Provincial Public Safety Telecommunications Network

Welcome to the Saskatchewan Provincial Public Safety Telecommunications Network wiki.

Trunking News

• 550 Agencies and 6000 users are now on this system.
• The system has 240 towers all connected by ethernet plus 2 portable trunked units.
• There are 770 Radio Channels.
• 208 Radio Links
• There are also two 800 MHz P25 trunked sites in Regina
• SNDCP Packet Data Service.
• GPS Automatic Vehicle Location.
• Encryption algorithm used is 3-key triple DES = (ALGID) = $83
• All user agencies radios have 3DES but most do not use keys. Key ID (KID) = $0000
• For more information go to the PPSTN website

Standard Site Equipment Information

• Equipment Shelter size 8x16.
• Racks: M/A-COM / Harris / others.
• Routers: Cisco 2811 Cryptograghic Module.
• Ethernet Switches: Cisco 2960 / Summit X450a series.
• Harris SitePro Controllers.
• Harris Network Sentry.
• Site links: MDS LEDR 400/900S Microwave Radios / Kathrein Scala RA5-400B Yagi antennas / PR-900 Half-Parabolic antennas.
• Base Stations: MASTR III P25ip VHF 136-to-174MHz.
• Duplexers / TX Combiners / RX Multicouplers / Pre-Selectors / Filters: Sinclair Technologies / Comprod.
• Antennas: Sinclair Tech SP224 / Comprod 874F-70 Exposed 4-dipole
• Interoperability : Ratheon ACU-1000 (This is not standard site equipment)
• Power supply AC 120 VAC / DC 24 volt / DC 12 volt.
• Serial data cables / Cat5 cables / RF cables / PWR cables.
• Andrew AVA5-50 HELIAX cable with AL5NF-PS Type N Female Connectors
• Tower.
• The cost for one of these sites is $360,000.00

Links

To access any of these articles, just click on it.

• Saskatchewan Provincial Public Safety Trunk-Database entry
• Saskatchewan P25 and Trunktrackers

• RCMP Saskatchewan Information
  • Saskatchewan RCMP Talkgroups
  • Saskatchewan RCMP Group IDs
  • Saskatchewan RCMP Unit Identifiers
  • Saskatchewan RCMP 10 Codes

• SaskPower

• Fire/EMS 10 Codes

• Fire/EMS Talkgroups