MERA upgrade nears conclusion

[officer_415]

what are your thoughts on using harris, specifically an xg-100 to NAS the new system?

I don't know anything about it, sorry.

 

[ScanRafael]

FIRE 12, FIRE 13, 7AG87, CDF-SP-TAC-A, CDF-SP-TAC-B, NIFC C7, NIFC T7 all appear in the template. However, I cannot find them in the database. What are they?

 

[officer_415]

FIRE 12, FIRE 13, 7AG87, CDF-SP-TAC-A, CDF-SP-TAC-B, NIFC C7, NIFC T7 all appear in the template. However, I cannot find them in the database. What are they?

FIRE 12 & 13 are BART talkgroups
7AG87 does not exist, it is likely a typo of 7AG85
CDF-SP-TAC-A is now CDF T25
CDF-SP-TAC-B is now CDF T26
NIFC C7 no longer exists
NIFC T7 is now NIFC T6

These are all completely unrelated to MERA

 

[ScanRafael]

In the template, there is a PD CAR A, FD CONV A, FD CONV B. Is this what CNV 13, CNV 14, CAR 1 and CAR 2 have been renamed?

 

[UTLForlife]

Just to confirm, is the IDEN set the standard BEE00 or is it a different Iden set? I am having trouble setting up NAS on a Harris portable.

 

[officer_415]

In the template, there is a PD CAR A, FD CONV A, FD CONV B. Is this what CNV 13, CNV 14, CAR 1 and CAR 2 have been renamed?

PD CAR A, PW FLAG A, and FD CONV A & B are 700 MHz simplex channels.

CAR 1 & 2, FLAG 1 & 2, and CNV 13 & 14 are UHF simplex channels, and have not been renamed.

Just to confirm, is the IDEN set the standard BEE00 or is it a different Iden set? I am having trouble setting up NAS on a Harris portable.

The WACN is BEE00

 

[ScanRafael]

PD CAR A, PW FLAG A, and FD CONV A & B are 700 MHz simplex channels.

Where can I find them in the database?

 

[officer_415]

Where can I find them in the database?

They're not in the DB. Some things are yet to be discovered

 

[ScanRafael]

At 0:52 in this video, ICS CALL appears on a MERA mobile radio. However, ICS CALL is not in the MERA Next Gen template. Also noteworthy is that unlike the previous MERA system, PD CALL, PD TALK, FD CALL, FD TALK, LG CALL, LG TALK are not in the template.

 

[officer_415]

At 0:52 in this video, ICS CALL appears on a MERA mobile radio. However, ICS CALL is not in the MERA Next Gen template.

Those videos were made before cutover, when the radios were operating on the old system. The functionality is the same.

Also noteworthy is that unlike the previous MERA system, PD CALL, PD TALK, FD CALL, FD TALK, LG CALL, LG TALK are not in the template.

The call/talk groups were not used on the old system, and were eliminated on the new system.

 

[ScanRafael]

The call/talk groups were not used on the old system, and were eliminated on the new system.

Does that include the elimination of JAIL CALL?

 

[officer_415]

Does that include the elimination of JAIL CALL?

No, Jail Call still exists. It's in Zone A on all of the PD templates, and it's basically for officers in the sallyport to request assistance.

 

[ScanRafael]

No, Jail Call still exists. It's in Zone A on all of the PD templates,

Great. I look forward to seeing it in the database in the near future.

 

[ScanRafael]

There is still some traffic on the old system

FD Dispatch (62928) could still be heard on the old system up until a few days ago.

 

[officer_415]

FD Dispatch (62928) could still be heard on the old system up until a few days ago.

Fire station alerting was still being done on the old system due to issues with the new FSA system (Mach Alert). I hadn't noticed they dropped the patch and FD DSP / CTL H2 are no longer active on the old system. I guess they worked out the bugs.

The only activity I've heard on the old system in the last few days is San Rafael and Fairfax DPW. They're currently transitioning public works, so I'm not sure if those agencies don't have all of their equipment yet, or if they're just operating on the old talkgroups (user error).