[Scan-DC] Montgomery County VHF

[Ed Tobias]

When Montgo units go into PG they are supposed to switch to 5A, 5B, or 5C.
Since PG does not have 800 mHz, these talk groups are patched into PG's EMS,
Fire and Ch. 4/6,. respectively.  I'm not sure how it works when PG responds
into Montgo, but will try to find out.

Montgo's VHF Channel 1 is supposed to be normalled as a simulcast of 7B,
but, supposedly, can be patched to simulcast ANY talkgroup.  There are no
plans,that I know of, to use any of the other old VHF channels.

As you can probably hear today...Montgo is having trouble with these
simulcasts.  As I listen to Channel 1 right now, I can only hear the units
in the field...no dispatcher.  The Channel 2 simulcast has both sides.  For
a period of time yesterday afternoon, though, the Channel 2 simulcast
appeared to be down.

Ed

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Walton" <doug@fd2119.net>
To: <scan-dc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 2:38 PM
Subject: [Scan-DC] Montgomery County VHF


> Yesterday, during the Billy Goat Trail operation, PG E-101 (Laurel VFD),
> along with Howard E-111, was alerted to assist comappny 15 with an odor of
> smoke at The Hair Affair on Route 29. E-111 was able to switch over,
either
> on their mobile or portable (I'm not sure if it has a 800 Spectra mobile
> yet, or still has the VHF MCX1000) to the right talk group. However, to my
> knowledge, no PGFD unit (except for maybe some at Bladensburg?) has 800
> capabilities. At any rate, on switching to Montgomerty County 1 (as I
> believe we're supposed to), all I heard was Billy Goat Trail ops. Anyone
> know if there's a secondary VHF channel in use for patching to 7B? Or is
old
> ch 1 going to remain as a soft patch, patched to whatever?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Doug (another one...!)
>
> __________
> Doug -
>
> You're correct.  The big holdup WAS the GPS mapping system.
>
> By the way...I don't know if anyone else noticed but for two incidents
today
> on Billygoat Trail along the Potomac the talk group patched into old
Channel
> 1 was 7G.  I assume this was so that the Eagle could communicate with
> Angler's Command, which was on 7G.  Channel 1 has now resumed simulcasting
> 7B.
>
> Ed
>
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