South Sound 911
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| System Name | South Sound 911 |
| System Type | Project 25 Phase II |
| System ID | 1E7 |
| Connect Tone | N/A |
| Wide Area Communications Network | BEE00 |
| Network Access Code | varies by site |
| TRBO Color Code | ? |
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| Band | 700 |
| County | Pierce,King |
| State | Washington |
| Ownership | Public |
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Welcome to the South Sound 911 collaboration article, a Trunked Radio System located in Washington.
This is where you, the user, may index any articles you develop for scanning related topics for this Trunked Radio System.
- Some talkgroups on this system may be using P25 Phase II TDMA modulation, which can only be monitored using a P25 Phase II capable scanner or receiver.
- Click HERE for a list of scanners capable of monitoring those talkgroups.
Contents
NAC Information by Site
| Site | Site ID | Site NAC (hex) | Site NAC (dec) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma Simulcast | 1 | 0x1E1 | 481 |
| Orting Simulcast | 2 | 0x1E2 | 482 |
| South Simulcast | 3 | 0x1E3 | 483 |
| West Seattle | 4 | 0x1E4 | 484 |
| Buckley | 5 | 0x1E5 | 485 |
System Description
South Sound 911 or the Combined Communications Network : Single Countywide Communications System Network (CCN:SCWCS) is comprised of the following elements:
A 21 site microwave network.
A P-25 Phase 2 700 MHz Motorola network with 21 sites, 38 channels and 74 talk paths.
A VHF network that specifically covers the WA-410 corridor from Enumclaw to Crystal Mountain using a 3 site, 4 channel network.
An UHF data network supporting Pierce Transit Operations through their TRAX system with coverage in Thurston, Pierce, King and Snohomish Counties.
A VHF Overlay network (FCC Call Sign WQWR930) designed to improve station alerting and paging for 16 Fire Departments, Mutual Aid interoperability for 21 Police Departments, and Search & Rescue/Emergency Management response and recovery communications.
A Next Generation Integrated Lahar Warning System providing monitoring and detection of impending lahars, initiation of the Lahar Warning System Alert and Warning, and remote delivery of volcano information to researchers.
A final element slated for implementation in 2018 is a Distributed Antennae System (DAS) in the Pierce County Jail improving in-building voice and data coverage. DAS-like coverage will also be located in other county offices as the need arises.
410 VHF Network
FCC Call Sign WQVI727
Site locations are:
Grass Mountain-Google Maps link
Crystal River Ranch (4 Miles east of Greenwater)-Google Maps link
Crystal Mountain-Google Maps link
Frequencies in use:
150.790 MHz- Greenwater Fire (MED Channel. See NTIA footnote US216 for more information.)
154.710 MHz- Washington State Patrol
154.950 MHz- Pierce County Sheriff's Office East Dispatch
155.640 MHz- Pierce County Sheriff's Office West Dispatch
VHF Overlay Network
'''Final testing underway as of April 2018'
FCC Call Sign WQWR930
Site locations are:
Spanaway - Pierce County Public Works Central Maintenance Facility
Mineral- On Mineral Hill
Eatonville- Just west of Alder Cutoff Road East
Orting - Spar Pole Hill
Edgewood- Located atop water tank at 12224 48th Street East
Other additional sites exist and are not specifically listed on initial license grant. These include:
Key Peninsula Fire Station 45
Grass Mountain
Spring Hill in Gig Harbor
A site designated as "Home". Assumed to be located in Home which is located south of Vaughn on the Key Peninsula. Microwave link between Vaughn & Home exists on the SCWCS network.
Frequencies in use:
151.355 MHz - Pierce County Emergency Management - Emergency Ops 1
153.890 MHz - Pierce County Fire - County Wide Dispatch/Alerting
154.160 MHz - Pierce County Fire - Outside Mutual Aid
155.370 MHz - LERN
156.060 MHz - Unknown. Possibly Search & Rescue.
Talkgroups not listed in database
Washington State Patrol (unknown/not encrypted) - 59196
Pierce County Sheriff's Department Tac 3 (encrypted) - 40115
Pierce County Sheriff's Department Tac ? (encrypted) - 40114
Pierce County Sheriff's Department (encrypted - mostly Detectives & Admin) - 40120
PCLE 11 (county-wide/multi-agency tactical channel - encrypted) - 40923
Unknown talkgroup used by South Pierce Fire - 40304
Unknown talkgroup used by South Pierce Fire (encrypted) - 40315