The network operates through inter-linked sites for government and public services such as police, ambulance, fire, or roads authorities which require such a system to function properly.
The main aim of the GRN is to consolidate all resources into one network, ensuring greater coverage and reliability than if each department had its own independent communication system.
The existence of the GRN also reduces the amount of government money and resources needed to maintain communication between units of emergency and public service branches.
The network is a digital Project 25 Phase 1 trunked radio system operating in the lower UHF band.
[9] These users include: The network is a digital Project 25 (known as P25 or APCO-25) Phase 2 trunked radio system operating in the UHF band.
The SAGRN includes a statewide Paging network that is used for the dispatch of Ambulance, MFS, CFS and SES resources.
The Paging network is integrated with the Computer Aided Dispatch system used at the Triple Zero Emergency Operations Centres.
The SAGRN Voice Network is a digital Project 25 (known as P25 or APCO-25) Phase 1 trunked radio system operating in the Harmonised Government Spectrum [17] in the UHF band.
[18] The network provides secure radio communications for Tasmania's public safety agencies and some of its Government Business Enterprises.
These users include: The network is a digital Project 25 (known as P25 or APCO-25) Phase 2 trunked radio system operating in both the VHF and UHF bands.
[19] The current users are limited to Emergency Services which are: All digital scanning receivers are able to decode the unencrypted conventional P25 channels.
[20] The RMR was initially designed as the Regional Radio Dispatch Service (RRDS) Project for the Country Fire Authority (CFA).
PSTN interconnect features are available, with calls possible from radio to mobile telephones & landlines and vice versa.
There are no commercially available scanning receivers able to directly track MPT1327 networks, following voice conversations is possible using freely available decoding software such as Trunkview and a compatible scanner.