Future of 700mhz with apco-25?

[mike6454]

Where i live everything is 800mhz p-25's
Does anyone know if 700mhz is planned only for some things in the future or anyone know the odds of everything 800 moving to 700?

[n4voxgill]

very little chance of everything moving to 700 MHz. There are not enough frequencies in 700 MHz to handle it all.

[JungleJim]

Think of 700 as an expansion of 800 to add more channels

[KS4VT]

Jim is right on target. Once re-banding is completed and the NPSPAC band is moved down to 806-809/851-854 they will be contiguous. The only major difference is that all 700 communications must be digital and the 800 NPSPAC band can be either digital or analog.

[REDave]

I heard that the 700 Mhz freqs will be used for expansion and Inter-op channels as the availability of 700/800 Mhz radios appear on the market.

[rdale]

700MHz radios have been on the market for quite a while now...

[REDave]

I am refering to radios that operate on both bands

[MMIC]

Motorola has had radios that operate on both 800 MHz and 700 MHz for coming up on two years now. M/A-COM has had radios out that work on both bands for about six months. Both manufacturer's radios operate P25 digital on conventional and trunking.

[wlmr]

Originally Posted by MMIC

Motorola has had radios that operate on both 800 MHz and 700 MHz for coming up on two years now. M/A-COM has had radios out that work on both bands for about six months. Both manufacturer's radios operate P25 digital on conventional and trunking.

Add EFJohnson to that group also.