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Mutual Aid
and 800 MHz
The
MEDCOM EMS communications plan for many states does not recognize
700-800 MHz trunked radio systems for acceptable MEDCOM mutual aid
purposes. This is because many of these trunked radio systems are
proprietary technology that is not compatibile between all of the city
county and state agencies in a given state. Because of this
situation a standard of traditional UHF FCC set aside frequencies that
utilize a historically consistent technology called "conventional" form
the state approved MEDCOM radio system. The
states encourages the use of conventional UHF MEDCOM channels so
that outside responders from other cities counties or states may
communicate to the hospitals and other EMS entities. The state
encourages the hospitals and EMS providers to have such capabilities by
way of state statue which exists as their EMS Communications Plan
(a bible of sorts for MEDCOM in the state).
It is note worthy to mention that many cities and counties use 800 MHz technologies as a primary, this can be acceptable depending on how your state views this situation. It is frequent that the state will mandate the more traditional UHF Conventional MEDCOM radio systems for mutual aid purposes. This requires EMS and hospitals to have duplicate radio systems when 800 MHz radios are used as a primary MEDCOM resource.
This site is new and being populated with information as time becomes available; if you have any questions that you would like to discuss with a MEDCOM radio communications professional, please feel free to call. My name is Mark Lavallee and I am charged with keeping the MEDCOM Hospital Radio network up and running for more than 30 hospitals in the United States. My direct phone # is 954-961-2642 and I like to share my knowledge. I would be glad to speak with anyone in the United States or abroad about their Emergency Departments MEDCOM questions or projects.
It is note worthy to mention that many cities and counties use 800 MHz technologies as a primary, this can be acceptable depending on how your state views this situation. It is frequent that the state will mandate the more traditional UHF Conventional MEDCOM radio systems for mutual aid purposes. This requires EMS and hospitals to have duplicate radio systems when 800 MHz radios are used as a primary MEDCOM resource.
This site is new and being populated with information as time becomes available; if you have any questions that you would like to discuss with a MEDCOM radio communications professional, please feel free to call. My name is Mark Lavallee and I am charged with keeping the MEDCOM Hospital Radio network up and running for more than 30 hospitals in the United States. My direct phone # is 954-961-2642 and I like to share my knowledge. I would be glad to speak with anyone in the United States or abroad about their Emergency Departments MEDCOM questions or projects.