Motorola Press Release on Baltimore City's New Trunked Radio System - November 1999
This info was on Scan-L around 11/15/99
Here is another system that has gone digital. But don't worry TSS has new reciver technology is comming based on the URC-500. Look for it 1 or 2Q 00.
Baltimore Celebrates Installation of Motorola Digital Communications System
BALTIMORE, Nov. 11, 1999 - Mayor Kurt Schmoke, city officials and Motorola (NYSE: MOT - news) today celebrated the installation of the city's new Motorola 800 MHz ASTROŽ- SmartZone(TM) digital communications systems.
With the new communications system installed, Baltimore becomes one of the first cities in the world to design and implement a fully-digital communications system with a single system infrastructure to support the communications needs of both public-safety and public service departments.
The city's fire, police and public works departments began using the new $65 million communications system after installation was completed Nov. 2. Mayor Schmoke and the city broke ground for the system in December 1996 after selecting Motorola as the system's prime contractor.
``This new communications system has been a major goal of this city and I am delighted that we have achieved it,'' said Mayor Schmoke. ``We wanted to create a new approach to communications that would enable all our city agencies to communicate with each other and help us deliver services to the city more efficiently. We have done that and created a model I am confident others will imitate.''
The system includes 28 channels and nine simulcast sites for enhanced communications coverage from the city's downtown high-rise buildings to its harbor tunnels. More than 5,000 mobile and portable radios are currently in use. The city's new Emergency Communications Center has 73 computer-aided dispatch (CAD) positions, including 31 radio dispatch positions, 18 positions for 9-1-1 call takers, 12 positions for 3-1-1 call takers, and five Emergency Medical Dispatch positions. Among the system's sophisticated features is Motorola's Oncore XT(TM) global positioning system that displays ambulance locations, enabling dispatchers to assign units to emergencies more efficiently.
``It was almost four years ago that the city selected Motorola as the system integrator for what was to become the most sophisticated radio communications in use anywhere in the world,'' said
Rob Sears, Motorola corporate vice president and general manager, southern division, North America Group. ``The system´s capabilities have proven invaluable to departments responding to emergencies ranging from the Charles Towers fire this past February to Hurricane Floyd. Baltimore today has a communications system with the capabilities and technological flexibility its departments need for years to come.''
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - news) is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1998 were $29.4 billion. ASTRO is a registered trademark of Motorola, Inc. SmartZone and Oncore XT are trademarks of Motorola, Inc. SOURCE: Motorola
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This is from Lindsay Blanton's webpage
City of Baltimore, MD Trunked Radio System Motorola ASTRO Smartzone (APCO-25 Digital) System Sysid: 562a System Frequencies: 866.6625 867.8250 867.2125 867.9000 867.4375 867.9250 867.4625 868.1000 867.9875 868.1250 866.2250 868.1500 866.3500 868.3000 866.6250 868.4500 866.8250 868.7000 866.8500 868.9500 Data 866.8750 866.9000 867.1500 867.1750 867.4000 System Talkgroups: (NOTE: All talkgroups in APCO-25 IMBE Digital Modulation)Baltimore Fire Department TG HEX Description 1616 065 A1 MAIN 1648 067 A2 DISPATCH 1680 069 A3 EMS OPS 1712 06B A4 EMS OPS 2177 606F A5 EMRC CALL2 1180 8071 A6 MED 2218 40073 A7 MED 23 2032 07F A8 SUPPORT 1904 077 A9 TRN 1193 6079 A10 TRN 2 DYNDYNA11 DYN REGRPG 4923 2C05 A12 BGE TO FD N/AN/A A13 TLK ARD #1 (Conv: 866.2000) N/AN/A A14 TLK ARD #2 (Conv: 866.9375) 1872 075 A15 EMS LATRL N/AN/A A16 ADMIN (Conv: 866.9375) 2320 091 B1 FG OPS B1 2352 093 B2 FG OPS B2 2384 095 B3 FG OPS B3 3216 0c9 B4 FG OPS B1 A241 6097 B5 FG OPS B5 2448 099 B6 FG OPS B6 2480 09b B7 FG OPS B7 3248 0cb B8 FG OPS B5 AN/AN/A B9 TLK ARD #3 (Conv: 868.1750) 2160 087 B10 CITY 2256 08d B11 FD TO PD 2128 085 B12 FD TO DPW ???? B13 Anne Arundell County FD 1 ???? B14 AAFD 2 2320 091 B15 INVESTAGAT ???? B16 ARSON 2 5120 9d C1 FG OPS C1 2544 09f C2 FG OPS C2 2576 0a1 C3 FG OPS C3 3280 0cd C4 FG OPS C1 A2608 0a3 C5 FG OPS C5 2640 0a5 C6 FG OPS C6 2672 0a7 C7 FG OPS C7 3312 0cf C8 FG OPS C5 AN/AN/A C9 TLK ARD #4 (Conv: 868.200) N/AN/A C10 NPSC 1# (Conv: 866.0125) N/AN/A C11 NPST 1# (Conv: 866.5125) N/AN/A C12 NPST 2# (Conv: 867.0125) ???? C13 MUTAID 1 ???? C14 BAFD 1 ???? C15 BAFD 2 ???? C16 MAYOR
Baltimore Police Department TG HEX Description 481 612d Police Central Division 483 212e Police Southeastern Division 484 812f Police Eastern Division 486 4130 Police Northeastern Division 488 0131 Police Northern Division 489 6132 Police Northwestern Division 491 2133 Police Western Division 492 8134 Police Southwestern Division 494 4135 Police Southern Division 513 6141 Police Citywide-1 515 2142 Police Citywide-2
Last Updated: 12/03/99
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