jim202
Member
Every state has coverage issues with their current radio system. Take Virginia, they figured out real early on the radio system upgrade to a VHF trunking system, that there would be problems with agencies that were not on VHF. Their solution was to go out to bid and obtain a gateway system that would fill the gap. The state now has some 130 plus gateways up and running at the county and state 911 dispatch centers and mobile command vehicles. It works well and has filled the gap trying to connect non compatible radio systems together. There now are low band, VHF, UHF and 800 radio systems all tied together as needed.
You can take a look at the VIRGINIA COMLINC PROJECT by doing a simple search on the internet and get the facts. Maybe some of the radio geeks in CO should slow down just a little and look at what other agencies and states have done to solve the issues. It just costs too much to have to build 800 trunking sites in the mountains and then you have local agencies that are on different bands and can't afford to migrate to the new system. Seems like someone didn't do their homework very well and listened to a slick sales pitch from a radio vendor that was going to solve all the radio problems for those listening.
You can take a look at the VIRGINIA COMLINC PROJECT by doing a simple search on the internet and get the facts. Maybe some of the radio geeks in CO should slow down just a little and look at what other agencies and states have done to solve the issues. It just costs too much to have to build 800 trunking sites in the mountains and then you have local agencies that are on different bands and can't afford to migrate to the new system. Seems like someone didn't do their homework very well and listened to a slick sales pitch from a radio vendor that was going to solve all the radio problems for those listening.