Pretty sure Auburn/Algona have to stay with the King County PSERN system, unless they develop their own system$$$$$.
If they're not online (PSERN) yet, they will be when the next phase is enacted
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If they're not online (PSERN) yet, they will be when the next phase is enacted
This is a fundamental misunderstanding of what a simulcast site (aka simulcast cell) is. A simulcast cell consists of two or more physically distant tower sites that transmit on the same frequency at (essentially) the same time and identify by a single RFSS and Site number combination. You cannot "use one site at a time" within a simulcast cell - the prime site and the subsites of a simulcast cell all transmit on the same frequency which can cause reception issues with radios not specifically designed to receive simulcast signaling. Bottom line is you cannot avoid simulcast issues by using "one site at a time" if your selected site happens to be a simulcast cell. Looking over the FCC data, there appears to be several simulcast cells in the PSERN system.
You are absolutely correct!
My point is, by using the closest site, ie the strongest signal, should keep the scanner (in this case) from locking into a more distant signal (site) source.
My Unicaton G5 will sometimes "lock on" to one of four different sites (so far), with various degrees of decoding success. By limiting its reception to one site, it receives/decodes flawlessly.
My Uniden 325p2 won't lock onto any site consistently, if I give it a choice of sites.
By limiting it to one site, it keeps up with the G5 in decoding TGID/voice transmissions , although the voice can sometimes be a bit garbled from multi-path distortion.
I'm sure everyone's mileage may vary. Just sharing what's working for me...
Right, but are the TGs going to be patched together like they are now, or is each agency going to have their own set of talk groups - broadcasting independently of each other. That is, will we still be hearing Algona patrol cars on Auburn’s dispatch channel and Vice verse ?
We will know when they go live...
Until then, who knows?
I suspect it'll be the same, because personnel/dispatch centers snd operations probably are not changing.
A little nugget from the scanner guys, might help with avoiding multi path issues....
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I have some of the talk groups for Seattle fire and pd here is Seattle fire 109 is sfd disp 113 is channel 6 for aid resp 111 is sfd 1 105 is sfd 2 123 is sfd to amr
Then here is what I have for Seattle pd so far 205 is spd north dispatch 207 is spd south 209 is east dis spd and 203 is spd downtown and sw
Then here is what I have for Seattle pd so far 205 is spd north dispatch 207 is spd south 209 is east dis spd and 203 is spd downtown and sw
I have some of the Seattle fire and Seattle pd talk groups I put on here
Right. Literally the talkgroup names are still the same. As is the (obnoxious?) locution on SFD's main dispatch. It is super loud and there seem to not be any more (also obnoxious?) open mikes.
Any idea of when KCSO will move?
devicelab
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You need to do your research. Those haven't been assigned that way in a couple of years.
229 3664 SPD SW
231 3696 SPD NW
233 3728 SPD PTAC
jondeaux
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There are times I turn the Channel 4 SFD dispatcher off (avoid) and just catch the other fire information on the other channels. I really wish they did something about those tones.. also Seattle is a busy city overall and sometimes, its dispatching calls back to back..
And we should label (on the SFD side of things).
109 = Fire Dispatch 4
111 listed above 103 in the database should be removed, and the 111 below 109 should be labelled Dispatch 5 (Alternate - Trucks to FAC).
On a side note, I just caught KC Sheriff on 1459, but they appear to be Phase 1.
devicelab
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It's a Phase 2 system.
devicelab
Whacker Extraordinaire
FYI, the channels that are/were encrypted on KCERS are still encrypted on PSERN.
devicelab
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Has anyone heard voice traffic on 6001? I have a lot of hits but haven't seen it come up yet. It might just be data.
tvengr
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devicelab
Whacker Extraordinaire
It's just a secondary SFD dispatch channel. The old numbering scheme called it CH 5. 109 is SFD Primary (CH 4.)
tvengr
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Thank you!
But does it need to be listed twice?
It doesn't. I suggest we keep the one I submited which says "Trucks to FAC," and delete the other one. While we're at it, we should also be tagging 109 as Fire Dispatch, not Fire Tac, and talk Valley Com Fire 2-7 as Fire-Tac.
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