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Attachment A - Joint Agreement for 800 MHz CCCS Page 67 of 83 Control One shall monitor the interoperability hailing/calling channels at all times. Procedure When an Incident requires the use of a Statewide or National 700 MHz or 800 MHz interoperability resource, the requesting unit or agency will contact Control One to request the assignment of an interoperable tactical channel. Control One will assign an appropriate channel and monitor for any issues. When an incident requires the use of a Statewide or National VHF or UHF interoperability resource, the requesting unit or agency will contact Control One to request the assignment of a tactical radio channel in the appropriate frequency band. Control One will initiate a patch between the requested VHF or UHF resource and the 800 MHz talkgroup/channel used in the patch. Control One shall monitor all interoperability hailing/calling channels 24/7 to provide immediate assistance when requested. Management The Lead Agency will manage this policy and the coordination and maintenance of interoperable radio resources in Orange County. CCCS agencies are responsible for providing training to their personnel on the proper use of these Statewide and National Interoperabie communications resources. 6.4 Control Station Usage on Interoperability Channels Purpose or Objective Establishes procedures for the use of control stations for gateway patching. Technical Background A control station is a radio that is set up like a portable or mobile radio, typically with a limited number of talkgroups or conventional radio channels. It can be connected to a radio console or used stand alone. A control station can function on only one talkgroup or conventional channel at a time. Use of a control station with a radio console to patch System resources can have a wide area Impact. This type of patch can be easily accomplished, but may take up multiple trunked radio channels, causing the System to experience busies or possibly create radio interference. Control station usage must comply with parameters listed on the agency's FCC license. Operational Context There are a number of uses for control stations including: • Installed at an agency that does not have a dispatch console to communicate with a conventional repeater or trunked radio system. • Connected to a dispatch console at a communications center.