[TrunkCom] Re: [NEXTEL1] TITLE: Improving Public SafetyCommunications

Thu, 14 Mar 2002 14:09:14 -0800

May I ask an elementary question here?  Isn't all this "Nextel"/Public
safety interference problem caused by the original decision by the FCC
to not allocate specific segments of the 800-MHz band to specific
services, as had always been done before on the lower bands?  Lower
bands had IB & PP & PF & so on, so co-channel and adjacent-channel usage
within band segments would be more compatible.  With 800 band, however,
it was first-come first-served on each frequency in each service area?

Harry Marnell
http://www.snowcrest.net/marnells/kma367.htm  <~~ LAPD Communications
History

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcel" <[email protected]>
To: "Jerry Kacprzycki" <[email protected]>;
<[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 09:08
Subject: [TrunkCom] Re: [NEXTEL1] TITLE: Improving Public
SafetyCommunications

> The meeting just ended.
> 1) Nextel and others are proposing to relocate ALL of 800mhz public
> safety band.
>
> 2) Your scanners will be fine, but your freq. database will be
> worthless.
>
> 3) I suspect many agencies will get new P-25 equipment since some of
> their old equipment
> may not handle the relocation.
>
> 4) This is based around APCO's P-39
>
> 5) Yep P-36 is  CAD
>
> 6) Here is the list
>
> Project 1- Film - The Little We Have, 1966
>
> Project 2 - public safety standard operating procedure manual, 1967
>
> Project 3 - Chicago public safety spectrum requirements study, 1970
>
> Project 4 - national 10-signal study cards (1st review), 1973
>
> Project 5 - public safety standard frequency coordination manual, 1971
>
> Project 6 - experimental conference videotaping, 1971
>
> Project 7 - Lifeline: an audio-visual dispatcher training course, 1977
>
> Project 8 - conference rules manual, 1971
>
> Project 9 - introduction to the theory of waiting times for public
> safety, 1974
>
> Project 10 - audio-visual: the APCO story, 1978
>
> Project 11 - audio-visual: communications leadership skills, 1975
>
> Project 12 - municipal spectrum requirements, 1973
>
> Project 13 - communications review and assessments in state SPAs, 1974
>
> Project 14 - aural brevity code for public safety communications, 1974
>
> Project 15 - IACP survey of public safety communications, 1973
>
> Project 16 - the application of the 900 MHz band to public safety
> communications, 1975
>
> Project 17 - Law enforcement communications: Problems and
> recommendations, 1979
>
> Project 18 - analysis of how the 155.475 MHz emergency channel is
> managed, 1982
>
> Project 19 - Operation SECURE, developing a nationwide civil disaster
> radio response program in the 2-10 GHz band, 1982
>
> Project 20 - development of public safety answering point (PSAP)
> guidelines, 1982
>
> Project 21 - frequency coordination database and operations, 1984
>
> Project 22 - several public safety training courses, including 80 and
> 40-hour basic, advanced for law enforcement, fire and
> EMS, 1985
>
> Project 23 - report on public safety interoperability, 1987
>
> Project 24 - public safety technician testing and certification
program,
> 1985
>
> Project 25 - public safety digital radio standards, 1989
>
> Project 26 - metropolitan area spectrum allocation, 1989
>
> Project 27 - Two publication: Primer of public safety
telecommunications
> systems, How to write an SOP manual, 1989
>
> Project 28 - 2 GHz microwave system relocation, 1990
>
> Project 29 - Communications Act Amendments, 1990
>
> Project 30 - APCO Building Fund, 1990
>
> Project 31 - impact of wireless communications on 911, 1991
>
> Project 32 - APCO Strategic Plan, 1993
>
> Project 33 - universal training standards for public safety
dispatchers,
> 1995
>
> Project 34 - high-speed wireless data standards, an additional part of
> Project 25
>
> Project 35 - nationwide non-emergency telephone number (311), 1996
>
> Project 36 - CAD data interchange standards
>
> Project 37 - dispatcher certification program
>
> Project 38 - dubbed "Project Locate," intended to expedite the
> implementation of Phase II at local PSAPs
>
> Project 39 - 800 MHz band interference issue
>
> Project 40 - comm center staffing crisis
>
> Jerry Kacprzycki wrote:
>
> > How will this affect our scanners?
> > Will there still be a Project 25?
> > Isn't there also a Project 36?
> > Do you have a list of all the PROJECT numbers and their purposes?
> >