Walworth County radio upgrade

[19-685]

I see a new tower just topped out at STH 120 and I-43. FCC ASR indicates it's likely part of the new system.

Thank you for sharing this as well as the FCC ASR link.

Doing a search for Walworth County looks like at least seven (7) sites with fairly recent filing activity [within past 12 months]:
Burlington
Darien
East Troy
Elkhorn
Genoa City
Walworth
Whitewater

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[19-685]

Licenses just released today 05/20/2024

Callsigns

WSCZ324 and WSCX325

Frequencies

774.65625
774.15625
772.40625
772.03125
771.65625
771.23125
770.28125


Site Locations

Site Name: COUNTY CAMPUS, located at Elkhorn - 1770 County Road NN
Site Name: LAKE GENEVA, located at Lake Geneva - N3230 CTH H
Site Name: GENOA CITY, located at Geona City - 200 Elizabeth Lane
Site Name: COBBLESTONE, located at Walworth - Cobblestone Road
Site Name: SHARON, located at Walworth - 7 miles WSW of Walworth
Site Name: DAREN X/K, located at Darien - W7710 County Road X
Site Name: WHITEWATER LAKE, located at Whitewater - West Townline Rod, East of Engel Road
Site Name: WHITEWATER WWTP, located at Whitewater - 109 County Highway U
Site Name: LA GRANGE, located at Whitewater - US 12 (Iron Brigade Memorial Highway)
Site Name: EAST TROY, located at East Troy - 2485 State Highway 120
Site Name: SPRING PRAIRIE, located at Burlington - State Road 120

 

[evilbrad]

Enc? Rumors?

 

[EPHWIS]

Looking at public records, there is a resolution from 11/7/23 for the Town of Troy to spend $138.7k for the following Radiocom P25 radios.

Sales Quote: DQM1419 - XL-200 Control Station Dual Band - $8,879.76
Sales Quote: DQM1417 - XL-200 Mobile Fire Dual-Band Dual-Head - $15,598.65
Sales Quote: DQM1418 - XL-200 Mobile Fire Dual-band - $15,298.65
Sales Quote: DQM1414 - XL-200 Portable Fire Dual Band DTMF - $15,298.65
Sales Quote: DQM1415 - XL-200 Portable Fire Dual Band NO DTMF - $15,298.65
Sales Quote. DQM1416 XL-200 Portable Fire Single-Band - $15,298.65
Sales Quote: DQM1427 - XL-185 Mobiles DPW Single-Band - $15,298.65
Sales Quote: DQM1426 - XL-185 Portable DPW Single Band - $7,480.06
Sales Quote: DQM1425 - XL-200 Mobile Boat Dual-band - $15,298.65
Sales Quote: DQM1424 XL-200 Portable Boat Single-Band - $15,298 65

 

[WX9EMS]

Most, if not all of the towers are up, some have antennas and microwave horns. No idea about installed radio equipment. I had a conversation a while back with someone in the know, and it seems most of the system will not be encrypted.

However, that can change, or may have already changed, a lady on Facebook likes to post everything that she hears on the scanner and that might be the final nails in the coffin.

 

[414RadioTech]

As of today I am getting the control channel on 772.40625 but no radio traffic yet, I submitted the info that I saw on my SDS100 so it can be added to the database, I did know someone in the know and all law enforcement are suppose to be 100% Encrypted with fire and other services unencrypted

 

[WX9EMS]

I did know someone in the know and all law enforcement are suppose to be 100% Encrypted...

That really isn't surprising, is it? Times have changed in Walworth County.

I am hearing the same thing on 772.40625, didn't hear it yesterday.

 

[werinshades]

As of today I am getting the control channel on 772.40625 but no radio traffic yet, I submitted the info that I saw on my SDS100 so it can be added to the database, I did know someone in the know and all law enforcement are suppose to be 100% Encrypted with fire and other services unencrypted

Any NAC information showing?

 

[414RadioTech]

Heard some radio techs testing on TG 64001 a little bit ago, NAC is coming up as 28Ah

 

[414RadioTech]

That really isn't surprising, is it? Times have changed in Walworth County.

I am hearing the same thing on 772.40625, didn't hear it yesterday.

Yes times are changing and with the evolution of technology the days of listening to P25 radio systems will become obsolete once Link Layer Encryption (LLE) standard is finalized and implemented on both P25 trunked and P25 conventional radio systems the control channel packets will be encrypted

 

[WX9EMS]

Yes times are changing and with the evolution of technology the days of listening to P25 radio systems will become obsolete once Link Layer Encryption (LLE) standard is finalized and implemented on both P25 trunked and P25 conventional radio systems the control channel packets will be encrypted

This isn't much of a surprise. I can see the security behind it.

 

[KC9UNK]

All towers are up and running. It's a 700mhz simulcast system not 800mhz. Also I've been hearing testing on one talkgroup so far. Unconfirmed reports are that LEO will be encrypted full time, FD/EMS will be open communications. Also been told that it's still in the extreme early phases of testing and several departments haven't been issued or trained on their radio equipment yet.

 

[jj53191]

They are now testing.
Information is now listed in the RR database under
Walworth county trunked systems.
Project 25 Phase II Alpha tag: Harris 1

See link below.

Walworth County Trunking System, Elkhorn, Wisconsin

Walworth County Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

 

[414RadioTech]

It appears Walworth County has switched over to there new P25 trunked radio system, all law enforcement is encrypted which was expected

 

[414RadioTech]

update from my previous post it appears the walworth county sheriffs analog channels are still active so possibly patched with the P25 talkgroups, I live in Waukesha and I can't get the system from where I live but have heard traffic on the analog frequencies

 

[Tim]

I was going to say...very impressive to have the system come online and all the mobile units installed within 6 months (Not to mention training). Another sad day for interoperability when they fully switch over.

 

[19-685]

Any talkgroups logged or identified, regardless of ENC or not?

Have fire, EMS, DPW agencies made the switch as well?

 

[KC9UNK]

Any talkgroups logged or identified, regardless of ENC or not?

Have fire, EMS, DPW agencies made the switch as well?

FD/EMS will have open comms, All PD will be full time encryption. There will also be "special event" talkgroups for pd/ems to use for public events or large incidents that will be fully encrypted. The 64001 TG was only for testing. From what i have monitored myself, they're using their WISCOM assigned number of 65 and i have heard traffic on 65002, 65004 and as i am typing now i am hearing traffic on 65006.
PD has been in the test phase since May 1st and June 1st FD will switch over for testing.

 

[Tim]

From the very little I have been able to monitor while passing thru the area 65054 seemed like a patch of a fire department. Possibly county fire?

 

[KC9UNK]

65002 and 65004 are PD talkgroups. Just havn't figured out who yet. I heard one unit call on scene at an apartment complex in the village of walworth on 65002.
65004 i heard another go on scene for a 911 hang up at school but the analog was too garbled to make out the unit number or school
Also heard Elkhorn PD on 65004 and i have for sure heard county fire in 65054