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TN to Begin Statewide Radio System

Admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:37:48 +0000

From the TN Dept of Safety website:

Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security Inks Deal with Motorola Solutions, Inc.

NASHVILLE — Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons and Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Tract Trott today announced an agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc., to begin implementing the first phase of a statewide radio system that will enhance the efficiency, safety and service of troopers across the state. The department secured $39.2 million dollars from the Tennessee General Assembly for phase I of the project, which will be utilized for radio upgrades in the THP Chattanooga, Fall Branch and Knoxville districts.

“We look forward to working with Motorola in replacing our aging and outdated radio system,” Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons said. “The implementation of this advanced, statewide interoperable communication system is a top priority in securing our state. It will ensure better communications among public safety agencies in Tennessee and with agencies in surrounding states.”

Replacing a structure more than 30 years old, the new radio system will provide commonality between THP’s system and the bordering states of Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. It will also offer new safety enhancements for State Troopers, such as Emergency Man-Down notification and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) capabilities, along with improved coverage and the latest in interoperable radio capabilities.

“The lack of an adequate and reliable communication system has been an issue for our agency for decades,” THP Colonel Tracy Trott said. “We were unable to share vital voice or data information via radio with our neighboring jurisdictions in daily operations or emergency response situations. The new system will enhance the ability of troopers to perform critical duties across the state.”

Reusing antenna sites and equipment in existing Motorola Project 25 systems operated by the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) and the Tennessee Valley Regional Communications System (TVRS) will eliminate the requirement to build duplicate systems.

The new system will also improve communications interoperability between the Highway Patrol and similar Motorola radio systems operated by Tennessee cities, including Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, Jackson, and Franklin, as well as surrounding states of North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, and Virginia.

Control Channel Update

Admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:14:36 +0000

It appears that the new control channels are being used for the Memphis and Shelby County radio system. The new control channels are as follows:

Site 1
854.5375
854.5875
854.6375
859.4625

Site 2
854.1625
856.0625
859.7125
859.9375

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There is also a new talkgroup showing up of 18384 which is associated with the University of Memphis Police.

City of Germantown Considering Digital Radio System

Admin — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:56:41 +0000

A new APCO 25 conventional radio system was one of the proposed items on the agenda of the city’s “capital improvement project” for the 2012 fiscal year. Officials are hoping to replace the 20+ year old VHF and UHF system for police and fire. Read more…

ScanMemphis Mobile Site

Admin — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:32:28 +0000

ScanMemphis is now available in a mobile flavor for those who access the site with a mobile platform. There is no setting you need to apply, the plugin for WordPress automatically recognizes most mobile browsers, and will adjust the site accordingly. You can still turn off the mobile site and access the full desktop site …

Memphis/Shelby County Radio System Issues

Admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:21:51 +0000

Many of you have noticed that you haven’t been able to listen to the Memphis/SC radio system lately. This is because the control channels have changed for the system, partially due to interference issues and also with the current “rebanding” project that is underway.

Important!

You must enter all of the control channel frequencies in your scanner while the system is undergoing rebanding. Failure to do so will result in your scanner not picking up all of the traffic. This is due to the radio system frequently changing control channels.

The additional control channel frequencies are 854.5875 and 854.5375. Add these (in addition to the current control channels) into the bank(s) that you have programmed for the Memphis/SC system, and you should be back to business.

New Blog Style for the Site

Admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:20:22 +0000

I’ve decided to change the style of the site to a blogging platform. Due much in part to the ease of updating, and editing the site. Before, I would have to open up the html page, edit what needed changing, or add what needing adding, then upload these pages back to my web server for the changes to take place.

Now, all that needs to be done is log into the site, make a post and boom, there it is. Hopefully the information will be easier to find throughout the site this way.

Hope everyone enjoys it!