York County 800MHz Comprehensive Communications System

700/800MHz Subscriber Radio Programming Template Refresh

Q1 - 2011

Purpose

• Identify Channels/talk groups that may be added to radio templates in Q1 2011 firmware refresh

• Simplify communications with Charlotte P25 (UASI P25) network users.– City of Charlotte– Mecklenburg County– Union County, NC

Channel and Talkgroup refresh• Met with City of Charlotte IT/Technology Services

• Agreed to migrate from 1000 analog only IDs to digital IDs

• Agreed that all York County public safety radios (fire/ems/law) would have access to Charlotte/Union County system

• Agreed to place UASI “regional” talkgroups in our radios

Channel and Talkgroup refresh

• Agreed that we could re-use our 346xxxx ID range– Less cumbersome to program and track for technicians– Same ID for all P25 systems

• Network access will be given to all (public safety) mobiles and portables

CEV – Charlotte Events Zone

• City of Charlotte/Mecklenburg County EVENTS channels

• First (16) EVENTS channels for the Mecklenburg County

• Renamed the last (5) talkgroups in the zone

CEV – Charlotte Events Zone

CRG – Charlotte Regional Zone

• UASI region P25 talkgroups– Mecklenburg County– Union County, NC– Gaston County

• DYN RGRP – relocated to this newly created zone

CRG – Charlotte Regional Zone

CMA – Charlotte Mutual Aid Zone

• City of Charlotte/Mecklenburg County mutual aid channels (mostly unchanged)– Police, Fire, EMS, North Towns, South Towns– York Bridge – York County talkgroup on

Charlotte system

• DYN RGRP – relocated to newly created zone

CMA – Charlotte Mutual Aid Zone

Charlotte Zone Orientation

Secondary Impact

• With the approval of the Users’ Group, templates will be adjusted to accommodate newly configured and/or added zones

• Radio system plans will be updated to account for zone changes

• Training programs will include zone changes