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December 31, 2008
East Bay Regional Communications
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CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
1 Table of Contents
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.1 Report Outline ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.0 Current Communications Environment. ...................................................................................................................... 9
2.1 Alameda County Communications Environment .................................................................................................... 9
2.1.1 Alameda County 800 MHz Communication System ........................................................................................... 9
2.1.2 City of Livermore 800 MHz Communication System .......................................................................................... 9
2.1.3 City of Albany Communication System ............................................................................................................... 9
2.1.4 City of Berkeley Communication System .......................................................................................................... 10
2.1.5 City of Emeryville Communication System ....................................................................................................... 10
2.1.6 City of Hayward Communication System .......................................................................................................... 10
2.1.7 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Communication System .................................................................. 10
2.1.8 Alameda County Interagency Communications ................................................................................................ 10
2.2 Contra Costa County Communications Environment ........................................................................................... 10
2.2.1 San Ramon Valley Fire Communication System .............................................................................................. 11
2.2.2 Contra Costa County Fire Communication System .......................................................................................... 11
2.2.3 Richmond 800 MHz Communication System ................................................................................................... 12
2.2.4 Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Communication System ................................................................................... 12
2.2.5 Antioch PD VHF Communication System ......................................................................................................... 13
2.2.6 Walnut Creek PD UHF Communication System ............................................................................................... 13
2.2.7 Martinez PD UHF Communication System ....................................................................................................... 13
2.2.8 Pleasant Hill PD UHF Communication System ................................................................................................. 13
2.2.9 Concord PD UHF Communication System ....................................................................................................... 13
2.2.10 Additional Communication Systems .............................................................................................................. 13
2.2.11 Contra Costa County Interagency Communications ..................................................................................... 14 Table 2-1 Alameda County Radio Systems .......................................................................................................... 15 Table 2-2 Alameda County Interagency Communications .................................................................................... 16 Table 2-3 Contra Costa County Radio Systems ................................................................................................... 17 Table 2-4 Contra Costa Interoperability Communications .................................................................................... 19
3.0 Current Communications Problems .......................................................................................................................... 20
3.1 Alameda County Communications Problems ....................................................................................................... 20
3.1.1 Problems Reported During Alameda County Interviews ................................................................................... 20
3.1.2 Alameda County Online Survey Results ........................................................................................................... 21
3.2 Contra Costa County Communications Problems ................................................................................................ 21
3.2.1 Problems reported during Contra Costa Interviews .......................................................................................... 21
3.2.2 Contra Costa County Online Survey Results .................................................................................................... 22
4.0 System Attributes and Needs.................................................................................................................................... 23
4.1 East Bay Regional Communication System Attributes ......................................................................................... 23
4.1.1 Needs Reported During Interviews ................................................................................................................... 23
4.1.2 Online Survey Results ....................................................................................................................................... 25
5.0 Regulatory Issues ..................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.1 Migration to Digital Technology ............................................................................................................................. 26
5.1.1 Digital Communications Techniques ................................................................................................................. 26
5.1.2 Advantages of Digital Technology ..................................................................................................................... 27
5.1.2.1 Increased Capacity ........................................................................................................................................ 27
5.1.2.2 Signal Recovery ............................................................................................................................................ 27
5.1.2.3 Encryption ..................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.1.2.4 Mobile Data ................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.1.3 Disadvantages of Digital Technology ................................................................................................................ 27
5.1.3.1 Cost ............................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.1.3.2 Interoperability ............................................................................................................................................... 28
5.1.3.3 Latency .......................................................................................................................................................... 28 CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
2 5.1.4 Project 25 .......................................................................................................................................................... 28
5.1.4.1 Phase I .......................................................................................................................................................... 28
5.1.4.2 Phase II ......................................................................................................................................................... 28
5.1.4.3 Compliance Assurance ................................................................................................................................. 29
5.1.5 TSB-88 .............................................................................................................................................................. 29
5.2 Narrowbanding of LMR Spectrum below 512 MHz ............................................................................................... 30
5.2.1 New Narrowband Channels .............................................................................................................................. 30
5.2.2 Narrowband Equipment Requirements ............................................................................................................. 30
5.2.3 Deadline for Wideband Equipment Manufacture .............................................................................................. 30
5.2.4 Deadline for Migration ....................................................................................................................................... 30
5.2.5 Deadline for Wideband Applications ................................................................................................................. 31
5.2.6 Trunking in the VHF and UHF Bands................................................................................................................ 31
5.2.7 Impact of Narrowbanding on Radio Systems in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties ....................................... 31
5.3 The 700-MHz Public Safety Band ......................................................................................................................... 31
5.3.1 Digital TV Deadline ............................................................................................................................................ 31
5.3.2 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................................... 31
5.3.2.1 Narrowband Channels................................................................................................................................... 32
5.3.2.1.1 Channel Aggregation................................................................................................................................. 32
5.3.2.1.2 Deadline for 6.25-kHz Efficiency ............................................................................................................... 32
5.3.2.1.3 Regional Planning Committees ................................................................................................................. 32
5.3.2.1.4 State Licenses ........................................................................................................................................... 32
5.3.2.1.5 Interoperability Spectrum .......................................................................................................................... 32
5.3.2.2 Broadband Channels..................................................................................................................................... 32
5.3.2.2.1 Public/Private Partnership ......................................................................................................................... 33
5.3.2.2.2 Proposed Changes.................................................................................................................................... 33
5.3.3 Availability ......................................................................................................................................................... 33
5.4 Rebanding the 800-MHz Band .............................................................................................................................. 34
5.4.1 Before Rebanding ............................................................................................................................................. 34
5.4.1.1 Frequency Allocations at 800-MHz ............................................................................................................... 34
5.4.1.2 Interference Mechanisms .............................................................................................................................. 34
5.4.2 The FCC Rebanding Plan ................................................................................................................................. 35
5.4.3 Rebanding Management ................................................................................................................................... 36
5.4.4 Negotiation Process .......................................................................................................................................... 36
5.4.5 Timetable ........................................................................................................................................................... 37
5.4.5.1 Border Areas ................................................................................................................................................. 37
5.4.6 Application Freeze ............................................................................................................................................. 37
5.4.7 Recent Developments ....................................................................................................................................... 37
5.4.7.1 Sprint Nextel Waiver Request ....................................................................................................................... 37
5.4.7.2 Vacated Spectrum ......................................................................................................................................... 37
5.4.8 Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................................... 38
5.5 Fixed Microwave Services Relocation .................................................................................................................. 38
5.5.1 The Lower 2-GHz Band..................................................................................................................................... 38
5.5.2 The Upper 2-GHz Band..................................................................................................................................... 38
5.5.2.1 Relocations by AWS Licensees .................................................................................................................... 38
5.5.2.2 Relocations by MSS Licensees ..................................................................................................................... 39
5.5.3 Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................................... 39
5.6 The 4.9 GHz Band................................................................................................................................................. 39
5.6.1 Band Plan .......................................................................................................................................................... 39
5.6.2 Licensing and Coordination ............................................................................................................................... 39
6.0 Communications Facility Review .............................................................................................................................. 40
6.1 Radio Sites organized by Site ............................................................................................................................... 40
6.1.1 Kregor Radio Site Conditions ............................................................................................................................ 40
6.1.2 Shadybrook Radio Site Conditions ................................................................................................................... 40
6.1.3 Marsh Creek Radio Site Conditions .................................................................................................................. 40
6.1.4 Highland Radio Site Conditions ........................................................................................................................ 40
6.1.5 Old Fire Station 53 Radio Site Conditions......................................................................................................... 41
6.1.6 Contra Costa County Sheriffs (Glacier) Radio Site Conditions ......................................................................... 41
6.1.7 Cummings Peak Radio Site Conditions ............................................................................................................ 41 CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
3 6.1.8 Sydney Radio Site Conditions ........................................................................................................................... 41
6.1.9 Bald Radio Site Conditions ............................................................................................................................... 41
6.1.10 Rocky Ridge Radio Site Conditions .............................................................................................................. 42
6.1.11 Turquoise Radio Site Conditions ................................................................................................................... 42
6.1.12 Pearl Reservoir Radio Site Conditions .......................................................................................................... 42
6.1.13 El Cerrito Radio Site Conditions .................................................................................................................... 42
6.1.14 Nichol Knob Radio Site Conditions ............................................................................................................... 42
6.1.15 San Ramon Valley Fire Radio Site Conditions ............................................................................................. 42
6.1.16 Contra Costa County Consolidated Fire Radio Site Conditions ................................................................... 42
6.1.17 Pleasant Hill Police Radio Site Conditions .................................................................................................... 43
6.1.18 Los Vaqueros Radio Site Conditions ............................................................................................................ 43
6.1.19 Peter’s Apollo Radio Site Conditions ............................................................................................................ 43
6.1.20 Sunol Ridge Radio Site Conditions ............................................................................................................... 43
6.1.21 San Leandro Hills Radio Site Conditions ...................................................................................................... 43
6.2 Communications/Dispatch Centers ....................................................................................................................... 43
6.2.1 Antioch Police Department Dispatch Center ..................................................................................................... 43
6.2.2 Contra Costa County Sheriff Dispatch Center .................................................................................................. 44
6.2.3 Concord Police Department Dispatch Center ................................................................................................... 44
6.2.4 Contra Costa County Consolidated Fire Department Dispatch Center ............................................................ 44
6.2.5 Pinole Police Department Dispatch Center ....................................................................................................... 44
6.2.6 Pleasant Hill Police Department Dispatch Center ............................................................................................. 44
6.2.7 Richmond Police and Fire Department Dispatch Center .................................................................................. 45
6.2.8 San Ramon Valley Fire Department Dispatch Center ...................................................................................... 45
6.2.9 Walnut Creek Police Department Dispatch Center ........................................................................................... 45
6.2.10 Alameda County Fire..................................................................................................................................... 45
6.2.11 Alameda County Sheriff Dispatch Center ..................................................................................................... 45
6.2.12 Alameda Police Department Dispatch Center .............................................................................................. 45
6.2.13 Pleasanton Police Department Dispatch Center ........................................................................................... 45
6.2.14 San Leandro Police Department Dispatch Center ........................................................................................ 46
6.2.15 East Bay Regional Park District Dispatch Center ......................................................................................... 46
6.2.16 Fremont Police Department Dispatch Center ............................................................................................... 46
6.2.17 Hayward Police Department Dispatch Center .............................................................................................. 46
6.2.18 Newark Police Department Dispatch Center ................................................................................................ 46
6.2.19 Union City Police Department Dispatch Center ............................................................................................ 46 Table 6-1 Alameda and Contra Costa County Radio Sites ................................................................................... 47 Table 6-2 Alameda County Dispatch Center Assessment Matrix ......................................................................... 48 Table 6-3 Contra Costa County Dispatch Center Assessment Matrix .................................................................. 49
7.0 Conclusions and Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ 50
7.1 EBRCSA Project Phase 1 Objectives ................................................................................................................... 50
7.2 Initial Considerations ............................................................................................................................................. 50
7.2.1 Condition of Existing Radio systems ................................................................................................................. 50
7.2.2 Advantages of P25 ............................................................................................................................................ 51
7.2.3 Grant Funding Opportunities ............................................................................................................................. 52
7.2.4 System Maintenance Requirements ................................................................................................................. 52
7.2.5 Interoperability Needs and Requirements ......................................................................................................... 53
7.3 Additional User Considerations ............................................................................................................................. 53
7.4 Initial Recommendations ....................................................................................................................................... 53
Appendix A Group Agency Meeting Records
Appendix B Site Survey Records
Appendix C Surveyor Results
CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
4 Executive Summary
In the short time since its formal inception as a Joint Powers Authority, the East Bay Regional Communications Regional Authority (EBRCSA) has positioned itself well to move forward with its public safety radio and interoperability objectives.
EBRCSA engaged the services of CTA Communications, a leading firm of communications consulting engineers, to perform an independent assessment and recommend potential improvements. CTA research supports EBRCSA’s overall strategy of creating a P25 standards-based, 700/800 MHz trunked system serving both Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. In addition, CTA has identified nine further opportunities for enhancing functionality, rounding out implementation plans, and reducing costs.
These findings and recommendations are presented in detail in the EBRCSA Needs Analysis Report.
Key Findings
• Interoperable Communications. When interviewed and surveyed by CTA, agencies across the board cited lack of interoperable communications as their most urgent need. Public safety radio systems in both counties are highly fragmented. As a result, many emergency responders are unable to talk to each other. The only shared interoperable system of any size is the Alameda County 800 MHz system. Some twenty additional, separate, mostly VHF and UHF systems serve all the other law enforcement, fire, medical and other emergency responders in the two counties.
• Reliable Communications. Users are deeply concerned that their radio systems will fail during an emergency incident, and CTA validated this concern through its surveys and observations. Most of the current systems are aging or obsolete. Some are experiencing outages or have limited maintainability, which are clearly not acceptable in the public safety arena. If they are retained, many systems will also require extensive upgrades before 2013 to comply with upcoming FCC regulatory mandates.
• Frequency Availability. The shortage of radio frequencies in the entire Bay Area is chronic. Currently, there is no set of available frequencies that could support all agencies. Key systems are at capacity with no possibility for growth, and some users have little or no access to public safety frequencies. In 2009, a window of opportunity will open briefly for the region to acquire new radio frequencies in the 700 MHz range. A 700/800 MHz system thus offers the first opportunity in many years for EBRCSA to implement a reliable, interoperable, shared system.
• Current EBRCSA Activities. EBRCSA has already taken action to start implementing the backbone infrastructure to support such a shared system. The microwave and radio technology being acquired is compatible with many existing systems as well as with EBRCSA’s new, unified system. As the plans for the EBRCS move forward they will support improved interoperability and provide opportunities for an improved communications environment for all member agencies in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
CTA Recommendations
1. Continue P25 Implementation
EBRCSA should continue to implement the Motorola P25, trunked, simulcast radio infrastructure, subject to the recommendations in this report. Despite the many CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
5 challenges to creating a regional radio system, CTA recognizes that EBRCSA’s plans to implement P25 technology are the most appropriate way to satisfy current and future requirements. Additionally, given the amount of Motorola P25 infrastructure that has been purchased to date, the most cost effective approach is to continue to use Motorola fixed network equipment to build out the remaining infrastructure. There is some urgency to this effort since the window for federal funding support is narrow.
2. Obtain Value Engineering Assessment
Before additional system implementation is authorized, EBRCSA should obtain Value Engineering services from a qualified, independent, professional engineering firm such as CTA. Value engineering is designed to help keep projects in scope, on schedule and within budget. Key elements should include evaluating the coverage provided by the current system design and creating a new cost estimate based on current requirements
3. Adopt the new P25 ISSI Standard
EBRCSA should adopt the P25 Inter Sub-System Interface (ISSI) standard as the technical basis for adding systems to the network. Creating a shared P25 system will allow users to communicate with each other easily; ISSI brings additional advantages, including the ability for users to communicate with their own dispatch centers wherever they are in the region. The resulting system will open additional interoperability opportunities for EBRCSA throughout the entire Bay area.
4. Begin Day-to-Day Management Planning
EBRCSA should begin immediately to plan for regional day-to-day management of the new system. The responsibilities of each managing agency must be clearly defined in a formal, signed agreement. Various alternative models should be considered for both day-to-day management and maintenance.
5. Begin Maintenance Planning
EBRCSA should also begin immediately to plan for day-to-day maintenance of the new system. Maintenance represents an opportunity for the EBRCS to demonstrate a significant improvement over the current environment. CTA understands that formal agreements are being established between agencies providing maintenance, and recommends that these agreements be re-evaluated when new agencies join EBRCSA.
6. Begin Standard Operating Procedure Development
EBRCSA should begin to develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and training plans. A tremendous amount of effort is typically put into developing the technology, but without SOPs, the technology often is underutilized. SOPs are also required for compliance with National Incident Management Standards (NIMS), which are a condition of most federal grants.
7. Create a User Group
EBRCSA should create a permanent User Group, with representation from all EBRCS system users, to provide input and advice to EBRCSA. This group needs to be involved in all aspects of implementation, including planning for day-to-day management, planning for maintenance, and developing Standard Operating Procedures and training standards. Ongoing responsibilities would include, for example, initiating or reviewing system changes, assisting in rate setting, and resolving operational issues.
8. EBRCSA should pursue FCC licensing of new 700 MHz frequencies when the spectrum becomes available.
A significant number of new frequencies will be required to support the projected 15,000 users that will be served by the new system. The opening of the700 MHz CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
6 band presents a unique opportunity for acquiring new frequencies, which can be used to meet the needs of public safety agencies in the East Bay area.
9. EBRCSA should work with CTA to redefine the scope of Phases II, III, and IV of the existing contract to better address the recommendations of this report.
As with any large project, requirements and understandings related to the EBRCS project have changed over time as the project team gathers new information.
Modification of the scope of work will help align CTA effort in future phases with the evolving needs of EBRCSA based on the experience and clarifications gained during the Phase I needs assessment activities.
Summary of Consulting Activities
The findings and recommendations in the Assessment Report are based on an intensive set of on-site meetings and off-site analyses by CTA Communications. Briefly, these activities included the following:
• 42 Group Agency Meetings
• 34 tower site inspections
• 19 dispatch centers observed
• 147 Public Safety and Public Service Agency members were invited to participate in an on line survey using CTA Surveyor
• Detailed review of current system designs
• In-depth interviews with EBRCSA and Motorola
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7 1.0 Introduction
Alameda and Contra Costa counties are located east of the San Francisco Bay. Together they encompass a land area of over 1,500 square miles and have a combined population of over 2.5 million people. Both counties are part of the Bay Area Super Urban Area Security Initiative (SUASI) and have been working closely with the West Bay Regional Communications System (WBRCS) and the Silicon Valley Regional Communications System (SVRCS). The purpose of these partnerships is to ensure that radio infrastructures are closely coordinated to provide region wide interoperability.
The two counties officially created the East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA) on September 11, 2007 by signing a Joint Powers Authority (JPA).
Representatives from both counties have been working together to develop and implement the East Bay Communications System (EBRCS) which is a joint infrastructure build out. They have used Homeland Security grant funds from the Bay Area SUASI, Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), and State Homeland Security (SHSGP) grant programs for this purpose.
The EBRCS is critical to ensure that County, locality and State public safety responders can effectively communicate in emergencies and disasters. The EBRCS will be a standards based
1) Performing a needs assessment of the public safety agencies in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, focusing on interoperability needs among these agencies, as well as with adjacent jurisdictions and the State of California. , 800/700 MHz/VHF Project 25 (P25) digital shared regional radio communications system providing wide area public safety interoperability communications. Interoperability is the current focus of public safety agencies at the local, State and national levels. The recent terrorist attacks and large scale natural disasters have reinforced the criticality of interoperable communications for public safety emergency responders.
The EBRCSA engaged the services of CTA Communications to assist in:
2) Review and evaluate the existing communications systems and documentation in order to make recommendations for the future phasing of the East Bay Communications System.
The current two-way radio communications capabilities of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties are characterized by user agencies split across several aging and incompatible radio systems. County departments lack the ability to directly and conveniently communicate among critical public safety functions. A similar lack of interoperability exists between many County and City agencies.
While the current equipment itself is fairly simple to use, there are two significant barriers to understanding how to communicate on a County and regional level in response to a major event. First, much of the technology needed to communicate with adjacent agencies is not in place. Second, in many locations where the technology is in place, standard operating procedures (SOPs) are not in place and users are not trained to fully utilize the equipment’s capabilities. This situation is inefficient at best and potentially dangerous at worst.
County communications personnel have responded well to user requests. Nevertheless, future improvements are limited with the current equipment. Most users are experiencing some problems with their present systems. Significant problems include crowded and
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8 congested radio channels, inadequate or missing in-building coverage, lack of needed features, and widespread inability to communicate with other agencies, i.e., interoperability. These deficiencies, plus a number of other operational and technical concerns, inhibit East Bay public safety agencies from operating at full capacity and efficiency.
1.1 Report Outline
Based on the information obtained during interviews with public safety personnel, plus radio site and dispatch surveys in both Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, CTA has developed this needs assessment report, which includes the following sections:
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION. This section introduces the study.
SECTION 2 CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT. This section describes the current radio systems utilized by the Alameda and Contra Costa County agencies that participated in our survey and interviews.
SECTION 3 CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEMS. This section describes the problems described to us regarding the current radio systems in use by Alameda and Contra Costa County agencies.
SECTION 4 SYSTEM ATTRIBUTES AND NEEDS. This section describes the system attributes desired by both Counties’ public safety participants for the EBRCS to be shared by the various County and City agencies.
SECTION 5 FCC AND REGULATORY ISSUES. This section describes the regulatory or standards-related issues that will affect planning and implementing the EBRCS.
SECTION 6 COMMUNICATION FACILITIES. This section describes the radio sites and dispatch facilities we visited, and addresses upgrades required to incorporate the facilities into the EBRCS.
SECTION 7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. This section provides CTA’s conclusions and recommendations based on our research, analysis and discussions with Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
APPENDIX A INTERVIEW RECORDS. This section provides a copy of the interview records that record the results of the Group Agency meetings conducted in each of the two counties.
APPENDIX B SITE AND DISPATCH SURVEYS. This section a copy of the surveys of the dispatch centers and radio sites that were conducted in each of the two counties.
APPENDIX C SURVEYOR RESULTS. This section provides the results of the online survey that was used to gather additional information on the existing radio systems as well as to identify user needs for the future.
We wish to thank all of the departments and agency representatives who participated in this study for their cooperation and support. It was obvious, from the enthusiasm and knowledge of the people we interviewed, that they recognize the importance of working together to solve their joint communications problems. Each group provided us open access to both their personnel and their facilities. We especially wish to express our thanks and appreciation to Bill McCammon and the Alameda and Contra Cos ta teams that supported us for providing advance information, organizing meetings and interviews, and efficiently responding to our needs in preparing this report. Our encounters were uniformly professional and friendly.
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9 2.0 Current Communications Environment.
2.1 Alameda County Communications Environment
Alameda County operates a county-wide, 800 MHz radio system used by many County and municipal agencies. Several other radio systems in the County are owned and maintained by individual jurisdictions, some of which serve an area as small as a one square mile. TABLE 2-1 is a list of the radio systems in Alameda County and the agencies that are supported by each system.
2.1.1 Alameda County 800 MHz Communication System
Alameda County (ALCO) operates an 800 MHz Motorola SmartNet radio system. This county-wide system contains 21 trunked voice channels and is simulcast over a number of radio sites. Variable density simulcasting is utilized and the number of channels on each site varies depending on the density of radio traffic required. The high level sites utilize 12 channels, and the low level sites contain 9 channels.
The ALCO Radio System supports the following Alameda County agencies: Sheriff, Fire, Public Works, General Services, Health Care, Zone 7 Water District, Probation, and District Attorney. The County also contracts to support the following cities and agencies:
Fremont, Union City, Newark, Alameda, San Leandro, Dublin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Consolidated Fire Dispatch, Cal State East Bay, Camp Parks Fire and AMR (private ambulance service).
The system is interconnected with an analog microwave system, which consists of a ring with spurs and supports over 6,000 user radios.
Dispatching is not centralized and is performed from two primary locations: (1) Alameda Fire is dispatched from the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC) located at Lawrence Livermore Lab (2) Emergency Services Dispatch, operated by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office, provides dispatching for the unincorporated areas of Castro Valley, Hayward, Cherryland, Ashland, San Lorenzo, San Leandro, Sunol, Pleasanton and Livermore. Emergency Services Dispatch also contract dispatches for AC Transit Police Services, Animal Control, Camp Parks Federal Police, Dublin Police Services and public works, Highland Hospital Police Services, Oakland Airport Police Services, Peralta Police Services, and the Social Services Agency Police Services.
2.1.2 City of Livermore 800 MHz Communication System
The City of Livermore operates a 5-channel analog, trunked, 800 MHz, Motorola Type II SmartNet land mobile radio system. This is a single fixed site system, located on the Doolan water tower. The Pleasanton Police Department, as well as Livermore Public Works and other municipal departments, share the radio system. The system infrastructure is aged and ready to be updated.
Livermore and Pleasanton Police Departments each operate their own 4-position dispatch center.
2.1.3 City of Albany Communication System
The City of Albany operates two simplex channels for City operations, one UHF and one VHF. The Police Department dispatches and operates from the single, simplex UHF channel. The Fire Department operates the VHF simplex channel. Both are dispatched CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
10 by the Police Department. Mutual aid agreements with neighboring jurisdictions are in place for utilization of tactical channels.
2.1.4 City of Berkeley Communication System
The City of Berkeley maintains two separate radio systems. The Police Department utilizes a 6-channel UHF system. The Fire Department operates a 5-channel VHF radio system. All public safety dispatching is performed at the Berkeley Police Station.
2.1.5 City of Emeryville Communication System
The City of Emeryville operates a conventional UHF radio system for their Police Department. The Police Department is the City’s public safety answering point (PSAP).
The Emeryville Fire Department operates from the City of Oakland’s EDACS radio system.
2.1.6 City of Hayward Communication System
The City of Hayward operates a standalone, conventional radio system which includes 2 simulcast T-band channels for the Police Department, one simulcast UHF Fire Department channel, and one repeated, non-simulcast T-band channel for Public Works and other agencies. The system also provides communication for the Hayward Police Department, Hayward Fire Department and fire operations in the community of Fairview.
They also operate a separate UHF P-25 compliant repeater. The system was upgraded in 2005 to include a microwave interconnect system, site infrastructure, base stations, antennas, dispatch consoles and replacement radios for the Hayward Police Department.
The repeater sites, located at Garin Ridge, Walpert Ridge, Hesperian (water pump station), and West Winton Avenue, are very well located and maintained, and provide a high level of coverage and reliability. Sites are connected with 3 DS3 channels configured in a loop with hot standby.
2.1.7 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Communication System Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) operates a Motorola SmartNet II, trunked system in the VHF and UHF bands. LLNL is also the location of the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC), the main fire and emergency medical service dispatch center for Alameda County. The state-of-the art emergency communication center is located inside a secure area of the Laboratory.
ACRECC dispatches for over 41 fire stations in 6 agencies in the County. ACRECC handles more than 75,000 calls annually in the cities of Alameda, Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Sunol, Union City, the Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (United States Army), unincorporated areas, and both LLNL and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
2.1.8 Alameda County Interagency Communications
The interoperability requirements for agencies in Alameda County are summarized in TABLE 2-2. County agencies listed on the left were surveyed and invited to indicate their “Current” and “Future” interoperability needs with the local, State or federal agencies listed across the top of the table. Current communications capabilities are indicated with a C on a green background. Future required capabilities are shown with an F on a red background.
2.2 Contra Costa County Communications Environment
Contra Costa County has several separate radio systems in various frequency bands including VHF highband, VHF lowband, UHF and 800 MHz. The largest of these systems are the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s VHF conventional simulcast system, the Contra Costa County Fire VHF conventional system, the San Ramon Valley Fire VHF CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
11 conventional system and the City of Richmond’s trunked 800 MHz EDACS system.
TABLE 2-3 provides a list of the radio systems in Contra Costa County, and the agencies that are supported by each system. In addition, the following subsections provide an overview of each communication system.
2.2.1 San Ramon Valley Fire Communication System
The San Ramon Valley Fire Communication System supports the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (SRVFPD). It uses a 3-site simulcast VHF system for fire dispatch, with an additional standalone repeater. The repeated VHF channel, SRV South, has repeater sites on Highland Peak, Rocky Ridge, and Caldecott Tunnel Peak.
SRVFPD has additional UHF tactical channels that are used to support fireground communications. Three of the UHF channels are repeated, and additional channels are used for radio-to-radio communications on the fireground. The repeated UHF channels use sites on Mt. Diablo (SRV Fire Tac 22), Alamo Ridge (SRV Fire Tac 23), and Highland Peak (SRV Fire Tac 24). In the southern portion of the SRVFPD, all vehicles and personnel are equipped with 800 MHz mobile and portables for interoperability with Alameda County.
All personnel are also equipped with UHF portables for use on the fireground. These are repeated through pyramid vehicle repeaters to the VHF dispatch channels in order to reach back to dispatch. In responses where 800 MHz is used, the fireground is repeated over 800 MHz.
SRVFPD has an additional VHF lowband system that is not used on a daily basis, but is reserved for EOC coordination.
All agencies supported by the SRVFPD radio system are dispatched by the San Ramon Valley Fire dispatch center, which is located in the City of Danville.
2.2.2 Contra Costa County Fire Communication System
The Contra Costa County Fire communication system provides support for the following agencies:
• Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (CCFPD)
• Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District
• Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District
• Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District
• Pinole City Fire Department
• East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
The radio system is VHF conventional, with 3 dispatch channels; one is allocated for each portion of the County. The central dispatch channel is used to dispatch Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Clayton, Walnut Creek and Lafayette. The east dispatch channel is used to dispatch Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, Brentwood, Byron, Bethel Island, Knightsen, and Marsh Creek Canyon. The west dispatch channel is used to dispatch Moraga, Orinda, North Richmond, San Pablo, El Sobrante, Pinole, Hercules, Rodeo, and Crockett. There are an additional 5 tactical channels, 3 mutual aid channels and the CalCord channel.
All agencies supported by the CCFPD are dispatched by the Contra Costa Regional Fire Communications Center (CCRFCC). The CCRFCC is a secondary PSAP, so all 911 calls are first received in the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction, and then routed to the CCRFCC.
The CCRFCC also maintains a VHF lowband system on 33.44 MHz. The CCRFCC retransmits the primary dispatch channels onto the lowband frequency. A lowband repeater is located on Kregor Peak.
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12 2.2.3 Richmond 800 MHz Communication System
The City of Richmond uses an EDACS 800 MHz trunked system. The system has 4 repeater sites––Turquoise, Pearl, Nicholls, and City Hall––with 8 channels at each site.
The backbone configuration is a spoke-and-hub microwave network.
Each Fire Department vehicle is equipped with 800 MHz and VHF narrowband mobiles and portables. Firefighters often monitor police traffic on a scanner that is located in most vehicles.
The Fire and Police Departments are in the process of purchasing P25 compatible user radios.
Dispatch directs responding agencies to additional tactical channels as appropriate. Fire agencies use VHF mobiles and portables for fireground tactical support. The primary dispatch center, located in the City of Richmond, dispatches for Richmond Police Department and Fire Departments, El Cerrito Police and Fire Departments, San Pablo Police Department, Kensington Police Department and the Contra Costa Community College District Police. A second dispatch center, located in Pinole, dispatches for Pinole and Hercules Police Departments.
2.2.4 Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Communication System The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Communication System is a VHF conventional simulcast system that is divided into three sectors that cover the east, west and central portions of the County. Channel 1 covers the western portion and provides dispatch support for Orinda, Moraga, North Richmond and Lafayette Police Departments. Channel 2 covers the central portion and provides dispatch support for San Ramon and Danville Police Departments. Channel 3 covers the eastern portion and provides dispatch support for Pittsburg and Oakley Police Departments in Contra Costa County, and Rio Vista Police Department in Solano County. Each channel has repeater sites located throughout the County as described below:
Channel 1: Transmit Cummings, Bald, Nicholl and Rocky
Receive Moraga, Lafayette, WCDF, Rodeo, Crockette, El Sobrante, Orinda, and Garcia Ranch
Channel 2: Transmit Bald, Kregor, Rocky and Highland
Receive 651 Pine, Station 31, SRVF Admin, Sydney, Station 39, Pac Bell, Station 35, Shadybrook, and MCDF (Farm)
Channel 3: Transmit Kregor and Highland
Receive Shady Brook, Los Vaqueros, Brentwood, Oakley, Rio Vista, MCFS53 and Bethel Island
The Sheriff’s Office has additional VHF tactical channels that are not monitored by the dispatch center. TAC 4 is a repeated channel that is used countywide. Two additional tactical channels are also used for vehicle-to-vehicle communications. The Sheriff uses UHF channels for courthouse security. Standalone, 800 MHz repeated systems are used for communication within each of the three detention facilities located throughout the County. In addition to these Sheriff’s frequencies, many individual police departments have their own tactical VHF and UHF frequencies.
The agencies supported by the Contra Costa County Sheriff communication system are dispatched by the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Central Communications Unit, located in Martinez. This Center dispatches for the three Sheriff’s regions of the County (East, West and Central); the Danville, Lafayette, Moraga, Pittsburg, Oakley, Orinda, Rio Vista and San Ramon Police Departments; County Animal Control; and the Los Medanos College Police Department.
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13 2.2.5 Antioch PD VHF Communication System
The Antioch VHF system supports both the Antioch and Brentwood Police Departments.
This is a VHF, 2-channel, simulcast system with 2 transmitters and 6 receivers. Repeater sites are located in Country Hills and the Water Tank on Longtree Way. Antioch also has a tactical VHF channel that is not repeated. Brentwood has two additional VHF, standalone, simplex repeaters that are used to support special events and training.
Recently, Brentwood built a new 125 foot radio tower site.
The Antioch dispatch center is located in the City of Brentwood, and dispatches for Antioch Police Department, Brentwood Police Department, and Antioch Animal Services.
2.2.6 Walnut Creek PD UHF Communication System
Walnut Creek Police Department operates a UHF conventional system with repeater sites on Sydney Drive, Ygnacio Valley Rd and Main St. They use additional UHF tactical channels. Dispatching is from the Walnut Creek Police Department dispatch center.
2.2.7 Martinez PD UHF Communication System
Martinez Police Department operates a UHF, conventional, narrowband system with repeater sites on Wildcroft, Alhambra Valley at Stonehurst, Golden Hills Park and a primary site on Harbor View Drive.
Users are dispatched by the Martinez Police Department Dispatch, located in the City of Martinez.
2.2.8 Pleasant Hill PD UHF Communication System
Pleasant Hill Police Department operates a UHF 2-channel, repeated system with sites located at Boyd, Golden Park and Wildcroft. They have an additional UHF repeated channel for tactical use. Users are dispatched from the Pleasant Hill Police Department Dispatch Center.
2.2.9 Concord PD UHF Communication System
Concord operates a UHF system that serves the Concord and Clayton Police Departments. The system is a conventional UHF system with two repeated dispatch channels and one additional repeated tactical channel. Most of the vehicles are equipped with VHF mobiles for interoperability with the Sheriff’s Office. Users are dispatched by the Concord PD Dispatch Center.
2.2.10 Additional Communication Systems
East Bay Regional Parks (EBRP) – EBRP operates a VHF lowband system that provides coverage in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties for the 58 individual parks that m ake up the EBRP. The system is supported by multiple repeaters located throughout the area with 3 channels at each site. The first channel, referred to as Dispatch, has 13 receivers and 10 transmitters. The second channel, referred to as Park District / Fire, is similar to Dispatch. The third channel, referred to as Police Tactical, has 8 transmitters and 6 receivers. None of the channels are narrowband or P25. A Harris DS-1 microwave ring connects the sites. The agency also has a command vehicle with an ACU-1000. In addition to the lowband radios, police vehicles have VHF highband radios and use pyramid VHF repeaters. EBRP has their own dispatch center, Central Dispatch Center (CDC), located at the Park District's Police and Fire Headquarters in Castro Valley.
County Connection – County Connection is the bus system that is used throughout Contra Costa County. They operate off a commercially-provided radio system. Radios are used primarily to alert drivers of detours, schedule changes and other incidents t hat require contact with bus operators. Each bus has an emergency satellite unit that connects it to dispatch and is tested 2 times per month. Cell phones are used to contact dispatch when the radios are not working. During the night shifts, the agency iss ues and CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
14 uses NEXTELs for safety. On-board video is also recorded on the bus. Day Star is the maintenance provider for the radio and data systems.
Bay Area Regional Transit (BART) – BART is a regional transportation provider for the Bay area, including Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. BART has an 800 MHz EDACS system with 10 channels, 7 low-level sites and an additional 40-60 underground sites. In addition, BART has a conventional repeated channel that has 4 repeater sites. There are 3,000 radios on the system.
Fisher Trunked UHF System
2.2.11 Contra Costa County Interagency Communications
– The Fisher system is a commercial, trunked UHF system that supports the Contra Costa Building Inspector, Contra Costa Animal Control, EMS agencies and Health Services’ Hazmat unit.
Interoperability requirements for agencies in Contra Costa County are summarized in TABLE 2-4. County agencies listed on the left were surveyed and invited to indicate their “Current” and “Future” interoperability needs with the local, State or federal agencies listed across the top of the table. Current communications capabilities are indicated with a C on a green background. Future required capabilities are shown with an F on a red background.
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15 Table 2-1 Alameda County Radio Systems
Radio System Agencies Supported Dispatch Frequency Band Alameda County 800 MHz SmartNet Alameda County 800 MHz
Fremont
Union City
Newark
City of Alameda
San Leandro
Dublin
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
AMR (Private ambulance service)
Consolidated Fire Dispatch
California State University East Bay
Camp Parks Fire
City of Livermore 800 MHz Smartnet Livermore PD 800 MHz Pleasanton PD
Livermore Public Works
City of Albany Police Department Albany PD UHF
City of Albany Fire Department Albany FD VHF Highband
City of Berkeley Police Department Berkeley PD UHF
City of Berkeley Fire Department Berkeley FD VHF Highband City of Emeryville Police Department Emeryville PD UHF
City of Hayward Hayward PD, FD and Public Works UHF T-Band Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory VHF and UHF Table 2-1
Alameda County Radio Systems
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16 Table 2-2 Alameda County Interagency Communications
Inside Jurisdiction Law Enforcement - Sheriff
Inside Jurisdiction Law Enforcement - Police
Inside Jurisdiction Law Enforcement - Tribal
Inside Jurisdiction Fire
Inside Jurisdiction EMS
Inside Jurisdiction Emergency Management
Inside Jurisdiction Hospitals
Inside Jurisdiction Correctional Facilities
Inside Jurisdiction Local Public Works
Inside Jurisdiction Other Local Government
Inside Jurisdiction Other Tribal Government
Inside Jurisdiction Other Local Agency
Outside Jurisdiction Law Enforcement - Sheriff
Outside Jurisdiction Law Enforcement - Police
Outside Jurisdiction Law Enforcement - Tribal
Outside Jurisdiction Fire
Outside Jurisdiction EMS
Outside Jurisdiction Emergency Management
Outside Jurisdiction Hospitals
Outside Jurisdiction Correctional Facilities
Outside Jurisdiction Local Public Works
Outside Jurisdiction Other Local Government
Outside Jurisdiction Other Tribal Government
Outside Jurisdiction Other Local Agency
California Highway Patrol(CHP)
CAL Fire(California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) Office of Emergency Services(OES)
Cal/EPA(Environmental Protection Agency)
Cal Boating(Department of Boating and Waterways)
Caltrans(Department of Transportation)
Dams, Division of Safety of
State Park and Recreation Commission
California State Parks
Other State Agency
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Bureau of Land Management
Drug Enforcement Administration
Department of Interior
Department of Homeland Security
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Parks Service
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Secret Service
Transportation Security Agency
US Department of Agriculture
US Forest Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Marshals
US Coast Guard
US Postal Service
Other Federal Agency
CC CCCCCC C C C C
FC C C C C C
FC C C CC C C
FC FC C C
CCC CCCCCCC C F C F C C
F CCF CC C C CCF F F F FFFF F F
C C CC C F C C C C CC CC F C C
FC FFF F FF F FF
CC CCCF C F CC CCCF CF CFC F F FCFFFFF F CFFFF
C CC C C C CC CCCC CC FC
C C C C CC C C CC F F FF C C C C
CF F F F
CF C F
CF CC F
CC C CC C CC CCC CC CF C F F
CC FF C CC FFF F F F
Legend
C Currently have interoperability with this agency
F Future interoperability with this agency required
Blank Cell Interoperablity not mission critical
Blank Row No survey response
Alameda County
Union City Police Department
Table 2-2
Interoperability Communications
Newark PD/FD
Pleasanton Police Department
Probation
San Leandro PD
Union City
Union City Fire
Emeryville Police Department
Newark Fire
Newark PD
Fremont Fire
Fremont PD
Hayward PD
Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department
Livermore Police Department / Pleasanton PD
American Medical Response
Albany Fire
Camp Parks
Berkeley Fire Department
Emeryville
EBRPD
City of Fremont
Alameda County
Alameda County EMS
Alameda County Sheriff Office
Alameda County Sheriff’s Department
Alameda County/Communications Dept
Alameda Police Department
Alameda Fire
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17 Table 2-3 Contra Costa County Radio Systems
Radio System Agencies Supported Dispatch Frequency Band San Ramon Valley Fire Communication System San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District VHF Highband Contra Costa County Fire Contra Costa County Fire Protection District VHF Highband Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District
East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District
Pinole City Fire Department
Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District
Richmond EDACS 800 MHz System Contra Costa Community College District Police 800 MHz El Cerrito Fire Department
El Cerrito Police Department
Hercules Police Department
Kensington Police Department
Pinole Police Department
Richmond Fire Department
Richmond Police Department
San Pablo Police Department
Contra Costa Sheriff's Communication System Contra Costa County Sheriff VHF Highband County Animal Control
Danville Police Department
Lafayette Police Department
Los Medanos College Police Department
Moraga Police Department
Orinda Police Department
Oakley Police Department
Pittsburg Police Department
Rio Vista Police Department in Solano County
San Ramon Police Department
Table 2-3
Contra Costa County Radio Systems
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18 Radio System Agencies Supported Dispatch Frequency Band Antioch Police Department Communication System Antioch Animal Services VHF Highband Antioch Police Department
Brentwood Police Department
Walnut Creek Police Department Communication System Walnut Creek Police Department UHF Martinez Police Department Communication System Martinez Police Department UHF Pleasant Hill Police Department Communication System Pleasant Hill Police Department UHF Concord Police Department Communication System Concord Police Department UHF Clayton Police Department
East Bay Regional Parks Communication System East Bay Regional Parks VHF Lowband County Connection County Connection Commercial System
Bay Area Regional Transit Radio System Bay Area Regional Transit 800 MHz Fisher Trunked Radio System Contra Costa County Animal Control Commercial UHF Contra Costa County Building Inspector
EMS Agencies
Contra Costa County Health Services Hazmat Unit
Table 2-3 (Continued)
Contra Costa County Radio Systems
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19 Table 2-4 System Attributes and Needs
Contra Costa
Inside Jurisdiction Law Enforcement - Sheriff
Inside Jurisdiction Law Enforcement - Police
Inside Jurisdiction Law Enforcement - Tribal
Inside Jurisdiction Fire
Inside Jurisdiction EMS
Inside Jurisdiction Emergency Management
Inside Jurisdiction Hospitals
Inside Jurisdiction Correctional Facilities
Inside Jurisdiction Local Public Works
Inside Jurisdiction Other Local Government
Inside Jurisdiction Other Tribal Government
Inside Jurisdiction Other Local Agency
Outside Jurisdiction Law Enforcement - Sheriff
Outside Jurisdiction Law Enforcement - Police
Outside Jurisdiction Law Enforcement - Tribal
Outside Jurisdiction Fire
Outside Jurisdiction EMS
Outside Jurisdiction Emergency Management
Outside Jurisdiction Hospitals
Outside Jurisdiction Correctional Facilities
Outside Jurisdiction Local Public Works
Outside Jurisdiction Other Local Government
Outside Jurisdiction Other Tribal Government
Outside Jurisdiction Other Local Agency
California Highway Patrol(CHP)
CAL Fire(California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) Office of Emergency Services(OES)
Cal/EPA(Environmental Protection Agency)
Cal Boating(Department of Boating and Waterways)
Caltrans(Department of Transportation)
Dams, Division of Safety of
State Park and Recreation Commission
California State Parks
Other State Agency
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Bureau of Land Management
Drug Enforcement Administration
Department of Interior
Department of Homeland Security
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Parks Service
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Secret Service
Transportation Security Agency
US Department of Agriculture
US Forest Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Marshals
US Coast Guard
US Postal Service
Other Federal Agency
Animal Services C C C C FFF F F
A n t i o c h P D C C CCCFCCC CCCCCCCCCC C F CFFF F F F F F F FFF Brentwood PD
Concord PD
C o n s o l i d a t e d F i r e C C CCCC CC CC CCCC CC C C C C C CF C C C Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office C C F C C C C C C C F F F F F F F C F F F F F F C C C F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F Contra Costa Fire C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C F F
County Connection F F F F F
Crockett Fire C C C C C C
Danville PD
District Attorney Investigations C F F
D o I T C C CC C CCCC CF CCCF FF F C FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
El Cerrito Fire C C C C C F C C C
El Cerrito PD F C C C F C C F F C F F F F F F F F F
Hercules PD C F F F C F F F F
Kensington
M a r t i n e z P D FF FFF F FF FFF F F F FF FF F F F FF F Moraga-Orinda Fire Rescue C C C C C C C C C C C C F C C F C Orinda PD
Pinole FD
Pinole PD F C C F F C C F C F F F F C F F F F F F F
P i t t s b u r g P D C C FFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFF F
P l e a s a n t H i l l P D FF FFFFFFF FF FFFFFFF C F CC C CFC CFC C CFCC Richmond Fire
Richmond PD
Rodeo Hercules FD C C C C C F C C C C C C C C C
San Pablo PD F C F F F F C F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F San Ramon Fire Dist
San Ramon PD C C C C F F F F F F F F F F F
San Ramon Valley Fire C C C C C C C C C C C C C
Walnut Creek
W a l n u t C r e e k P D F F F FC F F C FF F F F F FFFFF F F F Legend
C Currently have interoperability with this agency
F Future interoperability with this agency required
Blank Cell Interoperablity not mission critical
Blank Row No survey response
Interoperability Communications
Table 2-4
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20 3.0 Current Communications Problems
In order to identify the future radio system needs of Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, it is necessary to first capture the current problems being widely experienced. We utilized both group agency meetings and an online survey to help us obtain this critical information. The sections that follow summarize and highlight these findings.
3.1 Alameda County Communications Problems
Communication systems in Alameda County are diverse, and many are aged. The increased need for interoperability, combined with aging radio systems and increased development, are central to many of the issues discussed below. CTA has included a copy of the group agency meeting records in APPENDIX A and TABLES C-6 through C-9 of APPENDIX C contain additional comments provided by the survey participants.
3.1.1 Problems Reported During Alameda County Interviews
1. System reliability due to age and maintenance. Frequent system failures that include fail-soft mode and complete system failures (no radio communications).
2. Backup power capability at tower sites.
3. Old and unreliable equipment.
4. Portable battery life.
5. Fleet mapping issues prevent even agencies on the same County system from communicating.
6. Interoperability between County and non-County systems.
7. Interoperability is complicated.
8. Mixed use of 9-codes, non-standard codes, and plain English for day-to-day communications.
9. Many different and incompatible systems.
10. Missing or nonfunctional console patching.
11. Interoperability via dispatcher-to-dispatcher telephone calls.
12. Interference problems, including static and diminished volume levels.
13. Lack of in-building coverage.
14. Coverage holes.
15. Coverage shortfalls in the new construction areas.
16. Emergency alarming that does not override ongoing conversations.
17. Nonworking emergency buttons on radios.
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21 18. Emergency “red button” on the portable radios cannot be operated while wearing gloves.
19. Emergency signals routed to individuals home dispatch center only (causes delays for firefighters operating outside their jurisdiction).
20. Staffing of trained dispatchers.
21. Lack of encryption. (Drug growers have been caught with stolen radios used to monitor the County radio system.)
22. Ineffective AVL systems; vehicles do not show up reliably at the dispatch center due to incorrect and inconsistent installations.
23. Cost of reprogramming for existing users when new users join the system.
24. Communications capability among and between Communications/Dispatch Centers.
3.1.2 Alameda County Online Survey Results
Alameda County users, dispatchers and technical points of contact were asked to participate in an online survey that captured some information about their current communication systems. APPENDIX C contains several tables that summarize the problems identified by the survey, as well as the level or seriousness of the perceived problems. TABLES C-1 and C-2 summarize the problems for trunked and conventional radio systems for Alameda County. Problems are listed in order of “overall” severity and are also ranked by discipline: fire, law enforcement, and all others.
3.2 Contra Costa County Communications Problems
CTA has consolidated the following list of problems by using information gathered during group agency meetings, information from the online operational survey and additional information that was provided to CTA. CTA has included a copy of the group agency meeting records in APPENDIX A and APPENDIX C contains additional comments provided by the survey participants.
3.2.1 Problems reported during Contra Costa Interviews
1. Co-channel interference and bleed-over.
2. Crowded channels. Not enough dedicated channels for agency use.
3. Poor coverage in some parts of the County, especially in hilly/canyon areas.
4. Poor in-building coverage throughout the County.
5. Poor mobile data coverage.
6. Cannot talk to maintenance services over the radio.
7. Unable to speak to CHP, or State Parks.
8. Some systems are fragile and non-redundant.
9. Hard to reach dispatchers.
10. Unsecured or insufficient monitoring of sites.
11. A patch takes entirely too long to be effective for interoperability needs. Many times, just not possible due to hardware.
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22 12. Current earpieces sometimes interfere with transmissions.
13. Excessive wind and background noise on motorcycle mics even when used indoors.
14. Maintenance.
15. No procedures for management and use of the talkgroups and tactical channels.
16. Trunked channels occasionally receive busy tones.
17. Disabled emergency buttons on both mobile and portable radios.
18. Dispatch unable to track vehicles.
19. Dispatch cannot hear non-repeated tactical channels.
20. Interoperability with local agencies difficult during major incidents.
21. Dispatchers have to utilize the telephone to communicate with other communications/dispatch centers.
22. Dispatchers lose communications with officers on pursuits when they exit the normal coverage area.
23. Proprietary radio systems.
24. Station tones are occasionally missed because of the dispatcher’s wait for a channel grant.
25. NPSPAC mutual aid channels not programmed in all radios.
26. Portable battery life.
27. Training does not support the use of plain text in the PD’s and 10 codes make communication a challenge. As a result, fire does not talk to police that often.
28. Sites periodically taken offline for maintenance, sometimes without notice.
29. Personnel frequently have to utilize Nextels to communicate.
3.2.2 Contra Costa County Online Survey Results
Contra Costa County users, dispatchers and technical points of contact were asked to participate in an online survey that captured some information regarding the current communication systems in the County. APPENDIX C contains several tables that summarize the problems identified by the survey, as well as the level or seriousness of the perceived problems. TABLES C-3 and C-4 summarize the problems for trunked and conventional for Contra Costa County. Problems are listed in order of “overall” severity and are also ranked by discipline: fire, law enforcement and all others.
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23 4.0 System Attributes and Needs
4.1 East Bay Regional Communication System Attributes
CTA provided two data gathering processes that enabled users in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties to describe the characteristics needed in a new communication system. The following two sections provide a summary of the information gathered.
4.1.1 Needs Reported During Interviews
Users were asked to describe their needs in a new radio system during the group agency meetings. CTA has included a copy of the group agency meeting records in APPENDIX A and TABLES C-6 through C-9 of APPENDIX C contain additional comments provided by the survey participants. The list contained below summarizes the comments that were received during the group agency meetings. These needs are not listed in any particular order and are intended to show the diversity of needs. However, the first two requirements were almost universally mentioned at all meetings and interviews.
1. Interoperability with all public safety agencies that isn’t complicated.
2. Bullet-proof reliability and redundancy.
3. Simple to use.
4. Selectable encryption.
5. Subscriber units with a “cell phone” form factor for tactical/surveillance units.
6. Subscriber unit display technology that will not fade with outdoor use by motorcycle patrols.
7. Radios that do not draw on motorcycle battery reserves when the unit is not operating.
8. Additional tactical talkgroups for command personnel, SWAT teams and hostage negotiators.
9. Recorded and secure tactical talkgroup capability.
10. Portable-based GPS tracking.
11. Dispatch capability to create direct patches to diverse systems and talkgroups so that officers in dangerous situations don’t have to switch channels.
12. Scanning with priority talk capability.
13. Talk-around channels programmed into all radios for radio to radio communications in the event of system failure.
14. GPS location information available on portable as well as on mobile units.
15. GPS location sent to Communications/Dispatch automatically when a “man down” or emergency alarm button is operated.
16. In-building coverage throughout the service area.
17. Increased coverage in the valleys.
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24 18. Simplex fireground channels.
19. Standardized programming throughout the service area.
20. Over-the-air-programming.
21. County-wide channels.
22. Ability to talk directly to CHP.
23. Dual-band radios (700/800 MHz and VHF) for fire agencies.
24. Emergency buttons that can be “felt” when using a fire glove.
25. Ability to page specific radio subscriber units so that firefighters would not need to carry pagers.
26. Audible alert signal for incoming transmissions on portable units.
27. “Code 33” constant emergency alerts on “channel”. (Code 33 is an audible beeping signal that sounds every 5 seconds when the talkgroup is involved in an emergency, used to alert all users of emergency status on the talk group.)
28. Large, clear alpha-numeric displays on portables.
29. Verbal announcement feature to alert users of an inadvertent channel change.
30. A unique audible sound to notify users they are on the home channel.
31. More capacity.
32. Immediate channel access.
33. More dispatch channels.
34. Smaller, lighter microphones, better audio quality and 8 + hour battery life are needed on portable units.
35. PDA sized mobile data units.
36. Ruthless pre-emption for public safety radio traffic over public service radio traffic.
37. Mobile data as part of the radio system, rather than via commercial carrier.
38. Audible alarms in all facilities activated from the portable radios, and a procedure for responding to alarms.
39. Durable and intrinsically-safe radios.
40. In-vehicle chargers.
41. Radios that are safe in a wildland fire shelter.
42. Local maintenance support with response time less than 1 hour to a communications/dispatch center and 2 hours to a site.
43. Telephone interconnect via satellite capability at communications/dispatch centers.
44. Dispatch able to connect talkgroups “on the fly.”
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25 45. More recorded channels.
46. Interoperability between the County system and Albany, BART and the City of Oakland.
47. Agency tactical channels.
48. Dedicated, incident-based channels.
49. Users training on use of radio functions.
50. Unit identifier of a calling radio displayed at communications/dispatch centers.
51. Integrated mapping over the mobile data computers.
52. Video in the vehicles.
53. Mobile data computer capability to between Mobile Data Units.
54. BRCSA System Attribute Ranking.
4.1.2 Online Survey Results
In addition to the questions asked during the group agency meetings, Alameda and Contra Costa County member agency users, dispatchers and technical points of contact were asked to participate in an online survey that captured their needs in a radio system.
These results are included in TABLE C-5 of APPENDIX C.
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26 5.0 Regulatory Issues
Several significant regulatory or standards-related issues will impact the planning of a land mobile radio (LMR) system:
● Migration to Digital Technology
● Narrowbanding of LMR Frequencies below 512 MHz
● The 700-MHz Public Safety Band
● The 800-MHz Rebanding Plan
● Reallocation of the 2-GHz Microwave Bands to Other Services ● The 4.9-GHz Band
Each of these issues will directly affect the technology that will be available to EBRCSA.
5.1 Migration to Digital Technology
The migration to digital technology is not, strictly speaking, a regulatory issue. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has not mandated the use of digital modulation in any LMR band except for the new 700-MHz public safety band. However, digital modulation has been encouraged by several regulatory proceedings.
This migration is driven by several factors:
● Rapid growth of wireless communications technologies and services, which has created an increased demand for radio frequency (RF) spectrum; ● The need for improved security of voice communications; ● The need to transfer more varieties of data; and
● The availability of increased computing power for mobile and portable radio equipment.
For decades, LMR systems have utilized analog FM voice technology. The first trunked systems were based on analog modulation. More recently, the major vendors of trunked radio systems offered dual-mode systems, supporting both analog and digital modulation.
Now, the largest trunked radio system manufacturer, Motorola, only offers digital trunked radio systems. Motorola’s largest competitor, Tyco Electronics, continues to offer dual- mode trunked systems, but is focusing product development on its digital systems. Most conventional radio systems are still analog, but digital systems are increasing in number.
5.1.1 Digital Communications Techniques
One of the primary advantages of digital communications is the ability to improve spectrum efficiency by increasing the number of communication paths or circuits per radio frequency (RF) bandwidth. In LMR systems, there are two main techniques for accomplishing this: frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) and time-division multiple access (TDMA).
In an FDMA system, spectrum efficiency is improved by dividing an existing RF channel into two (or more) narrower channels with one voice channel for each RF channel. In a TDMA system, spectrum efficiency is improved by dividing the channel into two or more time slots with one voice channel per time slot. For example, consider an existing system in the VHF or UHF band operating on 25-kHz channels. Under the FCC’s narrowbanding plan, the licensee can either convert its system to operate in 12.5-kHz channels (the FDMA solution) or continue to use a two-slot TDMA solution in 25-kHz channels. In either case, the spectrum efficiency mandate is achieved by creating two voice channels per 25 kHz of spectrum instead of one.
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27 5.1.2 Advantages of Digital Technology
5.1.2.1 Increased Capacity
As explained above, the main potential advantage of digital technology is the increased capacity generated by improved spectrum efficiency. Creating two or four voice channels per 25 kHz of spectrum doubles or quadruples capacity.
5.1.2.2 Signal Recovery
An analog repeater simply retransmits the signal it receives (along with noise and interference), while a digital repeater performs error correction on the received signal and retransmits it, removing noise and interference in the process.
A similar process takes place in a digital mobile or portable radio. The subscriber unit performs error correction on the received signal, providing better audio quality in weak- signal areas at the fringes of the coverage area.
The drawback to this is that, to the user, there is no sense of signal degradation at the fringes. Instead, audio simply disappears suddenly at the limits of radio coverage.
Conversely, analog voice quality gradually degrades as the user approaches the fringes of the coverage area and thus provides the user some warning that they may soon be out of range.
5.1.2.3 Encryption
Although analog encryption schemes are still available for conventional radio systems, trunked radio system vendors only offer digital encryption. Digital encryption is more secure than analog encryption and does not reduce understandability as older methods did.
Even without encryption, digital systems provide some protection against casual eavesdropping because most scanners cannot decode digital signals. However, because there are digital scanners capable of decoding and tracking trunked digital radio systems, encryption is the only way to ensure security.
5.1.2.4 Mobile Data
Digital modulation schemes offer the potential for improvements in data rates for mobile data applications. Until recently, most LMR vendors offered a data rate of 19.2 kbps per 25-kHz channel. This meets the FCC regulatory requirements for narrowbanding in the VHF and UHF bands and for the new narrowband channels in the 700-MHz public safety band. However, newer technology utilizing scalable adaptive modulation (SAM) offers data rates from 32 to 96 kbps in a 25-kHz channel.
In addition, higher data rates are possible in broadband channels in the 700- MHz band and the new 4.9-GHz public safety band. These broadband channels are compatible with commercial technologies such as WiFi and CDMA.
5.1.3 Disadvantages of Digital Technology
5.1.3.1 Cost
The costs associated with digital technology have been significantly higher than with analog technology, but digital equipment prices continue to drop. We expect that eventually the difference in price between analog and digital systems will no longer be an issue. At the present time, digital infrastructure equipment like repeaters and voters is about ten percent more expensive than comparable analog or dual-mode equipment, while digital subscribers can be 30 to 50 percent more expensive than analog su bscriber units.
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28 5.1.3.2 Interoperability
Interoperability remains a challenge for everyone, but especially for digital radio systems.
Consider the following:
● Analog conventional radio systems offer true over-the-air compatibility— unless the systems are in different frequency bands.
● Historically, trunked radio systems from different vendors do not provide over-the-air compatibility with neighboring systems. In order to provide communications between dissimilar systems, radio vendors must provide patches or other fixes that allow users to talk with each other on an as-needed basis. The alternative is to specify direct over-the-air compatibility with neighboring systems, which typically results in a sole- source procurement.
● Even trunked radio systems from the same vendor may not be able to communicate with each other. New subscribers may be able to communicate on older systems, but the older subscriber units may not work on the new systems. This provides “halfway” compatibility.
These problems continue to make interoperability with adjacent jurisdictions using diverse systems and frequency bands a serious technical and operational challenge.
5.1.3.3 Latency
Digital radio systems have an inherent latency, which is the time it takes to translate an analog voice signal into a digital format and then translate it back to analog voice at the receiver. This latency can be minimized within a single radio system, but when two systems are patched together, the analog-to-digital-to-analog conversion is performed twice rather than once, doubling overall latency and causing greater difficulty for field personnel.
5.1.4 Project 25
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO), in conjunction with the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and others, initiated APCO Project 25 (P25) to promote a single non-proprietary set of standards for digital radio communications. The purpose of the standards was two-fold:
● to improve interoperability between law enforcement agencies; and ● to provide greater competition and cost savings in the procurement of radio equipment.
5.1.4.1 Phase I
P25 standards are being developed in two phases. Phase I, designated ANSI/TIA/EIA - 102, is an FDMA technology based on one voice or data channel per 12.5-kHz RF channel. Phase I standards are basically complete, though some improvements are still needed. The standards leave room for vendors to add proprietary features that go above and beyond the P25 standards.
5.1.4.2 Phase II
Phase II has several goals. One goal is to define technology standards that will provide one voice channel per 6.25 kHz of spectrum. The P25 committee is currently focusing its efforts on a TDMA standard based on a two-slot 12.5-kHz channel. The standard requires that any Phase II equipment must be backward-compatible to communicate in Project 25 Phase I mode.
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29 Phase II will also define IP-based interconnection (“inter-subsystem interface” or ISSI) standards for P25 radio systems from different manufacturers. This will allow seamless roaming and wide-area calling across multiple radio systems.
5.1.4.3 Compliance Assurance
There has been much concern that P25-compliant equipment from various manufacturers is not necessarily interoperable. The P25 standards are vague and leave room for vendors to add proprietary features. With so much attention currently focused on interoperability, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are working with TIA to develop the P25 Compliance Assurance Program (CAP). Soon there will be definitive information available to assure that P25 equipment really does interoperate.
5.1.5 TSB-88
Before digital modulation technologies were developed, analog radio systems w ere designed based on a large body of empirical knowledge. Engineers were able to draw upon years of collective experience in the propagation characteristics of analog radio systems, translating acceptable communications to signal level targets. This is not the case with the new digital technologies.
Each digital modulation technique has different characteristics, and each manufacturer’s products may have different error correction capabilities. As a result, very little information has been published on digital propagation outside of information published by vendors on their unique products and coverage philosophies.
In an effort to fill the need for a common reference point in the field of digital radio propagation, the Telecommunications Industry Association/Electronic Industries Alliance (TIA/EIA) released Telecommunications Systems Bulletin 88 (TSB-88), Wireless Communications Systems - Performance in Noise and Interference-Limited Situations - Recommended Methods for Technology-Independent Modeling, Simulation, and Verification. Although not a true regulatory (FCC-inspired) action, TSB-88 and its latest revisions have already had an effect on the design of two-way radio systems.
TSB-88 is a beginning step, or basic guideline, for defining and predicting digital/narrowband propagation. It defines many of the elements of radio system coverage in common terms. It includes sections devoted to service area, testing methodology, propagation models, reliability, and noise and frequency coordination. It has achieved “quasi-standard” status, in that no other document or statement on the subject exists. Once there is more experience in the actual field performance of digital systems, these lessons can be applied to the provisions of TSB-88.
The design of any radio system involves a certain degree of risk. As the vendor’s engineers approach each project, they must account for this risk factor in their overall system design. A system designed with an overly optimistic propagation model runs the risk of not meeting the coverage requirements of the purchaser. A design that is overly conservative can reduce this risk to negligible levels, but the price of the system may be exorbitant. TSB-88 takes a very conservative approach to radio propagation and system design. This encourages a design that provides reduced risk for the vendor but possibly higher expense for the customer.
CTA recommends, and will assist EBRCSA in designing, a radio system that considers the provisions of TSB-88. However, designing the system to meet all of the actual and implied recommendations of TSB-88 may lead to an overdesigned system and excessive costs. Because of its “quasi-standard” status, TSB-88 “compliance” will be an issue in any liability or conflict situation. We recommend that TSB-88 be taken into consideration during the design of the system but that the provisions of TSB-88 be applied appropriately to the unique needs of EBRCSA.
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30 5.2 Narrowbanding of LMR Spectrum below 512 MHz
In 1992, the FCC began a proceeding to increase spectrum efficiency in the Private LMR (PLMR) bands below 512 MHz. The “Refarming Proceeding”, as it became known, introduced major changes in these bands.
5.2.1 New Narrowband Channels
The FCC created new narrowband channels in the 150-174 (VHF High), 421-430, 450- 470 and 470-512 MHz (UHF) bands.
In the VHF highband, where existing 25-kHz (wideband) channels were spaced at 15 kHz, new narrowband channels were created 7.5 kHz from existing channels. The new channels may only be licensed for bandwidths of 12.5 kHz or less.
In the UHF bands, where existing 25-kHz channels were spaced 25 kHz apart, new channels were created at 12.5 kHz and 6.25 kHz from existing channels. The channels
12.5 kHz from existing channels are available for licensing at 12.5-kHz or less bandwidths, and those 6.25 kHz from existing channels are available for licensing at
6.25-kHz or less bandwidths.
The new channels are available for licensing now, but availability may be limited by wideband incumbents operating on the adjacent channels.
5.2.2 Narrowband Equipment Requirements
All new LMR equipment placed on the market today must be capable of operating at a spectrum efficiency of one voice channel per 12.5 kHz of channel bandwidth. This can be accomplished by using either FDMA technology, transmitting a single voice channel in
12.5-kHz RF channel, or TDMA technology, transmitting two voice channels in a 25- kHz RF channel. (For data transmitting equipment, the efficiency standard is 4800 bps per
6.25 kHz of channel bandwidth.)
Although new equipment must be capable of operating in more efficient modes, licensees are still allowed to operate this equipment at the old wideband efficiency standard of one voice channel per 25 kHz of channel bandwidth.
In 1995, when these rules were adopted, the FCC believed that the congested conditions in the refarming bands would provide a “natural inducement” for users to migrate to narrowband equipment. However, very few incumbents have migrated to the narrower bandwidths, so the FCC reconsidered its decision that the migration be wholly voluntary.
5.2.3 Deadline for Wideband Equipment Manufacture
The FCC decided to prohibit manufacture and importation of equipment capable of operating at only one voice channel per 25 kHz of bandwidth after January 1, 2011. At that time, new equipment must be capable of operating at the 6.25-kHz efficiency standard.
5.2.4 Deadline for Migration
The deadline for conversion to 12.5-kHz efficiency is January 1, 2013 for all licensees.
After that date, all licensees in the bands 150-512 MHz must operate at one voice channel per 12.5 kHz of bandwidth. Users may still use 25-kHz channels as long as the spectrum efficiency standard is met (two voice channels).
The FCC has declined to set a deadline for conversion to 6.25-kHz efficiency.
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31 5.2.5 Deadline for Wideband Applications
The FCC also set January 1, 2011 as the deadline for applications for new wideband licenses and modifications to existing wideband licenses. This allows users flexibility to maintain and expand existing systems until two years before the migration deadline.
5.2.6 Trunking in the VHF and UHF Bands
As part of the Refarming Proceeding, the FCC established rules for trunking in the VHF and UHF bands. The rules allow trunking as long as concurrence is obtained from affected licensees within 70 miles of the proposed trunked station. The term “affected licensees” refers to stations with assigned frequencies 15 kHz or less from a proposed trunked station with 25-kHz bandwidth, 7.5 kHz or less from a proposed trunked station with 12.5-kHz bandwidth and 3.75 kHz or less from a proposed trunked station with 6.25- kHz bandwidth. In lieu of concurrence, an applicant may provide an engineering study that demonstrates that the proposed station interference contour does not overlap the affected licensee’s service territory. Rules for trunking below 512 MHz require so much coordination with neighboring licensees that they make the implementation of trunking systems in these bands difficult.
5.2.7 Impact of Narrowbanding on Radio Systems in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
Radio system owners in Alameda and Contra Costa counties may legally continue to operate their existing 25-kHz VHF and UHF systems until 2013, but will eventually face a reduction in bandwidth, which may result in a reduction in coverage. The FCC’s decision provides sufficient time to plan for the transition.
If an existing wideband radio system is adequate, it may make sense to maintain it as is until the transition date is closer. However, major new investments in equipment should be based on more spectrum efficient technologies.
5.3 The 700-MHz Public Safety Band
The 700-MHz Public Safety Band was allocated by the FCC in response to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 97). The BBA 97 mandated that, as part of the digital television (DTV) transition, TV broadcasting cease on Channels 60-69, and 24 MHz of the recovered spectrum be allocated to public safety communications.
5.3.1 Digital TV Deadline
The BBA 97 required that the DTV transition be completed by December 31, 2006, but added provisions that could have delayed the transition indefinitely.
In 2005, because of the slow pace of the transition, and because of the increased focus on public safety communications and interoperability, Congress passed the Digital Television and Public Safety Act of 2005, which set a date certain of February 17, 2009 as the deadline for conversion of all TV stations to DTV and cessation of broadcasting in channels 60-69.
5.3.2 Objectives
The FCC originally established the public safety band at 764-776/794-806 MHz. The FCC’s decision in August 2007 moved the band to 763-775/793-805 MHz. The FCC adopted rules to provide spectrum efficiency, interoperability and flexibility. The band was a combination of narrowband channels (primarily for voice communications) and wideband channels for data communications. Licensees are allowed to aggregate channels to create wider channels to support TDMA technology and to provide higher data rates.
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32 5.3.2.1 Narrowband Channels
Half of the band is allotted to 960 narrowband (6.25-kHz) channels. Originally, these 960 channels were split into two segments, 764-767/794-797 MHz and 773-776/803-806 MHz. These have now been consolidated and moved to 769-775/799-805 MHz. The FCC seeks to promote spectrum efficiency by requiring a standard of one voice channel, or one data channel of 4800 bps, per 6.25 kHz of bandwidth. The FCC has not mandated a specific technology for meeting this requirement, but all systems licensed for this band must use some form of digital modulation.
5.3.2.1.1 Channel Aggregation
Channels were allotted in groups of four. This allowed a licensee flexibility to aggregate two or four narrowband channels to create a single 12.5- or 25-kHz channel, as long as the overall spectrum efficiency is one voice channel, or one data channel of 4800 bps, per 6.25 kHz.
In some regions of the country, including Region 6 (Northern California), regional planning committees have elected to allot channels in groups of two. This assumes that the dominant technology to be used in the band will be a two-slot TDMA solution (such as Project 25 Phase II). This method of allotting channels eliminates the problem of “orphaned channels,” 12.5-kHz channels left when a licensee implements a 12.5-kHz system in 25-kHz channel allotments and doubles the total number of available channels.
5.3.2.1.2 Deadline for 6.25-kHz Efficiency
A licensee is allowed to operate at 12.5-kHz efficiency, but only until 2017. By 2015, all equipment manufactured and marketed for use in the 700-MHz band must meet the 6.25- kHz efficiency mandate, and no new applications for systems operating at 12.5- kHz efficiency will be accepted. By 2017, all systems in the band must operate at 6.25 -kHz efficiency.
5.3.2.1.3 Regional Planning Committees
Most of the narrowband channels will be administered by regional planning committees in the same fashion as the 800-MHz NPSPAC band has been. The regions are the same as at 800-MHz with a few exceptions (Michigan and Connecticut). Regional planning committees are in various stages of forming and preparing plans for approval by the FCC. As of the writing of this report, seven regional plans have been approved, six more have amendments pending approval and ten more are pending initial approval. The Region 6 (Northern California) plan is in process but has not been submitted to the FCC.
5.3.2.1.4 State Licenses
Recognizing the need of states for frequencies across a wide geographic area, the FCC issued state licenses for 192 narrowband channels. These licenses are not subject to the regional planning process. The license grants require states to provide “substantial service” to their populations by specific deadlines. If the deadlines are not met, the licenses will be modified accordingly. Frequencies that are unused will revert to the general use spectrum to be administered by regional planning committees.
5.3.2.1.5 Interoperability Spectrum
The narrowband channel plan includes 128 interoperability channels. These channels are administered by State Interoperability Executive Committees (SIECs). The FCC requires the use of Project 25 Phase 1 common air interface on these channels.
5.3.2.2 Broadband Channels
Until 2007, the other half of the 700-MHz band was allotted to wideband (50-kHz) channels at 767-773/797-803 MHz. These channels were envisioned for high-speed CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
33 data systems. Three 50-kHz channels could be aggregated to create a single 150-kHz channel with a minimum data rate of 384 kbps. In August 2007, the FCC reorganized the spectrum to create a single 10-MHz spectrum block for broadband communications.
5.3.2.2.1 Public/Private Partnership
In August 2007, the FCC released a Report and Order to reorganize the wideband spectrum and create a 10-MHz spectrum block at 763-768/793-798 MHz to be licensed to a single non-profit “Public Safety Broadband Licensee.” This licensee will be responsible to work with a commercial licensee of the “D Block” of 700-MHz commercial spectrum to build a nationwide broadband network for the use of local public safety users. The 700-MHz Public/Private Partnership are intended to allow commercial use of the spectrum on a secondary basis while maintaining public safety pre-emptive priority.
In an emergency, public safety licensees will have access to the D-Block spectrum as well.
In November 2007, the FCC selected the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST) to be the Public Safety Broadband Licensee. PSST’s first order of business was to create a “Bidder Information Document” for prospective D Block licensees. This document outlined the needs, desires and expectations of public safety agencies for the proposed broadband network. The much-anticipated auction of 700-MHz spectrum concluded in March 2008 and the only bid on the D Block did not meet the reserve price. The failure of the auction has resulted in much finger-pointing, but most commentators agree that requirements for coverage of 99.3 percent of the population, the need for “hardening” of sites, and the need to negotiate a service agreement with the PSBL in a short period of time or face the forfeiture of $150 million were contributing factors.
5.3.2.2.2 Proposed Changes
Since March 2008, the FCC has released two further notices of proposed rule- making (FNPRMs) seeking to remove the obstacles that scared off potential D-Block bidders in the first auction. Among the proposals are the following:
● Instead of a single nationwide license, allow licensing on a regional basis, with the regions based on the 55 regional planning committee regions. ● The technology for the nationwide network will be either LTE (short for Long-Term Evolution) or WiMAX, the technologies of choice for commercial wireless third- generation (3G) networks.
● All 20 MHz of the spectrum in both the D Block and the public-safety band will be used to create a single consolidated network. The proposals clarify circumstances where public-safety entities are given priority over commercial users. ● Licensee(s) will have 15 years instead of ten years to build the system and the build- out requirements are adjusted accordingly.
● Require changes to the by-laws and composition of the PSBL. ● Increase the amount of money available to pay for reconfiguration of 700-MHz incumbent licensees from $10 million to $27 million.
Final rules have not been released. We expect rules will be adopted and a new auction for the D Block will be held sometime in 2009.
5.3.3 Availability
With the pending rule changes and auction, the 700-MHz band remains in flux. Existing licensees cannot be relocated until the D Block licensee is selected. Then these licensees will have to relocate, with expenses paid by the D Block licensee. Regional Planning Committees have had to rewrite their plans to address the changes to the narrowband channels and the subsequent repacking of channel allotments. Although this process is less complex than the 800-MHz rebanding situation, it has created some confusion.
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34 The proposed rules would require all existing narrowband licensees to be relocated within one year after funding is obtained from the D Block licensee. Since the auction will not take place until 2009, this means that relocation of these licensees will probably not be completed until 2010. This may delay the availability of narrowband spectrum in some locations.
After February 17, 2009, analog TV stations will cease operations, removing a great obstacle to the implementation of 700-MHz systems. Narrowband channels can be licensed now wherever an RPC has an approved plan with the FCC and the channels selected comply with the latest FCC channel plan. The draft Northern California plan allots 57 12.5-kHz channels to Alameda County and 40 channels Contra Costa County.
5.4 Rebanding the 800-MHz Band
By this time nearly everyone in the field of two-way communications is familiar with the 800-MHz rebanding situation. Rebanding began in 2005 and was slated to be complete by June 26, 2008. That date has passed, and the end is nowhere in sight.
The original rebanding proposal was introduced in 2001 when, in response to documented interference issues, Nextel Communications proposed a drastic realignment of the 800-MHz band. In 2004, the FCC adopted a rebanding plan with the goal of completing the process in three years.
5.4.1 Before Rebanding
5.4.1.1 Frequency Allocations at 800-MHz
The 800-MHz band evolved over the years to produce the arrangement illustrated below.
The segments 806-809.75/851-854.75 and 816-821/861-866 MHz were licensed geographically by Economic Areas (EAs) to the Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) Service with some incumbent public safety and other licensees who were grandfathered when the EA licenses were auctioned.
The segment 809.75-816/854.75-861 MHz was allocated to four categories of users (SMR, Public Safety, Business, and Industrial/Land Transportation), with the different categories interleaved.
The segment 821-824/866-869 MHz, known as the NPSPAC band, is allocated solely to Public Safety.
Above 824 and 869 MHz are the cellular blocks A and B. Below 806 MHz is the new 700-MHz Public Safety band and its remaining incumbent TV stations. The band 849- 851 MHz is the Commercial Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service.
5.4.1.2 Interference Mechanisms
The reason for rebanding has been the many reports of interference to 800-MHz public safety radio systems from Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR), Enhanced SMR (ESMR) and cellular telephone systems (collectively referred to as Commercial Mobile Radio Services or CMRS) in the 800-MHz bands.
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35 Most public safety radio systems are designed to cover as much territory with as few sites as possible. This leads to systems with sites located at high elevations and operating at high power levels. Mobile and portable receivers for these systems are relatively sensitive to weak signals.
Modern cellular and ESMR systems are designed to reuse the limited number of channels as often as possible in order to support the maximum number of customers. In contrast to public safety, cellular sites are located at lower elevations with lower power levels.
When a public safety radio is operated in close proximity (by frequency and geography) to a CMRS site, the potential for interference increases. The problem is exacerbated by the high duty-cycles of SMR systems.
The three main categories of interference involved are intermodulation, receiver desensitization and transmitter sideband noise.
Intermodulation is caused by the undesired mixing of two or more frequencies. This mixing produces signals at frequencies that are the combination of sums and differences of the frequencies being mixed. Intermodulation can take place in transmitters, receivers or elsewhere and creates unwanted signals that block desired signals. This is especially a problem when the desired signal is weak as in traditional noise-limited systems.
Receiver desensitization (or “desense”) is caused when a nearby strong signal overloads the “front-end” amplifier of a receiver, reducing the gain of the amplifier in the radio and thereby inhibiting its ability to receive the desired signal. The effect to the user is the creation of “holes” in radio system coverage. A mobile or portable radio operating near an ESMR site will simply not be able to hear calls from its own system.
Transmitter sideband noise is produced by the modulation of the carrier frequency.
Modulation produces frequencies above and below the carrier. The FCC sets limits as to how much energy can be transmitted beyond the limits of a channel, but when a transmitter is nearby, sideband noise can override the weaker desired signal.
5.4.2 The FCC Rebanding Plan
After much debate, the FCC adopted the following plan:
(1) All non-Nextel (now Sprint Nextel) incumbents would be relocated from the 806- 809/851-854 MHz General Category band. These licensees would be relocated to former Sprint Nextel channels in the 809.75-816/854.75-861 MHz band.
(2) The NPSPAC band is being moved from 821-824/866-869 MHz to the new NPSPAC band at 806-809/851-854 MHz. In most instances, NPSPAC licensees will simply change frequencies by 15 MHz.
(3) Existing Public Safety systems and non-cellular Business, Industrial and Land Transportation (B/ILT) and SMR systems operating on interleaved channels between 809-816/854-861 MHz will continue to operate on those channels.
(4) Sprint Nextel will relocate all of its 800-MHz operations to the 817-824/862-869 MHz band, and will vacate all channels it now uses in the 806-817/851-862 MHz band segment. Public safety agencies and later critical infrastructure industries (CII) will have exclusive access to all channels vacated by Sprint Nextel in the interleaved portion of the band below 817/862 MHz for a limited period of time.
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36 (5) The FCC created an Expansion Band at 815-816/860-861 MHz. Incumbent Public Safety licensees will be given the option to relocate from this band to avoid potential interference from the new ESMR band above 817/862 MHz.
(6) The FCC also created a Guard Band at 816-817/861-862 MHz. Any 800 MHz licensee may relocate to this spectrum, but will be afforded less protection from interference than licensees in the lower part of the 800-MHz band.
(7) Non-Sprint Nextel ESMR operations below 816/861 MHz may stay where they are, but will be subject to a stringent non-interference obligation.
(8) Sprint Nextel has received 10 MHz of spectrum at 1910-1915/1990-1995 MHz.
(9) All costs for all licensees affected by band reconfiguration will be paid up front by Sprint Nextel.
Below is an illustration of the 800-MHz band allocations after the transition is completed.
In certain parts of the country, most notably border areas and areas served by SouthernLINC, the plan is different.
5.4.3 Rebanding Management
The FCC ordered the five largest stakeholders in the 800-MHz band to select a Transition Administrator (TA) to oversee the process. The selection team chose BearingPoint, a management consulting firm, and its partners, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P, and Baseline Telecom, Inc.
The TA is responsible to oversee the administrative and financial aspects of band reconfiguration, provide accountability for the reconfiguration process and help facilitate band reconfiguration with minimal disruption to licensees, particularly public safety entities. It also authorizes the disbursement of funds for band reconfiguration and resolve funding disputes through mediation.
5.4.4 Negotiation Process
Each licensee must negotiate separate agreements with Sprint Nextel for planning funding (PFA) and for actual frequency relocation. The planning funding agreement is optional but highly recommended for any beyond the simplest 800-MHz radio systems.
The TA must review and approve each agreement.
During the negotiation period, Sprint Nextel and the licensee seek to come to a frequency relocation agreement (FRA), including costs and schedule. If no FRA is reached during that time, the matter will be referred for resolution to the TA for a 30-working-day mediation period. If there is still disagreement at that time, it will be sent to the FCC for de novo review.
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37 5.4.5 Timetable
The TA’s reconfiguration schedule was based on four reconfiguration “waves,” with each NPSPAC region assigned to one of the waves. Each wave consisted of two stages.
Stage 1 began the rebanding process for licensees on channels 1-120 (806-809/851-854 MHz), while Stage 2 began the rebanding process for licensees in the Expansion Band or in the NPSPAC band. By this time, all licensees with affected frequencies, except those near the Mexican border, should be actively involved in the rebanding process.
Wave 1, Stage 1 rebanding officially began on June 27, 2005. The schedule was supposed to provide for completion of band reconfiguration within 36 months (i.e., by June 26, 2008). However, that date has passed, and many public safety licensees are still in negotiations. The process of negotiations, planning and reconfiguration is painstaking. For example, the National Capital Region (NCR), consisting of the Di strict of Columbia and several of the surrounding counties, requested a waiver to complete rebanding in January 2013. At the request of Fairfax County, Virginia, the FCC has given the NCR until November 2008 to produce a revised schedule. Other regions have schedules nearly as long.
5.4.5.1 Border Areas
In 2008, the U.S. negotiated an 800-MHz spectrum agreement with Canada, which will allow rebanding to proceed in areas near the Canadian border. The FCC recently announced that rebanding would begin in these areas on October 14, 2008 and should be completed by April 14, 2011.
There is no news regarding an 800-MHz spectrum agreement along the Mexican border.
Until an agreement is finalized, the FCC has exempted border-area licensees from beginning the rebanding process until they receive a frequency proposal report (FPR) from the TA.
5.4.6 Application Freeze
During the negotiation periods, when the FCC announced the beginning of the transition for a particular region, there is a temporary freeze on new 800-MHz applications within 70 miles of that region. The freeze will begin 30 days before the voluntary negotiations period and end 30 working days after the mandatory negotiations period— approximately eight months. At the time of this report, most of the nation is under a licensing freeze because rebanding negotiations are ongoing.
The FCC will grant a special temporary authority (STA) to applicants during the freeze period, but it determines on a case-by-case basis whether systems licensed under the STA are eligible for reimbursement by Sprint Nextel.
5.4.7 Recent Developments
5.4.7.1 Sprint Nextel Waiver Request
Under the original rebanding rules, Sprint Nextel was required to vacate its pre-rebanding interleaved channels by June 26, 2008, the original deadline for the completion of rebanding. Since rebanding is nowhere near completion, Sprint Nextel requested a waiver from the FCC to allow it to remain on these channels until they are actually needed by public-safety licensees. The FCC has approved a plan that allows Sprint Nextel to vacate spectrum in stages, with all spectrum vacated by March 31, 2010.
5.4.7.2 Vacated Spectrum
Sprint Nextel is in the process of vacating spectrum in the 809-809.5/854-854.5 MHz band. The FCC plans to establish a website identifying available channels. Application procedures and filing windows will be announced by public notice. CTA will be watching diligently for this announcement and will inform our clients immediately.
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38 5.4.8 Conclusion
The situation at 800 MHz is constantly changing. By this time, most licensees are already into the process of planning, while some have completed planning and a few have even completed rebanding. The process is going to extend far beyond 2008, but the FCC, the TA and Sprint Nextel are under pressure to keep it moving.
Licensees must make a careful accounting of all their equipment and systems in the 800- MHz band, including stored caches of mobiles and portables. Keep in mind interoperability arrangements and mutual aid channels. Licensees with frequencies in the 809-816/854-861 MHz band will remain where they are, but they may have subscribers or base stations programmed for mutual aid channels or neighboring 800- MHz systems, which will require reprogramming or retuning.
Licensees must make a careful accounting of time, expenses, and projected spending during retuning. Negotiations have been difficult, so sound documentation is required to justify all expenses.
Agencies in the process of submitting applications for 800-MHz frequencies must take the temporary application freeze into consideration when planning a new 800- MHz system. After the freeze, there may be more spectrum available for licensing. If frequencies are needed immediately, an applicant may see a special temporary authorization (STA). Soon, there may be new spectrum available in the 800-MHz band as Sprint Nextel vacates channels.
5.5 Fixed Microwave Services Relocation
5.5.1 The Lower 2-GHz Band
In 1994, the FCC reallocated the 1850-1990 MHz Fixed Microwave Services (FMS) (Lower 2-GHz) band to Personal Communications Services (PCS). Any microwave licensee remaining in the band after April 4, 2005 is now relegated to secondary status, meaning the system must not cause interference to PCS systems and is no long er subject to interference protection from PCS systems. If a PCS licensee requires use of the spectrum, the FMS licensee will be required to relinquish its license within six months of notification.
5.5.2 The Upper 2-GHz Band
The FCC has reallocated the 2110-2150/2160-2200 MHz FMS band to Emerging Technologies (ET), including the Advanced Wireless Service (AWS) and Mobile- Satellite Service (MSS). The 2110-2150 and 2160-2180 MHz segments have been reallocated to AWS, and the 2180-2200 MHz segment has been reallocated to MSS.
The FCC has decided that relocations in this spectrum will be subject to a mandatory negotiation period during which the ET licensees must negotiate with the FMS incumbents to relocate to comparable facilities. Once the mandatory negotiations period has ended, an ET licensee may relocate a FMS incumbent involuntarily. The ET licensee must still pay to relocate the incumbent, but there are no negotiations regarding costs.
5.5.2.1 Relocations by AWS Licensees
The first auction for AWS spectrum (2110-2150 MHz) ended in September 2006. Soon after, the winning bidders began notifying incumbent microwave licensees to begin negotiations. Each non-public safety microwave licensee will have two years to negotiate, while public safety will have three years. The relocation rules will sunset approximately 10 years later, at which time microwave licensees will be secondary to AWS licensees in the band.
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39 5.5.2.2 Relocations by MSS Licensees
The involuntary relocation procedures for 2180-2200 MHz have already begun. MSS licensees may notify licensees in this band to relocate at any time with six months notice.
However, the MSS licensees have been slow to implement services, and many MSS licensees have argued that they can peacefully coexist with incumbent microwave licensees. Relocation procedures will sunset December 9, 2013, after which time microwave licensees will be secondary to MSS in this band.
5.5.3 Conclusion
Any microwave licensee operating in the 1850-1990 MHz band should be making plans to relocate immediately to other spectrum. These licensees are secondary to PCS and may cause or be subject to harmful interference.
Incumbent microwave licensees operating in the 2110-2150/2160-2200 MHz band should continue to operate in the band until approached by an AWS or MSS licensee to negotiate relocation. All relocation costs will be paid by the ET licensee.
Based upon CTA’s research of the FCC ULS database, there appear to be nine active 2- GHz calls signs in Alameda County and two active 2-GHz calls signs in Contra Costa County. CTA can assist the affected EBRCSA members in the relocation process, providing engineering, cost estimation and negotiation assistance.
5.6 The 4.9 GHz Band
5.6.1 Band Plan
In 2003, the FCC established rules for the 4.9 GHz Public Safety Band. The band is divided into 18 channels with bandwidths of 1 or 5 MHz. The purpose of this band is primarily to provide public safety users with spectrum for broadband communications applications. The spectrum can be used for data, voice, video, wireless local area networks, or any number of high-speed digital technologies. It is intended for mobile use, while temporary fixed use is allowed. The FCC envisions this band’s use for the implementation of incident scene networks and wireless “hot spots” for high-speed data transfers of things like maps, building layouts, emergency medical service files, and wanted or missing person images.
Recently, changes were made to the rules for the 4.9 GHz band in order to allow the use of the IEEE 802.11 series of standards. It is hoped that this will make available a wider range of products for use in the band and will leverage the economies of scale to lower equipment prices.
5.6.2 Licensing and Coordination
A license will be issued to any public safety entity. The license will allow the entity to operate base, mobile or temporary fixed units throughout its legal jurisdictional area of operation. Applications must be made directly to the FCC; there is no frequency coordination or fees are required. Permanent, fixed, point-to-point services are allowed on a secondary, non-interfering basis, but require separate site licenses.
The spectrum is licensed on a shared basis, i.e., all users are licensed to all channels.
Licensees must coordinate with each other to use the band. The FCC gave 700 MHz regional planning committees the option to establish regional plans for the use of the 4.9 GHz spectrum. Since the availability of the band and the development technologies to use it are so recent, the FCC agreed to give the planning committees extended time to prepare plans for the coordinated use of the band.
We encourage EBRCSA to apply for a 4.9 GHz license. There are no deadlines for implementing a system. This band may provide EBRCSA an opportunity to implement an inexpensive high-speed mobile data network.
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40 6.0 Communications Facility Review
CTA conducted a review of the condition of both communications/dispatch centers and radio sites, at selected locations in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. This section contains a summary of the facilities visited by CTA. A list of the EBRCS radio sites visited is contained in TABLE 6-1, and the dispatch centers visited are listed in TABLES 6-2 and 6-3. TABLE 6-1 also includes the radio sites contained in the Motorola Proposal for the EBRCS. For each facility, CTA summarizes the facility and comments on its ability to re- use the equipment facility in a new communication system.
6.1 Radio Sites organized by Site
The following sections describe the radio sites visited by CTA. The summary includes site conditions, equipment available and upgrades that will be necessary for a new radio system. TABLE 6-1 provides a listing of these sites.
6.1.1 Kregor Radio Site Conditions
The Kregor site has two shelters, two towers, and a shared generator for both shelters.
The two existing towers have a medium load on them, but will need a structural analysis to determine if each is capable of handling new antennas. The existing fence and shelter can be used. The site will need manual CO
2 fire extinguishers and a UPS system. The
grounding for the tower and shelter are satisfactory. The primary power and existing microwave equipment can be reused.
6.1.2 Shadybrook Radio Site Conditions
The Shadybrook site has one shelter, and utilizes six, 10-foot poles on a concrete platform as antenna supports. The antenna supports are heavily loaded and may not be able to carry more antennas. The existing gate and fence around the shelter can be used. The site will need manually operated CO2 fire extinguishers, a generator and fuel tank, UPS, new microwave, upgraded primary power, and a fence and gate around the antenna supports. The new generator and fuel tank will need a new foundation and grounding system. The primary power is currently limited to 50 amps. The grounding for the shelter is satisfactory.
6.1.3 Marsh Creek Radio Site Conditions
The Marsh Creek site has one shelter and a 100 foot tower. The equipment room, in the shelter, is 14 x 9 feet. It currently has only 1 cabinet in the shelter. The tower is lightly loaded, but should have a structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The site will need manually operated CO2 fire extinguishers, upgraded primary power, HVAC, generator and fuel tank, fence and gate, UPS, new microwave equipment, new grounding system for the shelter and tower, and a waveguide bridge from the shelter to the tower. The new generator and fuel tank will also need a foundation and grounding system.
6.1.4 Highland Radio Site Conditions
The Highland site has three shelters, four towers and two generators. The main shelter houses the County radio equipment. The second shelter houses the County microwave equipment. The third shelter houses CHP equipment. The 60-foot, guyed tower is heavily loaded with microwave antennas, and will require a structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The west tower had a medium load, but should also have structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The east tower is lightly loaded. The main shelter does not have room for more equipment. It also CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
41 has signs of rodents inside the shelter. The main shelter needs grounding improvements inside and outside. The second shelter does not have room for new equipment. CTA did not have access to the third shelter. We were informed that the County is planning to remove the 130-foot, guyed tower, and install a new self-supporting tower and shelter.
The new shelter and tower will need a new foundation and grounding system. The primary power can be used.
6.1.5 Old Fire Station 53 Radio Site Conditions
The Old Fire Station 53 site is an unused fire station. It has 60 x 40 foot building and a small tower. The existing tower is lightly loaded, but should have a structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The equipment is located in a large room in the south east corner of the building. The site does not currently have any microwave equipment. The building and tower will need new grounding system inside and outside. The site will need manually operated CO
2 fire extinguishers, HVAC upgrade,
generator and fuel tank, UPS, and microwave equipment.
6.1.6 Contra Costa County Sheriffs (Glacier) Radio Site Conditions The Glacier site is located next to the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Communications/Dispatch Center. It has two shelters and a self supporting tower. The tower has a medium load and will need a structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The existing fence and shelter can be used. The first shelter houses the County’s radio and microwave equipment. CTA did not have access to the second shelter. The site will need manually operated CO2 fire extinguishers, UPS, generator and fuel tank. The new generator and fuel tank will need a new foundation and grounding system. New P25, Phase 1 equipment is installed but not operational.
6.1.7 Cummings Peak Radio Site Conditions
The Cummings Peak site has one shelter, two towers, and a generator. The shelter has room for 3 more racks. The north tower is heavily loaded and will need a structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The south antenna is lightly loaded, but also should have a structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The site does have room for another shelter if needed. The site will need grounding improvements inside and outside the shelter, a new generator and fuel tank, upgraded HVAC and upgraded primary power. The microwave system can be used.
6.1.8 Sydney Radio Site Conditions
The Sydney site has one shelter and a small monopole tower. It is located next to an old wooden water tank in a residential neighborhood. The tower is heavily loaded and will need a structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The shelter has inside measurements of approximately 7 x 13 feet. In this space there are 5 racks of equipment and there is room for possibly two more racks. The site will need manually operated CO2 fire extinguishers, grounding improvements inside and outside the shelter, a microwave system, fence and gate, a generator and tank, UPS and upgraded HVAC. The new generator and fuel tank will need a foundation and grounding system. The primary power can be used.
6.1.9 Bald Radio Site Conditions
The Bald site has a shelter, a tower, and a generator. The shelter has three equipment vaults and houses the generator. The tower is heavily loaded, and will need a structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The existing shelter, primary power, microwave system, generator, fence and gate can be used. The site will need manually operated CO
2 fire extinguishers, and UPS.
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42 6.1.10 Rocky Ridge Radio Site Conditions
The Rocky Ridge site is owned by American Tower. It has two shelters and a tower. The north shelter contains Contra Costa County’s equipment, along with other equipment.
The 200-foot, guyed tower is heavily loaded and will need a structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The County is planning to remove the dividing walls that separate the old generator from the equipment room. The new generator is located outside the shelter. This will provided more space for new equipment. The fence and gate are in poor shape and will need to be repaired or replaced. The shelter, generator, microwave system, and primary power can be used.
The grounding system will need to be upgraded, inside and outside the shelter, and for the tower. The site will need manually operated CO
2 fire extinguishers, and a UPS.
6.1.11 Turquoise Radio Site Conditions
The Turquoise site has a shelter, monopole tower, UPS, and generator. The tower has a heavy load and should have structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The shelter, generator, primary power, fence and gate can be used. The microwave system should be upgraded. Upgrades to the site’s security may be necessary, as indicated by the amount of graffiti on the shelter and generator.
6.1.12 Pearl Reservoir Radio Site Conditions
The Pearl Reservoir site has a two-vault shelter, tower and generator. CTA did not have access to the site or inside the shelter. The tower has a medium load, but should have structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas.
6.1.13 El Cerrito Radio Site Conditions
The El Cerrito site is attached to the El Cerrito Police Department office. It has a shelter, monopole tower, UPS, and generator. The tower has a medium load, but should have structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The site is protected by a block wall and steel door. The shelter, generator, and primary power can be used. The microwave system should be upgraded.
6.1.14 Nichol Knob Radio Site Conditions
The Nichol Knob site has an underground vault, monopole tower, and generator. The vault requires a ladder to access it. The tower is heavily loaded, and should have structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The equipment room has two portable air conditioning units and a UPS for Richmond’s equipment only.
The equipment room has four rows of racks and very little space for more racks. The primary power and the Contra Costa County microwave system can be used. The grounding system for the site needs improvement. The site will need manually operated CO
2 fire extinguishers. CTA did not have access to the generator or fuel tank.
6.1.15 San Ramon Valley Fire Radio Site Conditions
The San Ramon site is co-located with the San Ramon Valley Fire Communications/Dispatch center. The equipment room is housed in Fire Station 31’s building. The site consists of the Fire Station building, tower, generator, and UPS. The tower is heavily loaded, and will need a structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The site will need upgraded grounding inside the equipment room. The primary power, UPS, microwave system, generator, equipment room, fence and gate, can be used.
6.1.16 Contra Costa County Consolidated Fire Radio Site Conditions The County Fire site located at the Contra Costa County Consolidated Fire Communications/Dispatch Center. It consists of a shelter and tower, and uses the same generator as the dispatch center. The tower has a medium load on it, but should have CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
43 structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The shelter, microwave system, generator, fence and gate, can be used. The grounding for the site is satisfactory.
6.1.17 Pleasant Hill Police Radio Site Conditions
The Pleasant Hill site is located in the Pleasant Hill Police station. The site consists of the station building, monopole tower, UPS, generator and fuel tank. The equipment room is small and has no room for additional equipment racks. Pleasant Hill is planning to relocate their server equipment; this would free up the equipment room behind the LMR equipment room. The tower is lightly loaded, but should have structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. The primary power, generator, and UPS can be used. The grounding system is satisfactory.
6.1.18 Los Vaqueros Radio Site Conditions
The Los Vaqueros site consists only of a large shelter. The site does not have a tower, generator, UPS, or HVAC. The site will need manually operated CO 2 fire extinguishers,
upgraded primary power, HVAC, generator and fuel tank, fence and gate, UPS, microwave system, tower, and new grounding system for the shelter. The new generator, fuel tank, and tower will need a foundation and grounding system.
6.1.19 Peter’s Apollo Radio Site Conditions
The Apollo site is currently undeveloped. It will require a shelter, tower, generator and fuel tank. The new generator, fuel tank, tower and shelter will need a new foundation and grounding system.
6.1.20 Sunol Ridge Radio Site Conditions
The existing Sunol tower will need a structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. A new grounding system will need to be installed for the tower.
The existing fencing and shelter can be used. The shelter will need a new grounding system both indoors and outdoors. The site will need manual CO2 fire extinguishers, upgraded air conditioning, updated UPS, new generator and a tank. The new generator and fuel tank needs a foundation and grounding system. The primary power can be used.
The analog microwave system is dated and needs to be replaced. New P25, Phase 1 equipment is installed but not operational.
6.1.21 San Leandro Hills Radio Site Conditions
The existing San Leandro tower will need a structural analysis to determine if it is capable of handling new antennas. A new grounding system will need to be installed for the tower. The existing fencing and shelter can be used. The shelter will need a new grounding system both indoors and outdoors. The site will need manual CO2 fire extinguishers, upgraded air conditioning, and updated UPS. The primary power can be used. The transfer switch is not completely installed. The analog microwave system is dated and needs to be replaced. New P25, Phase 1 equipment is installed but not operational.
6.2 Communications/Dispatch Centers
The following sections describe the communications/dispatch centers visited by CTA. In these sections we summarize the conditions, equipment available and upgrades that will be necessary for the follow on radio system. TABLE 6-2 provides a dispatch center assessment matrix of the dispatch centers visited in each County.
6.2.1 Antioch Police Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Antioch Police Department is 30’ x 26’, with task lighting for each position. The dispatchers use six monitors: three for CAD, one for security cameras, one CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
44 for radio, and one for telephone/911. The center uses security video monitors and a Dictaphone Logging recorder. They dispatch for these agencies: Antioch Police, Brentwood Police, and the Antioch Animal Services. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The grounding system in the equipment room needs to be updated.
6.2.2 Contra Costa County Sheriff Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Contra Costa County Sheriff is 30’ x 60’, with good lighting. The dispatchers use five monitors: two for CAD, one for radio, one for telephone/911, and one for mapping. They use Motorola CentraCom Gold Elite consoles and a Mercom Audiolog logging recorder. They dispatch for these agencies: Contra Costa County Sheriff, Danville Police, Lafayette Police, Moraga Police, Pittsburg Police, Oakley Police, Orinda Police, Ro Vista Police, San Ramon Police, County Animal Control and the Los Medanos College Police. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs an updated grounding system.
6.2.3 Concord Police Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Concord Police Department is 20’ x 30’, with fair lighting. The dispatchers use five monitors: two for CAD, one for GIS, one for radio, and one for telephone/911. They use Motorola CentraCom Gold Elite consoles. They dispatch for Concord and Clayton Police. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs an updated grounding system.
6.2.4 Contra Costa County Consolidated Fire Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Contra Costa County Consolidated Fire is 40’ x 30’, with poor lighting. The dispatchers use five monitors: three for CAD, one for radio, and one for telephone/911. They use Motorola CentraCom Gold Elite consoles and a Nice logging recorder. They dispatch for these agencies: Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District, Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District, Pinole City Fire Department, and East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs minor updating to the grounding system.
6.2.5 Pinole Police Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Pinole Police Department is 16’ x 22’, with fair lighting. The dispatchers use five monitors: two for CAD, one for radio, one for telephone/911, and one for security video monitoring. They use Tyco Maestro consoles and a Dictaphone logging recorder. They dispatch for Pinole and Hercules Police. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs an updated grounding system.
6.2.6 Pleasant Hill Police Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Pleasant Hill Police Department is 25’ x 30’, with good lighting.
The dispatch center acts as visitor reception for the police department. There is a possible security issue with the dispatch center open to the lobby. The lobby has a security door and intercom for access by visitors. The dispatchers use three monitors:
one CAD, one for radio, and one for telephone/911. They use Motorola CentraCom Gold Elite consoles and a Nice logging recorder. The Pleasant Hill Police is dispatched from the Pleasant Hill Dispatch Center. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean.
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45 6.2.7 Richmond Police and Fire Department Dispatch Center The dispatch center for Richmond Police and Fire Department is 40’ x 45’, with good lighting. The dispatchers use five monitors: three for CAD, one for radio, and one for telephone/911. They use Tyco Maestro consoles and a Pyxis Maxpro logging recorder.
They dispatch to these agencies: Richmond Police and Fire, El Cerrito Police and Fire, Kensington Police, San Pablo Police and the Contra Costa Community College District Police. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs an updated grounding system.
6.2.8 San Ramon Valley Fire Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for San Ramon Valley Fire Department is 25’ x 30’, with good lighting. The dispatchers use five monitors: three for CAD, one for radio, and one for telephone/911. They use Motorola CentraCom consoles and a Nice logging recorder. All agencies supported by the SRVFPD radio system are dispatched by the San Ramon Valley Fire dispatch center. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs an updated grounding system.
6.2.9 Walnut Creek Police Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Walnut Creek Police Department is 19’ x 25’, with good lighting.
The dispatchers use five monitors: three for CAD, one for radio, and one for telephone/911. They use a Dictaphone logging recorder. They dispatch for Walnut Creek Police. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs an updated grounding system.
6.2.10 Alameda County Fire
The dispatch center for Alameda County Fire is 30’ x 30’, with good lighting. The dispatchers use six monitors: three for CAD, one for fire alarm, one for radio, and one for telephone/911. They use Motorola CentraCom Gold Elite Consoles. The dispatch center uses Netclock and security video monitors. They dispatch to these agencies: Alameda County Fire, City of Alameda Fire, City of Union Fire, City of Fremont Fire, and Camp Park Combat. The overall appearance of the dispatch center and equipment room is neat and clean. The grounding system is fair.
6.2.11 Alameda County Sheriff Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Alameda County Sheriff is 32’ x 26’, with good lighting. The dispatchers use five monitors: three for CAD, one for radio, and one for telephone/911.
They use Motorola CentraCom Gold Elite Consoles. The dispatch center uses security video monitors. They dispatch for: Alameda County Sheriff, City of Dublin, AC Transit, Peralta College, Oakland Airport, Oakland Ports Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and Camp Park Federal Police. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean.
The equipment room needs an updated grounding system.
6.2.12 Alameda Police Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Alameda Police Department is 24’ x 17’, with good lighting. The dispatchers use five monitors: two for CAD, one for radio, one for mapping, and one for telephone/911. They use Motorola CentraCom Gold Elite Consoles. The dispatch center uses Netclock and security video monitors. They dispatch the Police Department and Public Works. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs an updated grounding system.
6.2.13 Pleasanton Police Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Pleasanton Police Department is 28’ x 20’, with good lighting. The dispatchers use five monitors: two for CAD, one for radio, one for mapping, and one for telephone/911. They use Motorola CentraCom Series 2 Consoles. The dispatch center CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
46 uses security video monitors. They dispatch for the Police Department, Animal Services, and Public Works. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs an updated grounding system.
6.2.14 San Leandro Police Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for San Leandro Police Department is 25’ x 18’, with good lighting.
The dispatchers use five monitors: two for CAD, one for radio, one for CAD and mapping, and one for telephone/911. They use Motorola CentraCom Gold Elite Consoles. The dispatch center uses security video monitors. They dispatch for the Police Department.
The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs an updated grounding system.
6.2.15 East Bay Regional Park District Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for East Bay Regional Park District is 17’ x 36’, with good lighting.
The dispatchers use four monitors: two for CAD, one for radio, and one for phone/911.
They use Motorola CentraCom Gold Elite Consoles. The dispatch center uses security video monitors. They dispatch to these agencies: Park Police Department, Park Fire Department, and Park Rangers. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs an updated grounding system and HVAC.
6.2.16 Fremont Police Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Fremont Police Department is 50’ x 27’, with good lighting. The dispatchers use six monitors: one for CAD, one for radio, one for GIS/AVL, one for A Record S, one for ETS tracking, and one for telephone/911. They use Motorola CentraCom Gold Elite Consoles. The dispatch center uses security video monitors. They dispatch to the Police Department, Animal Services, and two regional Task Forces. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs an updated grounding system.
6.2.17 Hayward Police Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Hayward Police Department is 30’ x 15’, with good lighting. The dispatchers use four monitors: two for CAD, one for radio, and one for telephone/911.
They use Positron AVTAC Consoles. The dispatch center uses security video monitors.
They dispatch to these agencies: Police Department, Fire Department, and Community of Fairview Fire. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean.
6.2.18 Newark Police Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Newark Police Department is 12’ x 16’, with good lighting. The dispatchers use four monitors: one for CAD, one for CAD and mapping, one for radio, and one for telephone/911. They use Motorola CentraCom Gold Elite Consoles. The dispatch center uses security video monitors. They dispatch for the Police Department.
The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean.
6.2.19 Union City Police Department Dispatch Center
The dispatch center for Union City Police Department is 18’ x 20’, with good lighting. The dispatchers use four monitors: one for Pinning Calls, one for Command Line Call In, one for mapping, and one for records management. They use Motorola CentraCom Gold Elite Consoles. The dispatch center uses security video monitors. They dispatch for the Police Department and Public Works. The overall appearance of the dispatch center is neat and clean. The equipment room needs an updated grounding system.
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47 Table 6-1 Alameda and Contra Costa County Radio Sites
40 Glacier YES YES 37-59-24.9 N 122-05-17.7 W 164 100 VHF Bald Peak YES YES 37-53-00.7 N 122-12-18.4 W 1911 80 VHF Cummings Peak YES YES 38-01-44.5 N 122-11-51.3 W 891 140 VHF El Cerrito YES YES 37-54-58.7 N 122-18-40.1 W 95 60 800MHz Highland Peak YES YES 37-48-52.7 N 121-48-30.0 W 2563 130 VHF Kregor Peak YES YES 37-56-35.2 N 121-53-27.5 W 1888 140 VHF Marsh Creek YES YES 37-53-41.7 N 121-51-48.5 W 731 100 VHF Nichol Knob YES YES 37-55-13.1 N 122-22-55.6 W 350 50 800MHz/VHF Old Fire Station 53 YES YES 37-53-38.5 N 121-47-38.7 W 343 50 VHF Pearl Reservoir YES YES 37-57-27.5 N 122-18-44.3 W 653 60 800MHz Peter's Apollo YES YES 37-47-13.9 N 121-59-33.7 W 948
Rocky Ridge YES YES 37-48-57.1 N 122-03-44.8 W 2010 200 VHF San Leandro Hills YES YES 37-43-25.98 N 122-07-10.32 W 796 40 800MHz Shadybrook YES YES 38-00-11.7 N 121-56-56.2 W 751 10 VHF Sunol Ridge YES YES 37-37-11.4 N 121-55-21.6 W 2180 160 800MHz Sydney Drive YES YES 37-52-02.2 N 122-03-07.3 W 747 30 VHF Turquois YES YES 37-59-35.6 N 122-16-10.6 W 564 50 800MHz Alameda P&T NO YES 37-46-35 N 122-15-09 W 7
Altamont NO YES 37-42-45 N 121-39-43 W 1520 50
Brittany NO YES 37-42-45.5 N 121-57-14.4 W 767
Coyote Hills NO YES 37-32-26 N 122-04-53 W 207 70
Crane Ridge NO YES 37-36-22 N 121-37-11 W 2899 60
Doolan NO YES 37-42-38.5 N 121-49-04.8 W 698
Fremont PD NO YES 37-33-01 N 121-58-06 W 52 70
Garin WT NO YES 37-37-54 N 122-01-53 W 662 70
Glen Dyer Jail NO YES 37-48-01 N 122-16-37 W 28 120
Lawrence Berkeley Lab NO YES 37-52-32.1 N 122-14-45.6 W 824 Skyline Reservoir NO YES 37-49-13.1 N 122-11-06 W 1472
Walpert Ridge NO YES 37-39-20 N 122-00-05 W 1411 70
Warm Springs NO YES 37-29-05.4 N 121-55-33 W 72 70
CCC Consolidated Fire YES NO 37-55-36.5 N 122-04-44.1 W 138 100 VHF/UHF/800MHz Los Vaqueros YES NO 37-49-00.5 N 121-46-42.8 W 2054 VHF Pleasant Hill PD YES NO 37-57-43.1 122-04-08.7 W 37 100 UHF San Ramon Valley Fire YES NO 37-48-34.1 N 121-59-33.5 W 392 50 VHF TOWER ERP (dBm)
Table 6-1
Alameda and Contra Costa County Radio Sites
ANTENNA
TYPE SITE TYPE PROPOSED
EBRCS SITESURVEYEDSITE NAME LATITUDE LONGITUDE ELEVATION (ft.) CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
48 Table 6-2 Alameda County Dispatch Center Assessment Matrix
Dispatch Center
Characteristic
Alameda County
Fire
Alameda
County Sheriff
City of
Alameda PD
City of
Pleasanton
City of San
Leandro PD
East Bay
Region Park
District Fremont PD
Hayward
PD
Newark
PD
Union City
PD
Dispatch Center Size F F F F F F G F F F
Equipment Area Size G F F F F F G F F F
Expansion Capacity F F F F F F G F F F
Radio Console System F F F F F F F F F F
CAD System F F F F F F F F F F
9-1-1 Telephone System F F F F F F F F F F
PBX/Admin Telephones F F F F F F F F F F
Furniture F F F F F F G F F F
Lighting F F F F F F G F F F
HVAC G F F F F P G F F F
Reliability G F F F F F G F F F
Generator F F F F F F F F F F
UPS F F F F F F F F F F
Back-Up Provisions F F F F F F F F F F
Maintainability F F F F F F F F F F
Parking G G G G G G G G G G
Internal Facilities G F G G F F G F F F
Security G G G G G G G G G G
Dispatch Center Condition F F F F F F G F F F
Equipment Area Condition F F F F F P F F F F
N - None: Not Present
U - Unknown
Table 6-2
Alameda County
Dispatch Center Assessment Matrix
G - Good: Needs no improvements, meets CTA's recommendation F - Fair: Useable, but falls short of CTA's recommendation P - Poor: Needs significant improvement
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49 Table 6-3 Contra Costa County Dispatch Center Assessment Matrix
Dispatch Center Characteristic Antioch PD
Contra Costa
County
Sheriff Concord PD
Consolidated
Fire Pinole PD
Pleasant Hill
PD
Richmond
PD/FD
San Ramon
Fire
Walnut Creek
PD
Dispatch Center Size F G F G P F G G P
Equipment Area Size F F P F P P F F G
Expansion Capacity P P P F P P P F F
Radio Console System F F F F F F F F F
CAD System F F F F F F F F F
9-1-1 Telephone System F F F F F F F F F
PBX/Admin Telephones N G F F F F F F F
Furniture G F F F F F F F F
Lighting P F P P P F F F F
HVAC F F G G G G G G G
Reliability F F F G F G F F G
Generator F F U G F G G F G
UPS F F F F F F G F G
Back-Up Provisions F F F F F F F F F
Maintainability F F P F F F F F G
Parking F F G G F G G G P
Internal Facilities F F F F F F F F F
Security G G G G G F G G G
Dispatch Center Condition F F F G F F G G F
Equipment Area Condition F F F F P F F F G
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N - None: Not Present
U - Unknown
G - Good: Needs no improvements, meets CTA's recommendation F - Fair: Useable, but falls short of CTA's recommendation P - Poor: Needs significant improvement
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50 7.0 Conclusions and Recommendations
Based on our research, analysis and discussions with Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, CTA Communications finds that EBRCSA is well-positioned to move forward with its radio and interoperability objectives. Both the overall strategy and the implementation steps taken to date by EBRCSA support these objectives. We further endorse the implementation of the P25, trunked, simulcast system. At the same time, we have identified significant opportunities for improving functionality, rounding out implementation and reducing costs. The section below presents nine specific recommended action steps, and describes the basis for these recommendations. We wish to thank the participants in this study from EBRCSA, Alameda County and Contra Costa County, whose cooperation and support enabled us to generate these conclusions and recommendations.
7.1 EBRCSA Project Phase 1 Objectives
During Phase 1, Needs Analysis, CTA was asked to assess the communications needs of agencies in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. We completed this task through the use of onsite group agency meetings, an online survey and a thorough review of existing documentation. As part of this documentation review CTA performed a comprehensive review of the plans and options for the build-out of the East Bay Regional Communications System (EBRCS), including extensive meetings with the EBRCS planning team and the Motorola engineering team.
The ultimate goal of Phase 1 is to ensure that the technical and operational solutions implemented will actually meet the current and future communications needs of its users.
This section of the Needs Analysis report presents CTA’s recommendations and conclusions resulting from Phase 1 activities.
7.2 Initial Considerations
During our review of the proposed and partially implemented EBRCS standards based, 800 / 700 MHz, P25 digital, shared regional radio communications system, CTA noted several critical considerations that must be taken into account when weighing the needs of the various users to develop final technical and operational solutions.
7.2.1 Condition of Existing Radio systems
Many of the radio systems CTA reviewed are aging. Most require some type of action in the near future if they are to be able to continue to meet the needs of the emergency responders they support.
Among the more critical conditions we noted are listed below:
– VHF Low Band Conventional Systems--Most existing equipment is obsolete. – VHF High Band Conventional Systems--FCC requires narrowbanding by 2013 – UHF Conventional Systems--FCC requires narrowbanding by 2013 – UHF T-Band Conventional Systems--FCC requires narrowbanding by 2013 – 800 MHz Trunked (SmartNet) Systems—At the end of their useful life – 800 MHz Trunked (EDACS) Systems—Aging and near their end of useful life – All 800 MHz Systems—Undergoing FCC rebanding
In short, for most of these systems, some type of action is either underway or needed now. In some cases, both infrastructure and subscriber equipment must be replaced if they are to provide reliable communications to support emergency responders.
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51 Architecture
In addition, the existing architectures in many of the older systems do not meet the demands of the users. As population, and thus the number of emergency responders, continues to increase, an additional burden will be placed on the limited capacity on many of the existing systems. This problem is further complicated by the lack of new available frequencies through the two-county EBRCSA area. Finally, current architectures do not support the increasing need for in-building portable coverage as new requirements exceed the design specifications of the original systems.
Regulatory Considerations
Several regulatory decisions by the FCC and other governing bodies must also be factored into EBRCSA’s radio system plans. All systems in the VHF and UHF bands must be narrowband (one voice channel per 12.5 kHz of bandwidth) no later than January 1, 2013. In some cases, existing analog VHF and UHF systems will experience decreased coverage as a result of narrowbanding.
The 700-MHz band will be available after February 17, 2009, provided that the Region 6 (Northern California) 700-MHz Public Safety Planning Committee submits and the FCC approves a regional plan for the licensing and use of the channels. The 700-MHz narrowbanding (one voice channel per 6.25 kHz of bandwidth) deadline is January 1, 2017.
A summary of the FCC mandates is as follows:
• VHF High Band: One voice channel per 12.5 kHz by 2013 • UHF: One voice channel per 12.5 kHz by 2013
• UHF T-Band: One voice channel per 12.5 kHz by 2013
• 700 MHz: One voice channel per 6.25 kHz by 2017
7.2.2 Advantages of P25
As users throughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties consider the best technical and operational solutions to meet their current and future communications needs, they need to fully understand of the advantages of the P25 standard.
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO), in conjunction with the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and others, initiated APCO Project 25 (P25) to promote a single non-proprietary set of standards for digital radio communications. The purpose of the standards was two-fold:
• to improve interoperability between law enforcement agencies; and • to provide greater competition and cost savings in the procurement of radio equipment.
TIA is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the ongoing development of the P25 standards. The P25 Standard is supported by a number of organizations listed below, which indicate widespread acceptance and a willingness for agencies throughout the nation to move toward P25:
• APCO
• Department of Homeland Security
• International Association of Chiefs of Police
• International Association of Fire Chiefs
• Department of Defense
• Department of Interior
The first phase of P25 implementation focused on providing a common air interface (CAI). The CAI defined a standard to provide one voice channel in a 12.5-kHz channel at CTA Communications East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA)
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P25 also supports 9.6 kbps data with defined IP packets that are integrated with voice and control. P25 supports voice, data and control encryption and also supports over-the- air rekeying (OTAR).
Another advantage of P25 is the backward compatibility, which enables P25 radios to communicate in analog mode to analog radios, and either digital or analog mode with Project 25 radios.
Impact of P25 Phase 2
P25 Phase 2 has several goals. One goal is to define technology standards that will provide one voice channel per 6.25 kHz of spectrum, doubling the spectral efficiency of Phase 1. The P25 committee is currently focusing its efforts on a TDMA standard based on a two-slot 12.5-kHz channel. This means that it will be much easier to meet the capacity needs of EBRCS. The standard requires that any Phase 2 equipment must be backward-compatible to communicate in Project 25 Phase 1 mode.
Phase 2 P25 also provides for over-the-air programming (OTAP) and over-the-air rekeying (OTAR) offered by Phase 1.
P25 is becoming the technology of the future. Vendors have begun to accept contracts for Phase 2 equipment and at least three vendors now offer P25 multiband radios.
Single-band P25 radios are available from many vendors.
There are two basic methods to ensure interoperability between geographically adjacent agencies or counties that are using P25 compatible systems. The first method involves establishing talk-groups between the counties that ensure each agency is using the same system when appropriate. This may not be the most desirable method because dispatcher monitoring can be lost if the radio user has switched to a talk-group on a different system. To resolve this issue, Phase 2 will also define IP-based interconnection (“inter-subsystem interface” or ISSI) standards for P25 radio systems from different manufacturers. This will allow seamless roaming and wide-area calling across multiple radio systems. The ISSI is an interface standard, not an actual device. System interface devices that are ISSI compliant are being developed and will be available on P25 systems in the near future. ISSI enables higher level interoperability opportunities which should be considered carefully.
7.2.3 Grant Funding Opportunities
Although P25 is not the only technology being funded by the Department of Homeland Security, they prefer to support projects that look to the future and take advantage of the spectrum efficiency that P25 clearly offers. Proprietary, so-called “stovepipe” systems, which focus on older technology, are not likely to receive federal funding support in the future.
7.2.4 System Maintenance Requirements
CTA noted that many agencies and users are concerned about poor maintenance and repair of their systems, which is beginning to seriously compromise communications reliability. This was not a criticism of agencies responsible for maintenance, as much as recognition that those agencies may not have sufficient resources to meet the demands of aging equipment and increasing numbers of radios. Where maintenance is outsourced, outage response times do not always meet users’ operational needs.
Maintenance requirements will continue to increase in the future. Agencies that currently provide maintenance will need to carefully consider whether they can continue to do so cost-effectively, or whether a more centralized approach, if properly staffed, could be more effective, reliable and responsive.
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53 7.2.5 Interoperability Needs and Requirements
Many users are unable to communicate with adjacent agencies and jurisdictions. In some cases, this is due to different frequency bands, while in other cases; there is a lack of training on how to use the existing interoperability capabilities.
As each agency looks toward improving interoperability, they must agree on a common set of standards that are used to achieve interoperability. One advantage of a shared system is that users will be able to roam throughout both counties and still be able to communicate with their own dispatch centers. In addition, agencies will be able to communicate with each other through the use of interoperability talk groups. Although other interoperability solutions exist, a well-planned shared system clearly provides the greatest degree of interoperability with the least complexity.
7.3 Additional User Considerations
The Current Communications Problems section of this report provides an overview of the problems that users reported with their existing radio systems. The top reported problems across all conventional radio systems in both counties were poor regional interoperability, limited RF coverage, inadequate indoor portable coverage, and restricted interoperability within each county. The top reported problems across all trunked systems were poor regional interoperability, limited RF coverage, sporadic system reliability, and untimely equipment maintenance. These problems must be addressed as agencies in both counties move toward improving emergency communications.
The System Attributes and Needs section of this report provides an overview of the characteristics needed in a new communications system. The top reported requirements for all users were power backup, reliability, survivability, improved coverage and training.
These factors must be considered as the agencies in each county move forward.
7.4 Initial Recommendations
Based on the data provided by the various user agencies, CTA makes the following recommendations.
1. EBRCSA should continue to implement the Motorola P25, trunked, simulcast radio infrastructure, subject to the additional recommendations in this report.
This technology approach is the most appropriate way to address current and future requirements, and leverages EBRCSA’s current investment in P25 technology.
Additionally, given the amount of Motorola P25 infrastructure that has been purchased to date, the most cost effective approach is to use Motorola fixed network equipment to build out the remaining infrastructure. Since the contract between EBRCSA and Motorola will expire in the next year, an opportunity exists to renegotiate the contract to reduce the overall cost of the system. CTA can work with EBRCSA in the negotiations to reduce the cost of the system based on our experience and the recommendations in this report.
2. EBRCSA should engage an independent engineering firm to provide value engineering services including evaluation of the current design and creating an associated cost estimate based on the needs documented in this report. Value engineering services are designed to help keep a project in scope, on schedule and on budget.
A key element of these services for EBRCSA should be the creation of a cost estimate for the new system based upon the current investment in P25 equipment, a thorough review of the current system design and the needs identified in this report.
This effort will provide the foundation for establishing a budget for the new system. It also develops information that positions EBRCSA to negotiate the best possible prices from P25 vendors now and in the future.
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54 Another important service that should be included is coverage analysis, since many users expressed concern over the current level of coverage. The coverage predictions for the current design from the vendor are conservative and there is limited ability to add new sites. EBRCSA needs excellent coverage from the new system in order to be successful. An independent review of vendor produced coverage predictions can identify potential issues and assist in their resolution, resulting in optimum coverage from the system.
The results of such services will help insure that taxpayers in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties receive the most cost-effective communications to support their public safety and public service agencies. CTA is well positioned to provide these services based upon its current work with EBRCSA and prior experience in Contra Costa County.
3. EBRCSA should adopt the P25 Inter Sub-System Interface (ISSI) standard should be the technical basis for adding any new county systems to the network. The addition of new member agencies is a fundamental element of EBRCSA’s future planning. With an ISSI standards-based system, these new member agencies can pursue implementation of a P25 system based upon their unique requirements while enjoying the benefits of membership in EBRCSA. ISSI should also be the technical basis for interconnecting with other regional systems such as BayRICS.
4. EBRCSA should begin planning for regional day-to-day management of the new system immediately. EBRCSA has made significant progress in the area of overall governance. Day-to-day management tasks include database management, user and group radio permissions, authorizations to make system changes, coordination with maintenance, repair and modification activities, and mediating operational issues that may occur on a routine basis. Two keys to success in such an environment are clearly defining the responsibilities of each managing agencies, and the establishment of lines of communications between the agencies.
Regional systems may be managed by a multiple agencies, each responsible for its own area. The Interoperability Assessment and Gap Analysis report for the Bay Area SUASI
1 recommended this model, and CTA concurs, provided that planning and coordination is completed before a system begins supporting users. Various alternative management models for defining the roles and responsibilities of each member agency should be the first step in this planning. Once a model has been formally adopted and implemented, it should be regularly reviewed when new members join EBRCSA.
5. EBRCSA should begin planning to address the day-to-day maintenance of the new system immediately. Maintenance represents an opportunity for the EBRCS to demonstrate a significant improvement over the current environment. A regional system should provide increased leverage with the equipment manufacturers to improve their support of EBRCSA’s maintenance plans.
Maintenance personnel are the primary interface between end users and EBRCSA.
Robust and reliable maintenance procedures must be put into place to make the system successful. Maintenance in this context includes day-to-day repairs and reconfigurations based on direction from system management. Both shared infrastructure and member equipment components must be considered in the overall plan. Centralized (in-house or outsourced maintenance) and distributed models may be considered for either or both of these components.
1 Bay Area SUASI, Interoperability Communications Project, Interoperability Assessment and Gap Analysis Report, December 7, 2007, Section 6.3.4.5 page 46.
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55 CTA understands that the current maintenance plan for the EBRCS is based on maintenance being provided by Alameda County GSA and the Contra Costa Information Technology Department. CTA recommends that formal agreements be established between these agencies so that consistently excellent service is provided to the member agencies. It is our understanding that preliminary work on such agreements is already underway. We also recommend that these formal agreements be re-evaluated when new agencies join EBRCSA.
6. EBRCSA should begin development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and training plans in the near future. SOPs are essential in assuring that the operation of the radio system is well defined, falls within the system capabilities, and effectively meets user needs. A tremendous amount of effort is typically put into developing the technology, but without SOPs, the technology often is underutilized.
Training helps overcome the customary uncertainty when an individual is faced with using new and unfamiliar systems and equipment. Both SOPs and training are vital to a successful radio system deployment.
7. EBRCSA should create a users group that includes a representative from every user agency. This group would meet semi-annually with the purpose of providing input and advice to the EBRCSA on any matter related to the operations of the shared radio system. During the initial implementation process, more frequent opportunities to provide user input should be solicited.
8. EBRCSA should pursue FCC licensing of new 700 MHz frequencies when the spectrum becomes available. A significant number of new frequencies will be required to support the projected 15,000 users that will be served by the new system.
The 700 MHz band presents a significant opportunity to acquire new frequencies to support the communications needs of public safety agencies in the East Bay area.
The Final Draft of the Region 6, 700 MHz Plan allocates 57 frequency pairs for public safety agencies in Alameda County, and 40 frequency pairs for agencies in Contra Costa County.
In order to insure the frequencies remain available to member agencies in the two counties in the unlikely event where the EBRCSA is dissolved, it is recommended that the EBRCSA enter into agreements with member agencies to provide for the future transfer of the frequencies.
9. EBRCSA should work with CTA to redefine the scope of Phases II, III, and IV of the existing contract to better address the recommendations of this report.
As with any large project, requirements and understandings related to the EBRCS project have changed over time as the project team gathers new information.
Examples of such changes include the implementation of P25 equipment at a number of sites and CTA’s enhanced understanding of the communications needs within Alameda and Contra Costa Counties acquired in our work over the past six months. Modification of the scope of the existing contract offers the opportunity to align the contract with the evolving needs of EBRCSA based on the clarification gained during the completion of Phase I activities.
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Appendix A
Group Agency Meeting Records
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Organization/Agency Fremont Police Department (FPD)
File Name: ALCO-1 Fremont PD.doc
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Location of Meeting: Alameda Coun ty (Newark Fire Station One) Meeting Attendees: David Lanier , Radio Project Manager, FPD Shannon Duckworth, Communications Supervisor, FPD
John Flynn, Traffic Officer, FPD
Rob Lanci, Investigations, FPD
Chris Alberti, Patrol/SWAT, FPD
John Dauzat, Sergeant, Animal Services, FPD
Gus Arroyo, FPD Communications Manager, FPD
Marilyn Crane, IT Services Director, City of Fremont (POC) CTA Attendees: Jim Collum, Senior Communications Engineer Krasna Svoboda, Public Safety Consultant
Ken Ballard
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. Multiple units within the FPD were represented in this meeting. FPD is a full-function law enforcement agency with vehicle patrol, motorcycle patrol, investigations, special units, etc.
2. FPD provides frequent backup law enforcement services to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife agency, which has only one field officer on duty to cover a large area (Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge).
Present Situation
1. Primary use of radio systems is for communi cations between individual field employees and the Communications/Dispatch Center. Secondary use is for communications among field employees.
The system is in constant and regular use.
2. Members of the shared Alameda County 800 MHz trunked radio system.
3. Radios are programmed with talk groups in three “bands;” the “A” band includes the primary and secondary dispatched channels, tactical channel(s) for unit-to-unit communications, SWAT channel, Animal Services channel, and a “Miscellaneous” channel. Both dispatched channels are monitored by the Communications Center. The secondary channel is primarily used for want/record checks. The City Jail personnel use the “Miscellaneous” channel for primary communications within the jail facility.
4. FPD subscriber units were programmed at t he time the system was implemented and have remained largely untouched since then. They have not been programmed with talk groups that include nearby law enforcement, fire or other agencies.
5. Patrol and Animal Services vehicles are equipped with laptops/MDTs using Verizon data service.
These devices include an automatic vehicle location (AVL) capability.
6. The radio system is used to operate facility gates in addition to a card-key entry system.
Present Problems
1. System failures are too frequent, and the agency finds it challenging to know the best way to handle such outages. Alameda County GSA is responsible for system repairs and providing direction to users on procedures to be used in case of system failures or malfunctions. Some of those CTA Communications Final Meeting Record
2 procedures require coordination with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. and this results in unclear and sometimes conflicting instructions and information. The police department is unaware of any preventive maintenance routinely performed by GSA.
2. FPD has little or no interoperability, even with us ers of the County shared system, and relatively little unit-to-unit communications within the department. This appears to be a programming or “fleet mapping” matter, rather than a system deficiency. The department perceives the cost of reprogramming by GSA as a barrier to taking action to correct this situation , and are strategizing how to incorporate reprogramming with the re-banding planned for 2009. Communications are primarily handled through the dispatchers.
3. Interoperability is entirely lacking with agencies not on the County shared system, such as nearby Hayward, CHP, BART and Valley Transit Authority, East Bay Regional Park District police, and U.S.
Fish and Wildlife law enforcement officers. This especially causes difficulties when East Bay Regional Park District police provides air support to FPD. Investigators and special task force agents with the PD who regularly operate outside the jurisdiction––for example, in Oakland, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties––are typically unable to communicate by radio, and resort to cellular services.
4. Coverage is fairly good in most ar eas of the City, but there are dead spots with no voice coverage in several specific locations, including the Jail and portions of the FPD building. Interference problems, including static and diminished volume levels, are increasing.
5. The department also expressed serious concerns about the lack of backup power capability at the Coyote Hills communications tower
6. The department is NIMS trained and has some SOPs for radio use, but may be unaware of the Alameda TIC Plan. There is no solid back-up plan for a system failure.
Future Requirements
1. FPD needs a system that works. Reliabili ty is the primary concern for the FPD.
2. Interoperability is needed with nearby law enforcement, fire, and other agencies.
3. The City of Fremont stated that users of the shared radio system should receive “accurate and timely information” about maintenance being performed and changes being made. It should be clear who is in charge of the system, and financial and performance audit information should be made available.
4. The department is working on a plan for an el ectronic “boundary” system, which would provide additional location information to supplement the AVL system currently in place.
5. Special units are interested in both selective us e of encryption and subscriber units with a “cell phone” form factor.
6. Motorcycle patrol radios need a different subscriber unit display technology that will not fade with outdoor use. Radios should also not draw on vehicle battery reserves when the unit is not operating.
7. Additional tactical talkgroups for command, SWAT and hostage negotiators.
8. A recorded and secure tactical talkgroup.
9. Portable based GPS tracking.
Dispatch capability to create direct patches to diverse systems and talkgroups so that officers in dangerous situations don’t have to switch channels.
10. Scanning with priority talk capability.
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3 11. Talkaround channels programmed into all radios for radio to radio communications in the event of system failure.
The draft of this record was sent on October 3, 2008 to:
David Lanier, Radio Project Manager, FPD
Shannon Duckworth, Communications Supervisor, FPD
John Flynn, Traffic Officer, FPD
Rob Lanci, Investigations, FPD
Chris Alberti, Patrol/SWAT, FPD
John Dauzat, Sergeant, Animal Services, FPD
Gus Arroyo, FPD Communications Manager, FPD
Marilyn Crane, IT Services Director, City of Fremont (POC)
Sgt. Chris Alberti and David Lanier’s comments were received from David Lanier on October 10 and October 22, 2008 and incorporated.
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Organization/Agency Alameda County Probation Office
File Name: ALCO-2 County Probation.doc
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Location of Meeting: Alameda Coun ty (Newark Fire Station One) Meeting Attendees: Daniel Mar, F ood Service Manager, Probation (POC) Ron Johnson, Special Projects, Probation
Don Jayamanne, Alameda County GSA
CTA Attendees: Jim Collum, Senior Communications Engineer Krasna Svoboda, Public Safety Consultant
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The department supervises adults on probation and provides services to juvenile offenders through its 7 x 24 Juvenile Hall operation and camp. These responsibilities involve extensive transport of children between locations inside and outside the County for housing, court appearances, and other kinds of care.
2. The radio system also supports OES responsibility for earthquake preparedness.
3. Mr. Mar manages radio equipment repair and repl acement, training, and testing, in addition to his other responsibilities.
Present Situation
1. Probation is a use of the 800 MHz shared Alam eda County radio system. The radio system is in heavy day-to-day use, primarily by adult probation officers, in the juvenile facilities and juvenile offender transportation. It is the primary communications system for in-facility use. Officers use cellular services as a secondary communications service when the radio system is not available.
2. The department currently has 225 portable (handheld) units and about 40 mobile (vehicle) units.
These quantities include 50 new radios that are P25 compliant. The mobile units are used for transport between the juvenile facilities. Note the department is adding a second camp location and a program for girls in the near future, and this will increase transport requirements.
3. Radios are programmed following the County c onvention of A, B, and C bands. Juvenile Hall and detention camp channels are in heaviest use in the A band. B band includes the dispatched channels.
4. Radios are the primary means of day to day co mmunication for most of the department’s employees.
Cell phones are used as a backup when the radio system is not available.
5. Interoperability with the Sheriff’s Office for back up during emergencies is via the County mutual aid channel, which must be requested by the dispatcher before being used.
6. Field officers have laptops in their vehicles, using commercial wireless data service providers.
7. Good operating procedures and training are in place for the most commonly used channels and situations. Emergency procedures and training are a priority due to the juveniles in the department’s care. 6 radios are programmed with the capability to communicate with OES in emergencies.
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2 Present Problems
1. Emergency alarm “red button” capab ility does not work effectively for officers in the juvenile facilities; audible alarms are required.
2. Radio interoperability with other agencies and jurisdic tions is not available; this is most important for officers transporting children back and forth within the County, to the nearby counties in the nine- county bay area and as far as Nevada and Los Angeles. Probation is currently leasing radios for emergencies in Oakland. No workable procedure exists for officers to communicate with the Sheriff’s Office on a day-to-day basis.
3. Mobile data over the radio system is of interest for the future. The ability to run record checks is of particular interest.
Future Requirements
1. Reliable system with excellent portable (handhel d) coverage in all facilities as well as during transport.
2. Day-to-day interoperability with 9-county region including Alameda and Oakland. Both technology and procedures are required.
3. Some preference for mobile data as part of t he radio system, rather than via commercial carrier.
4. Audible alarms in all facilities, activated from the portable radios, and a procedure for responding to alarms.
The draft of this record was sent to Daniel Mar, Ron Johnson, and Don Jayamanne on October 3, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Union City Police Department (UCPD) File Name: ALCO-4 Union City PD
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Location of Meeting: Alameda Coun ty (Newark Fire Station One) Meeting Attendees: Carl Felker, Sr. Systems Analyst, UCPD (POC) Isabel Lopez, Dispatcher, UCPD
John Elissiry, Sergeant, UCPD
Jim Bizieff, Lieutenant, UCPD
Don Jayamanne, Alameda County GSA
CTA Attendees: Jim Collum, Senior Communications Engineer Krasna Svoboda, Public Safety Consultant
Ken Ballard
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The UCPD is a modern metro police organization t hat performs all law enforcement functions, either itself or as part of task forces with nearby law enforcement agencies.
2. The department employs about 82 sworn o fficers and has three positions in its Communications/Dispatch Center.
Present Situation
1. UCPD is part of the County 800 MHz radio system. It operates with one primary dispatched channel and three tactical channels. Three simulcast sites serve the area. In addition, the department retained their old UHF T-band system with one dispatched channel when they joined the County. They use this system as a backup when the 800 MHz system is off the air, as well as for non-sworn employees and for special events. Since both radios are still installed in most vehicles, including a shared channel with Hayward dispatch, some interoperability with Hayward is possible.
2. Officers can hear Fremont and reach Fremont and Ne wark Dispatchers, which also use the County 800 MHz system. Fremont officers do not have UCPD channels programmed in their radios. Hayward uses a different radio system.
3. The department is in the process of implementing an AVL system, which will be integrated with CAD.
Only vehicles will be equipped with AVL.
4. County mutual aid channels are available but there are no protocols for using these channels on a routine basis. Most interoperability is via dispatch-to-dispatch telephone calls.
5. Mobile data is via commercial 3G servic e. All vehicles are equipped with terminals.
Present Problems
1. Frequent system failures that include fail-soft mode and complete system failures (no radio communications).
2. Patching in the consoles does not work.
3. Lack of common talk groups with Union Ci ty PD, Newark PD, Hayward PD, and other law enforcement agencies. The cost of GSA reprogramming is a significant barrier to making needed CTA Communications Final Meeting Record
2 changes; radios today are essentially configured as they were when first installed over 10 years ago. (Note: talk groups could be corrected during 800 rebanding, when the radios will be reprogrammed.)
4. Lack of in-building coverage is a significant pr oblem. Coverage is spotty city-wide, and is worsening.
The Coyote Hills area has poor to no coverage. There is interference and noisy (“snap, crackle, and pop”), which may be associated with timing problems for their older simulcast technology. These sites are not properly maintained. Nextel interference may also be present, according to GSA. NOTE: the T-band radios have some coverage in spots where the 800 MHz units do not.
5. Man-down alarms are not working.
Future Requirements
1. Interoperability with surroundi ng locations is needed immediately, especially with Hayward.
2. The system “needs to work.” There is frustratio n with the apparent lack of attention to the problems with the simulcast system. One participant commented, “If the County wants to continue to have a system, it needs to fix this.”
3. Portable (handheld) and in-building coverage are needed, including portable-to-portable communications with Hayward officers.
4. GPS location information should be available fo r handheld radios, and should be automatically sent during emergencies.
5. Mobile data over the radio system with encrypti on for detectives, SWAT, and tactical teams. “We’d rather give the public access to our communications records after the fact than have them listening to an ongoing event,” was a comment made by one participant.
6. Future population growth in the City is predicted to be significant––from about 20,000 to 74,000 within 20 years or less. The need for a second dispatched channel is starting to be felt.
7. Many of the department’s subscriber units are old and do not include 700 MHz capability.
The draft of this record was sent on October 3, 2008
to:
Carl Felker, Sr. Systems Analyst, UCPD (POC)
Isabel Lopez, Dispatcher, UCPD
John Elissiry, Sergeant, UCPD
Jim Bizieff, Lieutenant, UCPD
Don Jayamanne, Alameda County GSA
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Organization/Agency Newark Police Department (NPD)
File Name: ALCO -5 Newark PD.doc
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Location of Meeting: Alameda Coun ty (Newark Fire Station One) Meeting Attendees: Matthew Breen, Communi cations Supervisor, Newark PD/FD (POC) Ron LaSalle, Information Services, NPD
Nick Mavrakis, Patrol Officer, SWAT, NPD
Jonathan Arguello, Police Sergeant, SWAT, NPD
Tom Milner, Lieutenant, NPD
CTA Attendees: Jim Collum, Senior Communications Engineer Krasna Svoboda, Public Safety Consultant
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. NPD is a modern metro police organization that perform s all law enforcement functions, either itself or as part of task forces with nearby law enforcement agencies.
Present Situation
1. NPD is part of the County 800 MHz radio system. It operates with one primary and one secondary dispatch channels. The second channel offers better coverage in the western Newark, Fremont, and the Santa Rita Jail. NFD uses the primary channel for emergencies. NPD jumps to a different talk group for emergencies.
2. The Communications/Dispatch Center serves both the Newark PD and the Newark FD, and is operated and budgeted as part of the PD.
3. Interoperability is accomplished for the most part via either dispatcher-operated patch (with variable success) or portable radio swap among agencies at incident sites.
4. All or most police department vehicles have m obile data terminals using commercial 3G service.
5. Previous radio system was a UHF T-Band syst em that used 4 towers to cover Newark and surrounding area. The system was retired when parts were no longer available and the system could not be maintained.
6. Newark is scheduled to re-progr am its radios in November per Alameda GSA’s schedule for 800 MHZ Rebanding.
Present Problems
1. Interoperability is a major and chronic iss ue. NPD joined the County system later than nearby Fremont and Union City, and has both cities’ talkgroups programmed on their radios. Unfortunately Fremont and Union City do not have Newark’s talkgroups in their radios resulting in no interoperability among the area’s cities.
2. Users experience frequent interfer ence and static, and often “just can’t key up.” There is a lack of in- building coverage at the major mall in the City.
3. Emergency alarming does not override ongoing conversations.
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2 Future Requirements
1. One participant summarized future requirements as , “Reliability, reliability, reliability and reliability.
And coverage in the southern part of our area.”
2. Interoperability with all public safety agencies.
3. Preference for mobile data to be carried on t he radio system. Encryption is desired but is not a priority.
4. GPS location information should be available on po rtables as well as on mobile units and should also be sent to Communications/Dispatch automatically when the “man down” or emergency alarm button is operated.
The draft of this record was sent on October 3, 2008
to:
Matthew Breen, Communications Supervisor, Newark PD/FD (POC) Ron LaSalle, Information Services, NPD
Nick Mavrakis, Patrol Officer, SWAT, NPD
Jonathan Arguello, Police Sergeant, SWAT, NPD
Tom Milner, Lieutenant, NPD
Corrected draft from Ron LaSalle was returned to CTA Communications on October 6, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Fire West: Newark FD, Fremont FD, Union City FD, and City of Alameda FD File Name: ALCO-6 West Fire.doc
Date of Meeting: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Location of Meeting: Alameda Coun ty (Newark Fire Station One) Meeting Attendees: Paul O’Brien, Newark Fire Department NFD) (POC) Gerry Fogel, Operations Staff Captain, Fremont Fire Department (FFD) Ronnie Oatis, Battalion Chief, Union City Fire Department (UCFD) Andy Smith, Battalion Chief, Union City Fire Department Mike Fisher, Alameda (City) Fire Department (AFD)
CTA Attendees: Jim Collum, Senior Communications Engineer Krasna Svoboda, Public Safety Consultant
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Newark, Fremont, Union City, and Alameda Ci ty Fire Departments provide fire and rescue services within their jurisdictions that are typical of all urban fire agencies. All four departments are also associated with the Alameda County Fire Department.
2. Ambulance services are operated privately in most of Alameda County.
Present Situation
1. All four departments use Alameda County’s 800 MHz radio system.
2. Fremont, Union City, and Alameda are dispatched from the same County fire dispatch center. The Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC) is located in Livermore CA at Lawrence Livermore Labs. Newark FD is dispatched from the Newark PD Communications/Dispatch Center.
3. VHF frequencies are used for interoperability thr oughout the County. Cal Fire’s White 1, 2 and 3 VHF frequencies are the most commonly used. An IA Fire talk group is available on the County’s 800 MHz system but is not frequently used. There are also 4 tactical talk groups on every 800 radio for North, South, East and County Wide communications. These talk groups are not used as much as in the past due to the consolidation of the ACRECC with UC, FFD, ALCO, and ALA City. The East zone (14) is used with ALCo on LP FIRE on all highway incidents.
4. Mobile data in all vehicles is provided by a commercial 3G carrier. AVL is provided for ACRECC agencies from all mobile data terminals and is support by the CAD system at ACRECC that went live in March 2008. Newark does not use AVL.
5. A passport accountabilit y system is in place.
6. Alameda FD and Fremont FD have good radio cover age in their areas outdoors. Coverage in Newark and Union City recently improved somewhat when some maintenance was performed on the County simulcast system serving that area. They both continue to have issues but just not as severe.
Present Problems
1. These fire departments are interoperable with ea ch other, but not with other municipal fire agencies on UHF or Ma/COM systems.. In these cases, which are frequent, interoperability is typically CTA Communications Final Meeting Record
2 accomplished via dispatcher-to-dispatcher telephone calls or portable radio swapping at incident sites.
2. Coverage in buildings is a problem in Alameda City and other areas where it is urgently needed.
3. Equipment is old and unreliable. GSA takes care of problems generally but never seems to have enough qualified technicians. Radio subscriber unit repairs are slow and customer service needs improvement; some agencies have turned to local radio shops for this service in order to obtain faster response and lower prices. Issues are also being reported with the local radio shops.
4. A fire fighter’s emergency signal is routed to hi s/her home dispatch center. This causes delays when the fire fighter is providing support outside their jurisdiction.
5. Emergency “red button” on the portable radi os cannot be operated while wearing gloves.
Future Requirements
1. Reliable, consistently maintained system that provides in-building coverage throughout the County.
2. Standard equipment configurations (programming) throughout the County.
3. Interoperability with Cal Fire and other agencies that provide mutual aid. Ideally, this would be provided in one dual band radio.
4. An emergency button that can be “felt” when using a fire glove.
5. Would prefer mobile data provided by the radio system, assuming that this would have a lower cost and provide better coverage.
6. Need the ability to page specific radio subscriber units so that firefighters would not need to carry pagers. Portable units should have an audible alert signal for incoming transmissions. This is already an option on the present system, just not utilized by agencies.
7. GPS information from portable radios would be help ful; this information should be sent automatically when an emergency alert is activated.
8. A county-wide agreement on a communications plan before going live on the P25 radio system.
The draft of this record was sent on October 3, 2008
to:
Paul O’Brien, Newark Fire Department (NFD) (POC)
Gerry Fogel, Operations Staff Captain, Fremont Fire Department (FFD) Ronnie Oatis, Battalion Chief, Union City Fire Department (UCFD) Andy Smith, Battalion Chief, Union City Fire Department Mike Fisher, Alameda (City) Fire Department (AFD)
Corrected draft from Paul Obrien was returned to CTA Communications on Oct 6 th 2008.
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Organization/Agency San Leandro Police Department (SLPD) File Name: ALCO-7 San Leandro PD.doc
Date of Meeting: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Location of Meeting: Alameda County (County Emergency Operations Center) Meeting Attendees: Lt. Steve Pricco, Lieutenant, SLPD (POC) Theresa Loconte, Dispatcher, SLPD
Randall Hudson, Traffic Sergeant, SLPD
CTA Attendees: Jim Collum, Senior Communications Engineer Krasna Svoboda, Public Safety Consultant
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The SLPD is a modern metro police organization t hat performs all law enforcement functions, either itself or as part of task forces with nearby law enforcement agencies.
Present Situation
1. SLPD is part of the County 800 MHz radio syst em. It operates with one primary dispatched channel and uses only a few of the channels programmed into its radios.
2. The department has its own standalone Communicati ons/Dispatch Center, which always has at least two positions staffed: one call-taker and one primary channel dispatcher. A secondary dispatched channel extends coverage to the east. A T-Link connects SLPD Dispatch to Alameda County Dispatch. Patching capability to Oakland existed in the past until Oakland changed their radio system.
3. The system is working no better and no worse than when it was installed; there may be fewer dead spots.
4. Interoperability with Alameda City FD is ava ilable; with other agencies, interoperability is accomplished primarily by dispatcher-placed telephone calls. This includes interoperability with BART and AC Transit, and with the City of Oakland. The Oakland helicopter provides air service and has been given a SLPD radio to use when needed.
5. Mobile data is installed in all vehicles using a commercial carrier service. The system provides AVL information for vehicles.
6. The Vice team uses an encrypted channel. Vice, Narcotics and Investigations frequently work outside of the City limits and must coordinate communications with the jurisdiction they are working in. The most common scenario involves providing an officer with a radio on the home system to support to SLPD.
Present Problems
1. Coverage is poor in the Police building and Jail, al ong the waterfront and marina, in Trojan Flats, and in and around the Bayfield Mall.
2. The system is in failsoft mode frequently––perhap s twice a month on the average. Some of the failures appear to be heat related. SLPD and Alameda City are on the same failsoft channel and revert to using City name and call to distinguish SLPD calls.
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2 3. Interference is common, partic ularly during rainy periods. Intelligibility is thus often an issue even when coverage is present.
4. Portable subscriber units are up to 15 years old and in urgent need of replacement. This is true for some mobile units, although these have been replaced more regularly over the years. GSA repair service is slow and units frequently have to be sent in more than once for the same problems.
Bluetooth microphones purchased for the motorcycle patrol are not working well.
Future Requirements
1. Coverage and reliability issues must be resolved.
2. Interoperability is important.
3. The previous system included an emergency tone and announcement feature that was particularly helpful and should be included in a new system. An audible signal (“beep”) is desired every 5 seconds when the talk group is involved in an emergency to alert all users of emergency status on the talk group.
The draft of this record was sent on October 3, 2008
to:
Lt. Steve Pricco, Lieutenant, SLPD (POC)
Theresa Loconte, Dispatcher, SLPD
Randall Hudson, Traffic Sergeant, SLPD
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Organization/Agency Livermore and Pleasanton Police Departments (LPD and PPD) File Name: ALCO-8 Liver Pleas PDs.doc
Date of Meeting: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Location of Meeting: Alameda County (County Emergency Operations Center) Meeting Attendees: Rhonda Bishop, Fac ilities and Equipment Manager, LPD (POC) Alda Nash, Dispatch Supervisor, PPD
CTA Attendees: Jim Collum, Senior Communications Engineer Krasna Svoboda, Public Safety Consultant
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Livermore and Pleasanton PDs are modern me tro police organizations that perform all law enforcement functions, either individually or as part of task forces with nearby law enforcement agencies.
2. The City of Pleasanton is close to being built out; Livermore has grown more slowly and includes some undeveloped areas. The two PDs work closely together.
Present Situation
1. The two police departments share a common 5-channel, 800 MHz trunked radio system. The repeaters and controller are located at the Doolan tower site. As subscriber units are replaced, models with 700/800 MHz and P25 capability are purchased. However, much of the system is old and in need of replacement.
2. Each department operates its own 4-position Comm unications/Dispatch Center; the Livermore center also dispatches for the combined Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department.
3. Each department uses a primary dispatched cha nnel, two alternate channels, and a backup channel.
Alternate channels are used for tactical and unit-to-unit communications. The department also has access to a County 800 MHz channel for communications with their dispatch center when out of normal radio range. The dispatch centers monitor a separate Public Works channel at night.
4. Vehicles are equipped with laptops or mobile dat a terminals, which have service from two commercial 3G carriers.
Present Problems
1. There are some dead spots where coverage is not go od. The Springtown area north of Livermore is the worst part of the coverage area.
2. Much of the system is past its design life. It provides the features they need, but both departments are acutely aware of the risk that the system will fail. One interviewee commented that, “With an 18- year-old system, if I wake up each day and the system is still working, it’s a blessing.”
3. Interoperability between two departments is good, but radio interoperability is lacking with most other jurisdictions. Cell phones and radio swapping are used instead.
Future Requirements
1. “Bulletproof” reliability is the major requirement for both departments.
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2 2. A need for interoperability with the County and with other adjacent jurisdictions is the other main reason why the two departments were willing to join EBRCSA. The departments provide mutual aid to as far as Oakland, and assist County and State agencies throughout the eastern half of the County.
3. Encryption is not a high priority, but if it can de feat scanner functionality, then they would like it used across the board. Currently they use cell phones when privacy is needed.
The draft of this record was sent to Rhonda Bishop
and Alda Nash on October 3, 2008.
Corrected draft was returned to CTA Communications on 10/9/08.
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Organization/Agency City of Alameda Police Department (APD) File Name: ALCO-9 Alameda City PD.doc
Date of Meeting: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Location of Meeting: Alameda County (County Emergency Operations Center) Meeting Attendees: Paul Rolleri, Sergeant, APD
Lisa McNiff, Communications Manager, APD (POC)
Nichole Gorman, Dispatcher, APD
Gregory Ella, Detective, APD
CTA Attendees: Jim Collum, Senior Communications Engineer Krasna Svoboda, Public Safety Consultant
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The APD is a modern metro police organization that performs all law enforcement functions, either itself or as part of task forces with nearby law enforcement agencies.
Present Situation
1. APD joined the Alameda County 800 MHz radio sy stem in about 2000. They have been generally satisfied with the performance of the infrastructure and subscriber units.
2. The department operates its own 5-position Commun ications/Dispatch Center. This center separated from Alameda Fire in 2002. It uses a primary dispatched channel for most communications. A secondary dispatched channel is used during incidents and for unit-to-unit communications. Channels are programmed for investigations, special duty, vice/narcotics, SWAT and hostage, and public works.
3. Dispatch can monitor the San Leandro PD, the Alam eda City FD, and the Alameda Sheriff’s Office.
4. Mobile data terminals in most vehicles use comme rcial carrier services. An AVL system that would work through the data network is being tested currently, but will not be purchased at this time due to lack of funding.
Present Problems
1. Coverage and interference problems occur along the western tip of the area, in the former Navy base location (now available for development), on the shoreline drive and along the beaches, and in some of the area schools. A single large tree is also blocking the microwave line of sight at APD’s main building. It was reported that there are frequent occasions when they cannot either hear or talk or both.
2. The department often needs inter operability with Oakland, right across the border. Currently, they use dispatch-to-dispatch telephone calls or cell phones to communicate; special units use radio swaps.
The helicopter serving CHP, Oakland and the east bay area has an APD channel on their radios.
3. APD uses 9-codes for day-to-day communications. This causes interoperability issues with Oakland and San Leandro since they use their own codes. During incidents all agencies try to follow NIMS and use plain English on the radio.
4. Investigations vehicles and task forces frequently tr avel out of the City to other jurisdictions, where they do not have interoperability.
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2 5. Officers have report issues with battery life on their portables.
Future Requirements
1. Coverage and battery life are the two main future requirements for APD.
2. Interoperability is the signific ant requirement. Police chiefs will need to develop agreements regarding interoperability so that the departments can develop SOPs.
3. For detectives, special units, and SWAT, encrypti on and portable radios that appear to be cell phones would greatly enhance officer safety. In the words of one interviewee, these would be like “a ticket to the Willie Wonka Chocolate Factory.”
4. AVL seems like a convenience rather than a necessi ty, but this is thought to be because they have not had an opportunity to use it before.
5. Code 33- constant emergency alert on “channel” is a requirement. Code 33 is an audible signal (“beep”) every 5 seconds when the talk group is involved in an emergency to alert all users of emergency status on the talk group.
The draft of this record was sent on October 3, 2008
to:
Paul Rolleri, Sergeant, APD
Lisa McNiff, Communications Manager, APD (POC)
Nichole Gorman, Dispatcher, APD
Gregory Ella, Detective, APD
Corrected draft from Nichole Gorman was returned to CTA Communications on October 7, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Emeryville FD, Livermore-Pleas anton FD, Camp Parks FD, Alameda County FD (ALCO)
File Name: ALCO-10 East Fire.doc
Date of Meeting: Thur sday, September 18, 2008
Location of Meeting: Alameda County (County Emergency Operations Center) Meeting Attendees: David Smith, Captain, Camp Parks Fire Department (CPFD) Steven Marks, Captain, Emeryville Fire Department (EFD) John T. Walsh, Battalion Chief, Alameda County Fire Department (ALCO)) David Reading, Captain, Camp Parks Fire Department
Bill Cody, Fire Chief, Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) (POC) CTA Attendees: Jim Collum, Senior Communications Engineer Krasna Svoboda, Public Safety Consultant
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. Emeryville FD is a separate department servi ng that community. Livermore-Pleasanton FD is a combined organization serving both cities. Camp Parks is a U.S. Army installation and its fire department serves a large area in the SE quadrant of the County. Alameda County Fire provides primary service in all other unincorporated areas of the County, most of which are east of the hills.
2. Although Alameda, Berkeley, Albany and Piedmont ha ve combined Fire and EMS responsibilities, most of the other fire agencies in the County only provide rescue services. Ambulance services are contracted to a private provider dispatched remotely.
Present Situation
1. Multiple radio systems are in use for the agencies in this group. Livermore-Pleasanton is served by the joint trunked Livermore-Pleasanton 800 MHz system. Camp Parks and County Fire are on the County 800 MHz trunked system. Emeryville is part of Oakland’s separate trunked 800 MHz system.
However, Emeryville’s rescue vehicles carry Alameda County radios.
2. Livermore-Pleasanton is dispatched from Livermore PD. Camp parks and County Fire are dispatched from the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC) at Lawrence Livermore Labs. Emeryville FD is dispatched by Oakland.
3. Mobile data terminals in most vehicles operate on commercial carrier services.
Present Problems
1. Interoperability is complicated. Emeryville vehi cles carry at least three radios: Oakland 800 MHz, Berkeley, and a VHF unit for communications with the State. Although there is a dispatcher-activated patch between Alameda County and Oakland, it is usually more expedient to switch to VHF for these communications. County Fire vehicles carry 800 MHz, VHF (Cal Fire) and a few UHF radios (Altamont region), and some carry special radios for Oakland airport interoperability.
2. County Fire reports serious coverage shortfalls in the new construction areas in East Dublin, the Castro Valley area near Fairview, East Flynn Road, Tesla Road, and generally in buildings. Coverage from the County system is generally good in the Camp Parks area with the exception of one secure building. Since additional secure buildings are being planned, this is a concern.
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2 3. Fire units are often in San Ramon or other area s in Contra Costa near the border between the two counties; interoperability and coverage are both concerns that impede operations.
4. Improved communications capability is needed amo ng the Communications/Dispatch Centers that support the various fire departments. Currently there are no CAD links among the fire dispatchers, and even the console patches that exist, such as between County Fire and Oakland, are not in use.
Future Requirements
1. Reliability is the foremost priority, but beyond that, an interoperable system with good coverage across the area is required. It is essential that this include closer alignment with Oakland and Contra Costa County.
2. Dual band 800/VHF portables would greatly enhance fire ground operations and reduce the need to carry two radios or do without radio communications.
3. Camp Parks FD has a requir ement for encryption capability.
4. Mobile data carried on a new radio system with ad equate coverage and capacity is preferable to the continued use of commercial carriers.
5. Intrinsically-safe radios are needed, particula rly for use in areas such as the BART tunnels.
The draft of this record was sent on October 3, 2008
to:
David Smith, Captain, Camp Parks Fire Department (CPFD) Steven Marks, Captain, Emeryville Fire Department (EFD) John T. Walsh, Battalion Chief, Alameda County Fire Department (ALCO)) David Reading, Captain, Camp Parks Fire Department
Bill Cody, Fire Chief, Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) (POC)
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Organization/Agency Albany FD
File Name: ALCO-11 Albany Fire.doc
Date of Meeting: Thur sday, September 18, 2008
Location of Meeting: Alameda Coun ty Emergency Operations Center Meeting Attendees: Jeff Keary, Lieutenan t, Albany Fire Department (AFD) (POC) CTA Attendees: Jim Collum, Senior Communications Engineer Krasna Svoboda, Public Safety Consultant
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. Albany is a one square mile City that operates re latively independently for most purposes. It operates its own Police and Fire Departments.
2. The Fire Department has one station and consis ts of 6 officers, 6 Engineers, and 6 Firefighters divided into A, B, and C shifts. All members respond to emergencies according to department Standard Operating Procedures with a minimum daily staffing of one transporting ALS ambulance and two type 1 engine companies, both being ALS capable. Patient transports via ambulance go to various East Bay hospitals defined by County protocols. There are no hospitals in Albany.
Present Situation
1. The department has been licensed to transmit on one VHF radio frequency for over 30 years.
Although this system has performed well, the department is currently in the process of replacing older equipment with new higher capability equipment.
2. Radio programming is currently limited to VHF frequencies which consist of mutually agreed upon VHF channels by all area departments. In addition to these channels are some tactical VHF channels used by neighboring mutual aid jurisdictions.
3. A cache of Bendix King radios are maintained for the purpose of out of County strike team assignments.
4. A single Communications/Dispatch Center operat ed by the Police Department provides dispatching for police and fire departments.
5. Each engine company is currently equipped with a mobile data terminal (notebook) provided by Alameda County Congestion Management Authority and use commercial carrier service. They are not being used to their potential at this time.
Present Problems
1. Portable RF coverage is generally good across the city, however dead spots exist within and around some buildings in town, notably the high rise buildings on the west side of Albany Hill.
2. Staffing of trained dispatchers is, at times, shorthanded which may require less experienced dispatchers to occasionally fill in. On a regular basis there is only one dispatcher on duty to handle all police and fire dispatching responsibilities. This can and occasionally does create delays in response to radio traffic requests from field units, especially when an emergency occurs requiring both police and fire participation, or when multiple emergencies are in progress in the City.
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2 Future Requirements
1. The department recently received a Federal grant to replace communications equipment enabling radio capability to meet future Federal requirements.
2. Improved radio interoperability with mutual aid ju risdictions would be of benefit today and will likely be needed more in the future.
3. Ultimately, the department would like to deploy its own mobile data system.
Note:
Emeryville FD attended the Fire East group meeting and their information is detailed in that record.
The draft of this record was sent to Lieutenant Keary on October 3, 2008.
Corrected draft was returned to CTA Communications on October 8, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
File Name: ALCO -12 Sheriff's Office.doc
Date of Meeting: Thur sday, September 18, 2008
Location of Meeting: Alameda County (County Emergency Operations Center) Meeting Attendees: John Calegari, Deputy, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Phillip Weinstein, Sergeant, ACSO
Pace Stokes, Sergeant, ACSO
Michael Vales, Deputy, ACSO
CTA Attendees: Jim Collum, Senior Communications Engineer Krasna Svoboda, Public Safety Consultant
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Sheriff’s Office is responsible for law enfor cement outside the incorporated areas with their own police departments, and provides assistance to all law enforcement efforts that take place within the County. It also has a growing number of contracts under which it provides law enforcement services to incorporated areas such as Dublin, which do not have their own police departments. Contracts are in place with Oakland, the Port of Oakland (including the Airport), and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum during games and special events.
2. There are five Patrol Sections that cover the County; the largest of these covers the eastern two- thirds of the area, while the remaining four operate up and down the western side.
3. Participants in this in terview were from Patrol (the eastern area), Social Services (responsible for 8 institutions), and Community Colleges (responsible for 3 campuses) sections; the views expressed were for those sections and may be different for the civil, transportation, airport, AC Transit, and other units.
Present Situation
1. ACSO uses the County trunked 800 MHz r adio system, and is dispatched from a single Communications/Dispatch Center located in San Leandro. There are two primary dispatched channels; one is used primarily for Patrol and the other for the remaining sections. The dispatch center has 4 positions.
2. The primary method for unit-to-unit communicati ons is via cell phone, either personal or County- provided. Interoperability is also accomplished via dispatcher-to-dispatcher telephone. Some vehicles carry Oakland PD radios. Two satellite telephones were acquired for the deep canyons across the county, but these are not effective and are seldom used.
3. All marked vehicles are equipped with mobile data terminals. Service is provided by commercial carriers and includes AVL information.
4. Coverage is generally good in developed areas, al though there are remote parts of the County with little coverage.
Present Problems
1. Interoperability is complicated by the number of different and incompatible systems in the County.
This is of particular concern where contract law enforcement services are provided. The communities and the department are seamlessly integrated but the radio infrastructures do not work together.
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2 2. Drug growers have been caught wi th stolen radios used to monitor the County radio system.
3. The AVL system is not working effectively; vehicl es do not show up reliably at the dispatch center, due to incorrect and inconsistent installations.
4. About half the Social Services facilities and many buildings on the college campuses have no coverage and officers rely on their cell phones for primary communications. The radio system is not designed to provide in-building coverage.
Future Requirements
1. Interoperability is the majo r requirement for a new system.
2. Coverage should be improved throughout the County, including all County facilities, the Berkeley area and the AC Transit corridors. In-building coverage is required.
3. Capacity will become an issue as more agencies join the system. ACSO is in discussions regarding a contract for security with Lawrence Livermore Labs, which would result in a 10-15% growth in officers. Lawrence Livermore has its own radio site, which it is open to sharing with the County. A third dispatched channel is also under discussion.
4. Smaller, lighter microphones, better audio quality and 8 + hour battery life are needed on portable units.
5. Participants see the value of encryption but are unaware of any defined requirements at this time.
The draft of this record was sent on October 3, 2008
to:
John Calegari, Deputy, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Phillip Weinstein, Sergeant, ACSO
Pace Stokes, Sergeant, ACSO
Michael Vales, Deputy, ACSO
Corrected draft from Phillip Weinstein was returned to CTA Communications on October 6, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Hayward Police Department
File Name: ALCO-13 Hayward PD.doc
Date of Meeting: Thur sday, September 18, 2008
Location of Meeting: Alameda County (County Emergency Operations Center) Meeting Attendees: Mark Mosier, Lieuten ant, Hayward Police Department (HPD) Corey Quinn, Sergeant, HPD
Bernie Cunha, Manager, HPD
Bryan Matthews, Sergeant, HPD
Desi Calzada, Communications Manager, HPD (POC)
CTA Attendees: Jim Collum, Senior Communications Engineer Krasna Svoboda, Public Safety Consultant
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. HPD is a modern metro police organization that perform s all law enforcement functions, either itself or as part of task forces with nearby law enforcement agencies.
2. The community of Hayward is densely-populated and has a high crime rate compared to the surrounding areas. In addition, multiple freeways and commuter train services bring large numbers of additional people into the City daily.
3. Participants in this interview were from the tra ffic, investigations, SWAT, and jail/transportation units in the department.
Present Situation
1. The City owns and operates a standalone, convent ional police radio system, including two simulcast T-band channels for police , one simulcast UHF Fire channel, and one repeated, non-simulcast T- band channel. They also have a separate UHF P-25 compliant repeater. The system is self- maintained.
2. The four repeater sites are very well locat ed and maintained, and they provide a high level of coverage and reliability. Sites are connected by 3 DS-3 channels configured in a loop with hot standby. Users interviewed believe the coverage exceeds 92% in-building portable talk-in.
3. Interoperability with Alameda County and East Bay Parks is at SAFECOMM level 3––console patches.
4. Investigations do not use laptop computers in their vehicles.
Present Problems
1. The investigations unit, which is out of the jurisdiction 30% of the time or more, does not have effective interoperability with other areas such as Oakland, Santa Clara County.
2. The transportation unit uses non-sworn staff to mo ve inmates within the City and to the Santa Rita Jail in Pleasanton. Coverage is good from the existing system, but there is no interoperability along the way.
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1. Users of this well-performing system are concerned about joining a shared system unless they can be assured of its capacity and reliability. They want to be sure there are service level agreements in place, redundancy built into the system, and adequate spare parts to quickly respond to any type of failures.
2. Requirements for the investigations unit, in addi tion to interoperability and roaming across the region, include a “red button” type alarm system that is monitored at dispatch, GPS information on both portables and mobiles, encryption, a high-level of portable in-building coverage, and small, lightweight portables that look similar to cell phones.
3. Interoperability is critical to all units. Workloads are generally heavier compared to other surrounding areas due to the higher crime rate, greater numbers of transients, gang activities, etc. Multiagency operations are very frequent, so there is a special concerned about interoperability, for example, with the County Sheriff’s Office, San Leandro PD, Oakland PD, Newark PD, Fremont PD, and other agencies. Requirements for the traffic unit include laptops or mobile data terminals in vehicles and portable “PDA” sized units as well.
4. The SWAT team requires a dedicated and enc rypted channel for their use. They also need interoperability with SWAT teams in other jurisdictions from Oakland and Berkeley to Fremont, and even as far as San Francisco.
5. Ruthless pre-emption for Public Safety r adio traffic vs. Public Service radio traffic.
The draft of this record was sent on October 3, 2008
to:
Mark Mosier, Lieutenant, Hayward Police Department (HPD) Corey Quinn, Sergeant, HPD
Bernie Cunha, Manager, HPD
Bryan Matthews, Sergeant, HPD
Desi Calzada, Communications Manager, HPD (POC)
Corrected draft from Desiderio Calzada was returned to CTA Communications on October 6, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Contra Costa County Animal Services File Name: Contra Costa County Animal Services Final Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: September 16, 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Costa County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Clinton Vidal, Contra Co sta County Animal Services Lieutenant Dan Barrett, Contra Costa County Animal Services Deputy Director CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Telecommunications Engineer Walter Currier, Telecommunications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Animal Services Department for Contra Costa County has 26 people and 30-40 vehicles with radios. Additional vehicles are also used during events. The Animal Services Department covers the entire County.
Present Situation
1. They operate off a commercially provided pr ivate industry Red Cloud trunked UHF system. The system is shared by Building Inspectors, Animal Services, EMS – Hazmat Health Service with each on their own talk group.
2. The system has repeater sites throughout the Count y with the main site on Mt. Diablo. There are 5 channels that are used for Main dispatch, tactical and administration.
3. They have had the system for one year and are generally pleased with the service.
4. Animal Services have their own dispatch from 8am – 9pm Tuesday – Friday and reduced hours on Saturday. During off hours and all day on Sunday and Monday, the Sheriff’s Office dispatches for Animal Services.
5. The supervisor’s vehicle has additional radios for interoperability with the Sheriff and they use a scanner to monitor additional channels. In addition, they have interoperability with other UHF users and the supervisor has an 800 MHz radio for use in West Contra Costa County.
Present Problems
1. Some of the channels have co-channel interference or bleed over.
2. Poor coverage in West County and Along Marsh Creek Road.
3. Frequently they have to wait 1-2 seconds for a free channel. The system will also go into searching mode and often the only way to clear the system is to turn the radio off and back on.
Future Requirements
1. They need immediate access to the system, with no waiting for a channel.
2. Encryption is a must for most operations.
3. The system should be easy to use.
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2 4. The ability to use GPS to locate portable and mobile units would be nice to have.
The draft of this record was sent to Clinton Vidal
and Dan Barrett on October 1, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Antioch Police Department
File Name: Antioch PD Final Group Agency Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: 18 Sept 2008
Location Meeting: Contra Costa County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Tamm any Brooks, Sergeant
Scott Willerford, Lieutenant
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this Group Agency Meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Antioch Police Department is located in eastern Contra Costa County and has about 125 sworn officers and approximately 80 vehicles. They have about 400 portables including all agencies that use the system.
Present Situation
1. They operate their own VHF radio system and dispatch for themselves and Brentwood PD. They have two repeated channels, one non-repeated tactical channel, and one public works channel. Their system is maintained by the County, including the sites on Walton Lane Tower and Country Hills.
They utilize Motorola HT750’s and 1000’s.
2. They can talk to the Sheriff’s Officers and Brentwood PD.
3. They use Data 911 to provide mobile data. They are in the process of moving to a commercial provider.
Present Problems
1. Dead spot on Vasco Rd and near the city limits
2. Channels are crowded, at any given time t hey have approximately 40 users on the same channel.
3. Brentwood PD units have poor mobile coverage.
4. Poor mobile data coverage.
Future Requirements
1. They need to be able to talk to BART, EBR Parks, Pittsburg, Oakley, Clayton, Concord and Livermore in Alameda County.
2. Would like to be able to utilize more channels.
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Organization/Agency Brentwood Police Department
File Name: Brentwood PD Final Meeting Record.doc
Date of Meeting: 18 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: George Aguirre, Officer
Mark Misquez, Sergeant
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Brentwood Police Department is located in eastern Contra Costa County and has about 60 sworn officers and approximately 30 vehicles.
Present Situation
1. They operate and are dispatched by Antioch’ s VHF radio system. They have two non-repeated channels that they also utilize. Their radios are maintained by a private vendor and a majority are narrowband capable. .
2. They can talk to the Sheriff’s and Antioch.
3. They utilize a low speed mobile data computer (Data 911). Currently exploring options with cell providers for a near future upgrade.
Present Problems
1. Channels are crowded.
2. Many dead spots, including at t he police station (A 150 foot tower has just recently been erected near the police station).
3. Poor coverage in Brentwood.
4. Existing mobile data maintenance through Data Radio is slow to respond.
Future Requirements
1. They need to be able to talk to BART, SAC VISTA, EBR Parks and Alameda County.
2. Would like to be able to utilize more channels.
3. Would like to be able to establish scan groups.
4. Want GPS integrated portables and mobiles.
5. Want radio identifiers disp layed when keying the microphone.
6. Need an operable emergency button.
7. Would like encryption capable tactical channels.
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2 8. They would like a functionality and ease of use in the new radio similar to that of the HT750 model.
9. They need secure channels with encryption.
The draft of this record was sent to Officer Aguirre
and Sergeant Misquez on October 1, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Contra Costa Count y District Attorney Investigators File Name: CCC DA Investigators Final Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: 16 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Jay Clark, Contra Costa County DA Investigations CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Contra Costa County DA has approximately 20 investigators that utilize the CCC Sheriff’s radio system throughout the entire County. When in Richmond, they will carry the 800MHz radios.
Present Situation
1. They utilize their NEXTELs a lot due to the talk groups feature. They do not have any mobiles or mobile data computers.
2. They are usually not a first responder.
Present Problems
1. Since they are county-wide, they need interop with all County and sometimes adjoining counties.
Hard to carry radios for everyone that they will need to talk to.
2. The current radios are usually not adequat e and they rely on someone nearby to relay communications traffic.
Future Requirements
1. They need a radio that they can talk to all County agencies.
2. They would like encryption.
3. If they were to get MDC, then they would need to be able to take them out of the cars at night while they are parked at home.
The draft of this record was sent to Jay Clark
on October 1, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office File Name: CCC Sheriff Office Final Meeting Record.doc
Date of Meeting: 16 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Dan Gouilz, Sergeant
Danny Bivian, Deputy
Paul Beard, Sergeant
James Butler, Detective
Elmer Glasser, Deputy
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The CCC Sheriff’s office has thei r own radio system and is self dispatched out of Martinez, CA. They are comprised of approximately 850 sworn officers. They operate throughout the County in three separate divisions, East, West and Central.
Present Situation
1. They operate on the VHF system that is divided into three operational sections.
2. Have to change channels during pursuits crossing operational radio boundaries.
3. Several vehicles use scanners to monitor CHP radio traffic.
Present Problems
1. Many holes in the coverage in the central part of the County and Martinez.
2. Dispatch channels are crowded and the tactic al channels are not monitored by dispatch.
3. Since each portion of the County uses a different channel, it is difficult to monitor current operational channel and adjacent channels with other traffic.
4. Channel 2 has interference from adjacent counties.
5. Delayed communications (3-5 mins) when relaying information through dispatch.
6. Unable to talk to fire agencies.
7. Bleed over from other jurisdictions on channels.
8. Radios are not programmed with all the channels they need for interoperability.
9. Not portable based coverage.
Future Requirements
1. Need to be able to utilize one radio and talk to any jurisdiction or agency within Contra Costa County (Fire, Richmond, Concord, etc). This would likely be through the use of interoperability talkgroups.
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2 2. Need direct interoperability with Alameda, Oa kland, Livermore and Pleasanton, and with San Ramon Valley Fire District.
3. Need to be able to rapidly talk to CHP.
4. Need for each sector to talk directly to ev ery PD in their area without going through dispatch.
5. Need portable coverage.
6. Dispatch needs to be able to ID who is keying the radio.
7. Radios within all sheriff vehicles need to be consistent.
8. Need encryption for surveillance operations.
9. Would like entire Sheriff’s Office to be able to hear one talkgroup.
10. Ability to identify which radio has an open mic.
11. Need a scan capability to be able scan for radio traffic on other channels.
The draft of this record was sent to Sergeant Gouilz, Deputy Bivian, Sergeant Beard, Detective Butler, and Deputy Glasser on October 1, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Clayton Police Department
File Name: Clayton PD FINAL Meeting Record.doc
Date of Meeting: 17 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Sgt Scott Dansie, City of Clayton Police Department CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Clayton PD has 11 sworn officers and 10 vehi cles. Clayton contracts with Concord for Dispatch, PSAP and Radio support.
Present Situation
1. The PD primarily uses UHF conventional and shar es tactical and operational channels with Concord PD. The vehicles are also equipped with VHF mobiles for interoperability with the CC Sheriff’s Office and other surrounding jurisdictions.
2. The PD uses Nextel cellular heavily to provide secure communications and the ability to talk within the department. This functionality is beneficial because they do not have a dedicated radio channel for Clayton PD.
3. Recently purchased new Motorola HT 1250 portable r adios (within last 2 years) and all portables are narrowband compliant. The mobiles in the vehicles are a mix of models and some of them are not narrowband capable.
4. Mobile data is supported through Motorola MW 800 on a commercial Sprint/Nextel network. About 8 of the 10 vehicles are equipped with mobile data.
Present Problems
1. Clayton PD does not have a dedicated channel and must share with Concord. This presents a problem when they need to conduct Clayton specific operations.
2. They cannot talk to maintenance services over the radio.
3. Several dead spots exist with the Nextel cover age. Different dead spots exist with the UHF system, specifically along the Marsh River Canyon.
4. Cannot talk to the Sheriff’s Office when outside the vehicle. They have VHF mobiles, but they do not have VHF portables.
5. They need to talk to CHP and they cannot. Interoperability with CHP would be helpful when responding to accidents along Marsh Creek Rd.
6. They cannot talk to State Parks and often have t he need to talk to personnel from Mount Diablo State Park.
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1. They would like the ability to talk from an individual radio to another individual radio.
2. The use of talk groups would be helpful.
The draft of this record was sent to Sergeant Dansie
on October 1, 2008.
Corrected draft was returned to CTA Communications on 10/3/2008.
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Organization/Agency Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Investigations File Name: Contra Costa Sherrif Investigations Final Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: September 17, 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Costa County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Mike Jackson, Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Sergeant J. Rivera, Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Detective
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Telecommunications Engineer Walter Currier, Telecommunications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. Contra Costa Sheriff’s Investigations cover all of Contra Costa County. The Investigations department has 35 sworn officers.
Present Situation
1. They operate on the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Offi ce system and share channels with the portion of the County that they are operating in. They have additional tactical channels, but these channels do not provide the same coverage and dispatch cannot monitor the channel. No significant coverage problems.
2. They use NEXTELs 70%-80% of the time due to surveillance / encryption needs.
Present Problems
1. Channel crowding, especially when vehicle operations are conducted, which happens twice a month.
During these times patrol officers are using the channels to coordinate vehicle operations and the channel is unavailable.
2. Poor NEXTEL coverage exists in several areas throughout the County.
3. They have no interopera bility with CHP or any of the Police Departments that are using UHF.
Future Requirements
1. They need encryption capabilities.
2. They need interoperability with CHP.
3. The ability for dispatch to identify who is keying the mic.
4. They need interoperability with all Polic e Departments throughout the County.
The draft of this record was sent to Sergeant Jackson
and Detective Rivera on October 1, 2008.
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File Name: Contra Costa Technical Meeting FINAL.doc
Date of Meeting: 15 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Costa County
Meeting Attendees:
Name Agency Email
Chris Suter Contra Costa Fire [email protected]
Ed Woo DOIT [email protected]
Brian Addington Pittsburg PD [email protected] Scott Willerford Antioch PD [email protected] Tim Stuart Concord PD [email protected]
Kevin Janes El Cerrito Fire [email protected]
Kory Kerwin Contra Costa Fire [email protected]
Bob Williams Moraga/Orinda Fire [email protected]
Matt Boyer DOIT [email protected]
Lynette Journeay EBRPD [email protected]
Steve Hart SRUFPD [email protected]
Tom Whittington DOIT [email protected]
Wade Gomes Brentwood PD [email protected]
Donna Harper Pleasant Hill PD [email protected] Gary Hesson BART PD [email protected]
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. This meeting focused on the technical details of the current and future communication system for Contra Costa County. CTA met with the following agencies, Contra Costa Fire, Department of Information Technology (DoIT), Pittsburg PD, Antioch PD, Concord PD, El Cerrito Fire, Moraga/Orinda Fire, East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD), San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (SRVFPD), Brentwood PD, Pleasant Hill PD and Bart PD. In addition those who attended the meeting provided information concerning Walnut Creek and Martinez.
Present Situation
1. General Comments – The County uses a 2 tone sequential paging system that uses dispatch channels. All radios in the County were reprogrammed 2-3 years ago to ensure that common frequencies were named the same in each agency. The County has a VHF/UHF crossband repeater on Sydney Drive that connects the Sheriff Tac with the County Common channel for interoperability.
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2 2. Contra Costa Fire – They dispatch for seven fire districts. The communication system is a VHF conventional system with 3 repeated channels and 5 – 7 sites that are voted. They have 12 voting receivers on each dispatch channel. They have an additional simplex control station channel that is repeated as a simulcast channel. In addition they have 5 simplex VHF fireground tactical channels and one command channel that operates off a single repeater at Mt Diablo. There is a wireline controlled station that uses statewide Fire White 1 for use in the tunnel with base stations that are voted and connected to 3 high level sites used for mutual aid in the tunnel on Hwy 24. Contra Costa Fire also has 3 mobile command posts with a total of 11 ACU 1000’s. Tactical Incident Based Radios are located in Marsh Creek Canyon, Bear Valley, Ramones Valley, and Crockett. The system is a wireline controlled 8 channel with remote channel changing capable. They reported good interoperability with federal agencies with ability to patch channels for UHF and shared VHF channels for other VHF users. There are two low band VHF freqs at 33 and 46 MHz that are used occasionally for EOC coordination. CLEMARS is available for interoperability, but rarely used. Good interoperability currently with federal and other regional fire agencies. Relatively happy with current coverage. System serviced by DoITT.
3. San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District – T hey have a 4 site simulcast VHF system and one stand alone repeater on Mt. Diablo. In addition they have 4 UHF tactical channels with a repeater on Mt.
Diablo which are narrowbanded. Three of the sites are a single channel and they have an additional 2 simplex channels. Pyramid extenders are used. System serviced by DoITT.
4. El Cerrito / Richmond Fire – They have an 800 MH z trunked system with 8 channels. The microwave used to the support the system is a star point hub configuration. They use the County VHF system as a backup. All vehicles are dual equipped with 800 MHz and VHF narrowband. They have a few P25 subscriber units and Richmond Fire and PD are in the process of purchasing P25 radios. System serviced by Daily Wells.
5. Pittsburg PD – They use the Contra Costa Sheriff’ s VHF system and are dispatched by the Sheriff’s Office. Have their own UHF channel for use as well when system is busy.
6. Antioch PD – They have 6 consoles in the dispatch center. They share 2 VHF channels with Brentwood PD. They have a 3
rd tactical channel. Operate off of two low site transmitters, 6 receivers.
None of the radios are P25 capable. Contra Costa County is contracted to maintain their system. The repeater sites are narrowband capable, but not the radios.
7. East Bay Parks – The system covers 4 coun ties with a low band VHF system. They have 3 frequencies or transmitters at each site with each site connected via a DS1 digital microwave backbone. The first channel is referred to as Dispatch and has 13 receivers, 10 transmitters, not steered. The second channel is referred to as Park District / Fire and is similar to the dispatch channel. The third channel is referred to as Police Tactical is has 8 transmitters and 6 receivers.
None of the channels are narrowband or P25. Utilize a Harris DS1 microwave ring to connect the sites. They have a command vehicle with an ACU 1000. In addition they have highband radios in the police vehicles and they use pyramid VHF repeaters.
8. Pleasant Hill PD – They have a dispatch cent er. The system is a UHF 2 channel repeated system.
They have an additional repeated tactical channel. All three repeaters are narrowband capable and about 7 years old. The equipment is maintained by Motorola.
9. Brentwood PD – In addition to use of Antioc h system, Brentwood PD has 2 stand alone VHF repeaters that are used for special events and training currently on top of PD roof. In addition the City has built a new 125 foot tower. The repeaters are scheduled to be moved to the new tower.
10. BART – BART uses an 800 MHz MA-COM EDACS 10 channel system. The system covers 4 counties and has 7 low level sites and 70 underground amplifier sites. All tunnels are wired for continuous communications. They have an additional repeated simulcast channel on 4 high level sites. The system supports 3000 radios and 40 talkgroups. They use the national mutual aid channels for interoperability. They have 50 portables that are P25.
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3 11. Concord PD – They use a UHF 3 channel voted system that has 3 sites. Motorola maintains the system. They have 500 subscribers and the system is narrowband capable. The MTS 2000 subscriber units are nearing end of life. They utilize CLEMAR receivers and cross band repeaters to interoperate. Dispatch has Gold elite consoles.
12. Walnut Creek – They use a UHF 2 channel system that is maintained by Day Wireless.
13. Martinez PD – The UHF simulcast system is 5-6 years old and has 4 sites.
14. EMS – The EMS agencies use a 4 channel T-Band system with 2 County wide simulcast voted channels with 4 transmitter sites. The system has 6 transmitters per site. There are an additional 2 stand alone repeaters. The equipment was replaced around 2000 and is maintained by the County.
Kenwood radios.
15. Contra Costa Sheriff – They have three VHF channels that are distributed similar to the Contra Costa Fire system. The first channel, P1 covers the west county and has 12 receivers. The second channel, P2, covers the central portion of the county and has 12 receivers. The third channel, P3, has 2 transmitters and 8 receivers and covers the eastern portion of the County. A fourth tactical channel has 4 transmitters that operate in simplex mode. P1, P2, and P3 are narrowband capable and the forth tactical channel is not. The Sheriff also uses a 2 channel 800 MHz system for data that is mainly used for low data rate (300 BAUD – 1200 BAUD) uses. There are 5 transmit sites that support the mobile data. The Sheriff also uses commercial wireless cards for broadband data rates. The jail has 3 facilities that have repeated 800 MHz local systems for use in the jail only. The jails are located at 12000 Marshal Creek, 555 Giant Highway, and 1000 Ward Street. Rio Vista PD is dispatched by the Contra Costa Sheriff, but it is located in Solano County. They have one wire-lined transmitter/receiver that goes into the tunnel for communication during tunnel accidents. They own 3 mobile command posts and 11 ACU1000’s.
16. Moraga / Orinda Fire – Dispatched by Contra Costa Fire on Con West. Two voted receivers and a single channel for interop with Alta Mesa.
17. Moraga PD – Dispatched by County.
18. Trunked Fisher System – The County uses a UHF repeated private industry system that is maintained by Red Cloud. The system is mainly used by building inspectors, animal control, and EMS hazmat. The system is not reliable and is used until the County system comes online.
19. California Highway Patrol – Operate on a low band system for mobiles and VHF portables with pyramid repeaters.
20. State Parks – 800 MHz conventional systems.
Present Problems
1. The Richmond Fire system is fragile and lack s redundant paths. The microwave system for Richmond Fire is poorly designed and does not have the necessary loops.
2. Antioch and Brentwood PD report poor cove rage in Brentwood at that Police Department.
3. The main channel in Antioch and Brentwood PD is very busy. Hard to get the dispatchers.
4. Pleasant Hill PD reported many coverage dea d spots toward Martinez in the valleys.
5. BART reported many dead spots for portable coverage at some stations.
6. Concord PD reported poor coverage on Lime Ridge and poor in-building coverage. Coverage is also poor near Clayton and at base of Mt. Diablo.
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4 7. Martinez PD reported poor coverage at 100 Ward Street at the Jail and at 2500 Alahambra in the hospital.
8. Moraga PD and Fire reported poor cover age in canyons and poor portable coverage.
9. Poor in-building coverage throughout the County.
10. The north east part of the County has poor coverage, especially north of the of the power lines.
11. There is a problem with thieves stealing copper from the sites.
12. A patch takes entirely too long to be effective for interoperability needs. Many times, just not possible due to hardware.
13. Interference on CCC Tac4 from San Francisco.
Future Requirements
1. The County would eventually like to have a multi-county interoperable radio system.
2. Ability to patrol the entire County without changing channels.
3. The coverage must be better than existing coverage.
4. The Fire department and the Sheriff both need port able coverage throughout the entire County, not just in the urban areas.
5. There is a concern over the vocoder in the digita l systems and the effectiveness of digital systems in the fireground environment. A simplex solution is needed.
6. In-building coverage on the hip is needed.
7. Training and SOP’s will be a critic al component of the new system.
8. Encryption is needed.
9. Mutual aid must be easy, support cross-county pursuit, service day-to-day interoperability needs, and be user friendly.
10. An interoperability solution is needed for CHP.
11. They need to have local maintenance support with response time less than 1 hour to dispatch and 2 hours to the sites.
12. The system must be more reliable and more redundant than current system.
13. The monitoring system must be proactive.
14. The system must be easy to use.
15. The subscriber units must be rugged and waterproof, “One step below mil specs”.
16. The system should use multiband radios where appropriate.
17. Local users must control the programming of the subscriber units via a technical working group.
18. The system must support OTAP and cloaning.
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5 19. The system must be capable of zeroing out a lost or stolen radio Over the Air.
20. The system must support a telephone interconnect via satellite link in the dispatch centers in the event that the telephone company connection is lost.
21. The system should incorporate GPS at the portable level.
22. Any data must be capable of broadband speeds.
The draft of this record was sent to Chris Suter, Ed Woo, Brian Addington, Scott Willerford, Tim Stuart, Kevin Janes, Kory Kerwin, Bob Williams, Matt Boyer, Lynette Journeay, Steve Hart, Tom Whittington, Wade Gomes, Donna Harper, and Gary Hesson on October 2, 2008.
Corrected draft was returned to CTA Communications on October 7, 2008.
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Organization/Agency County Connection
File Name: County Connection Final Meeting Record.doc
Date of Meeting: September 16, 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Costa County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Edwin Joe, Count y Connection Supervisor Training Sharon Porter, County Connection Manger of Safety
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Telecommunications Engineer Walter Currier, Telecommunications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The County Connection operates the bus services for Contra Costa County. County Connection has 130 buses and 3 service trucks. The dispatch center is located in Concord, CA and operates 24/7.
Present Situation
1. They operate off a commercially provided radio syst em. They primarily use the radio to alert drivers of detours, schedule changes and other incidents that require contact with bus operators.
2. They have an emergency satellite uni t in each bus that connects them to dispatch. It is tested 2 times per month.
3. They use a Navigator Data System to locate and track the buses. Each bus is also equipped with a silent alarm.
4. Cell phones are used to contact dispatch when the ra dios are not working. During the night shifts they issue and use NEXTELs for safety.
5. They have on-board video that is recorded on the bus.
6. Day Star is the maintenance prov ider for the radio and data system.
Present Problems
1. Communication between dispatch and the buses is sporadic and several coverage problem areas exist.
2. There is no capability for bus to bus communication.
Future Requirements
1. Communication from bus to bus, bus to supervisor is a must.
2. Dispatch needs to be able to make group calls.
3. They need the ability to talk from supervisor vehicles to dispatch.
4. They need to support video recording on the bus and access it remotely.
5. They work closely with the Sheriff and municipal police departments and they need to be able to communicate in order to participate in emergency service.
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2 The draft of this record was sent to Edwin Joe and Sharon Porter on October 1, 2008.
Copy of the meeting record sent to Dan Barrett, County Connection Deputy Director, [email protected]
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Organization/Agency Crockett -Carquinez Fire Department File Name: Crockett-Carquinez Fire Final Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: 16 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Jerry Littleton, Crockett Fire Chief CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. Crockett Fire department is a volunteer fire agenc y which operates off of the Contra Costa VHF Fire system. Crockett Fire has 3 stations, two in Crocket and 1 in Port Costa.
Present Situation
1. They operate off of the Contra Costa Fire VHF system. They maintain UHF portables and mobiles in their trucks for interoperability, mainly with Vallejo in Solano County. Some of the vehicles are equipped with VHF low band (46.38 MHz).
2. They use CH4 to interoperate with Contra Co sta fire companies. They utilize voice and alpha- numeric pagers for dispatching.
3. Contra Costa fire dispatch does a good job of getti ng the fire agencies off to a tactical channel to run the incidents. They can talk to most everyone that they need to communicate with.
4. Most of the vehicles are equipped with scanner s, which are used to monitor the police channels.
Direct interoperability with police is only available through dispatch. Although Cal Coord is set up for interoperability, most law enforcement agencies do not use this channel.
Present Problems
1. There are some coverage issues in the canyons and along Crockett Blvd.
2. Poor interoperability with the police.
3. At times there is channel crowding on the 3 dispatch channels. The Tactical channels also get crowded during incidents.
Future Requirements
1. They would like to have one radio with multiple talk groups.
2. Better portable coverage.
3. Limit the number of users on one channel / talk group.
The draft of this record was sent to Chief Littleton on October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Danville Police Department
File Name: Danville PD Final Meeting Record.doc
Date of Meeting: 17 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Michael Carson, Police Officer
Ben Alldritt, Police Officer
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Danville PD is located in south-central Co ntra Costa County along Interstate 680. They have approximately 29 sworn officers, 15 patrol units and 2 additional vehicles with mobile radios. Day Wireless performs maintenance for them.
Present Situation
1. They are dispatched and contract ed by the Sheriff’s office and operate on Channel 2 of the SO’s VHF system. They officers are all issued their portable. The coverage is described as average.
2. They utilize scanners in their vehicles to hear what is going on with the fire departments.
3. They utilize mobile data computers to run lic ense checks, but are unable to get the pictures.
Present Problems
1. CH2 is not extremely clear. Hear occasional bleed over from Yuba County.
2. Have to relay through dispatch to communicate with CHP, Fire and all UHF users.
3. They have occasional channel crowding.
4. Their ear pieces sometime interfere with transmissions.
5. Excessive wind and background noise on the motorcycle mics even when used indoors.
6. There is inconsistent programming and use of the tactical channels.
Future Requirements
1. Clearer, less crowded channels.
2. Better interop with local and State police departments.
The draft of this record was sent to Officer Carson and Officer Alldritt on October 2, 2008.
Corrected draft was returned to CTA Communications on October 3, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office- East County Investigations File Name: East CCC Sherrif Investigations Final Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: September 18, 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Costa County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Mike Burton, Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Oscar Aranda, Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Detective
Ted Anderson, Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Sergeant
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Telecommunications Engineer Walter Currier, Telecommunications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. Contra Costa Sheriff’s Investigations cover all of Contra Costa County. The Investigations department has 35 sworn officers. This eastern portion of the County is headquartered in Oakley, CA.
2. They dispatch for Pittsburg PD, and they talk with them on a regular basis. They also dispatch for Rio Vista PD in Solano County.
Present Situation
1. They operate on Channel 3 of the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office system and share channels with the portion of the County that they are operating in.
2. Frequently utilize Nextels.
Present Problems
1. Channel crowding, especially when vehicle suppression enforcement team (VSET) operations are conducted, which happens twice a month.
2. Poor coverage exists in Marsh Creek, Bethel Island and several other areas throughout the eastern part of the County.
3. The tactical channels (TAC 1-4) do not have county-wide coverage and are not monitored by dispatch.
4. They have no inte roperability with CHP.
5. SWAT currently uses Nextel due to lack of encryption on the Sheriff’s channels.
Future Requirements
1. They need encryption capabilities.
2. They need more channels, to be used for incid ent based, multi-agency responses and general administration traffic.
3. They need interoperability with Richmond, Brentwo od, Antioch, Rio Vista, CHP, CA State Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement agencies, Parole and Probations and fire agencies.
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2 4. They need foot pedal or steering wheel activated mi crophones so that officers in a pursuit are not required to take their hands off of the wheel to talk.
5. GPS in the portables.
6. Supervisor mapping capabilities on the MDC’s.
7. An emergency button that works, with emergency override priority.
8. Want a small microphone for the chest that doesn’t re quire the officer to drop or turn his head to talk into it.
9. Identifier that indicates who has keyed the mic.
10. Navigation and tactical information for school zones and other areas available from mapping software in MDC (“Shelter in Place” feature).
11. Remote keying of the mobile radio from a foot pedal or from steering wheel for use in vehicle pursuits.
The draft of this record was sent to Lieutenant Burton, Detective Aranda, and Sergeant Anderson on
October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency El Cerrito Police Department
File Name: El Cerrito Police Department FINAL Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: September 16, 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Costa County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Sid Hubbs, El Cerrito Police Department Officer Paul Keith, El Cerrito Police Department Sergeant
Mike Regan, El Cerrito Police Department Commander
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Telecommunications Engineer Walter Currier, Telecommunications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. El Cerrito PD is located in the southwestern cor ner of Contra Costa County just south of the City of Richmond. They currently have about 42 sworn officers and 24 vehicles.
Present Situation
1. They operate off Channel 3 of the Richmond 80 0MHz system and share the channel with Contra Costa College, Kensington, and San Pablo PD. Channel 4 is used as a secondary channel, and is also shared by the same agencies. They are dispatched by the City of Richmond. There are 36 talkgroups available for use, but not training or procedures have been developed for the use of the radio.
2. The 800 MHz system helps maintain interoperabilit y with all agencies on the 800 MHz system in the western portion of the County. The 800 MHz NPSTC channels are available in the radios, but no training has been provided on their use.
3. Surveillance uses a tactical channel that is not encrypted.
Present Problems
1. Maintenance of the Richmond radio system is reactive not proactive and appears to be a management by crisis. Most of this is likely due to the understaffed maintenance department.
2. Cannot communicate with the Contra Costa Sheriff.
3. No VHF assets are in dispatch and dispatch c an only communicate with other agencies that are not on the 800 MHz system by using the telephone.
4. Several dead spots exist in the area.
5. There are 8 TAC talkgroups in the current syst em with no procedures on the management and use of the talkgroups.
6. The response procedures for maintenance are poor. Equipment response time is poor and the time to replace and repair parts is unacceptable. In many cases they wait for a batch to be sent and they are return missing components, or with original components swapped out for older non-working equipment.
7. They occasionally receive busy tones w hen accessing the current radio system.
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2 Future Requirements
1. Need interoperability with Albany, BART, Sheriff’s Office and the City of Oakland.
2. Need to correct the existing dead spots.
3. Need to provide a system that is easy to use.
4. Each agency needs their own tactical channel.
5. There is a desperate need for fleet mapping of the existing system.
6. Need to have dedicated incident based channels.
7. Need encrypted chann els for surveillance.
8. Users need to be trained on use of the radio functions.
The draft of this record was sent to Officer Hubbs, Sergeant Keith , and Commander Regan on October 2,
2008.
Corrected draft was returned to CTA Communications on October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Hercules Police Department
File Name: Hercules Police Department Final Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: September 16, 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Costa County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Mark Stevenson, He rcules Police Department Sergeant CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Telecommunications Engineer Walter Currier, Telecommunications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. Hercules PD is located in the northwestern cor ner of Contra Costa County and currently utilizes about 50 radios within the department.
Present Situation
1. They operate off of the Richmond 800MHz system and are dispatched by Pinole PD.
2. Sometimes have to operate entire agency off of thei r Nextel radios, however during this time dispatch cannot monitor Nextel traffic.
3. Interoperability is poor in their area.
Present Problems
1. No communications during prison transports.
2. System repeaters not well maintained leading to frequent down times. On several occasions a repeater has lost house power and switched over to generators. The generators run until they are out of fuel and the warnings are not acknowledged and the system is down until the generators can be refueled and the house power restored.
3. Batteries on their 800MHz portables are very poor. Sometime go through three a day.
4. Shoulder Microphones go bad frequently.
5. No coverage at the County Jail.
Future Requirements
1. Would like GPS at the portables for officer safety.
2. Would like coverage to get better and correct dead spots.
3. Better portable radios with batteries that last and portable charger for the vehicles.
The draft of this record was sent to Mark Stevenson
on October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Kensington Police Department
File Name: Kensington PD Final Meeting Record.doc
Date of Meeting: 16 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Ricky Hull, Sergeant
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Kensington PD is located in western Cont ra Costa County along the Alameda County border north of Berkeley and has 10 sworn officers and 7 vehicles with radios.
Present Situation
1. They are dispatched by Richmond and utilize t he Richmond 800MHz system and share a talk group with El Cerrito PD and San Pablo PD.
2. They have good portable coverage today.
3. Use mobile data heavily.
4. Utilize Nextel phones to talk to Sheriff. The current mindset is that Nextels are more reliable than the radio system.
5. All interoperability with FD is usually coordinated through dispatch.
6. The Nextels are used for paging.
Present Problems
1. System reliability. The system is often down and is unreliable.
2. Have to relay through dispatch to communicate with CHP. Dispatch must call CHP dispatch via telephone and they are often put on hold.
3. The talk group is often crowded and they have come to rely on Nextels for communication.
Future Requirements
1. They need the new system to be reliable.
2. Would like direct interoperab ility with the fire since they respond to all fire incidents.
3. They do not see a need for encryption in the new system.
The draft of this record was sent to Sergeant Hull
on October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Martinez Police Department
File Name: Martinez PD Final Meeting Record.doc
Date of Meeting: 17 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: J. Stretch, Martinez Police Officer
M. Morley, Martinez Police Assistant
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Martinez PD is located in central Contra Costa County and is the County seat. They have 32 vehicles, including motors, and swat vehicles and 50 sworn officers.
Present Situation
1. They are self dispatch ed and operate a UHF radio system. They can interoperate with Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek. They have sites located in Wildcroft, Alahambra Valley at Stonehurst, Golden Hills Park and a primary site on Harbor View Drive. They are narrowband compliant.
2. They utilize a mobile data system wi th Verizon cards and rely on them heavily.
3. At times officers have had to utilize Next el phones to call in a pursuit to dispatch.
4. They use Mobile Data through a commercial provider.
Present Problems
1. Their coverage is very problematic due to the ex tremely hilly terrain. Poor coverage toward Pleasant Hill, Wilow Pass to McHaven Rd. System basically only works inside the City limits.
2. Have to relay through dispatch to communicate with CHP.
3. No interoperability with the Sher iff or the users of the Richmond system whom they see frequently.
They have not ability to talk with VHF or 800 MHz users, either in the vehicles or in dispatch (other than the telephone from dispatch to dispatch).
Future Requirements
1. They need better coverage.
2. Would like direct intero perability with the fire, Sheriff, and other adjacent agencies including the Fire Department.
3. They would like the emergency buttons on the radios activated.
The draft of this record was sent to Officer Stretch and Assistant Morley with the Martinez Police Department on October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Moraga / Orinda Fire Department
File Name: Moraga / Orinda Fire Department Final Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: September 17, 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Costa County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Ed Borden, Moraga Fire Department Battalion Chief CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Telecommunications Engineer Walter Currier, Telecommunications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. Moraga and Orinda Fire District is located in western Contra Costa County. They currently have 60 sworn personnel (about 20 on shift at a time) and 25 vehicles that are equipped with mobiles. They have 5 fire stations and 5 fire companies.
Present Situation
1. They operate on the VHF Contra Costa County fi re system and are dispatched by Contra Costa Fire.
They have some command vehicles that are equipped with UHF and 800 MHz mobiles for interoperability. They use Kenwood mobiles and Motorola portables. Portable coverage is pretty good. They also carry BART radios.
2. They use a “town frequency” for interoperabilit y with police in Orinda and Moraga. This is already narrowbanded.
3. Occasionally they are able to c ontact CHP, face to face on an incident, and coordinate talking to them using Cal Coord.
4. They currently use mobile data.
Present Problems
1. Poor coverage exists up in the canyon areas.
2. They have no dispatch to dispatch communica tions other than using the POTS to dial another dispatch center
Future Requirements
1. They need to maintain VHF radios for interoperability needs.
2. The budget and cost of purchasing and maintainin g a new radio system are of great concern.
3. The topography in and around Moraga and Orinda make radio communications a challenge.
4. GPS tracking on both mobiles and portables would be nice to have.
5. Dual band radios would eliminate the need to carry two radios, since they must continue to maintain VHF and the County will likely move to 700 / 800 MHz.
6. They have a need to interoperate with BART.
The draft of this record was sent to Chief Borden
on October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Moraga Police Department
File Name: Moraga Police Department Final Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: September 17, 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Costa County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Jeff Price, Moraga Police Department Sergeant Larry Rou, Moraga Police Department Officer
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Telecommunications Engineer Walter Currier, Telecommunications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. Moraga PD is located in western Contra Costa Count y just south of the City of Orinda. They currently have 13 sworn officers and 9 vehicles.
Present Situation
1. They are dispatched through the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office and share a channel with Orinda, Lafayette and North Richmond PD. They primarily use of Channel 1 on the Sheriff’s VHF system.
2. They have an additional “town channel” that they use for interoperability with the Moraga Fire Department.
3. They do not have a daily need to talk with Pleasan t Hill / Martinez or Walnut Creek, but occasionally there is a need and they have to use dispatch to relay.
4. They rely on NEXTELs for backup and for getting help when channel 1 is busy or congested.
5. For mobile data they use the Sheriff’s mob ile data system and most vehicles are equipped with MDC’s. They use this heavily.
Present Problems
1. Poor coverage exists in Canyon.
2. The channel is congested at times, es pecially during vehicle task force days.
Future Requirements
1. Budget and money for purchase of a new syst em and for maintenance is a big concern.
2. They need interoperability with CHP.
3. They need channels / talk groups that support multi-jurisdictional interoperability.
4. Encryption would be nice to have.
The draft of this record was sent to Sergeant Price
and Officer Rou on October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Orinda Police Department
File Name: Orinda PD FINAL Meeting Record.doc
Date of Meeting: 17 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Nate McCormack Orinda PD
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Orinda PD has 14 sworn officers and 10 vehi cles. Orinda contracts with Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office for Dispatch, PSAP and Radio support. Orinda shares a channel (Channel 1 on Sheriff System) with Lafayette and Moraga and the Sheriff’s Office in the western portion of the County.
2. The department consists of mainly patrol officers and 2 detectives.
Present Situation
1. The PD primarily uses channel 1 on the Sheriff’ s VHF simulcast system. Occasionally they will use one of the additional tactical channels; either channel 4 or channel 8. They have no UHF or 800 MHz radios.
2. The PD uses Nextel cellular to provide secure communications and the ability to talk within the department. This functionality is beneficial because they do not have a dedicated radio channel for Orinda PD and the Sheriff’s channel is often busy with other traffic.
3. Mobile data is supported through the Sheriff’s Offi ce system, but they do not have mapping capability.
Present Problems
1. They cannot talk to Berkley, Alameda County S heriff’s Office, Oakland or the California Highway Patrol over the radio.
2. Several dead spots exist with the Nextel cover age. Different dead spots exist with the UHF system, specifically along Hwy 24 between Camino Pablo and Gateway. An additional 250 homes are being built in the Gateway area which will likely introduce additional coverage problems. Poor Coverage also exists in northern Orinda, north of Bear Creek and near the intersection of Moraga Way and Ivy.
In these areas coverage is sporadic for mobiles and not at all for portables.
3. The emergency button on the radios, both mobiles and portables, is disabled.
4. Dispatch does not hav e the ability to track where a vehicle is.
5. Channel 1 is too crowded and there is frequent bl eed over. Problems seem to get even worse in the fog.
Future Requirements
1. They would like the ability to talk from an individual radio to another individual radio.
2. The use of talk groups would be helpful.
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2 3. The display in dispatch of a unit ident ifier for the calling radio would be helpful.
4. Enabled emergency button.
5. Wants a county-w ide channel capability for emergencies.
6. Ability to turn on a GPS function to track portables and mobiles.
7. Integrated mapping over the MDC.
The draft of this record was sent to Nate McCormack on October 2, 2008.
Corrected draft was returned to CTA Communications on 10/9/2008.
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Organization/Agency Pinole Fire Department
File Name: Pinole FD FINAL Meeting Record.doc
Date of Meeting: 16 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Brian Lowry, City of Pinole Fire Department CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Pinole Fire Department is a municipal fire department located in northwest Contra Costa County.
They have 2 stations and about 7 vehicles with radios and 20 portables.
Present Situation
1. They interoperate with the Richmond 800 MH z system, but operate on the VHF County fire radio system and are dispatched from Contra Costa Fire on ConWest. Their trucks have 800MHz portables inside for interoperability with Richmond Fire and Pinole PD They are provided excellent maintenance service by DoITT.
2. Off duty personnel can be recalled with Motorola Minitor III pagers.
3. They utilize the Cooke paging syst em and are happy with its coverage.
4. Chief Officers have the County Nextel system.
5. They talk to other Pinole departments, Hercul es, Rodeo and AMR (private ambulance company), and Richmond fire on a daily basis.
6. Sometimes need to talk to the Pinole Police an d Public Works, CCC Hazmat and EMS helicopters.
7. They will need to maintain VHF radios because of the State and Federal fire agencies.
8. They currently are dispatched by Contra Costa West; any State Responsibility Area (SRA) response is coordinated on Cal Fire channels. For mutual aid they use the State highband frequencies. The tactical channel is designated by Con Fire Station.
Present Problems
1. They have no ability to communicate with VHF low band (CHP) users.
2. Con Fire Dispatch cannot hear non-repeated tactical channels.
Future Requirements
1. Training is an important part of any new radio system.
2. New radios must be durable and water resistant.
3. They would like a Pinole multi-agency talkgroup for incidents as part of an East Bay incident management structure.
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2 4. Need a command net talkgroup that supports the Incident Command Structure (ICS) The ICS Commander must also be able to monitor two radio nets simultaneously.
5. Need an emergency button feature.
6. Need an emergency traffic capture feature that a llows a radio that depress the emergency button to get immediate priority on the channel.
7. Need the radio to be safe in a wildland fire shelter.
8. Need integrated GPS in the portable radi os in order to locate downed firemen.
9. Would like paging through the portables if possible.
10. Want to have a portable with clear and large alpha-numeric readouts.
11. Want the verbal announcement feature where the radio tells you when you change the channel inadvertently and a unique audible sound that notifies the user they are on the home channel.
12. Want portables to have large knobs so that operation with gloves will be easier.
13. Equip all engines with 800 MHz mobile radios.
14. Coverage that will support in building fireground for concrete buildings.
15. Integration with the MDC system used by the rest of the County.
The draft of this record was sent to Brian Lowry
on October 2, 2008.
Corrected draft was returned to CTA Communications on 10/7/08.
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Organization/Agency Pinole Police Department and Dispatch File Name: Pinole PD Final Interview Record.doc
Date of Meeting: 16 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Paul Clancy, Ci ty of Pinole Police Department Chris Fodor, City of Pinole Police Department
Sarah Ashlock, Dispatcher City of Pinole PD
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this interview:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Pinole PD is located in northwest Cont ra Costa County and has 35 sworn officers and 15 vehicles with radios. They have a total of about 75-85 portables. They self dispatch and utilize the Richmond 800MHz system.
Present Situation
1. The PD shares channel 5 and 6 with the Hercules PD.
2. They have good portable coverage today.
3. Rely heavily on mobile data which is on the Sheriff’s system. Low bandwidth.
4. Utilize cell phones for person to person comms.
5. Maintain a bank of VHF portables in the ev ent they need to work with the Sheriff’s Office.
Present Problems
1. There are coverage issues near the Hillt op shopping mall and the apartments on Sunnyview.
2. Radio system was down for three days at one point. All operations had to be conducted via cell phones. Loss of one transmitter causes entire site/system to go down due to a lack of redundant microwave links.
3. Interoperability with local agencies is hard during major incidents.
4. The maintenance on the radio system is poor at times. Response time varies.
5. Channel crowding not an issue.
6. Dispatchers have to utilize the telephone to communicate with other dispatches.
7. Dispatch cannot patch together other frequencies.
8. Loose communications with officers on pursuit s when they exit the normal coverage area.
9. Cell Phones have poor coverage in parts of the city.
10. During a major incident at the School with multiple agencies responding from the county they had to communicate with other agencies using dispatch as a relay.
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2 11. Since the current radio system is proprietary, only MA/COM radios will work.
Future Requirements
1. They would like multi-agency talkgroups for incidents.
2. Need to be able to talk to all players at an incident via the radio without having to relay through dispatch. In addition, they would like dispatch to be able to assign incident based talkgroups.
3. Need to be able to conn ect talkgroups on the fly.
4. Want expanded coverage areas.
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Organization/Agency Pleasant Hill Police Department
File Name: Pleasant Hill PD Final Meeting Record.doc
Date of Meeting: 17 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Donna Harper, Information Systems Coordinator Dan Connelly, Lieutenant
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Pleasant Hill PD is located in central C ontra Costa County. They have about 45 vehicles and 45 sworn officers.
Present Situation
1. They are self dispatched and operate a UHF radi o system. They can interoperate with Martinez, Walnut Creek and Concord, but with no other agencies.
2. They operate on the Sheriff’s mobile data system with Sprint cards. They use them frequently and are satisfied with them. In addition to the Sprint cards they have a backup modem for mobile data.
The system can be accessed county-wide.
3. They frequently work with the Sheri ff’s Office and provide cover on operations.
Present Problems
1. Hit and miss portable coverage in Alahambra and Camelback areas. Coverage problem along Alhambra Valley Rd.
2. Have to relay through dispatch to communicate with CHP and Sheriff.
3. Poor in-building coverage.
4. No Interoperability in vehicles or in dispatch with VHF and 800MHz.
Future Requirements
1. They need more coverage.
2. Need in-building coverage.
3. Need microphones that don’t pick up the background noise and wind as much.
4. They would like to have the emergen cy button activated on the radios.
5. They would like to be able to disable a lost or stolen radio.
6. Would like to be able to talk directly and quickly to the Sheriff and other adjacent agencies.
7. Would like over the air programming and rekeying.
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2 8. Want GPS in the portables and especially in the mobiles.
9. They would like to display the name of the officer keying the mic.
10. They need interoperability with Fire agencies.
11. Want issued portables.
The draft of this record was sent to Donna Harper and Lieutenant Connelly on October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Richmond Fire and El Cerrito Fire
File Name: Richmond and El Cerrito Police Department FINAL Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: September 16, 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Costa County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Sal Bonilla Jr., Richmond Fire Engineer Marcus Raynon, Richmond Fire Battalion Chief
Michael Banks, Richmond Fire Chief
Rico Rincon, Richmond Fire Engineer
Chris Riccardi, Richmond Fire Fighter
Luis Padilla, Richmond Fire Captain
Kevin James, El Cerrito Fire Captain
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Telecommunications Engineer Walter Currier, Telecommunications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. Richmond Fire consists of 7 stations and appr oximately 90 sworn officers. They respond to about 11,000 alarms per year. They operate off of the Richmond 800 MHz EDACS radio system. They have their own dispatch system and also dispatch for 7 other agencies.
2. El Cerrito Fire is dispatched out of Rich mond Dispatch. They operate off the Richmond 800MHz system with sites located on Turquoise, Pearl, Nichols, and City Hall. Sal Bonilla Jr. is the Technical Point of Contact for the Richmond Fire EDACS radio system.
Present Situation
1. All vehicles are dual equipped with 800 MHz port ables, mobiles and VHF portables and mobiles. In order to respond to adjacent agency needs, dual radios are used.
2. Fire fighters will often monitor the police channel in the staging area using a VHF scanner or 800 MHz scanner and then anticipate moving from staging area in order to improve response time.
3. In house training is conducted by the two fire departments, but no formal training on the 800 MHz system exists. There is a communications group that meets once a month in Richmond.
4. Dispatch will assign the tactical channel for the responding units to a fire. This channel will be VHF in areas the use VHF and 800 MHz in areas that have 800 MHz.
5. On the fire scene they use VHF highband radios for both TAC and CALL channels and they use the VHF portables.
6. Good portable coverage.
7. In areas of the County where dead spots do exis t, they use dispatch to relay radio traffic.
Present Problems
1. Lack of available channels to support the needed talk groups. Occasionally there is a wait for channel availability.
2. Station tones are occasionally missed because of the dispatcher’s wait for a channel grant.
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2 3. The UPS Batteries are not properly maintained an d there have been problems with warning lights not being acknowledged and when the system switched over to generator power, the generators ran out of fuel.
4. The maintenance of the system is poor and oft en long down times (sometimes days) are experienced to fix minor issues that occur at a site. Due to the spoke and hub microwave design, one down site can affect the entire system.
5. The system will support 800 MHz NPSTC channels, but they are not programmed in the radios or at the repeater sites.
6. The system has Contra County West common c hannels, but they are not used due to poor training and operational standards with the law enforcement agencies in West County.
7. Training does not support the use of plain te xt in the PD’s and 10 codes make communication a challenge. As a result, fire does not talk to police that often.
8. Due to the use of telephone lines there is a 2 minute lag time between any two dispatch centers.
9. The screw on the mic often comes loose and is lost.
10. The batteries wear out quickly, sometimes within 20 minutes.
11. Sites are periodically taken offline for “maintenance”, sometimes without notice.
12. There is no redundancy in the system and the loss of one site affects the entire system.
13. The system is fragile and there is no plan for short term substitutions other than using County VHF system.
Future Requirements
1. They need to have operational procedures put in pl ace that clearly explain what to do when alarms sound in dispatch.
2. They want a r edundant radio system.
3. They would like to have dual band radios.
4. They need better speaker mics that won’t easily break.
5. Larger knobs would help facilitat e operating the radio with gloves.
6. The portables need to be smaller and lighter.
7. In vehicle chargers are a must and sh ould be part of the initial purchase.
8. Better batteries that last for an entire shift.
9. GPS support for both portables and mobiles.
10. Larger displays.
11. Audio that announces the channel as it is selected.
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3 12. ICALL and ITAC need to be designed into the new system.
13. When a site fails, the system should alert users that a portion of the system is down. At a minimum dispatch should send out a message.
14. Training must be incorporated into the initial purchase and an ongoing training plan must be put in place.
15. The radio needs to be simple to use.
16. They want to have the channels recorded.
The draft of this record was sent on October 2, 2008 to:
Sal Bonilla Jr., Richmond Fire Engineer
Marcus Raynon, Richmond Fire Battalion Chief
Michael Banks, Richmond Fire Chief
Rico Rincon, Richmond Fire Engineer
Chris Riccardi, Richmond Fire Fighter
Luis Padilla, Richmond Fire Captain
Kevin James, El Cerrito Fire Captain
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Organization/Agency Richmond Police Department
File Name: Richmond Police Department Final Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: September 16, 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Costa County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Michael Wang, Richmond Police Department Sergeant Ernest R. Loucas, Richmond Police Department Officer
David Funk, Richmond Police Department Officer
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Telecommunications Engineer Walter Currier, Telecommunications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. Richmond PD is located in the northwestern co rner of Contra Costa County. They currently have about 160 sworn officers and 50 vehicles.
Present Situation
1. They operate on the Richmond 800MHz and ar e dispatched by the City of Richmond.
2. The portables are issued to an individual , which helps lengthen the battery life.
3. They use a primary talkgroup, a secondary talkgroup and a tactical talk group, TAC 7.
4. They are upgrading all MDC’s in all vehicles and are moving to a New World System solution over 800 MHZ.
5. They are planning to move to a commercial provider for mobile data. The use of MDC’s is an integral part of daily operations.
Present Problems
1. There are too many buttons on the existing radios and the use of the buttons is too confusing.
2. The knobs are hard to use, especially during tense situations.
3. There is a need for smart charges which will help the current shortened battery life of the portables.
4. There is no existing training in place for the current radio system.
5. The current mics are not waterproof and are easily affected by rain.
6. There are many dead spots in the City of Richmond
7. Radios sent off for maintenance often come back with old parts on them with initial problem not corrected.
8. Dispatch channel is very crowded.
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2 Future Requirements
1. Support a comprehensive training program for the new system.
2. Need to have encryption for SWAT and operations. Currently they loan encryption capable radios from DEA and DOJ for secure operations due to high scanner use by local criminals.
3. The capability to broadcast from the mic when the earpiece falls out.
4. A system that is easy to use.
5. Support the recognition of the 10- 3 alert tone during an emergency.
6. Include cost for outside vendor supported maintenance.
7. A robust alarm system that is clearly documented.
8. The system must be able to grow to meet user needs.
9. Need more channels.
The draft of this record was sent to Sergeant Wang, Officer Loucas, and Officer Funk of the Richmond
Police Department on October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Rodeo Hercules Fire Dept
File Name: Rodeo Hercules Fire Final Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: 16 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Alan Biggi, Rodeo Hercules Battalion Chief Gary Boyles, Rodeo Hercules Chief
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District is located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, 30 minutes north of San Francisco. The District provides fire protection, and emergency medical aid to the unincorporated area of Rodeo and the City of Hercules.
Present Situation
1. They contract with the County for dispatch an d radio system service. They are happy with this relationship.
2. They dispatch to Mobile data, voice pagers and alpha-numeric pagers.
3. They maintain 800 MHz portable radios for interop in the trucks when responding into Richmond.
4. They use their mobile data computers often and desire to keep this capability.
Present Problems
1. The hospital in San Pablo has no coverage inside.
2. Batteries in the 800MHz radios are very poor. 20-30 minute use is the norm.
3. Dispatch unable to monitor the tactical channels.
4. The current batteries have a short battery life, 30 minutes in some cases.
5. Occasionally there is a need to talk with PD, but this capability is not available without dispatch intervention in most cases.
Future Requirements
1. They need more durable and water proof portables.
2. They need more talkgroups and want dispatch to have the ability to create talkgroups on the fly.
3. They need to maintain interoperability with re st of fire agencies in the state on VHF.
4. They need an indication on their radios of an emer gency situation, so that if they weren’t on the talkgroup and happen to change to a channel that is experiencing one, they won’t talk over the emergency.
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2 5. There is a need for training on truncked radio sy stems in order to help educate the users on trunked radio use and to remove the apprehension of trunked radios.
The draft of this record was sent to Chief Biggi
and Chief Boyles on October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency San Pablo Police Department
File Name: San Pablo Police Department Final Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: September 16, 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Costa County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Desi Bran, San Pablo Police Department Officer David Krastof, San Pablo Police Department Sergeant
Robert Richer, San Pablo Police Department Officer
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Telecommunications Engineer Walter Currier, Telecommunications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. San Pablo PD is located in the northwestern corner of Contra Costa County just north of the City of Richmond. They currently have about 57 sworn officers and 37 vehicles, 25 of which have MDC’s.
Present Situation
1. They operate off Channel 4 of the Richmond 80 0MHz system and share the channel with Contra Costa College, Kensington, and El Cerrito PD. They are dispatched by the City of Richmond. The primary use of Channel 4 is for patrol officers and dispatch. They maintain a bank of radios for interoperability with outside agencies. Good interoperability, when it works.
2. Sometimes have to operate entire agency off of thei r Nextel radios, however during this time dispatch cannot monitor Nextel traffic.
3. Investigations and Surveillance use Nextel, mainly due to crowding, encryption and ease of use.
4. Scanners are used to monitor what other agencies are doing.
Present Problems
1. Most officers do not have adequate radio traini ng and are not familiar enough with the radio to be able to change channels.
2. Poor coverage at the hospital and inside the Police Department building.
3. Only communication with Fire agencies and CHP is via dispatch.
4. System repeaters not well maintained leading to frequent down times. On several occasions a repeater has lost house power and switched over to generators. The generators run until they are out of fuel and the warnings are not acknowledged and the system is down until the generators can be refueled and the house power restored.
5. Batteries on their 800MHz portables are very poor and they do not have chargers in the vehicle.
6. Channel is so busy that they do not report all tra ffic stops, which presents and officer safety issue.
Future Requirements
1. Would like to be able to communicate with users in other frequency bands, VHF and UHF.
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2 2. Need additional channels available for incidents and surveillance.
3. They need additional bandwidth for data.
4. Would like to access video with the mobile data computers.
5. Would like better coverage.
6. Need to have their own talk group for San Pablo PD.
The draft of this record was sent to Officer Bran, Sergeant Krastof , and Officer Richer of the San Pablo
Police Department on October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency San Ramon Police Department
File Name: San Ramon PD Final Interview Record.doc
Date of Meeting: 17 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Mike Boehrer, Sergeant
Mike Green, Detective
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this interview:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The San Ramon PD is located in southern Contra Costa County along Interstate 680 near the County border. They have approximately 56 sworn officers and 40 cars and trucks and 6 motorcycles.
Present Situation
1. They are dispatched and contract ed by the Sheriff’s office and operate on Channel 2 of the SO’s VHF system (along with Martinez, Danville and Sheriff’s Office in Central portion of the county). They utilize Motorola radios.
2. They mostly interoperate with Danville.
3. Radio channel is very busy between 6-9 AM and 3-6 PM.
4. They utilize the Sheriff’s mobile dat a computers with Sprint air cards.
Present Problems
1. Hear occasional bleed over from Yuba County and the channels are occasionally full of static.
2. Unable to talk to adjoining city to the south; Dublin. Have to utilize Nextels to communicate with them. One command vehicle is equipped with 800 MHz, but this is not enough.
3. Coverage issues in Dori Valley, and poor in-building coverage.
4. Not enough channels.
5. Tactical channel not monitored by dispatch.
6. No interoperability with CHP, EBRP, and Fire and can only reach agencies not on Channel 2 of Sheriff’s system by going through dispatch.
Future Requirements
1. Need more channels for interoperability.
2. Need to be able to be rapidly patched to other ag encies systems, especially in support of special events and multi-jurisdictional emergencies .
3. Need dispatch monitored tactical channels.
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2 4. Would like to have video to the vehicles.
5. Would like to be able to communicate with other agencies on their MDC’s.
6. Would like encryption for operations.
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Organization/Agency San Ramon Valley Fire District
File Name: San Ramon Valley Fire FINAL Meeting Record.doc Date of Meeting: 17 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: John Viera, San Ramon Va lley Fire District (SRVFD) Battalion Chief CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
1. The SRVFD has 180 sworn fireman and 10 stations that cover 155 square miles in the south western portion of Contra Costa County.
2. They have their own dispatch ce nter in the Station 31 station in Danville that is also a PSAP.
Present Situation
1. They use a VHF system that has 2 repeated TA C channels (TAC22, TAC23) and a Dispatch Channel (South-located on Mt. Diablo). TAC23 has less coverage than TAC22. They have 4 additional direct channels for on-scene use.
2. They cover from Alamo to the County line and from San Ramon to Dublin in Alameda County and west to the County line to the south side of Mt. Diablo.
3. They have 800 MHZ mobile and portable radios in th e station house and vehicles in the southern part of the County for interoperability with agencies in Alameda County.
4. All personnel are equipped with UHF portables for use on the fireground that are repeated through a pyramid vehicle repeater to the VHF dispatch / tactical channels back to dispatch. In responses where 800 MHz is used, the fireground is repeated over 800 MHz.
5. All vehicles are equipped with VHF and UHF mobile radios. In addition, the apparatuses that normally respond into Alameda County have 800 MHz radios.
6. They have 2 repeated chan nels for tactical use.
Present Problems
1. There is limited coverage in some of the areas that are blocked by hills, ridgelines or valleys.
Future Requirements
1. They are very happy with their current system. Any future system should have equal or better features.
2. Any future system must have at least one comm and (dispatch) channel and three additional tactical channels that can be monitored by dispatch.
3. If a new digital trunked system were put in county wide they would likely continue to use the 4 direct UHF fireground channels that they currently use.
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2 4. Any future system would not replace the need to maintain VHF portable and mobile for interoperability and emergency response to areas outside Contra Costa County.
The draft of this record was sent to John Viera
on October 2, 2008.
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Organization/Agency Walnut Creek Police Department
File Name: Walnut Creek PD Final Meeting Record.doc
Date of Meeting: 17 Sept 2008
Location of Meeting: Contra Cost a County Technical Services Building Meeting Attendees: Shelly James, Sergeant
Michael Hurlbut, Officer
CTA Attendees: Rob Burdeaux, Communications Engineer
Walter Currier, Communications Engineer
The following points were conveyed to CTA during this meeting:
Organization and Responsibilities
The Walnut Creek PD is located in central Contra Costa County. They have about 65 vehicles, 80 sworn officers, approximately 30 reserve officers, approximately 30 civilian personnel and a number of volunteers. (Approximately 150 portables, most of which are assigned to each person who has a need for a radio).
Present Situation
1. They are self dispatched and operate a UHF radio system that consists of six sites. They can interoperate with Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Concord.
2. They operate on the Sheriff’s mobile data system with Sprint cards. They use them a lot and are happy with them.
Present Problems
1. Coverage issues in the hills. No coverage in the jail, parking garage, John Muir hospital, in the Valley East beyond Ygnacio Valley Road or beyond the tunnel.
2. Have to relay through dispatch to communicate with CHP, EMS, Fire and Sheriff.
Future Requirements
1. They need more coverage.
2. Need to be able to talk to the Sheriff, CHP, East Bay Regional Parks and CA State Parks.
3. Would like new system to be able to announce who and where the radio is when the emergency button is pressed.
The draft of this record was sent to Sergeant James and Officer Hurlbut on October 2, 2008.
Corrected draft was returned to CTA Communications on November 3, 2008 by Ricco Lorenzi.
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Appendix B
Site Survey Records
TRM9/18/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE RF and MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
No
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: Site nice and clean
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: Prefab
Wall Construction: rock
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: tile
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: Caterpillar Model #: SR4
Capacity: 125 KVA: 156
Phase: 3
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: 277/408 Amps: 260
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: diesel # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons): 350
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
Above under Generator
Comments:
150
self-supporting
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
3# of Legs:
Ladder
Ground System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
Amps: 240/120Volts: Phase:
Comments:
HVAC
MarvairManufacturer: ComPac 1Model #:
Cooling Tons: 2# of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
HaloSystem Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Best PowerManufacturer: Fortress 1425 14 and Ferrups FE Series 1Model #:
15# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
11Total Ports: 11# of Ports Used:
Description / Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
Additional
Comments:
Motorola
Quantars
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
TX/RX System 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Motorola
MSF5000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Motorola
Nucleus Paging Base Station
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Motorola
SPECTRA
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Zetron
2200
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Motorola
ASTRO
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: Alcatel
Model #: MDR4000
Frequency Band: 4 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity Digital
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Comments:
Analog: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Alcatel Model #: DMX 3003N
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: Harris
Model #: Constellation
Frequency Band: 6 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
TRM9/15/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: AT&T
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site:
Wall Construction: concrete blocks
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: tile
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
none
Generator
Manufacturer: Power Tech Model #: PTC-150
Capacity: 150 KVA: 188
Phase: 3
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
IEM Model #:
Volts: 208Y/120 - 60Hz Amps: 500
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: Diesel # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
Above Ground under Generator
Comments:
80 self-supporting
no
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
3# of Legs:
Ladder
Ground System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
Amps: Volts: Phase:
Commerical Power from PG&EComments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Building Units
Description:
Grounding System
System Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
Some of surge suppression is in the equipment.
UPS System
Symmetra LXManufacturer: Model #:
1# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Far Scan and BadgerManufacturer: Model #:
Far Scan - digital microwave
Badger analog
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 16kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
Transmission Line Entry
2Total Ports: 2# of Ports Used:
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Manufacturer: Harris/Farinon Division
Model #: FAS-6000E
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: Alameda County
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Western Multiplex Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Badger Model #: 481
Alarm Sys. Type:
They have 2 units
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
TRM9/17/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
CITY OF ALAMEDA PD DISPATCH RF and MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: built on site
Wall Construction: blocks
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: tile
it is the police department building.Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: MTV Model #: Detroit Diesel
Capacity: 125 KVA: 156
Phase: 3
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: diesel # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons): 5000
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
In-Ground
Comments:
177
self-supporting
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
top of building
3# of Legs:
Ladder
Ground System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
yesRoof Mount
Access:
antennas and dishes or mounted on poles on top of building.Additional Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
Amps: Volts: Phase:
Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Building Units
Description:
Grounding System
System Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Best PowerManufacturer: Ferrups FE SeriesModel #:
2# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
2Total Ports: 2# of Ports Used:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
Two cables run thru the wall.
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: Harris Farinon Division
Model #: FAS-6000E
Frequency Band: 6 GHZ
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: Alameda County
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Western Multiplex Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Badger Model #: 481
Alarm Sys. Type:
2 Units
Comments:
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Liberty 2000 batteriesCondition:
Volts:
Type: Dry Cell
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: Harris
Model #: TR5000
Frequency Band: 6 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity Digital
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Harris Model #: TR5000
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
1 Unit
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Absolyte 24 batteriesCondition:
Volts:
Type: Dry Cell
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
TRM9/17/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
CITY OF PLEASANTON DISPATCH
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site:
Wall Construction: sheet rock
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: tile
police department building.Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: Onan Model #: 250
Capacity: 250 KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: diesel # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons): 725
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
In-Ground
Comments:
70 self-supporting
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
3# of Legs:
Ladder
Ground System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
100Amps: 208/120Volts: 3Phase:
Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Building Unit
Description:
Grounding System
System Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
BadgerManufacturer: 481Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
10Total Ports: 2# of Ports Used:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
PVC pipes exiting room
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Manufacturer: Motorola
Model #: Starpoint
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Western Multiplex Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Badger Model #: 481
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
TRM9/17/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
CITY OF SAN LEANDRO PD DISPATCH
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: Built on Site
Wall Construction: blocks
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: tile
It is the Police Department buildingComments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: KATOLIGHT Model #:
Capacity: 500 KVA: 625
Phase: 3
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: diesel # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
Above under Generator
Comments:
75Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
on top of police department building
# of Legs:
Ladder
Ground System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
Amps: Volts: Phase:
Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
building units
Description:
Grounding System
System Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Best PowerManufacturer: Ferrups FE SeriesModel #:
1# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
TRM9/17/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
DISPATCH
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type: Halon Extinguisher
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: Built on Site
Wall Construction:
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: tile
It is the East Bay Regional PD Dispatch building.Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: Generac Model #: 2000 Series
Capacity: KVA:
Phase: 3
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Generac Power System Model #:
Volts: 208Y/120 Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: diesel # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
Above under generator
Comments:
100
self-supporting
no
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
4# of Legs:
Ladder
Ground System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
1000Amps: 208/120Volts: 3Phase:
Comments:
HVAC
FrigidareManufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: 2# of Units:
window units
Description:
Grounding System
System Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
FujitsuManufacturer: F9600cModel #:
2# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
2Total Ports: 2# of Ports Used:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
2 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
waveguides.
Description / Comments:
3 Rf cable are going thru wall to outside.Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
44.96, 44.76, and 44.64MHz
MotorolaManufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: Harris
Model #: Constellation
Frequency Band: 6 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
2 units
Comments:
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
TRM9/16/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
FREMONT PD DISPATCH RF and MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: Verizon
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type: Haylon
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: Built on Site
Wall Construction:
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: tile
It is the Police Department building.Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
Amps: Volts: Phase:
PG&E electrical providerComments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Building Units
Description:
Grounding System
linearSystem Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 CONFIDENTIAL
APCManufacturer: Smartups 3000Model #:
2# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
kVA: Batt. Capacity
Motorola
Quantars
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
4 Units 21Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MotorolaManufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Motorola
MSF5000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: Harris Farinon Division
Model #: FAS-6000E
Frequency Band: 6 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
1 Unit
Comments:
Analog: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Western Multiplex Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Badger Model #: 481
Alarm Sys. Type:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
TRM9/16/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
HAYWARD PD DISPATCH
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: Built on Site
Wall Construction: blocks
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: tile
Police Department building.Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: Cummin Model #:
Capacity: 350 KVA:
Phase: 3
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: 208Y/120 Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: diesel # of Tanks: 2
Tank Size (gallons): 6000
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
In-Ground
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
Amps: Volts: Phase:
Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Building HVAC
Description:
Grounding System
haloSystem Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 CONFIDENTIAL
Best PowerManufacturer: Model #:
2# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
2Total Ports: 2# of Ports Used:
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
kVA: Batt. Capacity
Tait
TB-8100
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
4Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Tait
QS2 Simulcast Site Processor
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Motorola
Quantar
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
TX/RX System 1Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: Alcatel
Model #: MDR 8000
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity Digital
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Comments:
Analog: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Adtran Model #: MX2800
Multiplexer Type: M13 Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
TRM9/16/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
NEWARK PD DISPATCH
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site:
Wall Construction:
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition:
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
Amps: Volts: Phase:
Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Building Units
Description:
Grounding System
System Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
2Total Ports: 2# of Ports Used:
Microwave waveguides
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
kVA: Batt. Capacity
Manufacturer: Harris Farinon Division
Model #: FAS-6000E
Frequency Band: 6 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Western Multiplex Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Badger Model #: 481
Alarm Sys. Type:
2 Units
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Condition:
12 batteriesCondition:
Volts:
Type: Wet Cell
Amp/Hr. Rating:
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
TRM9/16/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
SAN LEANDRO HILLS SITE RF and MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: County Line AT&T
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 21' X 22'
Prefab./Built on Site: Built on site
Wall Construction: blocks
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: tile
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
none
Generator
Manufacturer: Koher Model #: 125
Capacity: 125 KVA:
Phase: 3
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
IEM Model #:
Volts: 208Y/120 Amps: 400
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: diesel # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons): 500
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
Above ground
Comments:
40 self-supporting
no
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
4# of Legs:
Ladder
Ground System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
400Amps: 208Y/120Volts: 3Phase:
The new equipment room.Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
linearSystem Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
AbsolyeManufacturer: Model #:
24# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Go back to Badger at County Sheriff
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
16Total Ports: 16# of Ports Used:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Motorola
GTR 8000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
TX/RX System 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
This is the new equipment.
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Motorola
Quantars
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
11Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
This is the old equipment.
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Motorola
Astro Tac-9600 voters
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
This new equipment.
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Motorola
GCP 8000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Motorola
MSF-5000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
9Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
This is the old equipment.
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: Harris/Farinon Division
Model #: TR5000
Frequency Band: 11.2 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Harris Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Sonet Capacity: OC3
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Far Scan -Digital Microwave Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
They have 4 units.
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Condition:
24 BatteriesCondition:
Volts:
Type: Dry Cell
Amp/Hr. Rating:
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: Harris/Farinon Division
Model #: FAS-6000E
Frequency Band: 6 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: Alameda County
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Western Multiplex Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Badger Model #: 481
Alarm Sys. Type:
2 Units
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: Harris Farinon Division
Model #: DVM11
Frequency Band: 11.2 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity Digital
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Harris Farinon Model #: Versa T1lity Alarm Sys. Type:
2 Units
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: Harris Farinon
Model #: DVM18/45
Frequency Band: 18 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity Digital
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Harris Farinon Model #: Versa t1lity Alarm Sys. Type:
2 Units
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
TRM9/16/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
SUNOL SITE RF and MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
There were 2 other shelters and 3 towers.
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: Prefab
Wall Construction: metal
Roof Construction: metal
Floor Composition: wood and tile
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
none
Generator
Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
There was no generatorComments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
Comments:
160
self-supporting
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
3# of Legs:
Ladder
Ground System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 240Volts: Phase:
Comments:
HVAC
FujitsuManufacturer: HalcyonModel #:
Cooling Tons: 1# of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
System Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Best PowerManufacturer: Model #:
1# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
12Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
Description / Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
There two shelter shelter one used 12 ports, shelter two used 10 ports.
Additional
Comments:
Motorola
MSF 5000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
TX/RX Systems 9Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Motorola
Astro-TAC voters
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Motorola
Quantars
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
2Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MotorolaManufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: Harris Farinon Division
Model #: DVM18/45
Frequency Band: 18 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity Digital
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
2 Units
Comments:
Analog: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Centra-Line Model #: 481
Alarm Sys. Type:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: Harris Farinon Division
Model #: FAS-6000E
Frequency Band: 6 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: Alameda County
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Western Multiplex Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Badger Model #: 481
Alarm Sys. Type:
3 Units
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: Alacatel
Model #:
Frequency Band: 4.5 GHz
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity DS1
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf. Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
TRM9/16/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
UNION CITY PD DISPATCH
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site:
Wall Construction:
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition:
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
Comments:
CONFIDENTIAL
Logging Recorder Manuf.: Dictaphone
Equipment Room Details:
Raised Computer Flooring: Ye No
Center Name: ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE
County:
Surveyor: TRM
Survey Date: 9/18/2008
Revisit:
Adequate Air Conditioning Ye No Model #:
Dispatch Room Description
Pwr. distribution Units: Ye No
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)Grounding System:
System Type:
Equipment Grounding
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)UPS System:
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units: kVA: Battery Capacity:
Condition and Comments:
Model #: Freedom
Channel Capacity: 64 # of Channels Used: 48
Comments:
Site Type: Dispatch
DISPATCH CENTER INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Dispatch Only Positions: 2 # of Call Taker Only Positions 6 # of Supervisor Positions: 1
Agencies Dispatched: Fremont 1, Union City, Alameda City, Alameda County, and Camp Park Combat # of Spare Positions: 0
Notes:
Comments:
Fire Station Alerting Make yes Model: Locution
Paging: yes Model: Zetron
Netclock: yes Model: Spectracom
Control Stations Location Qty
Mobile Data Equipment
All First Line Pansonic
Make
Tough Books
Model #:
Console Equip. Type
Incoming Circuits
(connectivity):
T1 and MW
Central Electronics Equipment
Manufacturer: Model #:
Notes:
Racks:
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
# of Positions 2
Notes:
Dispatch/Radio Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Fire Alarm
CAD
CAD
CAD
Radio
Monitor 6 Phone/911
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Motorola
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Positions 6
# of Positions 1
Computer Terminals and Moniters
Call Taker Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Fire Alarm
CAD
CAD
CAD
Radio
Monitor 6 Phone/911
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Fire Alarm
CAD
CAD
CAD
Radio
Monitor 6 Phone/911
Supervisor Position
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Dispatch 30' x 30'Customer Premise
Equipment:
CAD: NoYes
Federal NCIC NoYes
Security Video Monitor NoYes
State Criminal Database NoYes
Alarm NoYes
NoYesSystem Manager
CAD is the system manager.Notes:
Other Miscellanous
Equipment:
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Gold Elite
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Gold Elite
CONFIDENTIAL
Logging Recorder Manuf.: DLI
Equipment Room Details:
Raised Computer Flooring: Ye No
Center Name: ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF
County:
Surveyor: TRM
Survey Date: 9/15/2008
Revisit:
Adequate Air Conditioning Ye No Model #:
Dispatch Room Description
Pwr. distribution Units: Ye No
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)Grounding System:
System Type:
Equipment Grounding
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)UPS System:
Manufacturer: Symmetra Model #:
# of Units: 2 kVA: Battery Capacity:
Condition and Comments:
Model #:
Channel Capacity: 26 # of Channels Used: 21
Comments:
Site Type: Dispatch
DISPATCH CENTER INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Dispatch Only Positions: 5 # of Call Taker Only Positions 3 # of Supervisor Positions: 1
Agencies Dispatched: County Sheriff and Radio Shop
# of Spare Positions: 0
Notes:
Comments: 2 servers
Fire Station Alerting Make Model:
Paging: Model:
Netclock: Model:
Control Stations Location Qty
Mobile Data Equipment
MDT is thru AT&T
Make Model #:
Console Equip. Type
Incoming Circuits
(connectivity):
MW and T1
Central Electronics Equipment
Manufacturer: Model #:
Notes:
Racks:
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
# of Positions 5
Notes:
Dispatch/Radio Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Phone/911
CAD
CAD
CAD
RADIO
Console Make:
Console Model #
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Positions 3
# of Positions 1
Computer Terminals and Moniters
Call Taker Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Phone/911
CAD
CAD
CAD
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Phone/911
CAD
CAD
CAD
Supervisor Position
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Dispatch Area 32' x 26'Customer Premise
Equipment:
CAD: NoYes
Federal NCIC NoYes
Security Video Monitor NoYes
State Criminal Database NoYes
Alarm NoYes
NoYesSystem Manager
Notes:
Other Miscellanous
Equipment:
Console Make:
Console Model #
Console Make:
Console Model #
CONFIDENTIAL
Logging Recorder Manuf.: Mercom
Equipment Room Details:
Raised Computer Flooring: Ye No
Center Name: CITY OF ALAMEDA PD DISPATCH
County:
Surveyor: TRM
Survey Date: 9/17/2008
Revisit:
Adequate Air Conditioning Ye No Model #:
Dispatch Room Description
Pwr. distribution Units: Ye No
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)Grounding System:
System Type:
Equipment Grounding
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)UPS System:
Manufacturer: Oneac Model #: 900XT
# of Units: 2 kVA: Battery Capacity:
Condition and Comments:
Model #:
Channel Capacity: # of Channels Used: 19 or 20
Comments:
Site Type: Dispatch
DISPATCH CENTER INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Dispatch Only Positions: 5 # of Call Taker Only Positions 0 # of Supervisor Positions: 0
Agencies Dispatched: Police
# of Spare Positions: 0
Notes:
Comments:
Fire Station Alerting Make no Model:
Paging: no Model:
Netclock: Spectracom Model: netclock 2
Control Stations
use portable as backup
Location Qty
Mobile Data Equipment
Tibourn
Make Model #:
Console Equip. Type
Incoming Circuits
(connectivity):
T1 and MW
Central Electronics Equipment
Manufacturer: Model #:
Notes:
Racks:
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
# of Positions 5
Notes:
Dispatch/Radio Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Radio
CAD
CAD
Mapping
Phone/911
Motorola SPECTRA
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Motorola
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Positions 0
# of Positions 0
Computer Terminals and Moniters
Call Taker Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
ApplicationSupervisor Position
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Dispatch 24' x 17'Customer Premise
Equipment:
CAD: NoYes
Federal NCIC NoYes
Security Video Monitor NoYes
State Criminal Database NoYes
Alarm NoYes
NoYesSystem Manager
Notes:
Other Miscellanous
Equipment:
Console Make:
Console Model #
Console Make:
Console Model #
CONFIDENTIAL
Logging Recorder Manuf.: Nice
Equipment Room Details:
Raised Computer Flooring: Ye No
Center Name: CITY OF PLEASANTON DISPATCH
County:
Surveyor:
Survey Date:
Revisit:
Adequate Air Conditioning Ye No Model #: building unit
Dispatch Room Description
Pwr. distribution Units: Ye No
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)Grounding System:
System Type:
Equipment Grounding
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)UPS System:
Manufacturer: APC Model #: Smartups 1500
# of Units: 4 kVA: Battery Capacity:
Condition and Comments: Under Dispatch bench
Model #: Nice Call digital
Channel Capacity: 10 # of Channels Used: 7
Comments:
Site Type: Dispatch
DISPATCH CENTER INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Dispatch Only Positions: 4 # of Call Taker Only Positions 0 # of Supervisor Positions: 0
Agencies Dispatched: Police, Animal Services, and public works # of Spare Positions: 0
Notes:
Comments:
Fire Station Alerting Make no Model:
Paging: no Model:
Netclock: no Model:
Control Stations
Motorola SPECTRA equipment room
Location
7 Qty
Mobile Data Equipment Make Model #:
Console Equip. Type
Incoming Circuits
(connectivity):
T1 and MW
Central Electronics Equipment
Manufacturer: Model #:
Notes:
Racks:
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
# of Positions 4
Notes:
Dispatch/Radio Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Mapping
CAD
CAD
Phone/911
Radio
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Motorola
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Positions 0
# of Positions 0
Computer Terminals and Moniters
Call Taker Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
ApplicationSupervisor Position
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Dispatch 28' x 20'Customer Premise
Equipment:
CAD: NoYes
Federal NCIC NoYes
Security Video Monitor NoYes
State Criminal Database NoYes
Alarm NoYes
NoYesSystem Manager
Notes:
Other Miscellanous
Equipment:
Console Make:
Console Model #
Console Make:
Console Model #
CONFIDENTIAL
Logging Recorder Manuf.: Dictaphone
Equipment Room Details:
Raised Computer Flooring: Ye No
Center Name: CITY OF SAN LEANDRO PD DISPATCH
County:
Surveyor:
Survey Date:
Revisit:
Adequate Air Conditioning Ye No Model #:
Dispatch Room Description
Pwr. distribution Units: Ye No
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)Grounding System:
System Type:
Equipment Grounding
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices: yes
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)UPS System:
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units: kVA: Battery Capacity:
Condition and Comments:
Model #:
Channel Capacity: # of Channels Used:
Comments:
Site Type: Dispatch
DISPATCH CENTER INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Dispatch Only Positions: 4 # of Call Taker Only Positions 1 # of Supervisor Positions: 1
Agencies Dispatched: Police Department
# of Spare Positions: 0
Notes:
Comments:
Fire Station Alerting Make no Model:
Paging: no Model:
Netclock: no Model:
Control Stations
Motorola SPECTRA backup equipment room
Location
3 Qty
Mobile Data Equipment
PDRC Pansonic
Make
CF-29
Model #:
Console Equip. Type
Incoming Circuits
(connectivity):
T1
Central Electronics Equipment
Manufacturer: Model #:
Notes:
Racks:
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
# of Positions 4
4 CAD MonitorsNotes:
Dispatch/Radio Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Radio
CAD with Mapping
CAD
CAD
Phone/911
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Motorola
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Positions 1
# of Positions 1
Computer Terminals and Moniters
Call Taker Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Radio
CAD with Mapping
CAD
CAD
Phone/911
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Radio
CAD with Mapping
CAD
CAD
Phone/911
Supervisor Position
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Dispatch 25' x 18'Customer Premise
Equipment:
CAD: NoYes
Federal NCIC NoYes
Security Video Monitor NoYes
State Criminal Database NoYes
Alarm NoYes
NoYesSystem Manager
Notes:
Other Miscellanous
Equipment:
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Gold Elite
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Gold Elite
CONFIDENTIAL
Logging Recorder Manuf.:
Equipment Room Details:
Raised Computer Flooring: Ye No
Center Name: EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
DISPATCH
County:
Surveyor:
Survey Date:
Revisit:
Adequate Air Conditioning Ye No Model #:
Dispatch Room Description
Pwr. distribution Units: Ye No
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)Grounding System:
System Type:
Equipment Grounding
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)UPS System:
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units: kVA: Battery Capacity:
Condition and Comments:
Model #:
Comments:
Site Type: Dispatch
DISPATCH CENTER INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Dispatch Only Positions: 4 # of Call Taker Only Positions 0 # of Supervisor Positions: 1
Agencies Dispatched: Park Police, Fire, and Rangers
# of Spare Positions: 0
Notes:
Channel Capacity: # of Channels Used: 3 on Radio
Comments:
Fire Station Alerting Make no Model:
Paging: Intercom Model:
Netclock: Model:
Control Stations Location Qty
Mobile Data Equipment
none
Make Model #:
Console Equip. Type
Incoming Circuits
(connectivity):
T1 and MW
Central Electronics Equipment
Manufacturer: Model #:
Notes:
Racks:
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
# of Positions 4
Notes:
Dispatch/Radio Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Phone/911
CAD
CAD
Radio
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Motorola
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Positions 0
# of Positions 1
Computer Terminals and Moniters
Call Taker Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Phone/911
CAD
CAD
Radio
Supervisor Position
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Dispatch 17' x 36'Customer Premise
Equipment:
CAD: NoYes
Federal NCIC NoYes
Security Video Monitor NoYes
State Criminal Database NoYes
Alarm NoYes
NoYesSystem Manager
Notes:
Other Miscellanous
Equipment:
Console Make:
Console Model #
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Gold Elite
CONFIDENTIAL
Logging Recorder Manuf.: Voice Trint
Equipment Room Details:
Raised Computer Flooring: Ye No
Center Name: FREMONT PD DISPATCH
County:
Surveyor:
Survey Date:
Revisit:
Adequate Air Conditioning Ye No Model #:
Dispatch Room Description
Pwr. distribution Units: Ye No
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)Grounding System:
System Type:
Equipment Grounding
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)UPS System:
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units: kVA: Battery Capacity:
Condition and Comments:
Model #: Digital Logger
Channel Capacity: 96 # of Channels Used: 54
Comments:
Site Type: Dispatch
DISPATCH CENTER INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Dispatch Only Positions: 7 # of Call Taker Only Positions 0 # of Supervisor Positions: 2
Agencies Dispatched: Police Department, Animal Services, and two regional task force. # of Spare Positions: 0
Notes:
Comments:
Fire Station Alerting Make No Model:
Paging: No Model:
Netclock: Yes Model:
Control Stations
Motorola ASTRO backups
Location
13 Qty
Mobile Data Equipment
Data Lex Go thru Verizon Mobile Data
Make
TCU-TX200-115
Model #:
Console Equip. Type
Incoming Circuits
(connectivity):
T1 and MW
Central Electronics Equipment
Manufacturer: Model #:
Notes:
Racks:
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
# of Positions 7
AT&T phoneNotes:
Dispatch/Radio Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Radio
CAD
GIS/AVL
Phone/911
A record S
Monitor 6 ETS Tracking
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Motorola
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Positions 0
# of Positions 2
Computer Terminals and Moniters
Call Taker Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Radio
CAD
GIS/AVL
Phone/911
A Record S
Monitor 6 ETS Tracking
Supervisor Position
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
50' x 27'Customer Premise
Equipment:
CAD: NoYes
Federal NCIC NoYes
Security Video Monitor NoYes
State Criminal Database NoYes
Alarm NoYes
NoYesSystem Manager
Notes:
Other Miscellanous
Equipment:
Console Make:
Console Model #
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Gold Elite
CONFIDENTIAL
Logging Recorder Manuf.: EXCOM
Equipment Room Details:
Raised Computer Flooring: Ye No
Center Name: HAYWARD PD DISPATCH
County:
Surveyor: TRM
Survey Date: 9/16/2008
Revisit:
Adequate Air Conditioning Ye No Model #:
Dispatch Room Description
Pwr. distribution Units: Ye No
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)Grounding System:
System Type:
Equipment Grounding
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)UPS System:
Manufacturer: Best Product Model #:
# of Units: 2 kVA: 18 Battery Capacity: battery backup
Condition and Comments:
Model #: Hindsight-Net 6
Channel Capacity: 32 # of Channels Used: 13
Comments:
Site Type: Dispatch
DISPATCH CENTER INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Dispatch Only Positions: 6 # of Call Taker Only Positions 0 # of Supervisor Positions: 1
Agencies Dispatched: City of Hayward and Community of Fairview only Fire # of Spare Positions: 0
Notes: ISN
Comments:
Fire Station Alerting Make PRC Model: Through CAD Quick Call backup Paging: Quick Call Model:
Netclock: no Model:
Control Stations
800MHz PD and FD
VHF Control Station
UHF Control Station
Location
1 2
1 Qty
Mobile Data Equipment
Laptop Pansonic GPS and Verizon
Make Model #:
Console Equip. Type
Incoming Circuits
(connectivity):
T1, ISDN, wireless point to point city microwave to all city sites.
Central Electronics Equipment
Manufacturer: Model #:
Notes:
Racks:
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
# of Positions 6
Notes:
Dispatch/Radio Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Radio
Phone/911
CAD
CAD
Console Make: AVTAC
Console Model # AVTAC
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Positions 0
# of Positions 1
Computer Terminals and Moniters
Call Taker Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Radio
Phone/911
CAD
CAD
Supervisor Position
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
30' x 15'Customer Premise
Equipment:
CAD: NoYes
Federal NCIC NoYes
Security Video Monitor NoYes
State Criminal Database NoYes
Alarm NoYes
NoYesSystem Manager
Notes:
Other Miscellanous
Equipment:
Console Make:
Console Model #
Console Make: AVTAC
Console Model # Positron
CONFIDENTIAL
Logging Recorder Manuf.:
Equipment Room Details:
Raised Computer Flooring: Ye No
Center Name: NEWARK PD DISPATCH
County:
Surveyor: TRM
Survey Date: 9/16/2008
Revisit:
Adequate Air Conditioning Ye No Model #:
Dispatch Room Description
Pwr. distribution Units: Ye No
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)Grounding System:
System Type:
Equipment Grounding
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)UPS System:
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units: kVA: Battery Capacity:
Condition and Comments:
Model #:
Channel Capacity: # of Channels Used:
Comments:
Site Type: Dispatch
DISPATCH CENTER INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Dispatch Only Positions: 2 # of Call Taker Only Positions 0 # of Supervisor Positions: 1
Agencies Dispatched: Newark PD
# of Spare Positions: 1
Notes:
Comments:
Fire Station Alerting Make Model:
Paging: Model:
Netclock: Model:
Control Stations Location Qty
Mobile Data Equipment Make Model #:
Console Equip. Type
Incoming Circuits
(connectivity):
T1 and MW
Central Electronics Equipment
Manufacturer: Model #:
Notes:
Racks:
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
# of Positions 2
# of Positions
Notes:
Dispatch/Radio Position
Call Taker Position
Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Radio
CAD
CAD and Mapping
Phone/911
Motorola SPECTRA
Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Motorola
Console Make:
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Positions 1
Computer Terminals and Moniters
Notes:
Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Radio
CAD
CAD and Mapping
Phone/911
Motorola SPECTRA
Supervisor Position
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Dispatch 12' x 16'Customer Premise
Equipment:
CAD: NoYes
Federal NCIC NoYes
Security Video Monitor NoYes
State Criminal Database NoYes
Alarm NoYes
NoYesSystem Manager
Notes:
Other Miscellanous
Equipment:
Console Model #
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Gold Elite
CONFIDENTIAL
Logging Recorder Manuf.: Dictaphone
Equipment Room Details:
Raised Computer Flooring: Ye No
Center Name: UNION CITY PD DISPATCH
County:
Surveyor: TRM
Survey Date: 9/16/2008
Revisit:
Adequate Air Conditioning Ye No Model #:
Dispatch Room Description
Pwr. distribution Units: Ye No
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)Grounding System:
System Type:
Equipment Grounding
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)UPS System:
Manufacturer: Best Power Model #: Ferrups FE Series
# of Units: 1 kVA: Battery Capacity:
Condition and Comments:
Model #:
Channel Capacity: # of Channels Used:
Comments:
Site Type: Dispatch
DISPATCH CENTER INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Dispatch Only Positions: 3 # of Call Taker Only Positions # of Supervisor Positions: 1
Agencies Dispatched: Union City Police
# of Spare Positions: 2
Notes:
Comments:
Fire Station Alerting Make Model:
Paging: Model:
Netclock: Model:
Control Stations
Motorola SPECTRA
Location
6 Qty
Mobile Data Equipment Make Model #:
Console Equip. Type
Incoming Circuits
(connectivity):
T1
Central Electronics Equipment
Manufacturer: Model #:
Notes:
Racks:
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
# of Positions 5
Centra ComNotes:
Dispatch/Radio Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Phone/911
Radio
CAD
Mapping
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Motorola
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Positions
# of Positions 1
Computer Terminals and Moniters
Call Taker Position Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Notes:
Monitors
Monitor 1
Monitor 2
Monitor 3
Monitor 4
Monitor 5
Control Station
Application
Phone/911
Radio
CAD
Mapping
Supervisor Position
Monitor
Mouse
Desktop
Headset
Footswitch
PBX/KTS Telephone Se
Centra ComNotes:
Dispatch 18' x 20'Customer Premise
Equipment:
CAD: NoYes
Federal NCIC NoYes
Security Video Monitor NoYes
State Criminal Database NoYes
Alarm NoYes
NoYesSystem Manager
Notes:
Other Miscellanous
Equipment:
Console Make:
Console Model #
Console Make: Motorola
Console Model # Gold Elite
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/18/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
ANTIOCH DISPATCH
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
NO
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
NO TOWER
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type: SPRINKLERS, HALON IN EQUIPMENT ROOMS Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 200 X 250
Prefab./Built on Site: BUILT ON SITE
Wall Construction: CONCRETE
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: CONCRETE
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: KOHLER Model #:
Capacity: 125 KVA: 156
Phase: 3
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
KOHLER Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: DIESEL # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons): 3500
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
INGROUND
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 120/240Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM IS 10 X 14,Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
ROOM IS WARM
Description:
Grounding System
LINERSystem Type:
ONLY SURGE SUPPRESSORS GROUNDEDDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 CONFIDENTIAL
EPE TECHNOLOGIESManufacturer: EPS-2000Model #:
1# of Units:
1 BATT. CABINET
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
ROOM IS TIGHTDescribe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
3Total Ports: 3# of Ports Used:
3 3' CONDUIT, CABLES RUN THROUGHT CELLING TILE
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 120/240Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM IS 15 X 15, PD SERVER ROOMComments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
System Type:
NO GROUNDINGDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
BATTIERY BACKUP
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
2 kVA: Batt. Capacity
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
155.61
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
ERP (watts):
CONFIDENTIAL
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
NoYes
155.61
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
154.845
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/15/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
BALD RF/MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: NO
SECURITY CAMSComments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
NO, HAS AN ABANDONED BUILDING, ASBESTOS
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
TOWER IS LOADED HEAVY, MAY HAVE SPACE FOR NEW TOWER
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: CHAINLINK, GOOD
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 60 X 30
Prefab./Built on Site: BUILT ON SITE
Wall Construction: WOOD
Roof Construction: METAL
Floor Composition: CONCRETE
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
OUTSIDE GROUND LINS ARE CLAMPED
Generator
Manufacturer: OLYPIAN Model #: D200P4
Capacity: 142 KVA: 142
Phase: 1
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
ASCO Model #: 7000 Series
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: diesel # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons): 1000
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
ABOVE
CONCRETEComments:
140
SELF SUPPORTING
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
TOWER IS FULL
NO PAINT
3# of Legs:
Ladder
MULTI-POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 240Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM IS 19 X 19Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
AC LOCATED ON ROOF
Description:
Grounding System
HALOSystem Type:
HALO RING TO BUS BARDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
NONE
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
FIRE-LITE ALARMSManufacturer: MS-4424BModel #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
AVAILBLE OPEN RACKSDescribe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
32Total Ports: 8# of Ports Used:
2 BANKS OF SIXTEEN 4" PORTS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 240Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM 30 X 15Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
HALOSystem Type:
HALO RING BACK TO BUS BARDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
NONE
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
ALARM LINKED TO MICROWAVE
Type / Condition /Comments:
ROOM IS NEAR FULL, HAS 2 OPEN RACKS, MORE IF EQUIPMENT IS REORGANIZEDescribe Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
48Total Ports: 18# of Ports Used:
3 BANKS OF SIXTEEN 4" PORTS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 240Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM 30 X 15Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
HALOSystem Type:
HALO RING WITH BUS BARDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
NONE
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
ALARM TIED TO MICROWAVE
Type / Condition /Comments:
ROOM HAS OPEN RACKSDescribe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
48Total Ports: 8# of Ports Used:
3 BANKS OF SIXTEEN 4" PORTS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
155.310 155.625
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
ERP (watts):
CONFIDENTIAL
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
NoYes
155.040 155.040
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
155.250 155.955
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
153.995 154.955
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
159.735 154.205
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
160.110 151.025
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
406.125 406.125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
482.3875 485.3875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
482.5375 485.5375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
482.5875 485.5875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
482.6875 485.6875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
482.7375 485.7375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
482.8375 485.8375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
488.4375 491.4375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
488.9125 491.9125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
855.9875 810.9875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
868.4125 823.4125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
866.0125 821.0125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
868.5125 823.5125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
868.9875 823.9875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
867.7500 822.7500
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
860.0000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
868.3875 823.3875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
858.7375 813.7375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
37.12 37.12
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
37.98 37.98
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
42.12 Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
42.44 Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
42.92 Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
44.64 44.64
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
44.76 45.04
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
44.98 44.98
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
45.08 45.08
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
45.24 45.24
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
45.56 45.56
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
45.68 45.68
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
45.82 45.82
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
154.280 154.280
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
154.385 154.385
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/16/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
CCC SHERIFF DISPATCH/RF/MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: CHAINLINK, ELECTRIC GATE
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 135 X 50
Prefab./Built on Site: BUILT ON SITE
Wall Construction: CONCRETE
Roof Construction: METAL
Floor Composition: CONCRETE
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: ONAN Model #: 250.ODFM-17R/31005N
Capacity: 250 KVA: 312.5
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: DIESEL # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
IN-GROUND
Comments:
100
SELFSUPPORTING
1013607
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
3# of Legs:
Ladder
MULTI-POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/16/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
CONCORD PD DISPATCH
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
NO
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
NO TOWER
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: GOOD, BLOCK
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 200 X 150
Prefab./Built on Site: BUIULT ON SITE
Wall Construction: BLOCK/ CONCRETE
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: TILE
HOUSES JAIL, DISPATCH, PD DEPARTMENTComments:
Outside Grounding System Description
UNKNOWN
Generator
Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
NO ACCESSComments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
NO ACCESSComments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 208/120Volts: 3Phase:
ROOM UISComments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
LINEARSystem Type:
SOME EQUIPMENT GROUNDEDDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
HOLES IN FLOOR, CONDUIT IN CEILING
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/16/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
CONSOLIDATED FIRE DISPATCH/RF/MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
NO
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
ONE TOWER ON SITE
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type: SPRINKLERS
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 80 X 90
Prefab./Built on Site: BUILT ON SITE
Wall Construction:
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition:
SECOND RF SHELTER ON SITE, PREFABComments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: KOHLER Model #:
Capacity: 400 KVA: 400
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: DIESEL # of Tanks: 2
Tank Size (gallons): 300/1500
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
ABOVE/IN-GROUND
Comments:
100
SELFSUPPORTING
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
NO PAINT
3# of Legs:
Ladder
MULTI POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
5 ANTENNAS MOUNTED ON THE ROOF AT 25 'Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 120Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM 10 X 15Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
System Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
Description / Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
2 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
ENTRY IN FORM RISED FLOOR
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 120/240Volts: 1Phase:
15 X 20 -Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
LINERSystem Type:
EQUIPMENT GROUNDEDDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
BEST POWERManufacturer: FEModel #:
# of Units:
GOOD
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
ENTRY INTO ROOM FROM CONDUIT
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 120/240Volts: 1Phase:
12 X 10Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
LINEARSystem Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
ENTRY INTO ROOM THROUGH CONDUITS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 120/240Volts: 1Phase:
10 X 20 RADIO ROOMComments:
HVAC
CRISPAIREManufacturer: AVP60ACA05CModel #:
Cooling Tons: 1# of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
HALOSystem Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
12Total Ports: 7# of Ports Used:
12 3" PORTS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
154.280
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
154.280
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
ERP (watts):
CONFIDENTIAL
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
NoYes
154.385
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
154.385
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
154.205
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
159.735
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
151.025
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
150.110
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
154.205
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
159.615
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
159.345
MOTOROLA
MCS 2000
151.445
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
154.995
MOTOROLA
MCS 2000
153.995
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
155.82
MOTOROLA
MCS2000
154.385
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
MCS
156.045
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MOTOROLA
MCS2000
156.075
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
153.8150
MOTOROLA
MCS 2000
153.8150
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
896.6875
MOTOROLA
MCS
935.6875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
491.4375
MOTOROLA
MCS 2000
488.4375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
491.9125
MOTOROLA
MCS
488.9125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: BCK9GKDVM11-4564-1
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: HRS-CX-11G155M
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/17/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
CUMMING PEAK RF/MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
YES
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
2 TOWERS ON SITE
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: GOOD, CHAINLINK
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: BUILT ON SITE
Wall Construction: BLOCK
Roof Construction: METAL
Floor Composition: CONCRETE
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: KOHLER Model #: 50
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
ONAN Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: PROPANE # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons): 1000
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
ABOVE
Comments:
140
SELF SUPPORTING
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
NORTH TOWER
NO PAINT
3# of Legs:
Ladder
MULTI-POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
140
SELF SUPPORTING
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
SOUTH TOWER
NONE
4# of Legs:
Ladder
MULTI-POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 208/120Volts: 3Phase:
ROOM IS 18 X 20Comments:
HVAC
TRANEManufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: 1# of Units:
TWO WINDOW UNIT ALSO INSTALLED
Description:
Grounding System
LINEARSystem Type:
GROUND LINES RUN BACK TO BUS BARDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
ALARMS LINKED TO MW ALARM
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
34Total Ports: 22# of Ports Used:
4" PORTS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
488.4375
KENWOOD
TKR-740/840
491.4375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
ERP (watts):
CONFIDENTIAL
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
NoYes
160.110
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
151.025
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
159.735
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
154.205
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
154.383
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
154.383
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
155.31
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
155.625
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
488.9125
KENWOOD
TKR-740/840
491.9125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
155.040
MOTOROLA
MITEK
155.040
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FAIR
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
855.9875
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
810.9875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
868.4125
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
823.4125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: BCK9GKDVM11-4564-1
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
VERSA T1 LITY
Comments:
Analog: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: PREMISYS Model #: IMACS/800
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: BCK9GKDVM10-12T-2
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Constellation
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: HRS-CX-11G155M
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Constellation
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: HRS5211-0000OC3128QS
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Constellation
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/17/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
EL CERRITO RF/MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
NO ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL SHEALTER
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: GOOD, BLOCK WALL-STEAL DOOR Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: FIBREBOND WEST
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 10 X 20
Prefab./Built on Site: PERFAB
Wall Construction: CONCRETE
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: TILE
SMALL COMPOUND CONNECTED PD STATIONComments:
Outside Grounding System Description
GROUND LEADING INTO CONCRETE
Generator
Manufacturer: ONAN Model #: QUIETSITE II - 482
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
CUMMINGS POWER GEN Model #: LTD-7082299
Volts: 240 Amps: 200
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: DIESEL # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
IN-GROUND
Comments:
60 MONOPOLE
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
WITH A BOOM
NO PAINT
1# of Legs:
Ladder
SINGLE POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
NOMW:
MW:
MW:
NOCoax:
NOCoax:
NOCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
200Amps: 120/240Volts: 1Phase:
Comments:
HVAC
BARDManufacturer: WA301-A05XX2XXIModel #:
2.5Cooling Tons: 1# of Units:
WALL MOUNT
Description:
Grounding System
HALOSystem Type:
HALO RING BACK TO BUS BARDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
BEST POWERManufacturer: Model #:
1# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
8Total Ports: 4# of Ports Used:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
EIGHT 4" PORTS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
866.1000
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
821.1000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
50TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
866.750
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
821.750
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
50TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
867.100
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
822.100
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
DBSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
867.625
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
822.625
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
50TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
868.6125
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
823.6125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
50TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Dbspectra 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
good
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
867.875
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
822.875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
50TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
860.7125
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
815.7125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
50TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
860.7125
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
50TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: GLENAYRE
Model #: MW 4T-6
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: RICHMOND
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Western Multiplex
Comments:
Analog: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
DC Charger Volts: 48 Amps: 400
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type: WET
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/16/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
HIGHLAND RF/MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
SITE HAS 4 TOWERSComments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
COUNTY IS ADDING A NEW SHELTER AND TOWER
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
MAIN TOWER IS BEING REPLACED
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: CHAINLINK, GOOD
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: DUPONT BUILDING
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: PREFAB
Wall Construction:
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition:
3 BUILDINGS ON SITE, SITE BUILT, 2 PREFAB. 1 FOR MW, 1 FOR RF, 1 CHPComments:
Outside Grounding System Description
GOOD GROUNDING OUTSIDE MW BUILDING, COULD NOT TELL THE OTHERS Generator
Manufacturer: OLYMPIAN Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
ASCO Model #:
Volts: Amps:
SECOND KOHLER 20 GENERATORComments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: PROPANE # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons): 1000
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
ABOVE
Comments:
130
GUYED
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
DUE FOR REPLACEMENT
NO PAINT
1# of Legs:
Ladder
SINGLE-POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
NOMW:
NOMW:
NOMW:
NOCoax:
NOCoax:
NOCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
MW ANTENNAS MOUNTED ON POLES ON TOP OF BUILDINGRoof Mount Access:
Additional
Comments:
60 GUYED
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
NO PAINT
1# of Legs:
Ladder
SINGLE POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NOMW:
NOMW:
NOMW:
NOCoax:
NOCoax:
NOCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
40 SELF SUPPORTING
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
LARGE TOWER EAST SIDE
NO PAINT
4# of Legs:
Ladder
MULTI POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NOMW:
NOMW:
NOMW:
NOCoax:
NOCoax:
NOCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate) 40 SELF SUPPORTING
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Tower Paint:
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
WEST TOWER
NO PAINT
3# of Legs:
NoYes
PoorGood
CONFIDENTIAL
NONELighting:
Climbing: CableLadder
MULTI POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NOMW:
NOMW:
NOMW:
NOCoax:
NOCoax:
NOCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 208/120Volts: 3Phase:
ROOM 15X 20,Comments:
HVAC
MITSUBISHIManufacturer: PU24EK3Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
LINEARSystem Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: Model #:
DENALECT ALARM
Type / Condition /Comments:
ROOM IS FULL, PLANS FOR A NEW SHELTER AND TOWERDescribe Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
32Total Ports: 18# of Ports Used:
2 BANKS OF 16 - 4" PORTS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
200Amps: 240/120Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM 10 X 20Comments:
HVAC
CRISPAIRManufacturer: AVP60ACA05C-1000 CTModel #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
HALOSystem Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
CONNECTED TO MICROWAVE ALARM
Type / Condition /Comments:
RO0M IS FULLDescribe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
12Total Ports: 7# of Ports Used:
12 - 4" PORTS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
851.9625
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
806.9625
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
ERP (watts):
CONFIDENTIAL
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
NoYes
855.9875
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
810.9875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
48.48 MOTOROLA
48.48 Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FAIR
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
159.615
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
154.205
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
154.385
MOTOROLA
154.385
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
153.995
MOTOROLA
MSR2000
154.995
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FAIR
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
153.995
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
154.995
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
488.4375
KENWOOD
TKR740/840
491.4375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
488.9125
KENWOOD
TKR 740/840
491.9125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
37.12 37.12
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
37.98 37.98
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MOTOROLA
STARPOINT 6000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FAIR, NO FREQS LISTED
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
STARPOINT
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FAIR, NO FREQS LISTED
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
155.19
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
155.64
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
MICOR
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FAIR
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: BCK9GKDVM11-4564-1
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Constellation
Comments:
Analog: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: BCK0GKDVM10-8T-2
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Constellation
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: BCK9GKDVM10-12T-2
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Constellation
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: HRS-CX-11G155M
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Constellation
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: HRS5211-0000OC3128QS
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Constellation
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: BCK9GKDVM11-4564-1
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
VERSA T1 LITY
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/18/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
KREGOR PEAK RF/MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: NO
TWO BUILDINGS, TWO TOWERSComments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
NO
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
TWO TOWERS ON SITE
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: GOOD CONDITION, CHAIN LINK AROUND Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 40 X 30, 30 X 25
Prefab./Built on Site: BUILT ON SITE
Wall Construction: BLOCK, CONCRETE
Roof Construction: METAL
Floor Composition: CEMENT
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
BUILDING AND TOWERS GROUNDED
Generator
Manufacturer: OLYMPIAN Model #: D100P1S
Capacity: 100 KVA: 100
Phase: 3
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
ASCO Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: DIESEL # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons): 1000
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
ABOVE
CONCRETEComments:
100
SELF SUPPORTING
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
NO PAINT
3# of Legs:
Ladder
RINGGround System
Type:
ALL LEGS GROUNGED
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Transmission Cable Ground
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
140
SELF SUPPORTING
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
NO PAINT
3# of Legs:
Ladder
RINGGround System
Type:
ALL LEGS GROUNDED
Transmission Cable Ground
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 240V-48VVolts: 1Phase:
29 X 19Comments:
HVAC
MARVAIRManufacturer: AVP36ACA05C-1000Model #:
3Cooling Tons: 1# of Units:
35000 BTUH UNITS
Description:
Grounding System
HALOSystem Type:
BUSS BAR WITH HALO RINGDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
NONE
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
LINKED IN TO THE MICROWAVE ALARMS, SECURITY CAMS
Type / Condition /Comments:
19 X 29,, THE ROOM HAS LOTS OF OPEN RACKSDescribe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
32Total Ports: 6# of Ports Used:
2 BANKS OF SIXTEEN 4" PORTS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 240-48Volts: 1Phase:
29 X 19Comments:
HVAC
MARVAIRManufacturer: AVP36ACA05C-1000Model #:
3Cooling Tons: 1# of Units:
35000 BTUH
Description:
Grounding System
HALOSystem Type:
BUSS BAR WITH HALO RINGDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
NONE
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
LINKED WITH MICROWAVE ALARM, SECTURITY CAMS
Type / Condition /Comments:
ROOM IS NEAR FULL,Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
32Total Ports: 11# of Ports Used:
2 BANKS OF SIXTEEN 4" PORTS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
350Amps: 120/240Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM IS 20 X 20, MANLY MICROWAVE IN THIS ROOM.Comments:
HVAC
BARDManufacturer: WH361-A10XX4XXXModel #:
3Cooling Tons: 1# of Units:
WALL MOUNT
Description:
Grounding System
LINERSystem Type:
EQUIPMENT RUNNNING BACK TO BUSS BARDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
NON
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
LINKED TO MICROWAVE ALARM, SECURITY CAMS
Type / Condition /Comments:
ROOM IS NEAR FULL, OLD GENERATOR ROOM IS OPEN 10 FT X 15 FT SPACEDescribe Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
22Total Ports: 16# of Ports Used:
PORTS INCLUDE HOLES IN THE BLOCK WALL, A PLATE WITH PORTS, AND A BANK OF EIGHT 4" PORTS Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
44.64 GE
MASTR II
44.64 Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
ERP (watts):
CONFIDENTIAL
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FAIR
Radio Condition
NoYes
44.76 GE
MASTR II
45.04 Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
155.25
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
ARGUS RTS 12/100
155.955
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
154.385
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
ARGUS RTS 12/100
154.385
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
159.615
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
ARGUS RTS 12/100
154.205
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
155.19
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
ARGUS RTS 12/100
155.64
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
160.110
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
ARGUS RTS 12/100
151.025
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
ARGUS RTS 12/100
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
155.04
MOTOROLA
MITREK
ARGUS RTS 12/100
155.04
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FAIR
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
154.280
MOTOROLA
MICOR
ARGUS RTS 12/100
154.280
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FAIR
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
488.4375
KENWOOD
ARGUS RTS 12/100
491.4375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
488.9125
KENWOOD
ARGUS RTS 12/100
491.9125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
488.6625
KENWOOD
ARGUS RTS 12/100
491.6625
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
44.96 GE
MASTR II
ARGUS RTS 12/100
44.96 Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FAIR
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
935.6875
MOTOROLA
MSF 5000
ARGUS RTS 12/100
896.6875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
858.9875
MOTOROLA
MSF 5000
ARGUS RTS 12/100
8139875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: Harris
Model #: BCK9GKDVM11-4564-1
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: cc county
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: PREMISYS Model #: IMACS/800
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Constellation
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: CONSTELLATION
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity 3-DS3
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: BCK0GKDVM10-8T-2
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Constellation
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: BCK9GKDVM10-12T-2
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Constellation
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: HRS-CX-11G155M
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Jknowles9/16/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
LOS VAQUEROS RF
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: NO
Site does not have a towerComments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: built on site
Wall Construction: metal
Roof Construction: concrete
Floor Composition:
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
one rod driven into the ground
Generator
Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
noneComments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
noneComments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
125Amps: 240/120Volts: 1Phase:
small panel, ROOM 35x50Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
no AC, just 2 fans
Description:
Grounding System
linerSystem Type:
all equipment connected to a 10 gage lineDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
2 CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
none
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
noneDescribe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
transmission lines run through holes a top of metal wall Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
kVA: Batt. Capacity
151.58
MOTOROLA
gr400
Astron PS
158.19
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
15 ftTX Antenna
Height:
15 ftRX Antenna
Height:
Telewave 2Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
good
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
158.19
MOTOROLA
RKR1225
ASTRON PS
159.645
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
15FTTX Antenna
Height:
15FTRX Antenna
Height:
INWAVE 2Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
ASTRON PS
155.64
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
15RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
RX ONLY
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
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Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
MARSH CREEK DF RF
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: NO
NEAR COUNTY SO SHOOTING RANGE AND COUNTY FARM.Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
YES
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
MAYBE ROOM FOR ANOTHER TOWER
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 15X 10
Prefab./Built on Site: PREFAB
Wall Construction: METAL
Roof Construction: METAL
Floor Composition: CEMENTE
BUILDING IS OLD AND SMALLComments:
Outside Grounding System Description
NO OUTSIDE GROUND
Generator
Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
NONEComments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
NONEComments:
100
GUYED
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
SMALL TOWER, MW ANTENNA BEING INSTALLED ON
NO PAINT
3# of Legs:
Ladder
TOWER NOT GROUNDEDGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
40Amps: 120Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM 14 X 9Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
DOES NOT HAVE HVAC
Description:
Grounding System
NONESystem Type:
NONEDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
NONE
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
NONE
Type / Condition /Comments:
SHELTER ONLY HAS ONE CABINET IN IT NOW.Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
2 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
1Total Ports: 1# of Ports Used:
other ports are hole punched into building
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
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Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
NICHOL KNOB RF/MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
EQUIPMENT LOCATED UNDER GROUNDComments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
MAYBE POSSIBLE TO PUT IN A 2ND UNDER GROUND ROOM
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
ONE MONOPOLE TOWER
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: prefab
Wall Construction: CONCRETE
Roof Construction: CONCRETE
Floor Composition: CONCRETE
BUILDING UNDER GROUNDComments:
Outside Grounding System Description
UNKNOWN, TOWER GROUNDED
Generator
Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
UNDER GROUND, DID NOT HAVE ACCESSComments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
UNDER GROUND, DID NOT HAVE
ACCESS
Comments:
50 MONOPOLE
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
PLATFORM AT TOP
GREEN
1# of Legs:
Ladder
SINGLE POINTGround System
Type:
TOWER GROUND NOT ATTACHED
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Transmission Cable Ground
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
200Amps: 120/240Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM IS 12 X 20, VERY LITTLE SPACE LEFTComments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
REQUIRES TWO PORTABLE AC UNIT TO COOL ROOM, NOT SURE IF PERMANT AC IS INSTALLED Description:
Grounding System
HALOSystem Type:
HALO ATTACHED TO WALL, EQUIPMENT NOT ATTACHED, TRANMISSION LINES NOT
GROUNDED AT ENTRY OF BUILDING
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
BEST POWERManufacturer: FERRUPSModel #:
1# of Units:
Richmond equipment only
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
Transmission Line Entry
12Total Ports: 10# of Ports Used:
4" ports
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
866.100
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
821.100
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
866.750
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
821.750
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
867.1000
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
822.1000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
867.6250
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
822.6250
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
860.6125
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
823.6125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
867.875
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
822.875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
858.7125
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
813.7125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
860.7125
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
815.7125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
bdSPECTRA 10Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
488.4375
KENWOOD
TKR 740/840
491.4375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
488.9125
KENWOOD
TKR 740/840
491.9125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
154.385
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
154.385
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
good
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
159.735
MOTOROLA
MTR 2000
154.205
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
155.31
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
155.625
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
851.9625
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
806.9625
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
859.4625
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
814.4625
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
855.9875
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
810.9875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: GLENAYRE
Model #: 4T6
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: RICHMOND
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Comments:
Analog: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: GLENAYRE Model #: MUX 46200
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: HRS5211-0000OC3128QS
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: HRS-CX-11G155M
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Constellation
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: BCK9GKDVM11-4564-1
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
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Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
OLD FIRE STATION 53 RF
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: N
Old fire station, used mainly for storage now.Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
no room for additional shelter
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 60 x 40
Prefab./Built on Site: built on site
Wall Construction: metal
Roof Construction: metal
Floor Composition: concrete
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
ground at one spot
Generator
Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
noneComments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
noneComments:
50 self supporting
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
no paint
3# of Legs:
Ladder
noneGround System
Type:
no ground to tower
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Transmission Cable Ground
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 240/120Volts: 1Phase:
PANEL FOR WHOLE BUILDING ROOM IS 20 X 20Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
WINDOW UNIT, ROOM WAS WARMER THAN SHOUD BE. AC WAS NOT ON.
Description:
Grounding System
NONESystem Type:
NO GROUNDING TO EQUIPMENT SEENDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
NONE
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
NONEDescribe
Floor Space:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
2 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
TRANSMISSION LINES ENTER BUILDING AT TOP OF WALL NEAR ROOF.
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
154.205
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
50RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD,
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
155.640
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
50RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MOTOROLA
CDM1250
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
45TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
MOBILE, GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
GM300
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
45 FTTX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD,
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
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Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
PEARL REERVIOR RF/MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO BUILDING, CITY OF RICHMOND SITEComments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
NO
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: CHAINLINK, GOOD CONDITION
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: Comm. Building of America
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 14 x 20
Prefab./Built on Site: PREFAB
Wall Construction:
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition:
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
DID NOT SEE OUTSIDE GROUNDING
Generator
Manufacturer: ONAN Model #: QUIETSITE II
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
DID NOT HAVE ACCESSComments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: DIESEL # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
IN-GROUND
Comments:
60 SELF SUPPORTING
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
NO PAINT
3# of Legs:
Ladder
MUITLI-POINTGround System
Type:
EACH LEG GROUNDED
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Transmission Cable Ground
YMW:
YMW:
YMW:
YCoax:
YCoax:
YCoax:
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
CONFIDENTIAL
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Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
PETERS APOLLO PURPOSED
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
NO SHELTER AT SITEComments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
ROOM FOR SHELTER
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
NO TOWER AT SITE
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site:
Wall Construction:
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition:
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
Comments:
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/17/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
PINOLE PD DISPATCH
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 200 X 75
Prefab./Built on Site: BUILT ON SITE
Wall Construction: BLOCK / CONCRETE
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: TILE
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
Generator
Manufacturer: CK POWER Model #: CK-90D
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
ONAN Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: DIESEL # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
ABOVE
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
Amps: Volts: Phase:
NO ELECTRICAL PANEL IN ROOMComments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
ROOM IS COOL
Description:
Grounding System
System Type:
NO GROUNDINGDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
2 CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
ENTRY THROUGH CONDUIT
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/15/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
PLEASANT HILL PD DISPATCH/RF
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: YES
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
NO
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
ONE TOWER ON SITE
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: BUILT ON SITE
Wall Construction: BOLCK/CONCRETE
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: TILE OVER CONCRETE
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
UNKNOWN
Generator
Manufacturer: MQ POWER Model #: KD200V
Capacity: 250 KVA: 200
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: DIESEL # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
ABOVE
Comments:
100
MONOPOLE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
NO PAINT
1# of Legs:
Ladder
SINGLEPOINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 120/240Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM -9 X 12Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
LINEARSystem Type:
EQUIPMENT IS GROUNDEDDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
Description / Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
ENTRY INTO ROOM BY CONDUIT
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
225Amps: 120/240Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM IS 10 X 14- SEVER ROOMComments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
System Type:
NO GROUNDINGDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
ENTRY IN TO ROOM FROM CONDUIT
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
2 kVA: Batt. Capacity
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
ERP (watts):
CONFIDENTIAL
453.175 460.100Transmit (MHz) Receive (MHz):
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
NoYes
453.600
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
460.500
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
460.025
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FREQ NOT LISTED
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FREQ NOT LISTED
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FREQ NOT LISTED
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FREQ NOT LISTED
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FREQ NOT LISTED
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FREQ NOT LISTED
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FREQ NOT LISTED
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MOTOTROLA
MTR2000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FREQ NOT LISTED
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/17/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
RICHMOND PD/FD DISPATCH
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
MICROWAVE ANTENNAS ON BUILDING DOWN THE STREET
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: WALLED IN COURTYARD IN BACK Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 80 X 50
Prefab./Built on Site: BUILT ON SITE
Wall Construction: BLOCK
Roof Construction:
Floor Composition: TILE
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
UNKNOWN
Generator
Manufacturer: ONAN Model #: GENSET 485
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
ONAN Model #:
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: DIESEL # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
ABOVE
PEDESTAL TANKComments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
450Amps: 120/240Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM IS 10 X 50Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
LINERSystem Type:
EQUIPMENT GROUNDEDDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
UNITYManufacturer: 360Model #:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 CONFIDENTIAL
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
ENTRY UNDER RAISED FLOOR
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/15/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
ROCKY RIDGE RF/MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: NO
SITE NOT OWNED BY COUNTY, OWNED BY AMERICAN TOWERComments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
THERE IS ROOM FOR ANOTHER SHELTER
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
ONE TOWER ON SITE
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: CHAIN LINK, OLD, POOR CONDITION Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions:
Prefab./Built on Site: BUILT ON SITE
Wall Construction: BLOCK
Roof Construction: METAL
Floor Composition: CONCRETE
COUNTY IS REMOVING DIVIDING WALL FOR MORE SPACEComments:
Outside Grounding System Description
GROUNG CABLES CLAMPED
Generator
Manufacturer: OLYMIPAN Model #: D45F1S
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
GENERAC Model #: GTS 105
Volts: Amps:
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: PROPANE # of Tanks: 2
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
ABOVE
Comments:
200
GUYED
1010559
ONE LIGHT, ONE STROBE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
NO PAINT
1# of Legs:
Ladder
SINGLE POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
NOMW:
NOMW:
NOMW:
NOCoax:
NOCoax:
NOCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
125Amps: 240/120Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM IS NEAR FULL, COUNTY IS REMOVING DIVIDING WALL FOR MORE SPACEComments:
HVAC
BARDManufacturer: WL6023A0ZBNXXXJModel #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
WALLMOUNT HVAC UNIT
Description:
Grounding System
LINEARSystem Type:
GROUND LINES RUN TO BUS BARDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
CONNECTED TO MICROWAVE
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
27Total Ports: 21# of Ports Used:
8 - 2"PORTS, 12 -1" PORTS, 7-4" PORTS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
488.9125
KENWOOD
TKR-740/840
491.9125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
488.4375
KENWOOD
TKR-740/840
491.4375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
155.31
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
155.625
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
159.735
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
154.205
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
160.110
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
151.025
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
155.04
MOTOROLA
MITREK
155.04
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
153.995
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
154.995
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
44.64 MIDLAND
44.64 Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FAIR
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
855.9875
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
810.9875
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
851.9625
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
806.9625
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
155.25
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
155.955
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: BCK9GKDVM11-4564-1
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Comments:
Analog: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: HRS-CX-11G155M
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: BCK9GKDVM10-8T-2
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #: HRS5211-0000OC3128QS
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/16/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
SAN RAMON VALLEY FIRE DISPATCH/MW/RF
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's:
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
NO
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
ONE TOWER ON SITE
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type: SPRINKLERS
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 150 X 100
Prefab./Built on Site: BUILT ON SITE
Wall Construction: BLOCK/ CONCRETE/METAL
Roof Construction: METAL
Floor Composition: CONCRETE
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
TOWER WAS GROUNDED
Generator
Manufacturer: SDMO Model #: G100U
Capacity: 80 KVA: 80
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO GENERATOR OR TRANSFER SWITCHComments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: PROPANE # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
DID NOT HAVE ACCESSComments:
50 SELF SUPPORTING
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
NO PAINT
3# of Legs:
Ladder
MULTI POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
100Amps: 208Y/120Volts: 3Phase:
15 total racks, ups in room, batteriesComments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: # of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
LINEARSystem Type:
MOST EQUIPMENT NOT GROUNDEDDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
LIBERTManufacturer: NFINITYModel #:
1# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
the room is a L-shaped room 10 x 20 ft, and 12 x 15Describe Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
Total Ports: # of Ports Used:
Description / Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
2 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
CONDUIT ENTRY TO ROOM
Additional
Comments:
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
154.995
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
155.955
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
KENWOOD
TKR-740/840
491.4375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
KENWOOD
TKR-740/840
491.9125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
motorola
MI225
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
FREQS NOT LISTED
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: HARRIS
Model #:
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner: CC COUNTY
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
Comments:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Analog: NoYes
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/18/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
SHADYBROOK RF/MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: NO
Comments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
POSSIBLE ROOM FOR ANOTHER SHELTER
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
THE TOWER IS SIX 10 FT POLES AT THE TOP OF THE HILL 300 FT FOR SHELTER Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: CHAINLINK
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 18 X 14
Prefab./Built on Site: PREFAB
Wall Construction: FIBERGLASS
Roof Construction: FIBERGLASS
Floor Composition:
FLOOR TILEDComments:
Outside Grounding System Description
BUILDING GROUNDED
Generator
Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
NONEComments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
NONEComments:
10 POLE
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
SIX 10' POLES ON HILL TOP
1# of Legs:
Ladder
RINGGround System
Type:
EACH POLE GROUNDED
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Transmission Cable Ground
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
not able to tell due to cables under ground, not grounded near antenna not able to tell due to cables under ground, not grounded near antenna not able to tell due to cables under ground, not grounded near antenna not able to tell due to cables under ground, not grounded near antenna not able to tell due to cables under ground, not grounded near antenna not able to tell due to cables under ground, not grounded near antenna Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
50Amps: 240/120Volts: 1Phase:
PULLING POWER FROM WATER TANK NEXT TO SHELTERComments:
HVAC
BARDManufacturer: WA241-A10Model #:
Cooling Tons: 2# of Units:
WALL MOUNT
Description:
Grounding System
HALOSystem Type:
GOOD GROUNDING, GROUNDING TO DOOR IS BROKENDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
TRANSMISSION LINES, MW LINES, AND AC HAVE SURGE SUPPRESSION UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
NONE
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
NONE
Type / Condition /Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
HAS OPEN SPACE FOR MORE RACKS, AND OPEN SPACE IN RACKS, WOULD NEED POWER
UPGRADE TO SUPPORT MORE EQUIPMENT
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
8Total Ports: 6# of Ports Used:
EIGHT 3" PORTS FROM UNDER BUILDING
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
ASTRON PS
155.64
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
10RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
DECIBEL DB4001-2Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
ASTRON PS
155.955
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
10RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
489.4375
KENWOOD
ASTRON PS
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
10TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
TELEWAVE 2Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
460.1750
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
LORTAN
465.1750
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
10TX Antenna
Height:
10RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
ASTRON PS
154.205
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
10RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
BECIBEL db4001-2Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
good
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
KENWOOD
ASTRON PS
491.9125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
10RX Antenna
Height:
TELEWAVE 2Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
460.3750
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
ASTRON PS
465.3750
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
10TX Antenna
Height:
10RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
851.9625
MOTOROLA
QUANTAR
ASTRON PS
806.9625
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
10TX Antenna
Height:
10RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
Manufacturer: STRATEX NETWORKS
Model #: DART DS1
Frequency Band:
Radio Configuration:
MICROWAVE / FIBER EQUIPMENT INFORMATION
MW Owner:
Digital, DS1 Capacity
Comments:
Analog: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
Main Ant. Height:
Main Ant. Diameter:
Diversity Ant. Height
Diversity Ant. Dia.:
Multiplexer Manuf.: Model #:
Multiplexer Type: Capacity:
Chan. Band Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Manuf.: Model #:
Alarm Sys. Type:
DC Charger Volts: Amps:
Condition:
Condition:
Volts:
Type:
Amp/Hr. Rating:
MW Condition /
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
FOT. Owner:
System Configuration
FOT. Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity:
Interface Cards Number of
Cards
Unused Slots
FOT. Condition
/ Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Router / Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Dehydrator: NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/15/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
SYDNEY RF
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: NO
SMALL SHELTER, SHELTER AT THE EDGE OF HILL SIDEComments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
NEXT TO OLD WATER TANK,
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
MAY LOSE SITE WHEN TANK IS REMOVED, SOON
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type:
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 14 X 8
Prefab./Built on Site: PREFAB
Wall Construction: METAL
Roof Construction: METAL
Floor Composition: CEMENTE
BUILDING IS SMALLComments:
Outside Grounding System Description
BUILDING IS GROUNDED AT ONE POINT
Generator
Manufacturer: Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
Model #:
Volts: Amps:
NONEComments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: # of Tanks:
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
NONEComments:
30 MONOPOLE
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
NO PAINT
1# of Legs:
Ladder
Ground System
Type:
TOWER GROUND OK
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
Transmission Cable Ground
MW:
MW:
MW:
Coax:
Coax:
Coax:
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
Roof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
125Amps: 240/120Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM 13 X 7Comments:
HVAC
Manufacturer: Model #:
Cooling Tons: 2# of Units:
WINDOW UNITS UNITS WORKING WELL, VERY SMALL SPACE
Description:
Grounding System
LINERSystem Type:
EQUIPMENT GROUNDED TO BUS BARDescription:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
Manufacturer: Model #:
# of Units:
NONE
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
TWO CABINETS IN THE BACK, 3 LONG THE SIDE, TIGHTDescribe Floor Space:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
2 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
Transmission Line Entry
8Total Ports: 6# of Ports Used:
3 CONDUITS RUNING TO TOWER, THREE 4" PORTS
Description / Comments:
Additional
Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
ASTRON PS
154.995
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
20RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
151.025
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MOTOROLA
MTR 2000
155.955
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
TELEWAVEMulticoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
453.425
MOTOROLA
MTR2000
458.425
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
TELEWAVE 2Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
TELEWAVEMulticoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
MOTOROLA
GM300
ASTRON PS
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
488.6125
KENWOOD
ASTRON
491.6125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
TELEWAVE 2Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
TELEWAVEMulticoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
KENWOOD
491.9125
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
TELEWAVEMulticoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
KENWOOD
ASTRON PS
491.4375
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
TELEWAVEMulticoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
JKNOWLES9/17/2008
Survey Date Surveyors Observed Position (NAD83)
Latitude(N) Longitude(W)
Site Access
TOURQUOISE RF/MW
Site Name Site Type
Telco T1's: NO
SHELTER AND GENERATOR HAVE BEEN TAGEDComments:
Site Description
Compound room for
additional shelter:
NO ROOM FOR ANOTHER SHELTER
Building Design Description
Has Fiber: Yes No
Other Tower(s) /
Comments:
Yes No
SECOND TOWER IN SECOND COMPOUND
Parking Adequate: Yes No
Fencing / Gate: Yes No Type: GOOD, CHAINLINK
Fire Suppression: Yes No Type:
Smoke Alarm: Yes No
Emergency Lighting: Yes No
POTS: Yes No
CONFIDENTIAL
Manufacturer: FIBREBOND WEST
Model #:
Outside Diminsions: 10 X 20
Prefab./Built on Site: PREFAB
Wall Construction: CEMENT
Roof Construction: RUBBER
Floor Composition: TILE
Comments:
Outside Grounding System Description
WITH GROUND WELL
Generator
Manufacturer: ONAN Model #:
Capacity: KVA:
Phase:
Transfer Switch
Manufacturer:
ONAN Model #: LTD-3378498
Volts: 240 Amps: 200
Comments:
Fuel System
Fuel Type: DIESEL # of Tanks: 1
Tank Size (gallons):
In-Ground / Above
Ground:
IN-GROUND
Comments:
50 MONOPOLE
NONE
Tower Height:
Manufacturer:
Tower Type:
ASR
Registration:
Lighting:
Tower Paint:
Climbing: Cable
TOWER INFORMATION
Model #:
Verticle Cable Ladder:
NO PAINT
1# of Legs:
Ladder
SINGLE POINTGround System
Type:
Transmission Cable Ground
NoYes
PoorGood
Ground Sys. Condition: Great Good Average Poor(Comments - Rate)
CONFIDENTIAL
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESMW:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YESCoax:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Twr.
Bottom
Building
Entry
Near
Antenna Comments:
3 ANTENNA MOUNTED ON ROOFRoof Mount
Access:
Additional
Comments:
EQUIPMENT ROOM INFORMATION
Electrical Panel
Power Rating:
200Amps: 120/240Volts: 1Phase:
ROOM IS 9 X 19Comments:
HVAC
BARDManufacturer: WA360-A05Model #:
3Cooling Tons: 1# of Units:
Description:
Grounding System
HALOSystem Type:
Description:
Surge Suppression Devices:
UPS System
BEST POWERManufacturer: FEModel #:
1# of Units:
Condition / Comments:
Alarm
Manufacturer: Model #:
Type / Condition /Comments:
Describe
Floor Space:
Transmission Line Entry
5Total Ports: 5# of Ports Used:
Description / Comments:
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Comments: Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
Great Good Average Poor(Rate)
1 kVA: Batt. Capacity
CONFIDENTIAL
5 - 4" PORTS
Additional
Comments:
867.6250
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
822.6250
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 8Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
867.1000
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
822.1000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRTRA 8Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
CONFIDENTIAL
866.7500
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
821.7500
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 8Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes
866.1000
MA/COM
EDACS MASTR III
821.1000
Manufacturer:
Model:
Power Source:
Transmit (MHz)
Call Sign:
Transmit Pwr. (watts):
Receive (MHz):
LAND MOBILE RADIO INFORMATION
TX Antenna
Height:
RX Antenna
Height:
dbSPECTRA 8Combiner Manufacturer: # of Channels:
Multicoupler Manufacturer: Model:
Twr. Top Amp: Manuf:
GOOD
Radio Condition
ERP (watts):
NoYes