what the latest update on Ingham county new radio system

jdc50 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-20-2005, 02:24 PM

Anyone heard anything lately on the status of Ingham county new radio system?

Thanks

i5adam8 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-20-2005, 10:21 PM

I think they are going to start the switch somtime around mid-July the last I heard.

rdale · #3 (**permalink**) 03-20-2005, 10:28 PM

That's my latest info too. Not much going on til the new tower is finished - my guess is winter is not the best time to be putting up a tower...

jdc50 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-21-2005, 09:29 AM

Thanks for the info. Just had not heard anything for a while. I knew an antenna had to be build but wasn't sure if that was still happening.

Thunderbolt · #5 (**permalink**) 03-21-2005, 02:12 PM

Have they started construction on any of the other tower sites around the county?

73's

Ron

rdale · #6 (**permalink**) 03-21-2005, 02:57 PM

As I recall everything was set until they found out the BWL tower downtown was already overloaded...

johnvassel · #7 (**permalink**) 03-25-2005, 07:48 AM

Had a few beers with a Dep last night, she claimed the new radio was installed, and 'a piece of crap'.
Didnt delve much further.. but that's what I heard.

john

Roz · #8 (**permalink**) 03-25-2005, 04:04 PM

Mid-Summer is the last I heard for it to be operational. The East Lansing Communications Center (East Lansing, MSU, Merdian Twp) just moved to their new dispatch center a couple months ago in the basement of ELPD. They are currently using brand new M/A-COM consules and equipment in dispatch on the current UHF analog system (and VHF for East Lansing/Merdian Twp Fire). Last I heard the agencies dispatched by the East Lansing Center will switch over before the agencies dispatched by the Lansing Center sometime this summer.