-- EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFJI)  announced today that it
has been awarded a contract valued at $3.3 million. The  Company will provide
its innovative Hybrid IP25(TM) system, the first Project 25  compliant
infrastructure system that will enable first responder two-way radio  calls to
roam between trunked and conventional  systems
http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/n40602/ef-johnson-technologies-inc-aw
arded-3-3-million-statewide-hybrid-project-25-tr

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/us-army-awards-harris-corporation,10
01789.shtml

I would like to hear from someone who can talk about all the problems Open
Sky had. Not just the cheerleading  pr piece below.
Bob



Yesterday, Harris Corporation announced that its VIDA® network and OpenSky®
  technology were used successfully as the communications backbone for the
recent  G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s STARNet system,  which was built with
Harris Corp. technology, allowed federal agencies, state  and local police (as
well as with Allegheny County, the city of Pittsburgh and  emergency
medical personnel) to work together, using a single communications  tool. The
PA-STARNet system processed more than 100,000 calls during the G-20  Summit,
according to the Pennsylvania Office of Public Safety Radio  Services.
http://govconwire.com/2009/10/harris-corps-technology-provides-backbone-for-
communications-at-g-20-summit/

Well---the following piece seemed to be written  by the state  itself.


http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/first-responders-convene-for-hands-o
n,980471.shtml

Then  there is this report to balance things  out:
http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0909/659971.html


73'

Bob
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Building two new transmission towers could fix  the problems some
Hanover-area first responders are having with the county's 911  radio system -
at a
cost of $1.3 million.
http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_13401868

Here is another report on problems with the  states' 800 MHZ System and a
call for legislative hearings on the  system.

http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0909/659971.html

Here are  comments from  viewers:
http://cfc.whtm.com/forums/viewmessages.cfm?forum=71&topic=67268


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As a result, the fire chiefs of Hanover and Penn  Township fire
departments, as well as Pleasant Hill and Jefferson fire companies  have decided
their
firefighters will use their old, analog radios while on fire  scenes to
communicate with each other.
Bistline said the new radios do have a  feature, known as "talk-around"
that allows them to communicate radio to radio,  essentially doing the same
thing as the old analog  radios.
http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=65336&sectionId=46
============================

Even  with its 1950s-era technology, Penn Township Fire Chief Jan Cromer
had more  faith in the old system because of upgrades made to it specifically
to serve the  Hanover area.

"I will prove to anyone that the radio system Hanover and  Penn had with
added-on repeaters (on the analog system) worked better than the  system does
now," he said.

'A different animal' But, even after upgrades  are made, will the problems
be fixed? Jones, who maintains the weblog dedicated  to documenting the
emergency services communication industry, said digital  systems can be good.
However, they might not be the best choice for emergency  services. Because
such systems are very complex, they can be more of a  hindrance.

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/09/06/4357080.htm

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York County's new digital radio system has  received praise from many fire
chiefs; however, fire companies in the  southwestern corner of the county
say it has severely hampered their radio  transmissions.
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In other parts of the country, the digital  radios–manufactured by Harris
Corp.–have caused problems.

Earlier this  year in New York, officials terminated a $2 billion contract
with M/A-COM to  build a statewide public safety radio network, citing the
system's failure in  numerous operational tests. The company has filed a
lawsuit against the state  for backing out of the contract, claiming New York
officials were seeking  financial relief during budgetary deficits.

In Milwaukee, the police  department's neighborhood task force still was
reporting problems with the  company's radios six years after purchasing the
system, according to local news  reports. Milwaukee police spokeswoman Anne
E. Schwartz said in an e-mail that  the system "is still a work in progress
for our department."

At a 2006  firefighters association meeting in Lebanon County, Pa., one
firefighter said he  found M/A-COM radios did not always function inside
buildings. That raised the  possibility that a firefighter could be stranded
with
no way to call for help,  The Lebanon Daily News reported.

"I am not bringing body bags out on a  watch of mine over any radio
system," said Chief Paul Longenecker of the  Annville Union Hose Fire Co.,
according to the  paper.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-police-radios-w-zone-22-jul22,0
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Mike Weaver, director of countywide  communications, said that as work
progressed — slowly — on OpenSky, project  managers found problems with the
way
the system operated. Those concerns  culminated in the county
commissioners' March 2008 vote to terminate its  contract with supplier M/A-Com.

For three police departments and one fire  company, that means M/A-Com
radios bought for the new system are obsolete  already. Lancaster city's police
bureau is trying to find another agency to buy  its useless equipment
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS)  Science and Technology
Directorate just announced the 14 lead organizations that  will participate in
the testing and evaluation phase of the multiband radio  project. It's the
final step before manufacturers start inundating the  marketplace with their
own version of the radio. The eventual widespread  availability of the
radios makes me wonder: If multiband radios hit the market  next year and
public-safety agencies nationwide adopt them, why do we need to  build out a
broadband, public-safety  network?
http://urgentcomm.com/mobile_voice/commentary/multiband-radio-replace-public
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EF Johnson Technologies Inc., a North Texas  company that manufactures
radio and communications systems, has inked a $1.1  million deal to supply the
Wyoming Department of Transportation with two-way  radios that will be used
by firefighters, emergency medical services crews and  state troopers.
The radios are part of EF Johnson’s emergency responder  communications
systems line, which is compliant with Project 25, an initiative  implemented
after 9/11 to ensure radios supplied to emergency crews are in-sync  and
compatible with all other systems, even those made by different  manufacturers.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS)  Science and Technology
Directorate today announced the 14 lead organizations for  the upcoming pilot
phase of testing and evaluation (T&E) for the Multi-Band  Radio project. The
pilots comprise the final phase of a three-part T&E  process that includes
laboratory testing, short-term demonstrations, and pilot  projects.
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The Police Department has decided not to fully  encrypt the new digital
public safety radio network after taking a few weeks to  contemplate the
possibility, according to the police chief.
"The Greenwich  Police Department discussed the matter internally," said
Chief David Ridberg. "I  made a recommendation to the first selectman in his
role as police commissioner  that we continue our current practice of
broadcasting in the clear and only  encrypting for sensitive operational 
issues."
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An off-duty deputy who lives nearby and heard  police scanner traffic
related to the incident spotted one of the suspects  running, Eckman said. The
deputy chased the suspect until he was apprehended in  the 100 block of
Cotswold Drive, Eckman  said

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OK - Make that M/A-Com digital trunked system...

Joe M.

Milt wrote:
> York County PA is a P25 trunked UHF system on T-band channels around 500 MHz
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MCH" <mch@...>
> To: <PA-800MHZ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 9:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [PA-800MHZ] MORE MA/COM WOES IN YORK CO, PA
>
>
>> Makes you wonder who will be the first lottery winner to have a fully
>> WORKING Open Sky system in place in the USA...
>>
>> Joe M.
>>
>> worksntv@... wrote:
>>> Officials from York County and Tyco Electronics  Wireless Systems said
>>> two
>>> recent glitches experienced by York County 911 will  not set back the
>>> current 30-day radio system testing period.
>>> On April 15 --  a day after the testing period began -- 911's new paging
>>> system failed to alert  some firefighters about a fire at a Dover
>>> Township
>>> home.
>>> In addition, a  search April 24 in Hellam Township for a man who had
>>> fired
>>> several shots at a  police officer turned complicated. Police officers
>>> found
>>> they could not use  their new hand-held radios and a state police
>>> helicopter could not communicate  with 911.
>>> http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_12281943
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