Cook County (IL)

Chicago, City of

• Interop
  • System Diagram FCC Acrobat Document The City of Chicago hereby requests 180-day Emergency Special Temporary Authority for the operation of the below described systems/channels to provide the necessary RF linkage between existing City operations and the Statewide interoperability initiative employing the Astro 21 system and those channels being deployed as a portion of the U.S. Department of Justice's High-Risk Metropolitan Area Interoperability Assistance Project. In essence, the City seeks designated channels which can be employed for the purpose offacilitating the coordination of construction of new systems being deployed, e.g. the UHF system that is being constructed County-wide to provide local interoperability throughout Northern Illinois; existing systems, e.g. the City's 800 MHz radio facilities that require RF connectivity to the Statewide Astro 21 network; and to facilities interoperability in the extended use of VHF radio systems employed by firefighters throughout the region. The requested UHF channels would also provide necessary RF linkage for the City's emergency medical personnel. Over 925 paramedics and command personnel provide EMS services to City residents on a UHF system that is extremely limited in system capacity. There is no way to upgrade the system and concurrently move it toward interoperability by redeployment of the existing channels. Any downtime of the system caused by shifting facilities, rather than adding UHF links, at this time would be disastrous. The requested temporary authority to operate on the proposed UHF links would also serve this vital purpose to provide an RF bridge between what is now in place and what will be deployed in the future via a system redesign and upgrade. Similarly, the City operates its present VHF systems to support the over 2,500 fire fighters that protect the City against disasters. The present system was never designed with interoperability as a goal and the City is attempting to take immediate steps toward rectifying this situation, again, to allow all City departments the advantage of greater interagency cooperation and coordination. To provide the necessary spectrum to transition this system toward full interoperability and to increase the overall utility of the existing VHF radio system, the City proposes to employ the VHF channels identified herein on a temporary basis to bridge the gap in improved system design and capacity, without having to reconfigure existing facilities and lose vital throughput. Finally, the City's use of 800 MHz radio channels are to operate a Citywide emergency siren system and a number of data channels in support of drug enforcement, disaster response, and the Organized Crime division. The systems are in flux for a number of reasons, including the City's participation in 800 MHz re-banding pursuant to FCC Docket WT 02-55. Although the re-banding efforts are arduous and tax severely the resources of the City's radio technical personnel, the City cannot back away from its ongoing efforts to increase the functionality and use of those systems by initiating RF linking to the Astro 21 Statewide project. To delay further the City's efforts to accommodate re-banding to the exclusion of the City's efforts toobtain Statewide interoperability on the State's 800 MHz network at the same time, would be to ignore an opportunity to concurrently re-band, while upgrading network capacity. Obviously, a two-step approach is both inefficient and more costly and does not provide to the City the next vital step toward improved and necessary interoperability.

• Police
  • Patrol Division: 1st Watch : 2300-0700 (Early) 0000-0800 (Late) 2nd Watch : 0700-1500 (Early) 0800-1600 (Late) 3rd Watch: 1500-2300 (Early) 1600-0000 (Late) Rapid-Response:2nd Watch (Last number Odd) 0800-1600 Hrs. (Last Number Even) 0900-1700 Hrs. Rapid Response:3rd Watch (Last number Odd) 1600-0000 Hrs. (Last Number Even)1700-0100 Hrs.
    • Overtime starts in 15 increments after the end of a shift. Roll call lasts until 30 minutes after the start of the shift.
    • Gang & Tactical Teams: 1000-1800 (2nd Watch) 1800-0200 (3rd Watch)
    • This is changing in some Districts and Areas. Some 3rd watch start times are changing to 1900 and some are starting at 2000 Hrs. This also applies to the Area Gun Teams, Gang Teams, Saturation Teams.* Detective Division: Same as Patrol Division N.A.G.I.S.(Narcotics and Gang Investigative Section)- Non-specific start and end times.
  • Public Safety Robot WQGZ549 2459.0/2463.0/2470.5/2476.5
  • [New 6/07] 5/27/06 - Added 6 locations of 155.37/155.055 Addresses
    • Each Zone has the capability to "simulcast" on the City-Wide frequencies. The Zone Disptcher will see a red light on his/her respective console telling them whether or not the City-Wide is free to simulcast on. This is why when the dispatcher will say "Cars in (ditrict of occurence) City-Wide is not available" and will dispatch a Priority 1 or 1A call without a simulcast on the city-wide frequencies. Also note all District Beat Cars have the capability to switch to any available city-wide.
    • 460.12500 465.17500 KSJ745 RM 173.8 PL 1 Citywide 1 (Traffic Division, Police Document Services Section,Central Detention Section, Public Transportation Section, Special Functions Unit-(Including-Marine, Canine, and Mounted Unit}, Targeted Response Unit, Special Operations Section, Air Support Unit 460.17500 465.17500 KSJ745 RM 123.0 PL 2 Citywide 2 (Detective Division, Forensic Services Division-{Including Crime Lab & District Forensic Service Requests} 460.27500 465.27500 KSJ745 RM 141.3 PL 3 Citywide 3 (Formal Flash Messages, Repair Requests for Radio Service, Alternate Frequency} 460.32500 465.32500 KSJ745 RM 192.8 PL 4 Citywide 4 (Auditing & Internal Control Division, Organized Crime Division-{Gang Crimes, Narcotics, Prostituion Section},Areas 1-5 Special Victims Unit 460.35000 465.35000 KNBM249 RM 97.4 PL 5 Citywide 5 (Subway, Alternate Frequency 460.25000 465.25000 KSJ745 RM 162.2 PL 6 Citywide 6 (Alternate Frequency) 460.30000 465.30000 KSJ745 RM 131.8 PL 7 Citywide 7-Front Desk (Pages, Notifications, After Hour Telephone Outages, Point to Point & ISPERN Messages, Transportation Management Authority)

Chicago OEM - Office of Emergency Managment

http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/ApplicationSearch/applFreqSum.jsp?applID=4845029

This appears to be project for comms for the Chicago International Olympic Committee. According to the Attachment, it is a Motorola Astro Network. This is for 8K10F1E emission, which is normally P25. Also there is a pictured of a mobile unit and the documentation for the repeater system .

Attachments: http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/ApplicationSearch/applAdminAttachments.jsp?applID=4845029#

Add 1 - Fixed 2301 SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE CHICAGO, IL COOK County 41-51-04.3 N, 087-36-44.4 E Add 2 - Fixed 200 NORTH COLUMBUS DRIVE CHICAGO, IL COOK County 41-53-09.0 N, 087-37-16.8 W Add 3 - Fixed 1901 SOUTH MADISON STREET CHICAGO, IL COOK County 41-52-46.6 N, 087-40-25.2 W

The City of Chicago, Illinois (“Chicago”)on behalf the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in accord with Section 1.931, hereby requests forty five (45) days Special Temporary Authority to operate a temporary mobile repeater facility, 5 simplex portable to portable channels and associated portable units within a 45 kilometer radius of the center of the City of Chicago. The system would operate within the 700 MHz band and would provide required security for diplomats and other IOC personnel visiting the City to examine a number of venues throughout Chicago in anticipation of Chicago’s bid to host the Olympic Games.

The temporary repeater facilities (shown on the attachment), simplex operations and associated portable units would operate within the following technical parameters: One Mobile Repeater (FB2) and (FB2T) Facility Transmit Frequencies: 769.03125, 769.28125, 769.53125, 769.78125 and 770.03125 Emission Designator: 8K10F1E Antenna Height to Tip: 13.2 meters Output Power: 100 watts Effective Radiated Power: 50 watts Antenna Azimuth: zero Operating Area: Within 45 kilometers of the geographic center of Chicago 5 Simplex Channels (MO) Transmit Frequencies: 770.28125, 770.53125, 770.78125, 771.03125 and 771.28125 Emission Designator: 8K10F1E Output Power: 3 watts Effective Radiated Power: 1.5 watts Operating Area: Within 45 kilometers of the geographic center of Chicago Portable (MO) Units Transmit Frequencies: 799.03125, 799.28125, 799.53125, 799.78125 and 800.03125 Emission Designator: 8K10F1E Output Power: 3 watts Effective Radiated Power: 1.5 watts Operating Area: Within 45 kilometers of the geographic center of Chicago

Cook County Businesses

Manufacturing/Industrial

451.7125  RM  WQJY721  Nufarm Americas Inc: Ops/Security Plant (@ Chicago Heights) (11K)

Hotels/Motels

451.3875  456.3975  RM  WQJW512  RIC Lombard1  Residence Inn Chicago-Lombard
451.5875  456.5875  RM  WQJW512  RIC Lombard2  Residence Inn Chicago-Lombard
457.2875  000.0000  M   WQJW512  RIC Lombard1  Residence Inn Chicago-Lombard

Churches

464.100   RMF  KNBV579  Bahai National Center: Temple Ops (Chicago)
464.450   M    KNBV579  Bahai National Center: Temple Ops (Chicago)
469.6875  M    KNBV579  Bahai National Center: Temple Ops (Chicago)

Property Management/Security Ops

451.5375  M  WQKC986  Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Law Firm Maintenance
456.5375  M  WQKC986  Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Law Firm Maintenance
467.8125  M  WQKC986  Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Law Firm Maintenance
466.8375  M  WQKC986  Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Law Firm Maintenance