Quitman, Texas-- The Wood County Sheriff's Department has switched to conventional VHF P25 digital. As of the present time, only the Wood County Sheriff's Department units are using the digital channel, however DPS & Game Warden radios are being reprogrammed. 8307 (one of Wood County's Game Wardens) was heard doing a radio check on the digital dispatch channel Wednesday afternoon. The new digital channel is 153.6125 with a NAC code of 463.
Wood county also narrow banded their analog dispatch channel to 154.7850 with a tone of 364 DPL.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Winter Weather across NE Texas
Winter Storm Warnings will kick off around 6 AM Sunday Morning (1/09/11). Winter Storm Warnings will be in effect for Red River, Franklin, Wood, Smith, Rusk, Gregg, Upshur, Camp, Titus, Morris, Bowie, Cass, Marion, Harrison, and Panola counties in Texas. One to Three inches of snow accumulation is possible in some locations and this may fall after or in combination with one quarter of an inch of ice or higher, along with sleet accumulations of one inch or possibly higher. Main impact will be ice accumulations on bridges and overpasses.
Highs Sunday will be around the freezing mark with lows Sunday night in the lower 20's. Possibly 4+ inches of snowfall is possible across NE Texas.
Winter Strom Watches extend as far West as the DFW Metroplex and as far East as Topsail Beach, North Carolina. A Winter Storm Warning extends as far east as the Alabama/Georgia state line.
From the NWS
From NWS Ft. Worth office
Highs Sunday will be around the freezing mark with lows Sunday night in the lower 20's. Possibly 4+ inches of snowfall is possible across NE Texas.
Winter Strom Watches extend as far West as the DFW Metroplex and as far East as Topsail Beach, North Carolina. A Winter Storm Warning extends as far east as the Alabama/Georgia state line.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Texas DPS Sulphur Springs Communications set to close
Sulphur Springs, Texas--- Texas Department of Public Safety has announced that it will be closing the Texas DPS Sulphur Springs Communications office effective December 31, 2010. Texas Dept. of Public Safety is in the process of consolidating a number of offices from 32 Communication offices into 22 offices.
DPS Sulphur Springs Dispatch handles communications from towers in Sulphur Springs (KJW750), Greenville (WPUF855), and Paris, which covers Wood, Hopkins, Rains, Franklin, Lamar, Delta, Hunt, and far Eastern parts of Collin Counties in Texas.
When DPS Sulphur Springs Communications closes, radio communications will be taken over by DPS Garland Communications office. A total of five jobs will be affected by this closing. DPS will make efforts to find other jobs for the effected Communication officers. The Communications center is located at 1528 East Shannon Road, in Sulphur Springs. The Highway Patrol office and Drivers license office will remain open at that location.
DPS Sulphur Springs Dispatch handles communications from towers in Sulphur Springs (KJW750), Greenville (WPUF855), and Paris, which covers Wood, Hopkins, Rains, Franklin, Lamar, Delta, Hunt, and far Eastern parts of Collin Counties in Texas.
When DPS Sulphur Springs Communications closes, radio communications will be taken over by DPS Garland Communications office. A total of five jobs will be affected by this closing. DPS will make efforts to find other jobs for the effected Communication officers. The Communications center is located at 1528 East Shannon Road, in Sulphur Springs. The Highway Patrol office and Drivers license office will remain open at that location.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Wood County petitions the FCC
Quitman, Texas-- Wood County Sheriff's Department has petitioned the FCC for a waiver to the Commission's Rule 90.20 (c)(3). Wood County has been working with APCO to obtain new frequency pairs, but has not been able to obtain a pair of frequencies in the VHF range inside the designated Public Saftey Range.
In a request to the FCC, Wood County cites that during recent floods last fall the main sheriff dispatch channel was packed with radio communications with all the various rescue operations & emergency situations. During those floods, a lone unit in the field was unable to report that assistance was needed to save a citizen trapped in the floods. Unfortunately, due in part to that the individual lost their life that day.
The county currently has One (1) radio frequency for the dispatch office that is used by 11 fire departments, 4 constables, 3 police departments, Sheriff's Department, Texas Parks & Wildlife Game Wardens, Texas DPS Troopers, and 2 EMS providers and TxDOT for communications to Wood Counties Central Dispatch Center.
Wood County applied for and received a Homeland Security grant money to upgrade and add to the existing radio system. They replaced all in-car and handheld radios with this grant money with new VHF band radios.
APCO International has requested the use of IP/IW frequency 153.6125.
Link: FCC License Modification
To read the waiver request click on wavers under the General Information section, then click waiver under the attachments section.
In a request to the FCC, Wood County cites that during recent floods last fall the main sheriff dispatch channel was packed with radio communications with all the various rescue operations & emergency situations. During those floods, a lone unit in the field was unable to report that assistance was needed to save a citizen trapped in the floods. Unfortunately, due in part to that the individual lost their life that day.
The county currently has One (1) radio frequency for the dispatch office that is used by 11 fire departments, 4 constables, 3 police departments, Sheriff's Department, Texas Parks & Wildlife Game Wardens, Texas DPS Troopers, and 2 EMS providers and TxDOT for communications to Wood Counties Central Dispatch Center.
Wood County applied for and received a Homeland Security grant money to upgrade and add to the existing radio system. They replaced all in-car and handheld radios with this grant money with new VHF band radios.
APCO International has requested the use of IP/IW frequency 153.6125.
Link: FCC License Modification
To read the waiver request click on wavers under the General Information section, then click waiver under the attachments section.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Digital radio communications comes to North East Texas
East Texas public safety agencies are starting to make the switch from old wideband analog VFH to the new narrowband which is mandated by the FCC by 2013. A few agencies have taken advantages to homeland security grants for new digital radio communications.
So far Red River County Sheriff's Department, Atlanta Police Department, Greenville Police Department, ETMC EMS, Smith County agencies, and the City of Tyler, and City of Longview have implemented P25 digital sytems. Red River County Sheriff, Atlanta PD, and Greenville PD are using P25 VHF conventional channels for dispatch. ETMC EMS, Smith County, and City of Tyler, & City of Longview are using a P25 Type I digital trunked radio system (TxWARN or Texas Wide Area Radio Network)
Several NE Texas agencies have modified their existing license for the new narrowband requirement, but many have also added the digital (P25) emissions to their existing license so expect more to come.
So far Red River County Sheriff's Department, Atlanta Police Department, Greenville Police Department, ETMC EMS, Smith County agencies, and the City of Tyler, and City of Longview have implemented P25 digital sytems. Red River County Sheriff, Atlanta PD, and Greenville PD are using P25 VHF conventional channels for dispatch. ETMC EMS, Smith County, and City of Tyler, & City of Longview are using a P25 Type I digital trunked radio system (TxWARN or Texas Wide Area Radio Network)
Several NE Texas agencies have modified their existing license for the new narrowband requirement, but many have also added the digital (P25) emissions to their existing license so expect more to come.
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