I've been parked on the Essex site for weeks now... I'm not having any issues (with DSD+). I logged quite a few groups back in May/June but really haven't seen any activity since.
LMRN General Discussion
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Looks like OPP are TE on the Lambton TG?
Muxlow
Super Secret
All users will be 100% enc
Not yet. That may have been from some testing earlier in the year. The new system doesn't have any active traffic on it at this point.
Just so everyone is aware, I work for DBi which is an MTO contractor in Windsor. Bell and Kelcom radio came today to setup our new radios for LMRN. Everything, except MTO Maintenance will be encrypted. I asked the Bell Technicians.
OPP will switch in two months, and it’s a flick of a switch.
Diddley
Member
Terrific. There's goes $1000 in equipment down the drain. What genius(es) originally came up with this idiocy in the first place? Let me guess. Our lovely government again...
Diddley
Member
Right. Exactly. I also find the timing of all this very suspicious, but whatever. It is what it is.
Well, this is what happens when we no longer have a high trust society.
I guess some of us will have fire and other stuff to listen to.
I guess some of us will have fire and other stuff to listen to.
Muxlow
Super Secret
I heard from another source who works for BMR saying nothing is really going on with the system. Most OPP cars don't have LMRN radios, EMS don't. The province hasn't paid a penny for the system at all yet, and its at kind of a standstill.
Can't see how the system can go live in two months. I've yet to see any activity (radio testing wise) on any of the new sites.
They only have a handful of sites running.. no way it can go live in a couple of months unless they are talking about a specific site or area.
COVID has thrown a major monkey wrench into the system transition. A lot of finances and other resources have been rerouted because of the pandemic.
Also there is concern over recent issues concerning Motorola CPS and firmware for the APX line. I'm not going to get involved in specifics but several have raised the question about crashing the fleet on a bad update. Rumor has it too that even with OTAP/R trying to keep the system at a current version my become a logistical nightmare. CPS is currently updated about every 3 months and the Firmware as often or more.
We can add in Listowel (004 ---> 1.4) to the sites running a PSRN CC. No neighbor sites on the CC.
142.230
142.320
142.515
142.575
Notice the 142.515 freq. It's also in use in Chatham. That's pretty close distance for a duplicated frequency in my opinion. BUT this is just the setup and not necessarily the final configuration.
Also there is concern over recent issues concerning Motorola CPS and firmware for the APX line. I'm not going to get involved in specifics but several have raised the question about crashing the fleet on a bad update. Rumor has it too that even with OTAP/R trying to keep the system at a current version my become a logistical nightmare. CPS is currently updated about every 3 months and the Firmware as often or more.
We can add in Listowel (004 ---> 1.4) to the sites running a PSRN CC. No neighbor sites on the CC.
142.230
142.320
142.515
142.575
Notice the 142.515 freq. It's also in use in Chatham. That's pretty close distance for a duplicated frequency in my opinion. BUT this is just the setup and not necessarily the final configuration.
Diddley
Member
Yep. That along with the dozen or so radios they acquired that (apparently) were defective right out of the box. Completely deaf/dead. You really can't make this stuff up. Also, the MOH patch channels linked up to the hospital ER's are nowhere near ready for the changeover from what I last heard -- adding yet another potential delay.
I'll consider the transition complete when I no longer hear or see any activity over FleetNet or on the control channel.
I figured they were going to reuse the freqs as these are also FleetNet.
EJB
20 + year membership
I haven't spent much time monitoring the MTO crews in a long time, but today I'm running FleetNet in Search mode , a list of all the Zone 1 towers thrown in.
It's the first time that I've seen MTO crews in action. I also noticed a few radios have radio id's closing in on 50 000. Saw a radio id for MTO of 49157.
I'm guessing these are new radios for LMRN?
It's the first time that I've seen MTO crews in action. I also noticed a few radios have radio id's closing in on 50 000. Saw a radio id for MTO of 49157.
I'm guessing these are new radios for LMRN?
EJB
20 + year membership
I think everyone should spend some time and run searches on the FleetNet range, 140-144. Anyone can the hear the difference in control channel sounds and NAC codes will be different.
I was out with a friend on Saturday in the SW and heard nothing new.
I was out with a friend on Saturday in the SW and heard nothing new.
I am not getting a control channel for Oxford tower anybody else? But on my scanner I'm picking up a weak signal CC or digital on 142.110
