Re: Sno-pac trunking system

Posted by joe on November 15, 2000 at 19:35:29:

In Reply to: Re: Sno-pac trunking system posted by Brett on November 15, 2000 at 17:38:59:

: : The problem is 800 mhz has to have alot of repeaters to be able
: : hear the radio's that are being used. Once the repeaters go down
: : the radio's are useless. They can not talk diretly to each other
: : even though they like you to believe diffrrent.
:

: OHMYGOD! Ya mean someone removed the simplex channels out of my Moto MTS2000?? Well, I guess I can always use the state ops channels...Oh wait, they're simplex too! Has anyone else found out about this yet??
: I'll be sure and tell my supervisor about this, just as soon as he gets done with that absentee ballot from Florida...

It's even simpler than that. Yes, 800MHz has quite a few shortcomings in the world of RF technology. However, if the
users of the system are willing to re-learn techniques to overcome them.

It is not uncommon here in Portland to hear the commander of an incident direct the crews in a building to "go to simplex" -- and guess what? It works!

It may be a pain in the rear to do it that way, but it does work.

And, on the subject of repeater failures, etc; even VHF and UHF repeaters can fail. What happens then?

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: : : The problem is 800 mhz has to have alot of repeaters to be able : : : hear the radio's that are being used. Once the repeaters go down : : : the radio's are useless. They can not talk diretly to each other : : : even though they like you to believe diffrrent. : : <snip> : : OHMYGOD! Ya mean someone removed the simplex channels out of my Moto MTS2000?? Well, I guess I can always use the state ops channels...Oh wait, they're simplex too! Has anyone else found out about this yet?? : : I'll be sure and tell my supervisor about this, just as soon as he gets done with that absentee ballot from Florida... : It's even simpler than that. Yes, 800MHz has quite a few shortcomings in the world of RF technology. However, if the : users of the system are willing to re-learn techniques to overcome them. : It is not uncommon here in Portland to hear the commander of an incident direct the crews in a building to "go to simplex" -- and guess what? It works! : It may be a pain in the rear to do it that way, but it does work. : And, on the subject of repeater failures, etc; even VHF and UHF repeaters can fail. What happens then?

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