PA Statewide P25 Phase 2 System

[IStebleton]

There looked to be an ISSI via IP gateway at the back of a Somerset EMA vehicle. It had various connection means. Plus, the City of Pittsburgh Command Post had a couple ISSI patches shown.

 

[HM1529]

I don't recall posting this before. I came across this map on Facebook. Even though Probation/Parole is encrypted, it should be easy enough to tie many of the talkgroups to the district level. I'm sure there are some statewide and regionwide talkgroups, as well, but most of their talkgroups would likely only be showing up in the districts where they are being used. There's probably no way to reliably tie them to any specific suboffice beyond the district level with the encryption.

 

[talviar]

There looked to be an ISSI via IP gateway at the back of a Somerset EMA vehicle. It had various connection means. Plus, the City of Pittsburgh Command Post had a couple ISSI patches shown.

just because there are channels on displays showing ISSI doesn't mean it is the IP Gateway. The IP Gateway sits on the Core for ICORRS at Greensburg, and the Core for Star*Net in Harrisburg. All that was in the field was Channels in a radio. Somerset may have had one of their field consoles that hooks via VPN back to their console site at Somerset.

 

[bearcat]

New talkgroup for PennDot - I received several conversations on TG 11889 today. Based on the UIDs they were PennDot vehicles from D12-4 Washington Co. I could not really determine what they were using it for. It may have been a couple of foreman discussing truck repairs, but I am not sure. This TG is not in the RR Starnet database.

 

[IStebleton]

New talkgroup for PennDot - I received several conversations on TG 11889 today. Based on the UIDs they were PennDot vehicles from D12-4 Washington Co. I could not really determine what they were using it for. It may have been a couple of foreman discussing truck repairs, but I am not sure. This TG is not in the RR Starnet database.

I've came across sevral unlisted TGID's for PennDOT, but most of the time they flip to random channels and ask "Are you on here?"

 

[bearcat]

I've came across sevral unlisted TGID's for PennDOT, but most of the time they flip to random channels and ask "Are you on here?"

Yep they do pop up everywhere. Are you posting them so we can try to ID them?
BTW 11889 is not in the TG research list either, but it might be D12 Survey Crew based on the TG #s that surround it in the list.

 

[IStebleton]

PA DOH is conducting a comms test on EMS Statewide

 

[HM1529]

Yep they do pop up everywhere. Are you posting them so we can try to ID them?
BTW 11889 is not in the TG research list either, but it might be D12 Survey Crew based on the TG #s that surround it in the list.

There are more than 100 talkgroups in the PennDOT series that are not identified. When one pops up, like this, if we can figure out a District based on RIDS, we can get it added there at least with a description of "D12 unknown use" or something. Just make sure you submit it since stuff shared in the forum can be missed.

 

[HM1529]

Yep they do pop up everywhere.

This comment, by the way...so true.

Even with the hundreds of talkgroups and numerous simplex channels PennDOT has, they were still assigning one of the 8TAC direct channels as a working channel for a road crew the other day. The foreman had to explain to the crew how to find the channel in the radio.

 

[bearcat]

This comment, by the way...so true.

Even with the hundreds of talkgroups and numerous simplex channels PennDOT has, they were still assigning one of the 8TAC direct channels as a working channel for a road crew the other day. The foreman had to explain to the crew how to find the channel in the radio.

And.....
They scream into the mic. Thank god for Paul's insight to give us the -3 level adjustment. All of my PennDot TGs are set to -3 !!!

 

[avaloncourt]

And.....
They scream into the mic. Thank god for Paul's insight to give us the -3 level adjustment. All of my PennDot TGs are set to -3 !!!

I've found with PennDOT, during the plowing season, they bring on lots of temp drivers. I've heard lots of swearing and very lewd stories.

 

[BM82557]

What happened to the Wiki --

 

[mtindor]

What happened to the Wiki --

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PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

 

[mtindor]

PA-STARNet: Pennsylvania Statewide Radio Network - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

An admin changed the name of the system (removed P25) but did not update the wiki link. If somebody doesn't fix it (and all other links in the wiki referencing it) by later today, I'll take care of it.

 

[mtindor]

The link from the DB to the wiki _should_ work now. And I think I corrected related links in the wiki that link to/from the main P25 page. Hopefully so. I absolutely cannot stand wiki editing.

 

[redbeard]

My bad I forgot those were tied to each other like that. I removed 'P25' as there is no more OpenSky STARNet so the distinction between them is no longer necessary.

 

[EMT1301]

Somerset may have had one of their field consoles that hooks via VPN back to their console site at Somerset.

Yes, we had a remote console deployed to demonstrate its capabilities to other entities from ICORRS and PA-STARNet who were participating in the drill. It is a duplicate of our dispatch center console, just in a mobile package with VPN connectivity to our system as Tony mentioned.

 

[IStebleton]

A lot of the PA Game Commission radios in the SW region have changed. It seems as if 23x officers have been shifted around

 

[IStebleton]

Caught D11-2 base and D11-4 base doing a Net style check in on TG:11932 this morning.
I also caught a D11-3 truck on TG:11697. Unknown use

 

[ChrisRupert]

11697 Fort Monongahela Tunnel Maintenance Crew