[ScanIndiana] Vigo County, Terre Haute

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Wow, your right! Pretty confusing, Thanks for the info, I think I understand
now!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <KC9EPY at aol.com>
To: <scanindiana at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 1:33 AM
Subject: Re: [ScanIndiana] Vigo County, Terre Haute


> Greetings.
>
> The EDACS system listed as Vigo County was owned by the
> Commercial Radio Service and was licensed by the Vigo
> County Civil Defense. The city of Terre Haute took it over
> and switched their PD and FD communications to it.
> The main reason was for security of the PD transmissions.
>
> Vigo County had/has very little invested in that system.
> The city encountered coverage problems and Commercial
> offered to fix them. A new license was issued by the FCC,
> but to date those frequencies remain vacant while the
> city has a consulting firm working on the problems of the
> system. If the city continues with the Commercial
> solution, then the WPIR776 license may be vacated.
> Everything would move to the city's new license.
>
> As far as dispatching goes...Vigo County is a mess.
> Some agencies still use VHF only. Others use the
> EDACS system. Still others use SAFE-T. The problem is that
> most agencies don't have the equipment to talk to
> the others. When THPD upgraded, instead of
> just placing the EDACS radios in cars with the old
> VHF ones, the VHF radios were removed entirely.
> (So much for interoperability.)
>
> Here is the rundown: [Hold on its gets bumpy :-) ]
>
> The Vigo County Sheriff is dispatched via SAFE-T, but the
> VHF channel (155.565) is used for backup (and units that do not
> have 800MHz).
>
> Vigo County fire is dispatched via VHF (154.310) for most departments
> and by SAFE-T for others [Sugar Creek, Honey Creek, and Riley].
>
> West Terre Haute PD is dispatched on the City TRS (analog), but
> is also dispatched by the sheriff on VHF. The old WTHPD VHF frequency
> is used as backup.
>
> Terre Haute PD is dispatched on the City TRS. All transmissions are
> ProVoice digital and are encrypted. A "select" simulcast of the dispatch
> side for the public is maintained on their old VHF frequency.
>
> Terre Haute FD is dispatched on the City TRS. Their transmissions
> are analog. On occasion traffic is heard on the old VHF frequency.
>
> ISUPD is dispatched on VHF.
>
> Trans Care is dispatched on VHF.
>
>
> There it is.
> This county needs to get together on something.
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