San Diego / Imperial Co Regional Communications System Update Thread

[Anderegg]

Have heard talk of scrambling communications, any truth to this?

Asked and answered before, but the short answer is no, the longer answer is that there will be some dedicated always encrypted talkgroups, with the option to toggle on encryption on some others if an agency wishes to for a specific incident or reason.

Paul

 

[K6CDO]

As Paul indicated, not as a System mandate. That said, the existing common encrypted LE talkgroups will remain encrypted, and individual agencies have the option of encrypting their talkgroups as they see fit.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

October Meeting Reminder:

NEXTGEN RCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
Next Meeting Date:
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 1:00 PM
5500 Overland Ave., Room 120, San Diego, CA 92123
FREE PUBLIC PARKING
There is a parking garage adjacent to the meeting room.

* RCS Site Projects Status
* NextGen RCS Project Status

October board meeting agenda will be posted later this week.

Board of Directors | Regional Communications System

www.rcs800mhz.org

 

[MtnBiker2005]

The October 9th agenda posted on the website today.

Board of Directors | Regional Communications System

www.rcs800mhz.org

 

[SDBud]

Input the new systems (N, W, E, and S) into my old 996 tonight, and getting tons of traffic, ON the new TG IDs.
South Zone is very loud and clear here in search mode..

But I have a 996P ordered, will be here Tuesday.

 

[Anderegg]

I have not yet registered any P2 traffic on my SDS200's, everything I have listened to for the last week, when I look at the Phase indicator, has always shown as Phase 1 P25.

Paul

 

[MisterLongwire]

Lucky me then, huh? I am located in "the middle of four corners". Lol Starting to see more P2 on and off

 

[K6CDO]

Input the new systems (N, W, E, and S) into my old 996 tonight, and getting tons of traffic, ON the new TG IDs.
South Zone is very loud and clear here in search mode..

But I have a 996P ordered, will be here Tuesday.

Not loading the NE, Bud?

 

[SDBud]

Not loading the NE, Bud?

Not yet, just wanted to see WHAT I could hear on the new freqs. Working on entering all the TGs so that I will have it ready when the new radio gets here, plus I have at least 3 others in line for programming after I do my own.

 

[K6CDO]

The October 9th agenda posted on the website today.

Board of Directors | Regional Communications System

www.rcs800mhz.org

BOD Meeting was rescheduled due to lack of a quorum; now November 13 (tentatively).
As of now, about 1/3 of the users have been transitioned.

Don

 

[Anderegg]

Not yet, just wanted to see WHAT I could hear on the new freqs. Working on entering all the TGs so that I will have it ready when the new radio gets here, plus I have at least 3 others in line for programming after I do my own.

Every North County FD and Law agency except Poway and Calfire. All of the south county FD and Law except Sheriff's and CHP and SDSU and Calfire.

Paul

 

[mike619]

Will the old RCS system be out of service soon?

 

[K6CDO]

Will the old RCS system be out of service soon?

Totally out of Service before the end of March.
As agencies migrate, talkgroups are being removed from the old system..

Don

 

[carlt]

Don, curious. I have always had good reception on the RCS South, but usually with 3-4 bars. The NG South I always have 5 bars. I don't think I have seen less. Was an antenna installed on Mt. Miguel?? I could almost hit the hill with something. Tks.

 

[mike619]

I am hearing the NG south site loud and clear from East County.

 

[K6CDO]

Don, curious. I have always had good reception on the RCS South, but usually with 3-4 bars. The NG South I always have 5 bars. I don't think I have seen less. Was an antenna installed on Mt. Miguel?? I could almost hit the hill with something. Tks.

Mt. Miguel has been a site from day one. New antenna (and pattern) on the NG side.

 

[Anderegg]

Getting -45dBm on SDS200 for Site 41 from 47th and the SR94. From the same spot, old RCS hits me with around -50dBm, and SD City 700 hits me around -60-70dBm...that spot is direct line of site to Miguel, Otay, Point Loma, and maybe Soledad with a slight Coke plant shodow.

Paul

 

[hodad200]

DB updates starting to trickle in.

 

[celbaseman]

Hodad,

More than trickle, I have submitted updates for every trunk group which I have seen activity on that I have captured using Unitrunker monitoring the West and South cells. The data base admins are though about half of my submissions.

 

[hodad200]

Hodad,

More than trickle, I have submitted updates for every trunk group which I have seen activity on that I have captured using Unitrunker monitoring the West and South cells. The data base admins are though about half of my submissions.

appreciate your work. Just posting in this thread for those that might not check the DB as religiously as others.