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Key Documents

 

      
  • See photos from PA Interop III, the 2009 Pennsylvania Statewide Interoperability Conference, in our photo album.
  • First responders and federal, state, and local public safety communications professionals gathered to get hands-on experience during the statewide interoperability conference on September 30 and October 1. The conference received nationwide attention: for example, this article in Radio magazine.
  • OA-Public Safety Radio provided key communications support for security at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh on September 24 and 25. PA-STARNet supported more than 20 times the normal call activity during the period, connecting personnel from all major participating state agencies as well as the FBI, Secret Service, and Allegheny County 911. In addition, this office applied new radio transmission technology to feed two simultaneous high-quality video streams to the Command Post from Pennsylvania State Police aircraft.

 

      
  • See photos from PA Interop III, the 2009 Pennsylvania Statewide Interoperability Conference, in our photo album.
  • First responders and federal, state, and local public safety communications professionals gathered to get hands-on experience during the statewide interoperability conference on September 30 and October 1. The conference received nationwide attention: for example, this article in Radio magazine.
  • OA-Public Safety Radio provided key communications support for security at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh on September 24 and 25. PA-STARNet supported more than 20 times the normal call activity during the period, connecting personnel from all major participating state agencies as well as the FBI, Secret Service, and Allegheny County 911. In addition, this office applied new radio transmission technology to feed two simultaneous high-quality video streams to the Command Post from Pennsylvania State Police aircraft.

           

PA Interop III
Information about the third annual Pennsylvania Statewide Interoperability Conference, September 30 and October 1, 2009, in State College

Cell Phone Service in Pa.
Legislative Budget & Finance Committee report including Public Safety Radio role

Channels 9-1 (Adobe PDF, 287KB)
Tyco Electronics newsletter: PA-STARNet article

OpenSky Technology
Harris Corporation Public Safety & Professional Communications (formerly Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems, M/A-COM)

Alcatel
Microwave network contractor

RCC Consultants
Frequency rebanding consultant

           

PA Interop III
Information about the third annual Pennsylvania Statewide Interoperability Conference, September 30 and October 1, 2009, in State College

Cell Phone Service in Pa.
Legislative Budget & Finance Committee report including Public Safety Radio role

Channels 9-1 (Adobe PDF, 287KB)
Tyco Electronics newsletter: PA-STARNet article

OpenSky Technology
Harris Corporation Public Safety & Professional Communications (formerly Tyco Electronics Wireless Systems, M/A-COM)

Alcatel
Microwave network contractor

RCC Consultants
Frequency rebanding consultant

           

Overview and Fact Sheet (Adobe PDF, 119KB)
PA-STARNet history, technology, use, and development status

Interoperability Plan (Adobe PDF, 12MB)
Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP) 3/2008

Access to System Infrastructure (Adobe PDF, 83KB) 
Procedure for requesting use of PA-STARNet towers and infrastructure
Please note that outside of specific programs, the Office of Public Safety Radio Services is not considering requests for access to infrastructure at this time.

Harris Corporation Rider C Extract (Adobe PDF, 3MB)
Equipment Catalog - DGS 4400005698 (Legacy 5820-06) **for reference only**

Harris Corporation Rider F Extract (Adobe PDF, 4MB) 
Maintenance Catalog - DGS 4400005698 (Legacy 5820-06) **for reference only**

           

Overview and Fact Sheet (Adobe PDF, 119KB)
PA-STARNet history, technology, use, and development status

Interoperability Plan (Adobe PDF, 12MB)
Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP) 3/2008

Access to System Infrastructure (Adobe PDF, 83KB) 
Procedure for requesting use of PA-STARNet towers and infrastructure
Please note that outside of specific programs, the Office of Public Safety Radio Services is not considering requests for access to infrastructure at this time.

Harris Corporation Rider C Extract (Adobe PDF, 3MB)
Equipment Catalog - DGS 4400005698 (Legacy 5820-06) **for reference only**

Harris Corporation Rider F Extract (Adobe PDF, 4MB) 
Maintenance Catalog - DGS 4400005698 (Legacy 5820-06) **for reference only**