Official LATIE Thread

[AC0RV]

Washington Parish

Ok since the Sheriff Office and Franklinton PD is on the LATIE system. Let's get the Talk groups posted to the database. Cause when I come home to Bogalusa. I would like to listen to them.

Also who alse in Washington Parish is on the LATIE system ?

Thanks

 

[WooBuff]

As of 0700 on 7/11/07, Jefferson Parish Fire Departments and EMS services have switched from the parish's analog system to LATIE. All of the new radios have both systems programmed into them so the old talkgroups may be used in the event there is a failure in LATIE.

The only agency that appears to still be on the old system now is Kenner.

 

[hsdtech]

I've been hearing Kenner PD all week on LATIE.

 

[tippeyb]

Kenner PD FD

I think Woobuff was refering to the Kenner Fire Department. Kenner Police have been on LATIE for some time now.

 

[kevins669]

JPFD on LATIE

Looks like they are finally moving some departments over...

Heard 2 different District pager tests (the usual stuff) a bit ago... on the North Simulcast.

Did not hear any dispatches as of yet... But maybe with the bad weather we might hear something.

-- Kevin

 

[AC0RV]

Washington Parish

It appears that not only Franklington PD on the LATIE System so is the City of Bogalusa, The Washington Parish Sheriff Dept, Washington Parish School District, Bogalusa City School System.

According my sources each of the Fire Districts have a 700 hand held as well. For the information I got the Bogalusa Fire Department will be also going to the LATIE System as well.

Anyone can confirm this ? Is there anyone In Washington Parish that has a scanner that is capablle of trunking this system. We need some more input. So Please help us gather the data.

I am currently in Washington Parish. But I am afraid that I do not have a scanner with me on this trip.
If any hams on here from the Washington Parish La and surrounding area. I would love chat with you on the Pine (145.430 PL 107.2) Repeater. I will be back in Missouri on the 31st of July.


Thanks

 

[ke5lvt]

new site comming, Iberville parish. at least the sheriffs and plaquemine pd will be on it. west baton rouge parish will be on it in a few months.

 

[cellblock776]

new site comming, Iberville parish. at least the sheriffs and plaquemine pd will be on it. west baton rouge parish will be on it in a few months.

Yep. I spoke to ISO Deputy Blanchard yesterday at the EOC after our LEPC meeting and he mentioned that the 700 antennas and equiptment was already installed and the portables are in his office ready to be programmed.
Also, it won't be long until the Fire Departments move from their analog EDACS system to a Digital PROVOICE. The Parish has been running ads in the Public Notice section of the Post/South Weekly paper for bids for a Provoice 3 system.
I guess it's time to start saving for a digital scanner.

 

[loumaag]

Yep. I spoke to ISO Deputy Blanchard yesterday at the EOC after our LEPC meeting and he mentioned that the 700 antennas and equiptment was already installed and the portables are in his office ready to be programmed.
Also, it won't be long until the Fire Departments move from their analog EDACS system to a Digital PROVOICE. The Parish has been running ads in the Public Notice section of the Post/South Weekly paper for bids for a Provoice 3 system.
I guess it's time to start saving for a digital scanner.

First, you won't buy a scanner capable of ProVoice, they don't exist. Second, why (when the rest of the area is moving to LATIE) would ISO move to a non-standard system? Third, I have found that the troops in the trenches seldom know what is happening when radio systems change until after the change, in addition you may be a target of disinformation; however, the newspaper ads seem to substantiate the move to PV.

I am not sure I know what a ProVoice 3 system is. In any case, if the move is to ProVoice, then it has nothing to do with LATIE or this thread.

A good question to ask is, since the move to LATIE is supported by the state and federal government, why would Iberville Parish choose to go with a system that is incompatible with LATIE and therefore defeate the entire purpose of LATIE?

Before someone jumps in with MA/COM EDACS radios can be interfaced with Project 25 systems and therefore they are interoperable, I will admit that is true. What is also true is it doesn't work in reverse. Most P25 radios will not interface with an EDACS system and of course ProVoice is just out of the question; hence, incompatibility = not interoperable.

 

[cellblock776]

First, you won't buy a scanner capable of ProVoice, they don't exist.

I am well aware of that. I meant that I'd need a digiscanner to hear ISO and St Gabriel PD when they move onto LATIE.

Second, why (when the rest of the area is moving to LATIE) would ISO move to a non-standard system?

They aren't. As I stated, ISO is about to jump onto the LATIE 700 TRS. The antennas are up, repeaters are installed and radios are about to be programmed.

Third, I have found that the troops in the trenches seldom know what is happening when radio systems change until after the change, in addition you may be a target of disinformation; however, the newspaper ads seem to substantiate the move to PV.

Just about anyone else I'd agree with you but Blanchard knows what he's talking about. As for PV, remember that IFFA, (the fire departments) have been using EDACS for years while the SO and PDs have been on a separate Motorola TRS.

I am not sure I know what a ProVoice 3 system is.

My mistake. I'd been up all night and had a brainfart when typing. It should read MASTR 3 Pro-Voice. Here's the public notice as it ran.

In any case, if the move is to ProVoice, then it has nothing to do with LATIE or this thread.

Agreed. Dropping it.

A good question to ask is, since the move to LATIE is supported by the state and federal government, why would Iberville Parish choose to go with a system that is incompatible with LATIE and therefore defeate the entire purpose of LATIE?

All of the Law Enforcement will be on LATIE. I don't know why the Fire Departments insist on not using Motorolas.

Before someone jumps in with MA/COM EDACS radios can be interfaced with Project 25 systems and therefore they are interoperable, I will admit that is true. What is also true is it doesn't work in reverse. Most P25 radios will not interface with an EDACS system and of course ProVoice is just out of the question; hence, incompatibility = not interoperable.

I guess they figure on the ACU-1000 to handle any cross talk problems they have. Shrugs. They moved our Ham Radio/RACES station to make room for the ACU-1000. They might as well put it to use.

73,
Steve

 

[loumaag]

Steve,

Okay I see what you are saying, but even re-reading your post (the one I quoted above) it still sounds like everyone is going PV and you needed a scanner for it.

I wonder if the IFFA has some idea that the EDACS ProVoice digital is in any way compatible with LATIE? After all they are both digital! :roll:
It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall in one of the planning sessions.

In regard to this:

All of the Law Enforcement will be on LATIE. I don't know why the Fire Departments insist on not using Motorolas.

What has Motorola got to do with it? LATIE is a Project 25 system, Motorola has nothing to do with it. If they have some heartburn against using Moto Radios, there are always MA/COM, Johnson, Kenwood, Icom, etc.

 

[cellblock776]

In regard to this:What has Motorola got to do with it? LATIE is a Project 25 system, Motorola has nothing to do with it. If they have some heartburn against using Moto Radios, there are always MA/COM, Johnson, Kenwood, Icom, etc.

I know.
Long before Project 25 came along the ISO had abandoned the GE (now MA-Com) Trunked system the parish installed years ago. ISO, Plaq PD and St Gab PD moved to a Motorola TRS. The FDs stayed on the GE EDACS TRS even with it's coverage problems. Until the ACU-1000 there was no introp between these 2 systems. Now, with the move to the LATIE by ISO and PDs and the move to the new PROVOICE TRS by the FDs this should get everyone up to Project 25 level.

 

[action]

LATIE Site 121 - Lafayette

In early June SOUTH300 wrote that he was unable to receive any signals from Site 121 on the LATIE System, commonly referred to as the Lafayette LATIE tower. I have also failed to receive any transmissions from this site. I know that radios are being utilized on the system because I am picking up Lafayette SO traffic on the Abbeville LATIE tower. I suspected that the frequencies had been changed and that the RR database did not reflect these changes but I have had no success with searching the 700 band as was suggested. Is anybody having any luck and if so can you reveal the secrets to your success.

 

[loumaag]

In early June SOUTH300 wrote that he was unable to receive any signals from Site 121 on the LATIE System, commonly referred to as the Lafayette LATIE tower. I have also failed to receive any transmissions from this site. I know that radios are being utilized on the system because I am picking up Lafayette SO traffic on the Abbeville LATIE tower. I suspected that the frequencies had been changed and that the RR database did not reflect these changes but I have had no success with searching the 700 band as was suggested. Is anybody having any luck and if so can you reveal the secrets to your success.

Well, the best way I know is a two prong method. One, use the custom search function of the 396 or 996. Second is using Pro-96/2096 and Pro96com software or a tapped radio (capable of 700 MHz) and Unitrunker to identify the "neighbors" to the tower you can receive. Using either of the second methods won't get you additional frequencies used on the neighboring towers but it will get you the current control channel being used on it along with the tower ID number and of course works even if you are not within range of the neighbor.

 

[action]

Thanks Loumaag...I will give it a try.

 

[SOUTH300]

Action,

I did a search and came up with a new control channel for the Lafayette tower. I had submitted it about a month ago, but it was never put in the database. I submitted it with the Lafayette talkgroups. Anyway, when i get home I will post it again. By the way, you may be hearing Vermilion SO on the Abbeville tower, they just switched to LATIE this weekend. Lafayette S/O only has 3 radios programmed on the system as of yet, and they only play with them as of now.

SOUTH300

 

[loumaag]

...
I did a search and came up with a new control channel for the Lafayette tower. I had submitted it about a month ago, but it was never put in the database....

In your submission you provided a frequency of 774.0625 and then said you were unsure of where it was located as it seemed too weak to be Lafayette; hence it was not added. In addition, based on the way the system is being implemented, that frequency would be skipped so that they could fall on the 12.5 KHz divisions. The probable frequency would be either 774.05625 or 774.06875.

 

[GNOFire]

All jeff. parish fd's have been pulled off of the digital LATIE system (as of thursday 1800 hrs. of last week) and have been put back on their old system for now. This is in order to get their base stations and truck radios programmed as they only had their portables programmed when they were placed onto the LATIE. They should be back on LATIE in a few weeks, but ha as things with the parish go there is no telling when they will really return...

 

[loumaag]

All jeff. parish fd's have been pulled off of the digital LATIE system (as of thursday 1800 hrs. of last week) and have been put back on their old system for now. This is in order to get their base stations and truck radios programmed as they only had their portables programmed when they were placed onto the LATIE. They should be back on LATIE in a few weeks, but ha as things with the parish go there is no telling when they will really return...

This is pretty funny really...did they not notice that they could not talk from portable to the truck? Who is handling this, Tomba?

 

[kevins669]

All jeff. parish fd's have been pulled off of the digital LATIE system (as of thursday 1800 hrs. of last week) and have been put back on their old system for now. This is in order to get their base stations and truck radios programmed as they only had their portables programmed when they were placed onto the LATIE. They should be back on LATIE in a few weeks, but ha as things with the parish go there is no telling when they will really return...

This is interesting... NOFD does not even have radios in the trucks...anymore. I guess Homeland Security does not find the need for that... Or else they would have bought mobiles them as well!

-- Kevin