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Is the MARCS IP Switchover still going to be completed by March? Haven't heard OSP on the new system yet... anyone know if they will be staying un-encrypted?
Is the MARCS IP Switchover still going to be completed by March? Haven't heard OSP on the new system yet... anyone know if they will be staying un-encrypted?
The switch over date has been moved to the end of April.
Department of Administrative Services > Divisions > Information Technology > MARCS Services
One other note, the OSP has asked for an extension due to issues with their mobile repeaters.
I have heard that the old system would stay active until OSP gets their problems resolved.
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Which makes sense. I was only saying that it looks like OSP has a fix for their issue being that MARCS is advertising that the old system could be shut off by the end of April.
I wonder if there will be as great of a need to have the mobile repeaters with MARCS-IP as there is with the old MARCS. By my count the old MARCS has 176 sites in the database with only one simulcast site in Columbus. MARCS-IP has 180 sites in the database with 10 simulcast sites.
There are still a few sites that have not been confirmed online and are not in the database. Also there are several more counties that will have partnership sites that will be added to the system in the future. This should mean better coverage throughout the state and lessen the need for the mobile repeaters.
Unless you buy them all new handhelds, they still need a repeater - which is actually a Vehicle Range Extender (VRE) . I don't follow your logic of better coverage negating the need for VRE's
ODNR also uses VRE and I believe most Wildlife Officers also have hand held for in the field.
Why would they all need new handhelds?
And how do you not follow the logic that better system coverage would negate the need the VRE's. VRE's are meant to boost the signal from handhelds in poor coverage areas.
Also how is ODNR not having the same problems with the VRE's as OSP is. ODNR has been using MARCS-IP now for a few months in this area. Or has ODNR stop using the VRE's on MARCS-IP due to better system coverage.
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