The document provides guidance on operating portable radios for county radio operations. It describes the basic functions of the radio including changing batteries and locking/unlocking. It explains how to select different talk groups and fleets for communicating within departments and with other agencies. The document outlines county-wide and intra-county talk groups for inter-agency communication during pursuits, operations and events. It also lists talk groups for mutual aid with other jurisdictions.

1. County Radio Operations Training
Guide

2. 2
P7100 Portable Radio

3. Changing your Battery

4. 4
TALKGROUP
SELECTOR
EMERGENCY BUTTON
ON/OFF VOLUME KNOB

5. 5
Lock / Unlock your radio
Push the “M” button on the front then the up arrow button on the
left side of the radio.

6. 6
Talk Groups and Fleets
 Fleets are labeled at the top
and contain 16 Talkgroups
 Talkgroups are individual
positions in the fleet i.e.,
D2,D2 Info etc.
PATROL E PATROL W
D2 D1
D2 INFO D1 INFO
D2 TAC 1D D1 TAC 1D
D2 TAC 2D D1 TAC 2D
D2 SES D1 SES
D4 D3
D4 INFO D3 INFO
D4 TAC 1D D3 TAC 1D
D4 TAC 2D D3 TAC 2D
D4 SES D3 SES
TRAN E TRANS W

7. 7
Practice Changing Fleets
 Unlock your radio
 Push or on front to change fleets.
PATROL E PATROL W
D2 D1
D2 INFO D1 INFO
D2 TAC 1D D1 TAC 1D
D2 TAC 2D D1 TAC 2D
D2 SES D1 SES
D4 D3
D4 INFO D3 INFO
D4 TAC 1D D3 TAC 1D
D4 TAC 2D D3 TAC 2D

8. 8
PATROL E PATROL W
D2 D1
D2 INFO D1 INFO
D2 TAC 1D D1 TAC 1D
D2 TAC 2D D1 TAC 2D
D2 SES D1 SES
D4 D3
D4 INFO D3 INFO
D4 TAC 1D D3 TAC 1D
D4 TAC 2D D3 TAC 2D
D4 SES D3 SES
TRAN E TRANS W
AVMAR ED AVMAR WD
SRD E SRD W
COWIDE E COWIDE W
MAIN DISTRICT TALKGROUP
SIDE TALKGROUP
SIDE TALKGROUP
SIDE TALKGROUP
MAIN DISTRICT TALKGROUP
SIDE TALKGROUP
SIDE TALKGROUP
SIDE TALKGROUP
STREET CRIMES
STREET CRIMES
JAIL TRANSPORTATION
AVIATION AND MARINE HAILING
SCHOOL RESOURCE
COUNTY WIDE HAILING
COUNTY WIDE SIDE CHANNEL
WANTED -WARRANTS CHECK

9. 9
Interoperability
County – Wide Talkgroup
- CO-WIDE (#14 on your selector knob) is a Talk Group Monitored
24/7 by the following agencies:
HCSO
TPD
HCFR
TAMPA FIRE/RESCUE
TTPD
SCHOOL SECURITY
PCPD
USFPD
COWIDE E COWIDE W
The Co-Wide Talkgroup is used to communicate directly with
other Agencies during pursuits and other exigent situations.
Deputies and Officers are also encouraged to contact other
agencies directly. Example, you come upon and accident in
downtown Tampa and need Police and Fire, you can contact them
directly on Co-Wide.
Refer to Handout “ Operational Usage by Field Units”

10. 10
County Wide Talk Groups Cont.
CO-WIDE TAC (#15 ON YOUR
SELECTOR KNOB) IS ONE STEP UP
FROM CO-WIDE AND WILL BE
USED TO COMMUNICATE WITH
OTHER AGENCIES FOR ONGOING
OPERATIONS, SO CO-WIDE WILL
NOT BE TIED UP. THINK OF IT AS
AN INFO TALKGROUP.
CO-W-TAC CO-W-TAC

11. 11
INTRA- COUNTY TALKGROUPS
9 10
INTRA CE INTRA CW
TAC E 1 TAC W 1
TAC E 2 TAC W 2
TAC E 3 TAC W 3
TAC E 4 TAC W 4
TAC E 5 TAC W 5
TAC E 6 TAC W 6
TAC E 7 TAC W 7
TAC E 8 TAC W 8
TAC E 9 TAC W 9
TAC E 10 TAC W 10
TAC E 11 TAC W 11
TAC E 12 TAC W 12
TAC E13D TAC W13D
TAC E14D TAC W14D
TAC E15D TAC W15D
TAC E16D TAC W16D
All Public Safety Agencies in
Hillsborough County have the Intra
County Talk Groups in their Radios.
Intra County Talk Groups are
utilized for long term mutual
operations and special events
such as Gasparilla or events worked at
the Stadium.
Talkgroups 13-16 are Digital and cannot
be monitored by police scanners.

12. 12
ORION MOBILE RADIO
ON/OFF VOLUME KNOB
Fleet Switch
TALK GROUP SELECTOR KNOB

13. 13
Interoperability Fleets
-Mutual Aid, state wide talk groups, used if you were deployed
to another part of Fl. Talk Around and Car to Car Talk Groups
here. (For short range use 1-2 miles)
-Clearwater call on 13dist3
-Pasco, Call on SYS UNIV always monitored by PCSO, PCFR.

14. 14
Interoperability Cont.
- Manatee, MCSO monitors LAW ENF6