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Fire departments in Boise and other cities balk at new digital radios as failures put lives at risk | Boise, Garden City, Mountain Home | Idaho Statesman

 

[michaelmikesj]

Great Article. We all know that with anything new there is bound to be some glitches. But to use the system before it is safe is a real factor. Digital is good, but it should be proven before being used in the field. Just MHO.

 

[SCPD]

To be fair though that article was about an incident from 2008 and from my understanding the new IMBE in the APX is *much* improved.

There's a good video on YouTube showing an agency that did tests with all major radio makers with full gear on, sirens, etc.

The newer vocoders do a much better job than the first generation digital radios.