Gulf Shores, AL - Fire Department to get new radios

[Thunderbolt]

GULF SHORES, Ala. -- The Gulf Shores City Council approved two improvement initiatives involving the fire department Monday at a special-called meeting.

Gulf Shores Fire Department to get new radios - Baldwin County NOW - A Gulf Coast Information Source for South Alabama

 

[bob-the-scanner-man]

Couldn't they have solved the problem they were having by installing another repeater in the area they were losing coverage in? Wonder what they'll do with their current gear.

 

[Farscan]

When you look at fort morgan road on the map it is a long peninsula only about 15 miles out, and another repeater, or a voting receiver with a more directional antenna would easily make the last 5 miles, and strengthen the coverage before that. $90k is a small amount compared to most counties spending 50x that.
Glad to see they understand narrowband can be NFM, and doesn't need p25. But an honest tech solve the coverage problems quite easily.

 

[BearMan54]

They would still have OLD radios that would have to be replaced, I guess it's a good move on their part...

 

[Farscan]

Their old radios are not necessarily worse than a new motorola made in china, if they have narrow fm they would be fine. The new radios will do nothing to solve communication coverage unless they are 110watt radios. Coverage can only be solved by infrastructure changes, or antenna ,or relocation of repeaters.