Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) - Master Thread

[tsalmrsystemtech]

Heard alot of chatter on Events 1 and 14 Tonight. I am closests to the San Gabriel 700 site. Works great on the SDS-200

As usual Blue 8 works great too as everybody knows its been broadcasting Fire Dispatch for a long time now.

 

[LAflyer]

Event TGs were used to support the UCLA football game at Rose Bowl.

 

[avascan522]

Does anyone have any information as to future conventional projects for the county? I have a contact in public safety that was talking about a new radio system (or frequencies) that will be installed and used on Catalina Island. He specifically said it is *not* LA-RICS or a trunked system. It will be conventional, but have 5 channels dedicated to the island. I don't see any frequencies in the 2021 TMAC that would fit this description. Unless it will be a further buildout within the Analog Conventional Voice Radio Subsystem (ACVRS).

 

[Eng74]

It might be a conventional system like SBCo used for areas that were not covered by their old trunk system. Single frequencies that will connect to dispatch etc

 

[XTSJunior]

Does anyone have any information as to future conventional projects for the county? I have a contact in public safety that was talking about a new radio system (or frequencies) that will be installed and used on Catalina Island. He specifically said it is *not* LA-RICS or a trunked system. It will be conventional, but have 5 channels dedicated to the island. I don't see any frequencies in the 2021 TMAC that would fit this description. Unless it will be a further buildout within the Analog Conventional Voice Radio Subsystem (ACVRS).

Will be apart of the build out under ACVRS. All of the LAC Blue channels will be repurposed.

 

[tkenny53]

City of Avalon is in the Rics system, maybe just for them
Marina and Harbor needs, cruise ships and maritime, would make a great spot for those

 

[ladn]

LASD East LA Station will soon be transitioning to RICS.

 

[pewpew45]

LASD East LA Station will soon be transitioning to RICS.

Believe they have switched over as of this morning!! At least dispatch is still conventional and in the clear.

 

[Engine104]

The L-Tacs and A-Tacs are DE on LA-RICS, right?

 

[kearthfan101]

The L-Tacs and A-Tacs are DE on LA-RICS, right?

yes.

 

[avascan522]

City of Avalon is in the Rics system, maybe just for them
Marina and Harbor needs, cruise ships and maritime, would make a great spot for those

County agencies are the only ones with talkgroups on RICS. The actual city government-side of public safety is not in the system. (Fire dept/harbor dept) The fire chief told me he has no interest in going trunking. To a certain extent, I agree with his decision. Although, they have not "opted out" of RICS like some cities have. A few firefighters were telling me about the talks with RICS officials and it sounded like a huge run-around, between equipment needs, who's paying, talkgroups, air time, etc., etc. That's when the chief mentioned the conventional system, which led to my question. I see 13 channels currently in the DB, as well as 13 from an LA-RICS board meeting document in 2020. I believe the next 7 channels are in the works. One of the board meeting agendas mentioned a total of 20 conventional repeater pairs in the ACVRS.

 

[Eng74]

Been listening to LACoFD dispatch (Blue 8) when in the Lancaster/Palmdale area. I can receive it all the way into Kern County at California City BLV and the 14. The conventional system I can get the Blue 8 and a couple others past Red Rock Canyon on the 14 or Red Rock Randsburg on past Garlock.

 

[LAflyer]

County agencies are the only ones with talkgroups on RICS. The actual city government-side of public safety is not in the system.

Multiple non-county agencies will be on LARICS. Several CalState campuses, Claremont, Inglewood, SoFi are already on system, and several more cities will be joining

 

[LAflyer]

For an idea of system size, the planned number of TG assignments is pretty massive.

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[avascan522]

Multiple non-county agencies will be on LARICS. Several CalState campuses, Claremont, Inglewood, SoFi are already on system, and several more cities will be joining

I was talking about Avalon/Catalina. That's why I quote-replied tkenny53's post, since he was saying that "City of Avalon" was in the RICS system. Guess I should have been more specific.

 

[AM909]

The L-Tacs and A-Tacs are DE on LA-RICS, right?

yes.

Just to clarify, moved are all the L-TACs or just East LA? Do we know about the C-TAC, CW L-TAC, and S-TACs?

 

[kearthfan101]

Just to clarify, moved are all the L-TACs or just East LA? Do we know about the C-TAC, CW L-TAC, and S-TACs?

I've only seen East LA on there so far. Monitored the Downtown and San Gabriel sites.

 

[Engine104]

If you go to Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) Trunking System, Los Angeles County, California , assuming the list is accurate and up to date (I'm pretty sure it is), you'll see all of the encrypted talkgroups as indicated by "DE". Once LA-RICS is fully operational, it looks like all LASD L-Tacs and A-Tacs will be encrypted. Some LACoFD talkgroups will be as well, including Air Ops, which seems weird to me, but...

 

[patin]

Hearing TSB DISPATCH 35 on nice to hear both conversations

 

[tsalmrsystemtech]

No hearing TSB-35 on LA-RICS tonight.