Warren County Radio Upgrade Plan

This was just posted. Makes some interesting reading.

http://www.wcpublicsafety.com/firstresponder/documents/radioplan.pdf

Fish & Game now on NJ Trunk, Uniden to release new Firmware

24752 - Fish & Game calls this channel 11. Not exactly what I would have picked, but there you have it.

According to W2SJW on radioreference, NJSP should be rebanding Troop C sometime this month.

The big news is that Uniden is going to be releasing new firmware for the XT scanner series that will let you now see radio ID's. Not exactly a very useful feature on the NJSP system where we have 10,000 radios, but this will be good on smaller systems. I can see myself adding a few things in NJSP such as some of the troop stations, REMCS, maybe the Helicopter's.

This new feature already presents a case to upgrade our radios to whatever follows the XT. What seemed like PLENTY of channels in a scanner, now just dwindled to nothing.

New updates coming soon. I have updates for NJSP, Warren County and Northampton.

Finally, go out and vote today. I don't know about anyone else, but I am tired of all the election phone calls from these two @ssholes.

As of 1pm, NJSP on B-Troop has Rebanded

NJSP Rebanding Update

Today I heard failsoft tones on 851.5625 and 852.2375. It is coming.

radioreference now charging to post for sale ads

I see that the money grabbing over at radioreference.com has now extended to the for sale section. I have been a supporter of this site since it was called trunkedradio.net. I was never a fan of the premium accounts to begin with, but this latest money making scheme has turned me off. I can't speak for the other 48 1/2 states, but the NJ and North East PA databases are mediocre at best. Load up one of my PDF's and see for yourself. Oh by the way, mine are still FREE!

Don't get me wrong, I know that it is expensive to run a site, but I think you need to be reasonable. Maybe it's time to head back over to strongsignals.net. RR is quickly becoming the Microsoft of the scanner world.

NJSP Rebanding Update

The NJSP has filed a license modification one of their primary trunk system licenses (WNHY937) to reband all the freqs. that fall into the reband range.

Add	000806.56250000	1	1	41	FX1		200		10.000	50.000
Add	000806.61250000	1	1	42	FX1		200		10.000	50.000
Add	000807.21250000	1	1	43	FX1		200		10.000	50.000
Add	000807.23750000	1	1	44	FX1		200		10.000	50.000
Add	000807.66250000	1	1	45	FX1		200		10.000	50.000
Add	000807.76250000	1	1	46	FX1		200		10.000	50.000
Add	000808.13750000	1	1	47	FX1		200		10.000	50.000
Add	000808.43750000	1	1	48	FX1		200		10.000	50.000
Add	000808.51250000	1	1	49	FX1		200		10.000	50.000

Bethlehem City, PA goes P25 Trunk

As reported on radioreference, they have migrated to a P25 Motorola Trunk System. The control channel is 853.800. For Uniden XT owners, you just need to set the Trunk System Type as P25. For older Uniden's, You should refer here:
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Software_Support_for_Uniden_Rebanding

and here for GRE/Radio Shack:
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Object_Oriented_Scanner_Software

Talkgroup list so far:

9 Fire Alerting
11
39 EMS Dispatch
45
51 Sounds like buildings or maintenance
55 Police Tac
61 Fire Ops
65 Fireground
75
77 Police Dispatch
109 Police
127 "test test"
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