In Ohio....
Baker845 said:
Here in Lane county Oregon the county is going to do the same thing and Put up uhf p25 trunking system just like this county in CAL and its not going to work. There builting it out from metro area, but when they get east or west its not going to work. But this will replace 30 year old system...
The sales people sweet talk the powers that be and CONVINCE them that digital IS the way to go.
Problem is, when they get right down to it, the powers that be try to "save" money and DO NOT buy the necessary tower sites, transmitters, equipment necessary to COMPLETELY COVER a county at the 700/800Mhz saturation point.
So, it IS partly the radio companies fault and MOSTLY the powers that be not paying for what IS NECESSARY to make it all go correctly.
Done right (like the State of Ohio did) it can and will work fine.
We are a hilly terrain in Gallia County, Ohio (Southeast Ohio on the WV border)...
The state placed 6 tower sites in our county and several NEAR the county line in neighboring counties.
We have 100% coverage with mobiles and abour 95% coverage with PORTABLES in the county.....We can go to the OTHER END of the state and talk to our dispatcher like we're still in the same building.
Again, DONE RIGHT it WILL work correctly....
If they aren't going to put the money (necessary equipment) out there, it WON'T work right....
Steve/KB8FAR