Hi ! I will give a try in yours langage,
so don't be to rough we me !
First, i have to say that i read all subjects in RR for many years. The web site "Infoscan" is very similaire to RR but in french format. For those of you asking why the RR as just few infos about Quebec, i will go with some answers.
1- The langage. Unfortunately, if is hard for you in french, is the same way for us in english. I'll think is the main reason why we don't see french users here. On InfoScan forum, many have scanner and about 60% can't understand the handbook. So, we have to reply many questions such programming or truntracking info all day long.
2- Yes, in Quebec, we have like other city, big networks: EDACS, Motorola, P25... But it's geeting worse when you ask what is your favourite service you listen to. 80% will give you this answer: Fire stuff ! Bang ! That's it ! They won't give a try on Hydro stuff or on Gaz Metro. They don't want to listen those thing.
If a can make some thing clear, a few years a go, Bell Mobility as take charge on a new EDACS system, the ambulance service in Montreal. Many users put in a Yahoo forum some info about this system. They were sharring the same thing: try to figure how this new EDACS system was working, ID's, frequencies, towers.
I'm one you found much of the major system in the Montreal aera after that. LTR, Motorola type I or II, VHF ou UHF, EDACS or P25, i can understand well all systems.
But, sometime, the way i look it, i think i am the ony one you cares about commercial systems in Montreal. Like many users seem to wait and collect, i am now keep the info for me. I spend to many hours to give all i got. Yes, many of my discovery are available on InfoScan. But, when you go on digital aspect like Hydro, then you realize rapidly this: the ower of a digital scanner in Quebec are lest than 5%. First, the price and then, the programmation aspect are the most fears. Think about it, at least, it's seem like no one as the passion to do a real good search on those systems.
So, if i can help you up with "was going on now" in the province right now:
Montreal aera
FPD (SSIM): it's a 800 mhz Motorola APCO-25 3600 bauds. This is a major system and very soon, they will integrate the police service (SPVM) and Montreal works (late 2005 or in 2006). This network will be linked with the new gouvernement system. 4 towers will be activated soon (now, it's only one) and it's will be a Smartzone network.
For the Ambulance (Urgences-sante) and Doval Airport, they all use a Bell EDACS analogue communications called RSP. STM (bus) are in a private EDACS system and a new system will be on in a few months in the subway. We don't know yet, but all rumors go with a APCO-25 system, the same as the Montreal fire dept.
Hydro are on a provincial system, VHF APCO-25 3600 bauds. Gaz Metro use a 900 mhz Motorola analogue trunk system.
Laval are encrypted and use the same RSP system for the fire and the police dep. The bad news is about Provoice. Many city are upgrade with those systems in "Laurentides" aera.
For Quebec city, they still use EDACS. Police are in Provoice and fire crew are analogue. Sherbrooke use the same thing: police are Provoice encrypted and fire are analogue.
LTR users are very present with 34 independent systems. For exemple, the RIO (Stade Olympique) and Six flags (La Ronde) use LTR.
Now, what's new ? Like Ontario in 2004, Quebec gouvernement want to use a major trunk system for all the territory of the Quebec province. It's a real one, a P-25 9600 bauds. The provincial police (SQ) like many others gouvernements users will be go on with this system. It's a VHF format and they will use more thant 100 sites of transmission.
Some users are testing and improving the network since Feburay. The name of this system is "RENIR". Some talkgroups will be linked with the Montreal fire system (SSIM). This system will be achieve in 2007.
