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Newberg-Dundee Police Department Cutting Over to New Digital 800 MHz Radio System
Effective January 2022 the Newberg-Dundee Police Department (NDPD) is moving to the new Digital 800 MHz Radio System. This webpage will help explain some of the reasoning and answer questions about this new radio system.
Why is the NDPD replacing the existing system?
The system has worked for decades, but now manufacturers no longer make key parts, the technology is outdated, and the buildings and towers are not designed to withstand predicted seismic activity.
How was this funded in Newberg?
The City of Newberg decided over a decade ago to join the Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency infrastructure and abandon aging analog equipment. In 2018 Newberg officials received a $3.2m loan to upgrade its portion of the new digital system.
How was this funded in Clackamas County?
In 2016, voters of Clackamas County approved Ballot Measure 3-476. Bond funds from this measure built the new digital radio system to replace the outdated analog system used by the multi-agency Clackamas 800 Radio Group (C800).
How is this funded in Washington County?
In 2016, voters of Washington County approved Ballot Measure 34-243 for $77 million to pay capital costs to convert the existing communication systems to current technology, improve countywide coverage by installing more towers, strengthen facilities to resist impact from earthquakes, storms, and other emergencies, and to build a new 911 emergency communications facility.
What are the advantages of the new digital system?
The new system is more reliable and will provide increased radio coverage throughout Washington, Clackamas, and Yamhill County. The digital system also offers more security for first responders as the law enforcement talk groups (channels) are encrypted. This will allow first responders to communicate during emergencies without fear of broadcasting information that could endanger them or the public.
Can the public still access the calls and communication?
Dispatch channels will be recorded and available for release to the public allowing residents to know what is happening in their community.
Does this impact PulsePoint?
There is no change to the PulsePoint application, a free CPR smartphone app that enables subscribers who have indicated they are CPR trained to be alerted to a cardiac arrest event simultaneously with firefighters.
