Alcatel today announced it has signed a subcontract with M/A-COM, Inc., a leader in critical communications technologies, to equip the State of New York with...
A dispatcher saw Voiers taking the statue and put out a call to officers. Carriage driver Thomas Tharp heard the broadcast on his police scanner and cantered...
So Pennsylvania was supposed to wait until THIS YEAR to even BID the project? P25 trunking "interoperability" is seriously over-rated. For the radio to even...
Police departments in Cumberland County are now using the OpenSky system. The announcement was made at 10:00 this morning that all transmissions were now to...
In a message dated 12/5/2005 12:56:56 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, walter.howard@... writes: Some system operators are charging turn on AND monthly fees...
The Federal Communications Commission has directed manufacturers to stop supporting analog equipment by 2008 and requires all public safety agencies to use...
A total misquote. The writer is talking (but improperly quoting) about wideband equipment in the 150 and 450 MHz band. The 2013 date is the deadline by which...
There IS a price, one which society makes every day. On the telecommunications side, that price determines how many sites are actually used, how robust the...
Usually these fees are nominal, based upon what it costs to maintain the IDs in the system. Outrageous fees can usually be negotiated to a win-win for all...
I don't know what systems you deal with, but we're being told of buy-ins in the multiple thousands of $ and monthly charges of $40-50 per id. So we didn't play...
The days of sitting by the reliable scanner to keep tabs on the neighborhood dispute are coming to an end. The county’s switch to a new 800 MHz system...
Officials are not ready to pursue a costly full conversion to the 800 MHz system, which would cost between $12 million and $50 million in grant money to ...
The following is a follow up to the newspaper article about Cumberland County's new Ma/Com system. http://cumberlink.com/articles/2005/12/07/news/news02.txt ...
I would have to see that in writing from the agency to believe it. I have NEVER seen those kinds of rates per month. Especially for only Mutual Aid only use. ...
This would NOT be possible if the system used was Open Sky, Pro Voice etc etc. Bob The sheriff's department sent a description of the vehicle by radio to...
Here's a police dept that apparently has an open door policy when it comes to scanner listeners. Why? They know scanner listeners can help and can be a part...
The Homeland Security Department today invited the general public to comment on the department’s program to coordinate public safety communications and ...
Please take a look at the following. Any insights from anyone? Bob [to provide emergency and administravtive two-way communications to all luzerne county...
Open Sky is whats being deployed in Pa. Bob R the department would be forced to purchase M/A COM equipment at whatever price M/A COM sets. In essence, the...
The State of PA has a negotiated contract price for add-on equipment, as do most jurisdictions that employ proprietary formats such as Open Sky, EDACS,...
Please take a look at the following. Any insights from anyone? Bob [to provide emergency and administravtive two-way communications to all luzerne county...
"All the state has to do is order a change from Open Sky to APCO Project 25." You just really don't get it yet, do you? Look at the bids for the NY State...
In a message dated 12/27/2005 2:08:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, walter.howard@... writes: "All the state has to do is order a change from Open Sky to...
Unfortunately, Bob, as a person not in the industry, your understanding of this issue is limited. Plus, its usually clouded by your single minded campaign...
Hi Walt... ... Please, tell us more about that. I have been asking that question for years and all I get is blank stares. gr GLEN REID, Retired from Motorola...
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