Texas Common/Shared (TX)
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Contents
Texas Statewide Interoperability Coordinator
- Texas Statewide Interoperability Channel Plan (Rev 14, March 22, 2012)
- DPS Report on Interoperable Communications to Texas Legislature (August, 2012)
- Texas Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (Rev 1.5, August 25, 2010)
Related Links
- APCO/NPSTC ANS 1.104.1-2010 Standard Channel Nomenclature for the Public Safety Interoperability Channels
- Common Public Safety
- Federal/Non-Federal Interoperability
- National Incident Radio Support Cache
- Region 40 700 MHz Plan Aug 2008 (large PDF file 23MB)
- Region 49 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee
- Region 49 700 MHz Plan Jul 2010 (large PDF file 13MB)
- Region 51 700 MHz Plan Feb 2008 (large PDF file 28MB)
Regional Councils of Government
The following are radio interoperability related pages found on some of the regional councils' homeland security or public safety web sites.
- Alamo Area Council of Governments- AACOG
- Regional Radio Systems Assessment 2011
- AACOG Regional Interoperable Communications Plan
- AACOG 2007 PSIC Grant Worksheet Multi Region Evacuation/Border Security Initiative
- AACOG 2007 PSIC Grant Worksheet for Atascosa, Bandera, Frio, Karnes, Medina and Wilson Counties
- AACOG 2007 PSIC Grant Worksheet to provide for VHF P25 and 700MHz implementation in the 12 County IP Based 800/900 WAIS
- Capitol Area Council of Governments
- Coastal Bend Council of Governments
- Deep East Texas Council of Governments
- Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission
- Houston-Galveston Area Council
- North Central Texas Council of Governments
- Panhandle Regional Planning Commission
- Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
- South East Texas Regional Planning Commission
Future Plans
In an effort to consolidate information about the implementation of future radio systems, specific to certain areas, this section will be open for revision, citing information from documents linked above and external sources, in order to better guide discussion.
When posting information, please relate it to the specific area (City, County, Multi-County or Council of Gov't), and reference where the information was found.
Fort Worth Regional Radio System Master Plan
Harris County Regional Radio System, HCRRS
HCRRS is implementing a Motorola SmartZone 7.X, P25 compliant 700/800 MHz wide area trunking system. The Disaster Recovery Site in Conroe, Texas, serves as the Emergency Operations Center. This trunking system will serve a 13 county area, within FCC's Region 51 planning zone. These counties are: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, & Wharton. The implementation is broken down in to four phases, outlined below:
- Phase 1- Add microwave link radio connectivity to all existing SmartZone 4.1 Sites and ASTRO P25 Repeater Sites.
- Phase 2- Implementation in Counties:
- Brazoria County (Multicast/Simulcast)
- Chambers County (Multicast)
- Fort Bend County (Simulcast)
- Galveston County (Multicast/Simulcast)
- Harris County (Multicast/Simulcast)
- Waller County (Multicast)
- Phase 3- Implementation in Counties:
- Liberty County (Multicast)
- Montgomery County (Simulcast)
- Walker County (Multicast)
- Phase 4- Implementation in Counties:
- Austin County (Multicast)
- Colorado County (Multicast)
- Matagorda County (Multicast)
- Wharton County (Multicast)
Houston Urban Area Security Initiative
According to Texas PSIC Grant Awards as of September 30, 2008, (page 4), Houston will be migrating to a 700/800MHz P25 trunking system, incorporating 10 sites with repeaters and simulcast equipment. This will support full interoprability with Harris County Regional Radio System.
San Antonio Urban Area Security Initiative
According to the AACOG grant worksheets linked above, San Antonio will be implementing a P25 700MHz overlay, capable of interoperability with Texas DPS, the future 700MHz I-37 Corridor Project to Corpus Christi, the future 700MHz I-35S Corridor Project to Laredo, the future 700MHz LCRA overlay and the Live Oak P25 800MHz trunked system. By interconnecting with LCRA through a 700MHz overlay, San Antonio plans to achieve interoprability with Austin, and through Austin, HCRRS and ETMC.
Old Channel Plans
2003 to 2012
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Name | Description | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154.9500 | M | CSQ | TEXAS LAW 1 | Public Safety Tactical (Mobile-to-Mobile) | FM |
| 154.9500 | M | 127.3 PL | TEXAS LAW 2 | Public Safety Calling (Mobile-to-Base, tone on mobile tx only) | FM |
| 155.3700 | B | CSQ | TEXAS LAW 2 | Public Safety Calling (Base-to-Mobile, Base-to-Base) | FM |
| 155.4750 | BM | 127.3 PL | TEXAS LAW 3 | Public Safety Tactical | FM |
| 154.2800 | BM | 127.3 PL | TEXAS FIRE 1 | Public Safety Tactical | FM |
| 154.2650 | BM | 127.3 PL | TEXAS FIRE 2 | Public Safety Tactical | FM |
| 154.2950 | BM | 127.3 PL | TEXAS FIRE 3 | Public Safety Tactical | FM |
| 155.3400 | BM | 127.3 PL | TEXAS MED 1 | Public Safety Tactical | FM |
| 151.3850 | BM | 127.3 PL | TEXAS AIR 2 | Public Safety Air-to-Ground with state and federal aircraft only | FM |
- In 2004 the national VHF, UHF, 700 and 800 MHz interoperability channels were added to this plan.
- In 2009-2010 the national channel names were changed to reflect the APCO/NPSTC standard channel names.
1960's to 2003
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Name | Description | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154.9500 | M | CSQ | CH 3 INTERCITY MOBILE | Law Enforcement Tactical (Mobile-to-Mobile) | FM |
| 154.9500 | M | CSQ | CH 4 INTERCITY BASE | Law Enforcement Mobile-to-Base | FM |
| 155.3700 | B | CSQ | CH 4 INTERCITY BASE | Law Enforcement Base-to-Mobile, Base-to-Base | FM |
| 155.4750 | M | CSQ | NATIONAL (or USA) | National Law Enforcement Mutual Aid (rarely used in Texas) | FM |
| 154.2800 | BM | CSQ | FIRE INTERCITY | National Fire Mutual Aid | FM |
| 155.3400 | BM | CSQ | HEAR | National Ambulance-to-Hospital | FM |
- Typically up until the late 1990's or so, the first four (or only) channels in most law enforcement agency radios were configured as follows:
- Channel 1 - Primary dispatch repeater
- Channel 2 - Talkaround or alternate repeater
- Channel 3 - Intercity Mobile
- Channel 4 - Intercity Base
- DTMF selective calling was used by law enforcement base stations in some areas on 155.3700.
- DTMF or rotary pulse dial selective calling was used by ambulances and hospitals in some areas on 155.3400.