Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, New License Issued

[RaleighGuy]

New license issued by the FCC to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. According to the license, the conventional freq of 458.3125 was granted statewide to coordinate daily emergency management agency operations and activities.

ULS License - Public Safety Pool, Conventional License - WQJY569 - MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

 

[dosboot]

What’s the purpose of this?


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[kb5udf]

You got me as to why. It's been a few years since I volunteered with MEMA, but I suspect their primary comms are still on satcom.

 

[RadioCopFFFR]

I remember being with them on a scene years ago with them and the guy had a UHF portable. I am guessing that with that frequency that it may be for a in car repeater to link them back to the satcom from outside of the vehicle.

 

[kb5udf]

was first thing I thought but then they have it licensed for 45 watts. often link hts to car are licensed for like one watt or something, but maybe just covering the bases

 

[dosboot]

I’m guessing this is a safeguard in case MSWIN goes down.


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[INDY72]

SatCom is only used for Interstate EMA to EMA now. It is not used by them for daily use at all any more and should have been removed from all vehicles. It was far too expensive. Same for F&W's SatCom. MSWIN is what is used for daily operations. UHF is for the following: Interop with Feds on the UHF Fed/Non Fed system, and as scene to vehicle for the few spots MSWIN HT's are not great. Also for use on the State EOC UHF system that is in place for internal ops.