Somerset County radio testing

[mdsxfire]

hearing a lot of radio tests being done today on both 500 and 700 systems, giving test points and rssi readings, wondering if they have changed/added something or if another agency is coming online and they are checking their specific coverage

 

[richee2000]

hearing a lot of radio tests being done today on both 500 and 700 systems, giving test points and rssi readings, wondering if they have changed/added something or if another agency is coming online and they are checking their specific coverage

can you tell us the locations (towns/streets) they are testing ? and what talk Group?

 

[mdsxfire]

can you tell us the locations (towns/streets) they are testing ? and what talk Group?

unfortunately not, they were using grid numbers for each testing location and some of them were called out as critical locations. i was thinking someone here might have more information

 

[richee2000]

unfortunately not, they were using grid numbers for each testing location and some of them were called out as critical locations. i was thinking someone here might have more information

What Talk Group is this on?

 

[mdsxfire]

What Talk Group is this on?

sorry missed the last part of ur question
on the 500 side it was TG821 (region 4 ops)
700 side was TG741 i believe

 

[richee2000]

sorry missed the last part of ur question
on the 500 side it was TG821 (region 4 ops)
700 side was TG741 i believe

thanks, I will try to find out any info....

 

[lynchy135]

What Talk Group is this on?

Fire Ops 4 had RID of 46104. My Unitrunker (which uses John Burricelli's radio ID list Trunk System Radio IDs) has it labeled as Somerville Police Portable 33.

 

[richee2000]

Fire Ops 4 had RID of 46104. My Unitrunker (which uses John Burricelli's radio ID list Trunk System Radio IDs) has it labeled as Somerville Police Portable 33.

TG 741 is PD region 6, ops 2
TG 821 is FD ops 4

the only remaining PD's not on the P25 system are Warren, Watchung ,and Bernardsville.

 

[lynchy135]

TG 741 is PD region 6, ops 2
TG 821 is FD ops 4

the only remaining PD's not on the P25 system are Warren, Watchung ,and Bernardsville.

It could easily be a mislabeling in my Unitrunker or a radio that was give to someone else after PD moved to 700.

 

[lynchy135]

I also had a brief look at the 700 cell while they were testing and I didn’t see any patches, but as the PD Ops is a Law-Tac channel, we can’t go back and listen to it on Calls to determine if it was separate testing or a patch.

 

[mdsxfire]

the test were done individually on each system, they would do the test on the 500 then from the 700. maybe test were being done in some of the new construction buildings in somerville for interior coverage, or they could have been anywhere and that was just a spare radio 🤷‍♂️

 

[richee2000]

the test were done individually on each system, they would do the test on the 500 then from the 700. maybe test were being done in some of the new construction buildings in somerville for interior coverage, or they could have been anywhere and that was just a spare radio 🤷‍♂️

Are these tests still active and ongoing or was it a one-day event?

 

[mdsxfire]

i have 2 of my g5s on each system currently, nothing yet, will update if they start

 

[mdsxfire]

Are these tests still active and ongoing or was it a one-day event?

yes they are testing again currently

 

[lynchy135]

Somerville Boro RIDs on TG741. Some voices as who is testing on TG821.

 

[APX8000]

Warren and Watchung not going anywhere FYI. Bernardsville....still tac only and I'm told still coverage issues.

The Sheriff's guys were telling me their 700 portables (6000s) are loaners, I believe maybe from Prosecutors bc no money lol.

 

[FT752]

I'd side with new construction. There are several projects there along W Main and around the center of town, and the female on today's testing asked about fire alarm testing.

As for the 46XXX radios, those were definitely handed over to other agencies. 54EMS has ~2 portables, one being 46094. 46104 being used today is an FM18 radio. That would make sense since FM18A was the outside/lobby receiver with RID 1167 during testing yesterday and has 46104 assigned to them too. This is not specific to Somerville- Raritan's FM16 has a 46XXX unit that is slated as a Raritan PD unit, Bound Brook PD's OIC/Chief used a radio to communicate with FD on Fire Region 4 at one point with pre-arrival updates, and another non-LE agency has units that came from their PD as well.

 

[FT752]

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[APX8000]

Also forgot to add, the 700 cell was full bars on 287 through Harding the other day. I don't remember the signal being so good there before. Same with 206 area.

 

[richee2000]

Also forgot to add, the 700 cell was full bars on 287 through Harding the other day. I don't remember the signal being so good there before. Same with 206 area.

Yeah I'm also getting the 700 cell in my basement in Bernards township for the first time.