SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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slipknot wrote:
AcesAP wrote:Not encrypted, not sure of frequencies yet...
I was going to say, they dont need encryption....
They do... patient confidentiality.
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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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VK6ZMS wrote:
slipknot wrote:
AcesAP wrote:Not encrypted, not sure of frequencies yet...
I was going to say, they dont need encryption....
They do... patient confidentiality.
When do they ever broadcast patients personal information?
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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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An address can I.D someone.
I have also heard the base list a number of symptoms the patient is showing as they rush to a job.
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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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Have never heard them give an address. All I here is "Priority 1 in Kenwick" etc
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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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The following was published in Business News on October 8th regarding the SJA Digital upgrade...
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ST John Ambulance Western Australia will upgrade its entire radio network to incorporate new digital technology for almost 800 ambulance staff across the Perth metropolitan area.

Tait Radio Communications, which has an office in WA, won the contract to upgrade the entire St John fleet, with the upgrade expected to take four months.

Tait WA regional sales manager, Glynn Sherris, said the new digital radio system would deliver voice clarity and enable more efficient use of maintenance resources for looking after the network, reducing the total cost of ownership for St John.

St John technical services director, Ashley Morris, said the new system would provide more effective radio coverage and the encrypted signal would ensure that private patient information could be securely communicated between paramedics and hospitals.

Meanwhile, communications firm SatStream this week launched Wave 4.8 in Fremantle, a solution for integrating disparate radio systems and other communications technologies and applications into a single and manageable standardsbased communications solution.

The technology allows personnel from agencies such as police, ambulance, fire or sea rescue to communicate with one another concurrently.

SatStream is the Australian agent distributing the technology, which was developed by Seattle-based Twisted Pair Solutions.

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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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Damm another one going encrypted not that you could here much unless the system went down but was still good to listen too. Most off the Form K's are done by mobile phone anyway cant remember the last time i heard a direct patch on a P1 to a hospital.
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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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hmm, i remeber when i heard that once, back in 2007, dont know how that works, cleaver but.

btw, thanks for that arctile AcesAP :D wonderfull, helped clear things up and i guess now we know the the bad news about it.
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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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Turbo wrote:Have never heard them give an address. All I here is "Priority 1 in Kenwick" etc
A couple of times I've even heard the MDT was down and so everything has been done over radio. Usually it's only for a short while and most crews try and keep stuff said to a minimum but sometimes that's not possible. Admittedly though I haven't listened to SJA for quite a while, so can't give you a recent occurance.
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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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Saw one of the new digital handsets on one of our new vans today- they look like a mobile phone! They seem to be able to receive the analogue signal but its sounds hazy and the p1 alert tone sounds really muffled. No doubt more vans will start getting these handsets in preparation for the digital move.
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96%of the ambulance have them cause if u listen they dnt make the cell call sound after the paramedic finished tlking and do you no how long till they go digital not to long im gathering as they been testing it(PAPPA 10-PAPPA 13) (RADIO WORK SHOP TEST CALLS)
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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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Hotel Mike 107 wrote:96%of the ambulance have them cause if u listen they dnt make the cell call sound after the paramedic finished tlking and do you no how long till they go digital not to long im gathering as they been testing it(PAPPA 10-PAPPA 13) (RADIO WORK SHOP TEST CALLS)
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If only PTA will switch it off on their network :-)

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haha understood but u have my shoulder to cry on vk6hgr and the BLOOP-DE-DA-BLOOP is annoying but i I WISH they wenrt going digital cause i only go my scanner on monday
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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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I guess you weren't here for the Great WAPOL Digital Changeover Of '08™. Your tears mean nothing :-)
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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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haha Least i only have to o thru the pain once nott twice ahahaha
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Re: SJA Digital in 8 weeks

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Hearing part encrypted part P-25 SJA on 415.400.
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