Orange County CORNet P25 System

[GTR8000]

Is there any possibility that the site identifiers in the database are swapped? I live in Marlboro (just north of the Orange County line) and I'm picking up the 'south' system like gang-busters. No signal at all from any of the 'north' frequencies. Seems a bit strange...

Thanx.

The sites are correct.

Let me expand on this a little bit, as I posted from my phone earlier.

North cell is Site 1 (700 MHz) and South cell is Site 2 (800 MHz), that is 100% confirmed.

The reason why you're getting South stronger than North up in Ulster County is because of the way the system is engineered. It is designed to focus as much RF into Orange as possible, and thus the antennas on the outer edge of the county (or in neighboring counties) are directional. Because you're located north of nearly all of the North cell subsites, you're "behind" the focus of the antennas.

Instead, you're getting blasted by Beacon, which is focusing its RF to the west across the river.

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[richardrosa]

Let me expand on this a little bit, as I posted from my phone earlier.

North cell is Site 1 (700 MHz) and South cell is Site 2 (800 MHz), that is 100% confirmed.

The reason why you're getting South stronger than North up in Ulster County is because of the way the system is engineered. It is designed to focus as much RF into Orange as possible, and thus the antennas on the outer edge of the county (or in neighboring counties) are directional. Because you're located north of nearly all of the North cell subsites, you're "behind" the focus of the antennas.

Instead, you're getting blasted by Beacon, which is focusing its RF to the west across the river.

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Thanx. That kinda clears up the mystery. Mt. Beacon is Line-Of-Sight for me. The coverage maps didn't seem to indicate this.

 

[Ishmole]

GTR8000 Thanks!

 

[APX8000]

Even in areas where you think you would affiliate to North, the South simulcast seems to pull the radio over. For example, there are sites in Montgomery and Goshen (North) but Beacon and Schummemunk seem to rain supreme pulling you over to South. Same goes with Beacon vs Cronomer in Newburgh, with preference to Beacon.

 

[GTR8000]

Woodbury PD started using the system this afternoon...well, yesterday afternoon technically as I write this post.

 

[NParkNJ]

Hoping to help find out who is active/switched over, my 996p2 comes in today! Anything you guys want me to keep an eye on, let me know.

 

[GTR8000]

Hoping to help find out who is active/switched over, my 996p2 comes in today! Anything you guys want me to keep an eye on, let me know.

There's not much mystery to it that needs figuring out, but enjoy listening to the system.

 

[Ishmole]

Just heard Washingtonville PD on Cornet. Wondering when Town of Newburgh will make the switch.

 

[wcoriston]

Just heard Washingtonville PD on Cornet. Wondering when Town of Newburgh will make the switch.

Many cars haven't had the edacs radios removed and the P25 ones installed yet.

 

[APX8000]

Wondering when Town of Newburgh will make the switch.

No mobiles from Town of Newburgh PD have affiliated to the system yet.

 

[62Truck]

Wondering when Town of Newburgh will make the switch.

From what I hear they are still waiting on NYCOMCO to install equipment.

 

[APX8000]

Ironic that the vendor installing the equipment is the owner of the system they are leaving

 

[GTR8000]

Blooming Grove PD and Washingtonville PD are on the new system. Don't forget that some of these police depts are dispatched by OC911 overnight, so check the database for which LE Response talkgroup each agency uses when contacting OC911.

 

[GTR8000]

Crawford PD up and running.

 

[GTR8000]

Welcome to the jungle, Greenwood Lake PD.

 

[FF153]

Any word on linking the Rockland and Orange systems?

 

[GTR8000]

Any word on linking the Rockland and Orange systems?

Nope.

 

[GTR8000]

Port Jervis PD cut over this evening.

 

[GTR8000]

Enjoy listening to the law enforcement talkgroups while you can. In the near future, all law enforcement talkgroups on the system will be strapped secure with AES-256 encryption. There is no timeline as of yet, but it will likely happen relatively quickly (weeks, not months).

No, this is not a rumor, and let's please not turn this thread into a debate about the topic of encryption. The decision has been made, it's final, and it is what it is.

 

[APX8000]

At a time when public trust is diminishing with law enforcement and people are calling for agencies to be more transparent, cutting off public access to limit oversight is the answer !