All Users on Line

With the transition of Worthington, all system users are on the new DDW800MHz system. All seven frequencies have been converted and all users transitioned.

Worthington cut set for Monday

Cutover day for Worthington users is a go for Monday 12/21. The Worthington P&F frequency will be taken off line and brought up on the new system. Users will then be moved onto the new system. Once the move is complete, the WPD and WFD conventional frequencies will be moved over to complete the system. The process will start at approximately 10am.

Once Worthington is on the new system, the cut over will be complete!

Dublin Upgrade Complete

Dublin and Washington Twp units have been up and running for 24 hours on the new system and all is running well. Roaming issues have been address and all consoles are up and running.

The next milestone is the transition for Worthington schedule to take place on Monday 12/21.

Transition Underway

The old Dublin 710F analog system has been taken off the air for the final time. Conversion to the new system is underway. DPD units are operating on MARCS and WTFD units are operating on their Columbus 800MHz TGs during the transition.

User Templates Added

A new page has been added to the web site: USER TEMPLATES

Users can pull up a graphic view of what is programmed in their radios and can print out a copy on demand. There is also information on how to recommend template changes to the Technical Committee.

Tower Work Complete - Cut Over is a GO!

Today, technicians from Motorola, B&C and Rinehart Tower compelted the site work at Hard Road paving the way for an on time cut over tomorrow.

Dublin and Washington Township units will cut over to the new system at approximately 10am tomorrow using the Dublin frequencies at all three sites.

Hard Road Tower Upgrade Underway

The change out of the Hard Road tower equipment started at 0900 today. Motorola will be removing all of the old equipment from the shelter and installing the new today and Monday. Antennas and the tower top amplifyer are also being replaced.

During this upgrade the site will be off line. The result means is the overlapping coverage this site normally provides along the river corridor and in buildings east of the Scioto River will be unavailable. Dublin users will notice diminished walkie coverage during this outage.

The site will remain off line until the new system is placed on line on Tueday 12/15.

System Cut Over

Today, the Technical Committee announced tentative cut-over dates:

All Dublin/Washington Township users will cut over to the new system on Tuesday 12/15 at 10:00hrs. The four Dublin frequencies will be brought up at all sites and subscribers transitioned to the new system. Consoles will take approximately 4 hours to transition with dispatchers operating on back up control stations during this time.

All Worthington/Sharon/Perry users are tentatively scheduled to cut over on Tuesday 12/22 or Wednesday 12/23, time to be determined. The subscribers will be transitioned onto the new system. The consoles at Worthington Dispatch can be transitioned without delay. Once the transition is complete, the Worthington conventional system will be taken off line and the frequencies brought up on the new system.

Any changes to this schedule will be announced ASAP.

Hard Road Tower Site Work Starts Friday

Motorola and Rinehart Tower service will begin work at the Hard Road tower site on Friday 12/11. Antennas and coax will be changed, the analog equipment will be removed and the new P25 equipment will be installed. Work will continue on Monday 12/14 and is expected to be completed by late afternoon in preparation for the Tuesday morning cut over.

FCC Approves System Frequencies

On Tuesday 12/08 the FCC granted the Special Temporary Authority (STA) applications for all seven system frequencies at all three tower sites. This approval paves the way for an "on time" cut over for the system users. Licenses for the system are listed under the call signs of WQLC963, WQLC684 and WNPJ961. The system will operate on pre-rebanded frequencies until the rebanding process is completed and licenses for the new post-rebanded frequencies are issued. All licenses will then be combined into a single license issued to the newly formed council of governments.

Tech Meeting Canceled

The Technical Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday 11/24 has been canceled. New meeting dates for the week of 12/07 have been posted on TimeBridge.

Subscriber Programming

Below are the first set programming dates/times:

> Mon 11/30 0800 to 1600 @ Station 101: Worthington Fire

> Tues 12/01 0700 to 1500 @ Station 101: Worthington/Sharon/Perry PDs

> Wed 12/02 TBD @ Station 101: Remaining Worthington/Sharon/Perry Units

> Thur 12/03 0700 to 1500 @ WTFD Admin: Washington Fire

More dates/time to be announced

Connectivity Complete - STA Requests Submitted

All connectivity points are complete! The final connection to the prime site in Delaware was made late last night with the fiber runs and OARnet connection configurations are working as designed. The final bandwidth/latency testing is taking place and all sites will be actively passing data by Friday.

On the licensing front, the STA requests were filed today ask requested authorization to go on the air using the pre-rebanded frequencies. Approvals by the frequency advisor and the FCC are pending.

Connectivity Update

The fiber links between the Dublin Justice Center to Hard Road and to Worthington PD are up and running. Testing units are connected. Preliminary tests look good and will be left running for 24 hours to verify.

In addition, the T1 line between Worthington PD and Huntley Road, and the T1 lines between the Dublin Justice Center and Avery Road have completed testing and are ready to go.

The fiber connection to the master site in Delaware is all that remains. Completion is expected by the end of the week.

Avery Antenna Change Outs Complete

Today, Motorola and Rinehart Tower Service completed the antenna change out at the Avery Road Water Tower Site. The Dublin 800MHz radio system was taken off line for approximately 2 hours to allow for this upgrade, with Dublin safety forces operating on Ohio MARCS and the Columbus 800MHz system during the outage.

Huntley Road Tower Officially Complete

On Friday 10/16/09, Motorola officially completed work on the Huntley Road tower. Equipment has been sent in place inside the shelter and the site will be ready to connect when the system is ready to go live. XO completed the T1 line installation on 10/19/09. Pictures of the finished product are posted below:

News Article - Dublin City Council

Jennifer Noblit of This Week News reports on Dublin City Council's vote to join the DDW800MHz Council of Governments. CLICK HERE to read the story.

DDW800MHz COG Approved

On Monday 10/05 Dublin City Council passed resolution 51-09 authorizing the City Manager to sign on to the DDW800MHz Council of Government agreement making the new public safety partnership a reality!

The organizational meeting of the COG Governing Board will take place on Tuesday 11/10 @ 1pm at the Worthington Police Headquarters building at 6665 Worthington-Galena Road. The agenda for the meeting will be posted on the web site prior to the meeting.

COG Agreement featured in "This Week"

"This Week News" reporter Candice Preston-Coy reports on the Delaware County Commissioner's approval of the Council of Governments. CLICK HERE to read the article.

In addition, Candice also reports on Worthington City Council's approval in an article posted today. CLICK HERE to read more!

The Huntley Bowl Tower is up!

Today JG Contracting set the radio shelter and erected the new 247' Huntley Bowl tower. They were able to set the tower in under 6 hours with the top going on just after 1400 hours. Antennas and lines will be set tomorrow with other site improvements continuing over the next two weeks. A big thanks to the crew of JG Contracting for the excellent work on the site.

Here are some photos of today's activites:

Upcoming Meetings

Mark your calenders for the following upcoming meetings:

>Technical Committee
08/25 @ 9:30 at Worthington PD

>Advisory Committee
09/02 @ 09:30 at Worthington PD

>Central Ohio Reginal Interop Committee
09/23 @ 10am - Columbus PD Academy

Technical Committee Agenda Posted

The next Technical Committee meeting is set for Wednesday July 8th at 09:30am at Worthington PD. A copy of the agenda has been posted at http://www.dublin.oh.us/ddw800mhz/pdf/Agenda07-08-09.pdf

Upcoming Meetings

A reminder to all of the upcoming meetings that are currently on the schedule. The Technical Committee will meet tomorrow (05/29) at 09:30 and the next Advisory Committee meeting has been set for Wednesday June 10th at 09:30. Both meetings are at Worthington Police Headquarters.

To have a topic added to the agenda, please contact Jay Somerville.

FAA Approves Huntley Bowl Tower

The FAA has issued a favorable determination for the Huntley Bowl tower site. Originally requested as a 250' AGL tower, the FAA approved it not to exceed 247' AGL which is excellent news for the project team!

FAA Approval

Fiber Optics Work Group Meeting

A working group of the Technical Committee will be meeting on Wednesday 03/18 @ 10am at the Dublin Justice Center to discuss connectivity options for the new system. Specifically, the group will be looking at ways to make the connection up to the master site in Delaware using fiber optics. For more information about this meeting, contact Jay Somerville.

Subsciber Specs Posted

The specifications for subscriber units established at the February Technical Committee meeting have been posted! The link is along the right side of the web site and will be updated as needed. We will also be adding information brochures for each of the models shortly.

If you have any questions about subsciber units, please contact Patrick Brandt, Jerry Strait or Jay Somerville. You can also contact your Motorola representative to find more details on other options that may be available or to place an order. The information provided on the site is in accordance with the State Term Contract pricing that is currently available.

Subscriber Specifications

FAA Application Submitted

Today, FAA Form 7460-1 was submitted to the Great Lakes office of the FAA requesting permission to construct the Huntley Road tower. A cover letter, 7.5 minute topo maps, the application and a letter certifying the location coordinates we all part of the submission. A response is expected in approximately 30 days.

FORM 7460-1 SUBMISSION

03/13/09: FAA Study number 2009-AGL-1125-OE has been assigned and the case is under review

Meeting Dates Announced

The next meeting of the Technical Committee has been scheduled for Friday February 6th at 10am at Worthington PD. An agenda is forthcoming.

Also, Project Manager Kim Link has set the project kick off meeting for Thursday February 12th at 10am at the Motorla offices at Polaris. Patrick Brandt, Jerry Strait and Jay Somerville, who serve as the project team, will be working with Kim for most of the day to get the project underway.

Advisory Committee Notes Posted

The meeting notes from the January 15th Advisory Committee meeting have been posted. CLICK HERE to view the file.

Resource Links Updated

Two of the links on the web site have been updated. The roster for the Technical Committee has been updated with new resource members. Welcome to our Motorola Project Manager, Kim Link! We are excited to have him leading our team through the implementation. Kim brings a wealth of experience including the original Delaware County implementation as well as the Butler County implementation. We are proud to have the Motorola team of Kim, Don and Chris on our project.

We would also like to welcome Bill Umina and Mike Sabatino from B&C Communications to the committee. They replace Frank Johnson as technicians on the project and we are very happy to have them on board. We wish the best of luck to Frank in his long awaited, well deserved retirement. I am sure you can find him at a campground somewhere in sunny Florida!

Also added to the site is the System Frequency plan. The final plan is subject to FCC approval, but all looks good for both rebanding and system implementation.

You can access both links along the right side of the web page.