I travel the entire state of ohio for my job and enjoy listening to OSP (accidents, wrong-way drivers headed my way, etc.).
This hobby keeps me very busy entering new freq, talkgroups, rebanding, etc. into my PSR-500.
I am trying to plan for the future. I want to understand what the future holds for OSP communications. If anyone can help me out with the order of 'enhancements' to their communication, let me know. I see the following coming (in this order):
1. Phase 1 but with 9600 BPS control channel
2. Phase 2 TDMA (I will need to upgrade my scanner), 9600 BPS control channel.
3. transfer existing post talkgroups onto MARCS ISP - 700 MHz system?
4. use existing 800 Mhz phase 1 system only for other users (FD, ambulance, etc.)
The thing I am confused about is if they can go TDMA on their current 800 Mhz freq towers.
Or will they all have to migrate to this MARCS ISP - 700 Mhz system to do TDMA.
Anyways, what do you all see happening first?
This hobby keeps me very busy entering new freq, talkgroups, rebanding, etc. into my PSR-500.
I am trying to plan for the future. I want to understand what the future holds for OSP communications. If anyone can help me out with the order of 'enhancements' to their communication, let me know. I see the following coming (in this order):
1. Phase 1 but with 9600 BPS control channel
2. Phase 2 TDMA (I will need to upgrade my scanner), 9600 BPS control channel.
3. transfer existing post talkgroups onto MARCS ISP - 700 MHz system?
4. use existing 800 Mhz phase 1 system only for other users (FD, ambulance, etc.)
The thing I am confused about is if they can go TDMA on their current 800 Mhz freq towers.
Or will they all have to migrate to this MARCS ISP - 700 Mhz system to do TDMA.
Anyways, what do you all see happening first?