So I know almost everything is going to be encrypted and obviously P25P2, but I do have to ask about a couple of things. Would that include the OPP patches with the local departments (for instance LPS)?
For EMS wouldn’t the base station pagers still be analogue? I’m not sure how that would work.
Are they killing off MOH Paging and MOH provincial Common?
There are P25 Phase II pagers, but how well they work on a large multicast Smartnet trunked system with hundreds of control and voice channels is a question I can't find much info on. I see some info that suggests they support encryption.
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The problem is that PSRN will have an RF coverage profile designed for Mobile radios with a proper 1/4 wave antenna on a vehicle ground plane. Portable devices/pagers needs considerable higher RF levels for reliable coverage.
The MOH analog paging systems are usually a UHF-low link with VHF drop transmitters at key locations such as hospitals, ambulance bases and fire stations around urban areas.
A really sensible outcome would be deployment of an Ontario-wide emergency paging network for EMS, Fire and other emergency services.
Commercial paging services are winding down. As an example, a few of the Peterborough County Fire Volunteer Fire Departments are having to develop their own paging systems, or pay much higher costs to have the commercial provider service their needs.
Technology for a new and separate encrypted paging network (with paging base stations in urban areas) might look like the gear from Prism-IPX and focus on digital messages.
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