Interference from the Sprint/Nextel cell phone traffic had hampered the use of the system. http://www.centralpennbusiness.com:80/view_release.asp?aID=827...
"Cumberland County Commissioners today announced that all portable radios and accessories in use by first responders will be replaced and mobile radio ...
This could be accurate - despite being poorly written/edited with inaccurate causal data -- if the jurisdiction had reached a rebanding agreement with Nextel,...
I believe they have the 800 series radios which will not do the new NPSPAC band plan. They will be replaced with the 7200 series. Probably the same for the...
You read it wrong Bob. Nextel is moving. They have no choice. This is just replacement of legacy radios that don't do the new NPSPAC band map from 806 to 809...
More likely this is the problem: The Ma/Com Opensky portable radios can't do onething. To meet the "conversion" and allow minimal downtime to the radio users...
Here's a link to the official press release, in Adobe PDF format: http://www.ccpa.net/cumberland/lib/cumberland/press_releases/radio_upgrades-rev.pdf ... From:...
Yep. Re-Read First paragraph Cumberland County Commissioners today announced that all portable radios and accessories in use by first responders will be...
Also will clear up a bit of embarrasment for MaCom since the P801 was made by Kenwood and works quite nicely with Kenwood TK- _90 series accessories (such as...
FOND DU LAC, Wis.--The Wisconsin State Patrol yesterday demonstrated interoperable communications using the Raytheon JPS P25 Channel Controller (P25CC) ...
When: Monday, November 19, 2007, 11 a.m. Where: Keystone College, Evans Hall in the Hibbard Campus Center,Lackawanna Co Event: There will be a media briefing...
But yet 800 MHz is good enough for cellular telephone? Seems a bit contradictory to me. Let's get real here. Can anyone image trying to clear, on a statewide...
Federal regulators are threatening to shut down part of Sprint Nextel’s network if the company doesn’t fix interference problems with public-safety ...
It's no secret that Sprint/Nextel is in financial difficulties. Their CEO recently, and abruptly, resigned. Chuck in New York ... Federal regulators are...
Sorry, but by forwarding an alleged e-mail from an alleged Nextel person, without identifying who it is, it is impossible to authenticate the e-mail, and...
OK. I'm fine with that. I appreciate your input since I realize that you are deeply involved with the matter. Regardless of the association with rebanding,...
I would agree that things are not going as well as Sprint would like. I can't say that they aren't doing "well" because I'm not a financial analyst, and don't...
Thanks Alan. I'm not really in a position to "analyze" either. Mine were just comments garnered from numerous accounts on the web of late. Chuck in New York ...
Just a brief update on the OpenSky here in New York State. The first round of testing revealed some problems that are being worked on. I do not know what the...
In a message dated 11/18/2007 1:46:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, atilles@... writes: Sorry, but by forwarding an alleged e-mail from an alleged Nextel...
Your assumption would make the sentence even more senseless. Different manufacturer systems (or versions within a manufacturer) generally aren't going to make...
Bob: That's the problem these days - "according to an undisclosed source . . . ". We don't need that kind of tabloid reporting. If someone is making...
First things first...I have publicly and privately told Bob that I don't approve of the way he often approaches the topic of PA's statewide radio system. With...
... In a meeting I had a few weeks back where I was planning on purchasing new VHF equipment since the OpenSky equipment is not FAA type accepted for use in...
So far, M/A COM has a spotty at best record of delivering on the contract. The company is already a year behind. More importantly, the proprietary technology...
... operates in VHF ("Stick with VHF trunking such as Cecil County, MD. They purchased Macom EDACS equipment, and its working very well....."). Since EDACS...