Indiana EDACS Systems: Transition by 2015?

[KD4YGG]

Have seen several mentions on multiple forums that Harris Corporation (successor to GE and Ma/Comm) will discontinue support of the EDACS platform in 2015. One solution they are suggesting is transition over to P-25.

I know Ra-Comm system in Iowa and the Lexington, KY Public Safety system are looking at transitioning over to P-25 systems.

Was wondering if anyone knows about the status of/plans for several EDACS systems in the state?
- Vanderburgh County (two site system)
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- TMMI Princeton (have heard they are looking at P-25)
- NIPSCO 900Mhz (multiple sites in northern Indiana)

2015 is two years away...

[dominator612]

Originally Posted by KD4YGG

Have seen several mentions on multiple forums that Harris Corporation (successor to GE and Ma/Comm) will discontinue support of the EDACS platform in 2015. One solution they are suggesting is transition over to P-25.

I know Ra-Comm system in Iowa and the Lexington, KY Public Safety system are looking at transitioning over to P-25 systems.

Was wondering if anyone knows about the status of/plans for several EDACS systems in the state?
- Vanderburgh County (two site system)
- Hamilton County
- Howard County
- TMMI Princeton (have heard they are looking at P-25)
- NIPSCO 900Mhz (multiple sites in northern Indiana)

2015 is two years away...

according to what I have read and heard(harris is in my local town), there is NO, i repeat, NO basis for this to happen. Harris makes p25 compliant radio systems. I would strongly suggest that you read up on open sky which is a harris EDACS radio system.

Our local LE agencies are NOT removing or planning to remove the EDACS currently in place

[kayn1n32008]

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Originally Posted by dominator612

I would strongly suggest that you read up on open sky which is a harris EDACS radio system.

Umm NO! Opensky is COMPLETLY different than EDACS. They share nothing in common. YOU need to do alot research and learn about Opensky. About all they share is the company name on the radios, otherwise they are two completely different technologies.

[whitesox4life]

I was told by a Fire officer in Howard County that the county is looking at new radios but he didn't mention them going to a new system but if they are looking at new radios countywide, maybe a system switch is in the works there?

[milf]

Originally Posted by dominator612

according to what I have read and heard(harris is in my local town), there is NO, i repeat, NO basis for this to happen. Harris makes p25 compliant radio systems. I would strongly suggest that you read up on open sky which is a harris EDACS radio system.

Our local LE agencies are NOT removing or planning to remove the EDACS currently in place

Fact: Yes Harris produces P-25 systems. They ALSO produce EDACS after they took ovr the communications line from Tyco M/A-Comm, which inherited it when they took it over from originally GE/Ericcsson. They ALSO produce the OpenSKY lineup. OpenSKY is completely different from EDACS, and thier P-25 products. They produce and sell all three of them, and other products also.

Fact: EDACS has always been a PITA for every company that has owned the whole kit and kaboodle. It caused headaches for GE/E, M/A-Comm, and Harris has them now. They also have a royal PITA with OpenSKY, which seems to have more failures and problems than even EDACS.

Fact: Harris is NOT just a Floridian corporation. It is a mega huge communications and electronics monster with locations nationwide, including a huge faciltiy in New York.

Fact: What may or may NOT be going on in the administration areas of the agencies in Florida regarding EDACS possibly going away, is just in Florida. This is the Indiana forums, and the OP was asking about data regarding Indiana EDACS systems. TY for the FL input as maybe some of us may make trips there. Now back on topic....

No one I talk to up in Hamilton County knows for sure what the future holds in two years. Some suggest a switch fully over to the SAFE-T and do the wink wink thing about Westfield, and others already ready to just click over anyway.