[TrunkCom] JIWN

Thu Mar 29 10:27:56 EST 2007

It is Oakland County, and OpenSky is sure not opened to anything else at
this point in time.  The instalation is going on in Oakland County, and
they wanted to be up and running in 2002 but like the state of PA they
haven't been able to make it work.

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007, JERRY NONE wrote:

> So how is it working in Michigan?  I know that there
> is @ least one county that is OpenSky.
>
> OpenSky?  Nice name.  NOT open to radio scanners.
>
> --- Jeff Kenyon <at649 at tcnet.org> wrote:
>
> > Well, if OpenSky gets licensed to other people that
> > may be a reality.
> > However, until it gets up and running and working
> > that will be a long
> > time.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 29 Mar 2007, JERRY NONE wrote:
> >
> > > And OpenSky. :-)
> > >
> > > --- "Arthur-Bryan E. Phelps" <aphelps at enter.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I hear you. Now I'd be happy just to have an
> > > > affordable pro-voice scanner by
> > > > 2008. Dreaming, huh!?
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:
> > > >
> > trunkcom-bounces+aphelps=enter.net at mailman.qth.net
> > > >
> > >
> >
> [mailto:trunkcom-bounces+aphelps=enter.net at mailman.qth.net]
> > > > On Behalf Of
> > > > Jeff Kenyon
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:35 PM
> > > > To: Discussion of Monitoring Trunk Radio Systems
> > > > Subject: RE: [TrunkCom] JIWN
> > > >
> > > > I know how that goes.  It will be interesting to
> > see
> > > > what technology will
> > > > exist radio or otherwise by that time.  I never
> > > > thought as a kid when
> > > > scanner monitoring and watching all them
> > flashing
> > > > lights going back and
> > > > forth I'd be concerned with things like
> > > > trunktracking and whether or not
> > > > something can be monitored and things like that.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, Arthur-Bryan E. Phelps
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I cannot really answer your question, Jeff.
> > But
> > > > your original post
> > > > > referenced a possible effect on local LE
> > entities.
> > > > The answer to that
> > > > > question is "most likely no". This is a
> > federal
> > > > initiative. Dave is
> > > > > correct in his analysis of the architecture of
> > > > such an endeavor.
> > > > > Although government agencies are purchasing
> > > > standard P25 systems and
> > > > > pro-voice and whatever, I'm certain by 2021
> > the
> > > > technology available
> > > > > will raise the bar on anything that exists
> > today.
> > > > Relax a bit. This is
> > > > > government, remember. Nothing is carved in
> > stone.
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From:
> > > >
> > trunkcom-bounces+aphelps=enter.net at mailman.qth.net
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> [mailto:trunkcom-bounces+aphelps=enter.net at mailman.qth.net]
> > > > On Behalf
> > > > > Of Jeff Kenyon
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:15 PM
> > > > > To: Discussion of Monitoring Trunk Radio
> > Systems
> > > > > Subject: Re: [TrunkCom] JIWN
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Dave and the group.  What is the P-25 JIWN
> > > > system on the west coast
> > > > > in Oregon and Washington being used for then?
> > I
> > > > had always wondered
> > > > > when it would be expanded to the rest of the
> > > > country.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, David T. Stark wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi everyone, I just saw another update on
> > > > radioreference.com about
> > > > > > > the JIWN trunked system, and I guess that
> > by
> > > > 2021 it will be a
> > > > > > > nation wide trunked system.  Does anyone
> > know
> > > > if eventually state
> > > > > > > and local governments will be joining the
> > > > system, and what about
> > > > > > > the federal government's switch to all
> > > > ProVoice?  I had heard a
> > > > > > > lot of different things saying that they
> > will
> > > > be going ProVoice
> > > > > > > with regard to the federal government and
> > > > another thing was
> > > > > > > OpenSky and a few other
> > > > > things like that.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Referring to JIWN as a "nationwide" system
> > is a
> > > > misnomer.  Various
> > > > > > standalone systems (both trunked and
> > > > conventional) used by federal
> > > > > > agencies and the military around the country
> > are
> > > > going to be "part of"
> > > > > JIWN.
> > > > > > However, this is not a single radio system
> > in
> > > > any way resembling,
> > > > > > for example, a Motorola SmartZone system.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There is likely going to be a way to link
> > these
> > > > individual systems
> > > > > > together temporarily if some situation
> > requires
> > > > it, probably via IP
> > > > > > at the
> > > > > back end.
> > > > > > In that sense, there is a potential to hook
> > them
> > > > all up and create a
> > > > > > "nationwide" radio network, but in actual
> > > > practice there is no
> > > > > > reason for that to happen.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > David T. Stark
> > > > > > M.A. Criminal Justice / ACJS / CJEANYS / ISI
> > > > Adjunct Instructor of
> > > > > > Criminal Justice, HVCC, Troy, NY ARES /
> > RACES /
> > > > Skywarn / QCWA NF2G
> > > > > > /
> > > > > > IBN-289 (ex-N2CSB, KYR-7128, KNY2DJ, RCMA
> > > > NY-172, NYSING-01) FEMA
> > > > > > certifications: IS-100, 200, 700, 800
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > >
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