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== Communications Overview ==
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|Owner    = Chester County
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|County    = [[Chester County (PA)|Chester]]
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|State    = [[Pennsylvania (US)|Pennsylvania]]
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=== Chester County Trunked Radio System ===
 
  
The Chester County Department of Emergency Services maintains an 800 megahertz LTR Multi-Net trunked radio system built by E. F. Johnson.  Nearly all public safety communications take place on this 14-channel system simulcast from 18 separate towers located throughout the county.  The system can not be tracked by any commercially available scanners, however frequencies can be monitored in conventional mode.  All police, fire, and EMS users of this system are dispatched by Chester County DES from it's dispatch center at the Government Services Building in West Goshen Township.
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==Introduction==
  
=== Conventional Public Safety Radio Systems ===
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The Chester County, Pennsylvania, Department of Emergency Services maintains an 800 megahertz [[LTR]] Multi-Net trunked radio system built by E. F. Johnson.  Nearly all public safety communications take place on this 14-channel system simulcast from 18 separate towers located throughout the county. All police, fire, and EMS users of this system are dispatched by Chester County DES from it's dispatch center at the Government Services Building in West Goshen Township.
  
The Borough of West Chester maintains and operates a 4-channel conventional UHF radio system built by Motorola, with a primary transmit tower located in East Bradford Township, a back-up transmit tower located to the rear of the Municipal Building, and three recieve-only sites located on the West Chester University campus, the Embreeville complex in West Bradford Township, and the Chester County Prison complex in Pocopson Township. The system is exclusively used by the West Chester Police Department.  In December 2006, the system began full-time operations in APCO P-25 digital mode.
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==Related Links==
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*[[Chester County (PA)]] Wiki page
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*[http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=2255 Chester County (PA) DB Page]
  
West Goshen Township uses a 1 channel VHF-High Band radio system for dispatch and talk-around.  This system is used exclusively by West Goshen Police Department.  This system is used for dispatch operations during weekday hours (generally between 07:00 and 23:00 Monday through Friday), however when the department is self-dispatched, there are occasions when the county TRS is utilized.  During all other times when the department is dispatched by the county, the county TRS is utilized.
 
  
== Dispatch Centers ==
 
  
* CHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
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[[Category:Pennsylvania Trunked Radio Systems]]
**  Most Municipal Police Departments
 
**  Chester County Park Rangers
 
**  All Fire Companies
 
**  All EMS Squads
 
 
 
 
 
* WEST CHESTER BOROUGH
 
**  West Chester Police Department
 
 
 
 
 
* WEST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP
 
**  West Goshen Police Department (part-time)
 

Latest revision as of 03:34, 13 July 2016

 Trunked Radio System
NameChester County
OwnerChester County
Owner Type
CityVarious
CountyChester
StatePennsylvania
CountryUnited States

System Details
Band800
TypeLTR MultiNet

FCC Callsign(s)
WPFQ224

System-specific links
DatabaseFCC Site Map
ForumRR Site Map

Other Resources
Trunktracking
FAQ
Trunktracking
Glossary

Wiki FAQMediaWiki
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  • LTR-Multinet systems and/or talkgroups cannot be trunktracked with any scanner. However you can listen to the frequencies conventionally. See our Trunked Radio Decoders page for compatible applications


Introduction

The Chester County, Pennsylvania, Department of Emergency Services maintains an 800 megahertz LTR Multi-Net trunked radio system built by E. F. Johnson. Nearly all public safety communications take place on this 14-channel system simulcast from 18 separate towers located throughout the county. All police, fire, and EMS users of this system are dispatched by Chester County DES from it's dispatch center at the Government Services Building in West Goshen Township.

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