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by Motrac Era
Thu Apr 06, 2023 1:36 am
Forum: Frequencies and Talkgroups
Topic: TV-Movie Production
Replies: 1
Views: 8614

Re: TV-Movie Production

I've seen the 461.0375 used in downtown Los Angeles with a DCS of 054. This was about 03/20/2020. Some data suggests the shoot may have been for Sony Pictures but that's a guess. I show licenses for Warner Brothers and a film rentals outfit. (Home brew ULS database screen follows:)
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by Motrac Era
Mon Apr 03, 2023 2:05 pm
Forum: Other Cities Fire Scanning
Topic: North Zone VHF Practice Days - Incident Action Plan - March 8th,10th,11th, 2021
Replies: 3
Views: 8336

Re: North Zone VHF Practice Days - Incident Action Plan - March 8th,10th,11th, 2021

Out of curiosity, ICS 204 Box 6 makes references to Tones for different areas. I presume these are not PL tones, but something else. Is anyone able to clarify what those are referring to? This refers to Firescope CTCSS tones: 110.9 Hz.=Tone 1. This part of the VHF system seems to have had a lot of ...
by Motrac Era
Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:57 pm
Forum: Other Cities Police Scanning
Topic: Oceanside Police orders Encryption Kits from Motorola - December 2021
Replies: 3
Views: 8793

Re: Oceanside Police orders Encryption Kits from Motorola - December 2021

This is a good illustration of a portion of the cost of using encryption. What this doesn't say is that the department will probably need to add a 0.5-1.0 full time equivalent staff member to manage keys. That's an estimate. That person will have to be both radio system literate and qualified to han...
by Motrac Era
Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:30 pm
Forum: California State Agencies Communications
Topic: CRIS Radio Project Update - California Highway Patrol - Video
Replies: 1
Views: 3651

Re: CRIS Radio Project Update - California Highway Patrol - Video

Thank you for this link. Did they get a new IT Chief in the last year or two? This being a CHP video, they didn't mention the OES view of CRIS. When completed, CRIS will be linked to RCS and other P25 systems statewide. This will allow roaming. For example, if an ambulance task force from Sacramento...
by Motrac Era
Sun Apr 02, 2023 12:08 am
Forum: Regional Communications System (RCS)
Topic: RCS NextGen Notice: Primary system use talkgroups on the RCS to be converted to P25 Phase 2 by December 2025
Replies: 1
Views: 6210

Re: RCS NextGen Notice: Primary system use talkgroups on the RCS to be converted to P25 Phase 2 by December 2025

Great info Brian. Phase 2 is very seductive for system managers as you double the number of simultaneous voice transmissions without adding any base stations, combiner legs, or antennas. If your tower loading is maxed out, it's even more attractive. Everybody gets grumpy when they get a busy tone. I...
by Motrac Era
Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:57 pm
Forum: Scanning Discussions
Topic: New SDS200 user looking for two North County sites
Replies: 8
Views: 7919

Re: New SDS200 user looking for two North County sites

Hello Marco. As a friendly suggestion, make sure the SDS200 has the latest firmware update. I'm running 1.21.00 — there might be a newer one. Earlier versions had a buffer overrun problem when receiving interference or when the receiver acquires an encrypted signal. It caused the display to hang int...