Monterey County Fire Analog Overlay Concept video

[ScannerDude244]

The system is in testing still they also have a SO Overlay with even more towers and Interop

Analog Overlay Concept v2 - YouTube

 

[dshafer1]

The system is in testing still they also have a SO Overlay with even more towers and Interop

Analog Overlay Concept v2 - YouTube

They should just simulcast the whole system. That's what Santa Clara County Fire and EMS do.

 

[ScannerDude244]

They should just simulcast the whole system. That's what Santa Clara County Fire and EMS do.

The system is simulcast but in reverse with each site with a different output frequency and DPL and the two input frequencies with voting receiver selecting the best signal. but yeah the way he explain it in the video was really bad

 

[dshafer1]

The system is simulcast but in reverse with each site with a different output frequency and DPL and the two input frequencies with voting receiver selecting the best signal. but yeah the way he explain it in the video was really bad

Thanks for the explanation, ScannerDude244. Yeah, the video was really confusing.

 

[ScannerDude244]

The system went live today should be in the database soon

 

[trumpetman]

The system is simulcast but in reverse with each site with a different output frequency and DPL and the two input frequencies with voting receiver selecting the best signal. but yeah the way he explain it in the video was really bad

That's called a multi-cast Same input for several different outputs. You can do it with a voted single input/tone, or you can do a voting-scan on the subscriber side that scans up to 10 of the frequencies, determines which has the best signal, and transmits on that repeater pair.

 

[ScannerDude244]

That's called a multi-cast Same input for several different outputs. You can do it with a voted single input/tone, or you can do a voting-scan on the subscriber side that scans up to 10 of the frequencies, determines which has the best signal, and transmits on that repeater pair.

Thats why I love RR I learn something new all the time here!

Thanks trumpetman

 

[lbfd09]

Monterey County Cmd 4 is not silent - does anyone have any of the new frequencies?

 

[ScannerDude244]

Monterey County Cmd 4 is not silent - does anyone have any of the new frequencies?

Cmd 4 is silent what your hearing is lews site with a dpl 031 in North Monterey county

 

[lbfd09]

Cmd 4 is silent what your hearing is lews site with a dpl 031 in North Monterey county

So I need to change the TPl to DPl 031?

 

[Kirk]

DB will be updated within a day or two at most.

 

[SCPD]

Trunking System

Is the P25 trunking system up and running? Anyone have the vitals for it?

 

[ScannerDude244]

Is the P25 trunking system up and running? Anyone have the vitals for it?

Nope not yet

 

[SCPD]

Trunking

So with the redistribution or frequencies and yellow/blue used for the overlay...what is SO on?

 

[ScannerDude244]

Yellow and blue tone are still used their is now 3 Yellows tones now south county yellow, big sur yellow, and now channel 2 yellow that has a little overlay that's use on the coast were the Big sur yellow doesn't get great coverage. I know they are still installing the new radios for the rest of the city and county departments. I don't know what's taking so long for the SO overlay and p25 VHF, 700mhz systems. PS I'm not liking this overlay system the audio sucks and seems like the voting system is a little slow compare to the old conventional system.

 

[SCPD]

I agree. Its sucks! Coverage is horrible in the south part of the county an when I was in Monterey, I had to switch channels from one block to the next. I'm still trying to wrap my head around why the are multicasting and not simulcasting. I get having to re license can be an issue but with the amount of vhf frequencies that they have, you'd think they could get one changed to go on all the high-level sites.

 

[lbfd09]

I agree. Its sucks! Coverage is horrible in the south part of the county an when I was in Monterey, I had to switch channels from one block to the next. I'm still trying to wrap my head around why the are multicasting and not simulcasting. I get having to re license can be an issue but with the amount of vhf frequencies that they have, you'd think they could get one changed to go on all the high-level sites.

Me thinks some Sears Slicker Suit Salesman found a sucker in county comm or at the county fire agency and sold them a BS bill of good that sounds great on paper, but will not be so easy (if it even is able to be) to implement.

Why do I say this? - No one (county) else is doing anything like this and their simple systems work great. No fore thought, not relearning stuff, just add the new tacs and commands and go.

 

[ScannerDude244]

Me thinks some Sears Slicker Suit Salesman found a sucker in county comm or at the county fire agency and sold them a BS bill of good that sounds great on paper, but will not be so easy (if it even is able to be) to implement.

Why do I say this? - No one (county) else is doing anything like this and their simple systems work great. No fore thought, not relearning stuff, just add the new tacs and commands and go.

I don't think harris is Sears Slicker Suit Salesman they design the system...

 

[lbfd09]

I don't think harris is Sears Slicker Suit Salesman they design the system...

Me thinks they failed the first and second rule of fireman/firegraind design KISS (Keeping It Super Simple).