DMR Tier 3 conversions

[west-pac]

If a multi-site multi-state DMR CON+ system becomes multiple DMR Tier 3 systems, would the T3 systems still be listed together on one page, or would they become multiple county-level radio systems?

 

[GTR8000]

If the systems/sites are truly standalone, despite being owned/operated by the same entity, then they should be listed as separate systems.

That's the simple answer, but it's not always that simple. A good indication that you're seeing multiple independent systems would be the reuse of the same Site ID for each, e.g. Site 1, rather than unique per location. If you are seeing peers announced, then you're almost certainly seeing a wide area system.

I would suggest proceeding carefully before making any submissions one way or the other, as having to combine or separate trunked systems in the RRDB is no simple task once they've been created.

 

[Starcom21]

They could still be connected overall, even with the same site number reused, but we never really may know.
Such as, the talkgroup numbers remain just like the current system, and the radio IDs are not reused across the system.

There may be radios/ personnel that move around from one location to another and use the same radio and/or talkgroups on the same system. Maybe some uses can talk to others at other locations (IT, management, machine repair, etc). Maybe they have to change channels/zones, who knows!

Will be interesting to find out.... and a few more locations to see what is going on.
I'll have to get out to Wentzville MO and see what is going on there.