“The city of Montgomery and Montgomery County wanted to extend their radio service and coverage into this area,” Buston said. “They are paying for all of the equipment that will do that. We won’t have to buy that equipment, but we will have to buy the radios. This is a purchase for the radios of the officers and firefighters to use at 911 consoles.”
Buston said this budgeted purchase of more than $1 million from Hurricane Electronics Inc. will provide the police and fire division portable and mobile radios.
“Under the initiative of moving from our current VHF radio technology, we propose moving to a P-25 radio technology that will provide a more secure radio frequency,” James said. “This provides an additional level of security for the police division as many people have VHF scanners and listen to radio traffic when there are calls for service.”
No word if encryption will be used but Montgomery is in the clear
Buston said this budgeted purchase of more than $1 million from Hurricane Electronics Inc. will provide the police and fire division portable and mobile radios.
“Under the initiative of moving from our current VHF radio technology, we propose moving to a P-25 radio technology that will provide a more secure radio frequency,” James said. “This provides an additional level of security for the police division as many people have VHF scanners and listen to radio traffic when there are calls for service.”
No word if encryption will be used but Montgomery is in the clear