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System Maintenance Alert – Friday Night 02/19

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Webmaster

XO Communications notified COIRS that they will be performing emergency updates to the network switches that support our radio system between Friday 02/19 @ 23:00 and Saturday 02/20 @ 06:00. There will be at least one connectivity interruption of up to 2 to 3 hours during this time frame that will cause the system to go into site trunking. Dispatchers will need to be ready to use back up radios/walkies during this outage. Field units may receive the “SITE TRUNKING” notice on their radios, but can continue to operate on their normal talk-groups.

If you have any questions/concerns about the outages, please contact Jay Somerville

Failsoft Event – Friday 11/06

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Webmaster

On Friday 11/06 at approximately 04:50hrs, the south simulcast went into a Failsoft condition for all users. Failsoft is a condition where the channels stop trunking and the system becomes a 7 channel conventional radio system. B&C Communications responded to the incident to discover a failure of the GPS receiver at the Avery Road site. The GPS is used to ensure all sites are synchronized. When this unit failed, trunking stopped. They quickly replaced the GPS unit with one of the on-site spares and the system was back in full service by 06:30am.

During the time the system was in Failsoft, users were still able to communicate by voice without interruption just as the system is designed.

If you have any questions about this incident, or need more information on the function of Failsoft, please contact Patrick Brandt or Jay Somerville.

System Maintenance Alert – Sunday 11/08

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Webmaster

Delaware County will be performing a fiber optic cable move that will affect our radio system on Sunday 11/08 between 8am and 10am. During this time there will be an outage that will cause the system to go into site trunking. Dispatchers will need to be ready to use back up radios/walkies during this outage. Field units may receive the “SITE TRUNKING” notice on their radios, but can continue to operate on their normal talk-groups.

If you have any questions/concerns about the outages, please contact Jay Somerville

Governing Board – Meeting Agenda

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Webmaster

The next meeting of the COIRS Governing Board will be held on Tuesday 10/13/2015 at 2pm at Worthington PD. CLICK HERE for the meeting agenda.

For more information, contact Board Secretary Jay Somerville

SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ALERT

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Webmaster

XO Communications notified COIRS that they will be performing emergency updates to the network switches that support our radio system between Monday 09/28 @ 23:00 and Tuesday 09/29 @ 06:00. There will be at least one connectivity interruption of up to 15 minutes during this time frame that will cause the system to go into site trunking. Dispatchers will need to be ready to use back up radios/walkies during this outage. Field units may receive the “SITE TRUNKING” notice on their radios, but can continue to operate on their normal talk-groups.

If you have any questions/concerns about the outages, please contact Jay Somerville

Hilliard Darby Updates for Week ending 8/22/2015

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Webmaster

Progress at the Hilliard Darby Site Continues

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Webmaster

Yesterday was a milestone. They delivered our building and tower. Both were set in place.

Now Motorola will get to work putting all the equipment on the tower.

The tower is 195′ tall and weighs over 60,000 lbs.

July Meeting Postponed

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Webmaster

The COIRS Governing Board meeting, originally scheduled for Friday July 27th has been postponed. The board’s next meeting will be held on Friday August 21st at 9:30am in Worthington.

For any questions, please contact board secretary Jay Somerville.

Progress at the Hilliard Darby Site

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Webmaster

These pads are 4" thick and will hold the buildings that will house the electronics. — These pads are 4″ thick and will hold the buildings that will house the electronics.

The final grad has been completed at the site. The buildings are supposed to be delivered next week.

This base is 42 feet deep and 40 yards of concrete. This will hold the 195' tall tower. — This base is 42 feet deep and 40 yards of concrete. This will hold the 195′ tall tower.

**SYSTEM MAINTENANCE NOTICE*

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Webmaster

XO Communications notified COIRS that they will be performing upgrades to the network switches that support our radio system between Saturday 07/18 @ 23:00 and Sunday 07/19 @ 06:00. There will be at least one connectivity interruption of up to 15 minutes during this time frame that will cause the system to go into site trunking. Dispatchers will need to be ready to use back up radios/walkies during this outage. Field units may receive the “SITE TRUNKING” notice on their radios, but can continue to operate on their normal talk-groups.

If you have any questions/concerns about the outages, please contact Jay Somerville