Open Sky: Working Or Is It a "patch"

[brey1234]

I have been hearing some interesting PSP comms on 154.695, sometimes simplex--others as a repeater out.

Norristown, Reading and Harrisburg. I thought these stations were already on the Open Sky system. So this begs the question: Are these comms "patches" to Open Sky, or is OS not working properly and these stations are "back" to the VHF system.

Anyone know??

 

[senduhelp]

I'm not sure about the status of the radio system. I can say that I have heard occassional traffic on the old freqs throughout the period of time that they have been on the open sky system. I rarely ever hear the cars end of the conversation only dispatch.

 

[HM1529]

I have been hearing some interesting PSP comms on 154.695, sometimes simplex--others as a repeater out.

Norristown, Reading and Harrisburg. I thought these stations were already on the Open Sky system. So this begs the question: Are these comms "patches" to Open Sky, or is OS not working properly and these stations are "back" to the VHF system.

Anyone know??

Every now and then, I will hear Reading or Hamburg cars talking to the Harrisburg CDC on VHF if they encounter a location where the 800 radio doesn't work well. The location is documented so the problem can be looked in to.

I don't hear this happen all that often, but I also don't always listen to the local Channel E traffic. Reading and Hamburg would be on a repeater set up on VHF. Simplex must be something else that you are hearing.

 

[CHAWMAN24]

I have heard Hollidaysburg PSP (Troop G) use the old VHF station 154.695 several times. Each time i hear the car tell dispatch that they couldn't reach them via Open Sky or that the system wasn't working properly so they called them via the old VHF. I also have heard them on the tac Ch 155.460 and 155.445 talking car to car . Most of the time i hear the trooper saying they can't get out or have no"service" with the 800 radio as they call it. I have also heard Blair County 911 patch PSP cars onto Blair Police frequencies. They tell the local units that they are patched in to PSP so the can coordinate.