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Scanning the First State By John Mayson In the early years of the seventeenth century, Sir Thomas West, Lord de la Warr, led a contingent of 150 men who landed in Jamestown, Virginia. Twenty-one years later, Europeans settled in a Dutch trading post farther north on the North American coast called Zwaanendael. Peter Minuit, a Swede, started a colony in this area and called it “New Sweden.” Eventually, the land was granted to William Penn and became the Pennsylvania counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. Over 100 years after Lord de la Warr first landed in Virginia, the lower three counties of Pennsylvania formed their own colony and named it after Sir Thomas West by calling it “Delaware.” In 1792, Delaware was the first state to adopt the newly written United States Constitution. Two-hundred and one years after becoming the first state in the union, Delaware purchased a statewide, APCO-25 compliant, Motorola trunked radio system. The system was designed to provide complete, statewide coverage for all state and local agencies. So, in this first month of a new year, we’re going to explore the statewide APCO system of our nation’s first state. Northerners heading for sunny Florida cut through part of the state on Route 95. Delaware is a short hop across the Chesapeake from Washington D.C. which is hosting the presidential inauguration this month. You have no plans to visit Delaware? Believe it or not, you can listen to state police communications online via the State Police website. Point your browser to: http://www. state.de.us/dsp/ and click on the scanner to activate. About the System Delaware’s state system is divided into three parts that correspond to Delaware’s three counties. Each county has its own dispatch center and the counties are linked via 6 and 10 GHz microwave transmitters. The state has a total of 32 sites. 12 MONITORING TIMES January 2005 The system provides very reliable communications anywhere in the state for both state and local users. Since the system is digital, an appropriate scanner is required. The system uses a 3600 baud control channel, meaning any digital trunk tracking scanner on the market will work. Frequencies Each county has its own set of frequencies. In addition to these, there are Intellipeater (IR) sites that provide additional coverage. An asterisk (*) denotes a control channel frequency. Some scanner listeners may wish to enter only the control channels and operate their scanner in control channel only mode. Uniden scanners must be set to “Plan 2” when using this feature. New Castle County 866.2375 866.4875 866.5625 866.7250 867.0375 867.2375 867.4875 867.7125 867.7375 868.2125* 868.3875 868.7125 868.9375* 868.9625* Kent County 866.0750 866.1625 866.6500 866.6750 866.7625 867.1250 867.6500 867.6750 867.9500 867.9750 868.6125 868.6500* 868.7500* 868.8625 868.9000* Sussex County 866.1000 866.3625 867.0875 867.3500 867.6000 867.8375 868.0875 868.1125 868.3500 868.5875* Hartly IR 866.1625* 866.7625 867.9750 868.6125 868.8625 Winterhur IR 866.3000 866.6500 866.8250 867.1250 867.3000 867.6625 868.3250 868.5000* Hockenssin IR 866.5375 866.7875 867.2625 867.4250 867.7750 868.0875 868.5750* Agencies All state agencies and many local ones use the statewide system. Having everyone on a single system makes mutual aid and interoperability much easier. We’ll start with the Delaware State Police. Delaware State Police As is the case with many states, the Delaware State Police (DSP) had humble beginnings back in the 1920s. The automobile was becoming an increasingly popular mode
of transportation and the state embarked on building new roads. Roving bands of trouble makers speeding at 35 miles per hour were terrorizing the good people of Delaware, so in 1923 the state’s General Assembly created the Delaware State Police whose job was to patrol the state’s highways. World War Two caused a shortage of men, and the State Police saw its first women employees. In 1943 seven women began clerical duties. In the same year the agency began using a high-frequency (HF) radio system for two-way communications. The Delaware State Police has a history of being on the cutting edge of technology. They were amongst the first law enforcement agencies to use a breathalyzer, a polygraph, statewide teletype, radar for speed detection, and a scuba team. Today the State Police is divided into eight troops. Troop 1 is headquartered on Philadelphia Pike in Wilmington and is responsible for the area north of Wilmington. Troop 2 is headquartered in Newark and is the consolidated criminal investigation facility for New Castle County. Troop 3 is headquartered in the state capital of Dover and is the only troop in Kent County. Troop 4 is headquartered in Georgetown and patrols central and south Sussex County. This part of the state is mainly rural and the DSP provides first responder law enforcement to the many communities in this part of the county. Troop 5 is headquartered in Bridgeville and protects drivers during the summer months of seasonal resort travel. Troop 6 is the largest troop in the state. It’s headquartered in Wilmington. Troop 7 is headquartered in the resort town of Lewes, which is home to the largest outlet mall on the east coast. The mall traffic keeps the DSP busy. Delaware does not have a sales tax, which brings bargain hunters from around the region. Troop 9 is headquartered in Odessa. The chemical industry is very important to Delaware’s economy, and a large number of chemical plants are located in troop 9’s patrol area. Troop 9 is also prepared to respond to emergencies at the largest prison in the state, a major US highway, three bridges, and at the nuclear reactor in nearby Salem, New Jersey. DSP New Castle County Talkgroups New Castle County is the northernmost county in Delaware and the most populous. It is home to the cities of Wilmington and Newark, two of the state’s largest population centers. Troops 1, 2, 6, and 9 are all based in New Castle County. Talkgroup Description 1840 Executive Security 2032 Special Operations Response Team 1 3056 Special Operations Response Team 2 2128 Command 2160 Tactical 1 2192 Tactical 2 2224 Tactical 3 2256 Tactical 4 2288 Data 2640 Secure 2672 Troop 1 2704 Troop 2 2832 Troop 6 2896 Troop 9 2928 Supervisor 13904 Detectives 14000 Intelligence 14032 Special Investigation Unit 14416 Homicide 14512 Casinos/Gambling 14608 Intelligence 15952 Command Center 16048 Special Investigative Unit Investigation 16240 Aviation 14512 Casinos/Gambling DSP Kent County Talkgroups Kent County is the middle county in Delaware and home to the state capital of Dover. Troop 3 is wholly responsible for this county. Talkgroup Description 1872 Executive Security 2064 Special Operations Response Team 1 3088 Special Operations Response Team 2 2320 Command 2352 Tactical 1 2384 Tactical 2 2416 Data 2736 Troop 3 2960 Supervisor 13936 Detectives 14064 Special Investigation Unit 14128 Intelligence 14448 Homicide 14640 Intelligence 15984 Command Center 16080 Special Investigative Unit Investigation 16176 Secure 16272 Aviation 17776 Kent TCU 17840 Kent/Sussex TCU 14544 Casinos / Gambling DSP Sussex County Talkgroups Sussex County is the southernmost county in Delaware and home to the state’s beaches and resorts. Talkgroup Description 1904 Executive Security 2096 Special Operation Response Team- 1 3120 Special Operation Response Team- 2 2448 Dispatch 2480 Tactical-1 2512 Tactical-2 14864 Tactical-3 14896 Tactical-4 2544 Data 2768 Troop 4 Georgetown 2800 Troop 5 Bridgeville 2864 Troop 7 Lewes 2992 Supervisor 13968 Detectives 14096 Special Investigation Unit 14288 Intelligence 14480 Homicide 14672 Intelligence 16016 Command Center 16112 Intelligence Unit 16208 Secure 16304 Aviation 17808 Sussex TCU 17936 Office of Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs DSP Statewide Talkgroups Talkgroup Description 1616 Emergency Net 1648 Detective Net 1680 Conflict Management Team 1712 Aviation Net 1776 Executive Command 1808 Executive Security 1936 National Law Enforcement Emergency Net 1968 Information Support Services 2000 Special Operations Response Team 2576 Headquarters 2608 Bomb Squad 3024 Police Administration 14704 Internal Affairs 14800 Intelligence 14832 Intelligence 16144 Special Investigative Unit Investigation 16336 Aviation Administration New Castle County talkgroups The city of Wilmington operates its own January 2005 MONITORING TIMES 13
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