Eastpointe Radio troubles?

[seamusg]

Did anyone hear this last night on 453.4?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/wdiv/20060705/lo_wdiv/9469131
The PO on the site keep saying his radio was cutting out, I didn't hear any cutting out and I'm 4 miles from the repeater site and he was 1 mile from it. Sounds like their radios are getting old.

 

[AEofficer116]

Old yes.... soon to be Digital ! ! ! i know the FD has radio problems, dont know about PD tho.....

 

[seamusg]

Old yes.... soon to be Digital ! ! ! i know the FD has radio problems, dont know about PD tho.....

He was using Ch2 freq which is the DPW/PD channel, which is used at night when they want to stay off the dispatch channel, he was using his PREP and was trying to get the SWAT team set up, and dispatch had to keep repeating their transmissions. The new Radio's should help. I see they have the microwave dishes up already.