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Nebraska State Radio System

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System Information

The Nebraska Wireless Interoperable Network (N-WIN) is a statewide VHF P25 Smartzone IP based trunking radio system. N-WIN is a partnership and an Executive Order with the State of Nebraska and Nebraska Public Power District, whom NPPD provides technical support and tower space.

There are over 45 towers across Nebraska, with more to come online as NWIN is scheduled to be completed by June 2011. Towers in the eastern portion of Nebraska will be using Federal Frequencies, due to lack of available Public Service allocated frequencies in that portion of the state.

The radio of choice for the NSP Mobiles is the Motorola APX 6500.


Proposed Talkgroup Map

This diagram shows proposed talkgroups for N-WIN. File:Proposed NSP Fleet Map 1-2.xls


System Users

  • Nebraska State Patrol (NSP)
  • Nebraska State Fire Marshall
  • Nebraska Emergency Management (NEMA)
  • Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
  • Nebraska Public Power District
  • Nebraska Department of Roads-Future
  • Nebraska Department of Corrections-Future

Possible future subscribers

The following agencies have applications submitted to the N-WIN council, as possible future subscribers to NWIN. This list will be updated as more information becomes available.

  • Federal Government, FBI, DEA, ICE, etc.
  • Keith County, Nebraska.
  • Lincoln County, Nebraska
  • Lincoln Electric System (LES)

NWIN Build Out/Usage Status

NSP: Troops C, D & E-Are full time on NWIN

Troop B is largely complete except for areas along the Missouri River valley and south of State Highway 92.

Troop HQ area is largely complete except for areas east and north of Lincoln.

Troop A is scheduled to be completed and online by fall 2011, pending Federal Frequency allocations.

Troops A, B and HQ easternmost towers have been delayed due to coordination with the Federal Government to use Federal Government frequencies, as mentioned in the system information paragraph.

NPPD: All NPPD service center areas except service centers located in the NSP troop A, B & HQ areas are full time on NWIN.

NDOR: New talkgroups and testing has been reported in the NSP Troop C area. Actual status is unknown at this time. There are a few NDOR vehicles in the Norfolk area sporting the new VHF whips installed on the front hood.

State Fire Marshall: Full time usage, same coverage areas as NSP.

Game and Parks: Unknown, however in the NWIN meeting minutes from earlier in the year states Game and Parks is waiting to obtain budget money to begin purchasing and installing radios.

Dept. of Corrections: Unknown, however there are talkgroups proposed for NDOC. See the proposed talkgroup map.

System Users

  • Nebraska State Patrol (NSP)
  • Nebraska State Fire Marshall
  • Nebraska Emergency Management (NEMA)
  • Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
  • Nebraska Public Power District
  • Nebraska Department of Roads
  • Nebraska Department of Corrections

Programming the system

Monitoring NWIN is easy, and even fun to listen to. Occasionally you may hear other NSP/NPPD radios affiliate to your favorite tower from different troop/service areas, bringing traffic from those areas! Only drawback is a NWIN radio has to be affiliating to the tower you are monitoring to hear any radio traffic.

To program this system into your scanner you will need a scanner that will do P25 trunking system, 9600 baud control channel.

  • Uniden XT models, Radio Shack Pro 106 and 197 and GRE PSR 500 and PSR 600 scanners program the system as a P25 trunking system. Then program the control channels into your scanner.
  • Uniden 996T and 396T program the system as a Motorola type 2/P25. Under the site select APCO25. Then program the control channel, no band plan needed.
  • Uniden 296, 796 and RadioShack Pro96, you will need to program the scanner as a Motorola VHF trunking system. Program the frequencies and you will need a bandplan.

Set your scanner for no delay on the system as NSP jumps from talk group to talk group.


Other useful information

Here is a presentation on partnership on the NWIN Project.

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