 3 in some instances

Ah that's right this is a Harris system so the CCs rotate every so often.

 

[devicelab]

Can you guys give 852.1 Mhz a try? It's freaking out my DSD+ and any other CC decoding programs. Either they switched to an encrypted control channel or it's VERY sick.

 

[devicelab]

It's back up on 2625 now and working properly. Done with their testing.

 

[kc6pqe]

I spoke to a Kitsap911 dispatcher at the KCSO booth at the Fair last month. She said they were expecting to go "digital" on October. I presume she meant P25. I asked her if there were any plans to encrypt everything as King Co. was doing. She said she didn't think so at this time. But there were already encrypted channels for each agency.

 

[piercescan]

I spoke to a Kitsap911 dispatcher at the KCSO booth at the Fair last month. She said they were expecting to go "digital" on October. I presume she meant P25. I asked her if there were any plans to encrypt everything as King Co. was doing. She said she didn't think so at this time. But there were already encrypted channels for each agency.

Hopefully they follow the Pierce County model... Main in the clear and all other channels encrypted

 

[piercescan]

Has anyone heard any news of a Eta on a launch date yet?

 

[dachs494]

Has anyone heard any news of a Eta on a launch date yet?

Law enforcement will not get all of their new portables until Q3 2026, and coverage testing is still ongoing. I wouldn't count on it happening soon. This is from the December Board of Directors meeting packet.

https://www.kitsap911.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/BOD-Meeting-Packet-2025-1202-2.docx.pdf

Additional discussion of encryption on page 4 - https://www.kitsap911.org/wp-conten...ap_911-Executive-Committee_Mins_2024-1211.pdf

 

[kc6pqe]

Thanks, that was very timely info. They said in the minutes that the P25 was now live. Is it just a simulcast of the VHF channel? I'll have to see if the RR database lists the freqs yet.

 

[dachs494]

Keep in mind those minutes are from last year. The system is "live" for testing and demonstration purposes, if you're referring to the first paragraph on page 4. I don't have a signal from my location, so I have no idea what system activity actually looks like as of recently.

 

[B5ive]

So does this mean I finally need to upgrade to a Digital Scanner

 

[devicelab]

Law enforcement will not get all of their new portables until Q3 2026, and coverage testing is still ongoing. I wouldn't count on it happening soon.

This is about their portables. I don't think they're going to suspend radio operations just because they don't have portable radios. They'll just use their old ones with both systems up and running.

Probably start this up early next year and it'll be fun for the whole family.