Are the radios intrinsically safe?
How do I charge the battery?
How do I cycle the battery?
Why is it important to cycle the battery?
Why am I getting feedback?
What is the difference between wideband and narrowband?
What is P-25?
Who's on the Radio Interoperability Oversight Committee?
When does the Radio Interoperability Oversight Committee meet?
Can I attend the Radio Interoperability Oversight Committee meetings?
When is the cut-over?
What's the deadline for getting radios?
What's the deadline for pagers?
Will our pagers work when cut-over occurs?
Why can't we just rely on cell phones rather needing to carry a pager?
I don't think my radio is working what do I do?
Who will pay for volunteer fire department individual pagers and local weather siren controller upgrades.
Do the new police radios have DVP programmed in them?
When the new narrowband radio system is functional will the P25 radios we are now installing in our squads work or will they need to be reprogrammed?
Does all P25 mobiles and portables need a unique 7 digit identifyer programmed into the unit? How do I know which number to use?
FIRE & EMS SERVICE ID NUMBERING PLAN The radio ID number consists of 7 digits: a) The first two digits identify the county using its numonic (37) b) The next digit identifies the unit as a mobile, portable, base or control station (0,1,2,3) #0 signifies the unit as a mobile #1 signifies the unit as a portable #2 signifies the unit as a base control station (stations that talk to a repeater) #3 signifes the unit as a fixed station/bases/consoles (non repeated) c) The next two digits will identify a fire department Call # (example: 90 Weston FD) d) The last two numbers 00 to 99 will be used by the department for their internal number designation Example: Unit # 3715501 (37) signifies this radio is from Marathon County (1) indicates this is a portable (90) indicates this unit is assigned to Weston FD (01) Internal number a department assigns to a unit (Each department is required to keep an updated inventory of their radios/ID unit numbers and who is assigned them). LAW ENFORCEMENT ID NUMBERING PLAN * A 4 digit block of numbers has been assigned to your department for the use of badge numbers, squad numbers and to satisfy the new requirement of having a unique radio ID number for all P25 radios. This particular block of numbers has been selected for your agency so in most cases your badge & squad numbers will stay the same or change slightly. For those agencies that currently have 3 digit badge & squad numbers an additional digit (see list) has been placed at the beginning of your current number. Once the new radio system goes on-line and the 7 digit radio identifier is activated Dispatch will begin using your officer’s new 4 digit badge numbers. CAD will also be change to reflect these new badge and squad number assignments. This will affect Athens PD, Edgar PD, Marathon PD, Mosinee PD, Spencer PD & Stratford PD. The radio ID number consists of 7 digits: a) The first two digits identify the county using its numonic (37) b) The next digit identifies the unit as a mobile, portable, base or control station (0,1,2,3) #0 signifies the unit as a mobile #1 signifies the unit as a portable #2 signifies the unit as a base control station (stations that talk to a repeater) #3 signifes the unit as a fixed station/bases/consoles (non repeated) c) The next four digits will will identify the officer’s badge # (portables) or the squad # (mobiles). All badge numbers and squad numbers must have a 4 digit identifier. Example: Unit # 3701042 (37) signifies the radio is from Marathon County (0) indicates this is a mobile (1042 ) This is the squad number of an Everest Metro squad. (Each department is required to keep an updated inventory of their radios/ID unit numbers and who is assigned them).