1. Pubic Safety Radio System Paging System Operation Overview

2. Paging System Operation Overview
Paging Channel
A dedicated channel used for paging of:
Fire Departments
Emergency Medical
Emergency Management
Outdoor Warning
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3. Paging System Operation Overview
System Configuration
Base Repeater Radios Located at:
Aurora
Fairbank
Jesup
Rowley
Independence
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4. Paging System Operation Overview
Microwave Link Control Can Page
Simulcast
Backup Radio Link Control Can Page
Direct from one tower
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5. Paging System Operation Overview
Additional Backup
Page Direct from any Fire Station
Page Direct from any tower using Fire Station
Page Direct from Court House
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6. Paging System Operation Overview
Repeater
Radio Channel Using 2 Frequencies
Frequency 1 Used to Talk from Radio to Base
Frequency 2 Used to Talk from Base to Radio
Each User Must be Line of Sight with Base
Enhanced Range
Frequency 1
Duplex is possible without a repeater, but this is not often used in public safety (few exceptions).
Frequency 2
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7. Page Direct From One Tower
Radio Link
Control Radio
Paging Site
Court House or
Fire Station
Users selects code and tower for department being paged.
Send page same way as if paging direct from station.
Only difference is the channel selected on the base radio.
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8. Paging System Operation Overview
Simulcasting
The same information is transmitted on the channel at the same time from multiple locations.
Central Transmitter
Remote Site Microwave Link
Remote Site
Remote Site
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9. Paging System Operation Overview
Site Coverage
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10. Paging System Operation Overview
Why Simulcast?
These Pages Only Sent Once, Not Five Times
Nightly Pager Test
Storm Watch
County Wide Messages
Department Members Alerted When Away from Home Area
Build Base Infrastructure for Digital Paging
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11. Paging System Operation Overview
Paging Sequence
Each page will be sent simulcast first
Second page will be direct from the towns main coverage tower.
Quasqueton and Brandon will have a store and forward systems to fill in coverage holes in town.
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12. Sending a Page, Fire Stations
Shut off scan and select the “PAGE DIR” channel on the radio remote.
Lift hand set from radio remote. (Page will not be sent with handset on hook)
Enter the pager code desired from the list on the encoder.
Press the “Page” key (#button) on the encoder to the send page.
Press the PTT button on the handset and speak your message after the tones have been sent.
Press the “Clear” key (*button) on the encoder to clear the code.
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13. Pager Activation Codes
County All Call
Fire
EMS
Emergency Management
Special Team
Department Specific Call
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14. Pager Activation Codes
Department Members Call
Fire
Officers
EMS
Crew 1 - 4
Emergency Management
Staff Call
Individual Person Call
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15. Pager Activation Codes
Outdoor Warning Call
Specific Town
All of County
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16. Department Codes Numbers
See Poster Sent to Each Department
Should be next to paging encoder
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17. Independence Paging Coverage
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18. Aurora Paging Coverage
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19. Fairbank Paging Coverage
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20. Paging System Operation Overview
Jesup Paging Coverage
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21. Rowley Paging Coverage
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22. Simulcast Paging Coverage
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23. Paging System Operation Overview
Pagers vs Handhelds
Pager
Specifically designed to receive and decode two tones
Monitors just the channel used for paging
Two channel pages check paging channel many times per second.
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24. Paging System Operation Overview
Pagers vs Handhelds
Handheld
Designed to receive and decode many different tone schemes.
Monitors many channels when on scan
If paging channel is priority channel may check it only once every 3-5 seconds. The first paging tone is only 1 second long.
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25. If Handheld is Used as a Pager?
To Increase Chance of Page Being Captured
DO NOT USE SCAN! Only way to ensure that the complete tones are captured is to stay on the paging channel.
Dual Watch (If radio has this feature).
Only two channels scanned, increases chance page will be captured.
If a Handheld is used it must meet the radio system specifications so it can decode the tone patterns used.
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26. System Responsibilities
County
Design, Tone Assignments, Licenses
Base Radios
Store & Forwards
Users
Receiving Equipment
Equipment must meet the system requirements
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