Mastic Beach DTMF & FRES UHF East
RADIOTECH, Fri Aug 28 2020, 01:45am

Anyone know what the 3 sets of DTMF are for Mastic Beach?

I'm figuring one activates a cross band to their UHF Paging and another for sirens. But a 3rd set? All 3 sets are played prior to any tones from FRES.

Also, anyone have word on FRES UHF Paging East? I don't hear any activity and a source tells me that there's too much interference from Nassau Firecom paging, that Suffolk might have to use a different freq.

I also asked my source if FRES will put a PL on the paging freqs, as FRES West picks up alot of outside stations, and he said most likely - a PL will be added after the county accepts the system. He said Motorola will not design a paging freq with a PL due to safety concerns.

Re: Mastic Beach DTMF & FRES UHF East
GTR8000, Fri Aug 28 2020, 06:28pm


From firsthand experience, I can assure you that's simply not true. MSI has no issues with designing and building out a paging channel/simulcast with PL enabled from the start.

Re: Mastic Beach DTMF & FRES UHF East
PFD Mike, Fri Aug 28 2020, 06:32pm

A bit off topic

Why wouldn't they do a simulcast system on the "West" frequency and cover the entire County?

I tried to delete this and put it in in a post for FRES East & West but couldn't seem to find delete post.

Re: Mastic Beach DTMF & FRES UHF East
RADIOTECH, Sun Aug 30 2020, 05:18am

GTR8000 - Just telling you what I was told from the higher ups at FRES.

And PFDMike, what are you asking? Why don’t they just have one simulcasted paging freq for the entire county?

Re: Mastic Beach DTMF & FRES UHF East
Radio5390, Sun Aug 30 2020, 04:47pm

Their tones are all messed up. One of the DTMF's activates the paging crossband shared with Mastic FD hosted at the top of the landfill, another DTMF activates the siren and the other DTMF set was used for when MBFD had their own crossband paging system hosted at their HQ which has since been disbanded. That third DTMF does nothing other than waste time.

Re: Mastic Beach DTMF & FRES UHF East
PFD Mike, Sun Aug 30 2020, 05:02pm



Radio technology has changed they are now able to synchronize the transmitters and get wider coverage with additional radio transmit sites. You could do the entire county on one chsnnel rather than have an East & West.

This is off topic for Mastic, I just didn't know how to delete that post.

Re: Mastic Beach DTMF & FRES UHF East
RADIOTECH, Mon Aug 31 2020, 02:09am

Prob have 2 freqs just not to clutter up 1 freq. Better off with 2 than 1.

Heartbeat - what the freq mastic and Mbfd share for paging?

Re: Mastic Beach DTMF & FRES UHF East
emfd57, Mon Sep 14 2020, 07:00am

That third tone actually flushes the toilet bowl in the firehouse

Re: Mastic Beach DTMF & FRES UHF East
RADIOTECH, Thu Sep 17 2020, 05:45pm

Anyone know what the new paging freq is for Mastic and Mastic Beach?

Re: Mastic Beach DTMF & FRES UHF East
Radio5390, Sat Sep 26 2020, 03:58am



461.4875 CSQ

Re: Mastic Beach DTMF & FRES UHF East
RADIOTECH, Fri Oct 02 2020, 12:40am

Thanks. Coverage from the landfill should be good. Surprised that entire area doesn't share the paging freq, Brookhaven, Bellport, Mastics etc.