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.