New Washington State Patrol Radio System Information

[b1100mac]

Also you mentioned "talkgroups" So far, all I have received wsp wise has been the old conventional channels they have had for years, BUT, the new system converts them to a digital signal for the freq's that have switched over. You might also just try going in and changing all of your current WSP freq's to "auto" instead of "conv" in the mod type, then the freq's that have gone digital will come up digital, and the ones that have not been switched over as of yet will still come up as conv. Your scanner should figure this out automatically,,,thats how all of mine are set..mac

 

[vansigint98661]

Once again I have come back to the thread. There seems to be a lot of activity up around the Sound on the new 700 system, which we have no information here in Dist 5 about any such allocations. Nick, I re-read your posts to me, went back to your 12/11 posts and all I saw was information relating to that TRS, and reference to using IWN to increase range. This is, I assume, why they have not now and may never use a UHF TRS here, because they need the VHF range capability since Dist. 5 is very mountainous. Again, I really don't know what you elude to as it does not seem relevant. FYI I have noted a degredation of the audio quality when I hear it on my 996s. Naturally the TG monitoring WSP on the CRESA TRS sounds digital, but is crystal clear. I'm still not understanding this "system cutover" date for August here in DIst 5 that Beretta notes earlier since we are already now P25. Are they really planning on moving forward with trunking on the IWN when their present system is working relatively well???

 

[vansigint98661]

Apparently so. Chris was toolin around and caught the Techs in a TG (I'm sure he has posted already somewhere) in the clear on IWN. Thinks he's pinned down the primary Dist 5 disp TG. I guess it really will happen,

 

[ChrisP]

Apparently so. Chris was toolin around and caught the Techs in a TG (I'm sure he has posted already somewhere) in the clear on IWN. Thinks he's pinned down the primary Dist 5 disp TG. I guess it really will happen,

No, I haven't yet. I was mobile in the Portland area on 3/03 and heard TG 59501 busy on the VHF IWN system. It was a couple of radio techs and heard one tell the other to turn the mobile radio off completely and use the hand held radio.

I'm figuring that since TG 59201 is District 2, that 59501 should be District 5.

- Chris

 

[vansigint98661]

Update on that too Chris. As I told you on the PDX thread, I've been hearing them down the Gorge on various sites on 59510 as well. At one point they indicated they were switiching channels. Then instead of hearing them on the Skamania site, I heard them on one of the Portland sites talking about Mt. Defiance, but the Portland site (sorry didn't note which one of the many) had them on TG 59501 as you indicated. I presume they would not be on dif TGs on dif sites?

 

[jeremym70]

Update on that too Chris. As I told you on the PDX thread, I've been hearing them down the Gorge on various sites on 59510 as well. At one point they indicated they were switiching channels. Then instead of hearing them on the Skamania site, I heard them on one of the Portland sites talking about Mt. Defiance, but the Portland site (sorry didn't note which one of the many) had them on TG 59501 as you indicated. I presume they would not be on dif TGs on dif sites?

No I assume the 59510 is a Tac talk group or maybe a radio tech talk group? They would not change talk groups just because they were on a different site.

Any chance of anyone recording any more of the action?

 

[Grego]

WSP IWIN

I notice that WSP is on the IWIN system along with the WSP/DOT system in Seattle. Tacoma has remained on the old VHF system so far. I still hear Smoky Three, aircraft, on VHF. The transmissions are very clear on the IWIN system and WSP seems to be the only thing in the clear.

 

[mikepdx]

I'm still not understanding this "system cutover" date for August here in DIst 5 that Beretta notes earlier since we are already now P25. Are they really planning on moving forward with trunking on the IWN when their present system is working relatively well???

IMHO separate threads for the "New Washington State Patrol Radio System Information" are needed.
One for the 700/IWN in the Puget Sound area and one for
the VHF P25 conventional system in the rest of the state.

It often gets mighty confusing in this mixed thread what system is being referred to.

 

[vansigint98661]

I agree might be best. People become cryptic occasionally when people ask questions. I think some are radio techs who speak in jargon, which they completely understand and expect all to get those references. While I've been doing this for over forty yrs, I'm not a tech. I listen and post, but still get prodded as if im supposed to get something disconnected to my question. Kind of frustrating, and not overly encouraging to make me post my observations if im to be made fun of. And on top of it, I've asked two questions more than once and gotten non answers. Very frustrating.

 

[vansigint98661]

Just as an aside, I note your portland reference. We are now beginning to hear IWN trunking for WSP. It remains to be heard if this will become the norm or as Chris posited just a backup to normal conventional P25 traffic.

 

[sparklehorse]

Just as an aside, I note your portland reference. We are now beginning to hear IWN trunking for WSP. It remains to be heard if this will become the norm or as Chris posited just a backup to normal conventional P25 traffic.

Do you recall which IWN site(s) you heard WSP traffic on? There's so many of them in the Portland area. I'm only getting a good control channel signal on a couple of the IWN sites from SW Portland. I haven't heard any traffic on them, but I don't monitor IWN very often. Also my Unidens would skip anything encrypted.

Thanks for the help!

.

 

[Grego]

The Seattle IWN is a P25 VHF. Sorry I forgot that their are several.

 

[vansigint98661]

I only noticed the portland tag. Could well have been KGW or Skyline. Jeremy on the other hand specifically voted 120 and 121 I think in a local post. I only mentioned it because the Skamania site was showing a dif TG than what was thought to be disp, and they were testing other channels as well as sites. Then they drove checking coverage.

 

[nr158]

i found a new control channel just found today 773.046875 its not in the database geting the same id as in the database i am in olympia

 

[robflath]

I have been hearing a new talkgroup on WSPDOT Seattle 59212 anyone have an idea?

 

[nr158]

i am also get that talk group here in olympia 59212 just heard a dispatch on it for seattle north hwy 5 area this is a new group

 

[scooter1968]

i am looking for the WSP, for Spokane, any help is greatly appericiated

 

[kd7kdc]

154.9050 p25 phase 1

 

[scooter1968]

thank you, will add it to the SRECS set up

 

[vansigint98661]

Noting in Vancouver they are simulcasting on their disp channels and TG 59510 on IWN. CRESA TG remains active to monitor as well