It is a rural area,OSP was being dispatched by Ravenna at the time.
While not as intense as the Sheriff's radio traffic, their response is heard here about 22mins in:
http://areg.radioreference.com/20120227/2/201202270621-469617-1554.mp3
The Portage county feed had some of the best MARCS recordings from OSP to Metro Life Flight. Absolutely shameful to hear units in the manhunt say, "sporadic radio coverage, and no cell at best." OSP ground units said they needed a helo with FLIR tracking, but the only one they have en route is from OSP in Columbus. (Does Cleveland PD still have a helo?)
It is a rural area,
but the cell phone issue was it was simply overload... the kids immediately started calling and texting, and one interviewed said nothing was getting through-text or call.
It could have been an issue for the radios as well.
Agreed, guess it could always be worse, have you heard the IP based audio on OpenSky systems? Horrific.while i can appreciate the coverage, this is why I HATE digital, the audio is Horrid as with most digital.....
I hope the ground units responding get better coverage then we do with scanners.
from what my former brothers tell me, don't bet on it.while i can appreciate the coverage, this is why I HATE digital, the audio is Horrid as with most digital.....
I hope the ground units responding get better coverage then we do with scanners.
Despite a 200 % increase in traffic from our average system loading for this time of day the Geauga County 800 system worked excellent, during the first two hours of the incident the system loading was one push to talk (PTT) request every 4 seconds.
There were zero system busies, every PTT went through on the first try. In post incident debriefings no user of the Geauga system reported radio coverage deficiencies.
Great work Geauga SO!!! As this community grieves, it's refreshing to know that we have the brave men and women of your department serving the community.Despite a 200 % increase in traffic from our average system loading for this time of day the Geauga County 800 system worked excellent, during the first two hours of the incident the system loading was one push to talk (PTT) request every 4 seconds.
There were zero system busies, every PTT went through on the first try. In post incident debriefings no user of the Geauga system reported radio coverage deficiencies.
Don't judge the system by what you hear online. The streaming audio especially on the sheriff talkgroup is poor quality, we are aware of the need to improve our streaming setup, but it's a low priority & other projects have to get done first.Have you listened to the posted mp3 files?
I am very glad the LEO's are able to communicate.I hope the ground units responding get better coverage then we do with scanners.
Don't judge the system by what you hear online. The streaming audio especially on the sheriff talkgroup is poor quality, we are aware of the need to improve our streaming setup, but it's a low priority & other projects have to get done first.
This is where they should be able to shut down non-essential cell phones, or at least drop them into a lower priority tier for tower access.but the cell phone issue was it was simply overload... the kids immediately started calling and texting, and one interviewed said nothing was getting through-text or call.