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mmckenna
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If you want DMR and simulcast, take a look at the Leonardo RBS4000 repeaters. Not going to be much cheaper, but it's all set to go for DMR, P25 and Analog as well as simulcast. VHF, UHF or 800.
celltech25
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Kairos will do DMR, P25 and analog
alright this is what i'm working with:
-Small PD 10 officers
- we currently have a conventional 4 site set up.
- repeaters are not linked in any way
- VHF
- We are within the Canadian buffer so whatever we do has to be approved by Canada ( trying to not add more frequencies)
- we are switching to another agency for dispatching services on April 1st (simulcast) ( whatever we decide does not necessarily need to be mission critical )
issues with current set up:
have to switch our channels manually as we move around the area.
cant hear what other officers are transmitting on other repeaters (most of the time)
mmckenna
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What's your budget?
We will probably need to be around the $20,000 mark. We have a 340,000 grant to add two simulcast sites. ( got a lot of the needed equipment from another county) so whatever we don't spend out of the grant we can use on this project.
Icom has quoted around 12K for 3 new repeaters and two RX receivers.
Icom has quoted around 12K for 3 new repeaters and two RX receivers.
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mmckenna
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That would have been my suggestion. This is a good application for digital. Icom IDAS (NXDN) can do some useful stuff. Site voting will resolve a lot of the issues.
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