Delaware County NY Upgrades

[Mtnrider]

Key thing here is LAW will stay VHF........ FIRE/EMS will upgrade? to UHF......Seems interesting most of there interference is on VHF

The Daily Mail > The Mountain Eagle > News > Village Updated On Mount Utsayantha Tower Upgrade

 

[DaveNF2G]

I wonder if he actually used the words "high band UHF" or if the reporter was paraphrasing. I'm not sure exactly what frequency range that would be as there is no such nomenclature in the industry.

 

[GTR8000]

I wonder if he actually used the words "high band UHF" or if the reporter was paraphrasing. I'm not sure exactly what frequency range that would be as there is no such nomenclature in the industry.

Ugh, I can't even tell you what a pet peeve that is, and how it strikes a nerve close to home. Back in the 90s when Rockland County went to UHF for fireground operations, someone started calling it "High Band", and it stuck. UHF fireground in Rockland is now forever known as "High Band", and it's so pervasive that even the guys who absolutely know better call it that, simply because no one knows wtf you're talking about if you don't. :roll:

Anyway, good luck to Delaware County on their upgrades.

 

[Mtnrider]

There newly licensed channel and some pending are UHF......along with Greene.....Greene is going to share a tower with them some where in the western part of the county i am told....Or we are gonna go on the stamford tower...which works quite well out that way