Tucson PCWIN “Common” Channels

[Maxagonzales]

Hey does anyone in the tucson area know what the “common” and fire inOp channels are used for, I heard GRFD units respond on hwy 79 and they said there switching assignment from A6 west to common 10 on their C bank, can anyone tell me how this is used and why?

 

[clareconley]

Sounds like two different departments responding to the same incident and they are switching to a common talk group to coordinate their response.

 

[Maxagonzales]

They were responding with no other outside units rather then them, I’m thinking that they have more simulcast systems in pinal county than Pima county

 

[apco25]

Hey does anyone in the tucson area know what the “common” and fire inOp channels are used for, I heard GRFD units respond on hwy 79 and they said there switching assignment from A6 west to common 10 on their C bank, can anyone tell me how this is used and why?

PCWIN has 3 zones of interoperability talkgroups. Common, Interop and Inop zones.

 

[Maxagonzales]

What are inop zones?

 

[apco25]

Again, there's 3 zones of interoperability talkgroups for PCWIN subscribers and other users to utilize.

 

[KB7MIB]

What is the difference between the "Common", "Interop", and "Inop" zones? Are there guidelines for how each zone is to be utilized, by whom, and when/for what reason?
Inop just seems to be a shortened version of Interop, which itself is a shortened version of Interoperability.

John
Peoria