jcefd10
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So i was approached again this past week by our commissioners about a “project” they want me to figure out.
The other day when that 488 fiber got cut in Charlotte and took our entire states voice and data down, they got to freaking out. We have people that don’t want to carry a portable radio. They’ll respond to calls by being alerted via Active 911/SMS from dispatch, and can also use our zello interface I have set up. Which works flawlessly…..until there’s no internet.
So, I was asked about pagers. IF they were to get pagers for these ppl, would it work. Well, we run on NXDN, off of a single site at the moment. We are converting our backup site from analog to NXDN in the next week or so. That being said, I know the pagers would be fine to receive the initial page. But they also requested they be able to copy the radio traffic after said page.
That’s where I had to stop. I don’t know if any NXDN capable pagers. So my only thought was, “ well, one site would have to transmit analog and one digital” at all times to make that work.
Simulcast I guess. Correct me
If I’m wrong. I was going to hook the new
Up with the main site via kti3 like I have done for the others the sheriff office uses, and that’s easy.
But when mixing digital and analog I…. It makes sense in my head but I don’t know what all is involved.
I may be thinking about this totally wrong too, any information would be helpful.
Oh, last bit of info. We are paged on NXDN currently. But that can be changed easily. We used to be paged on analog then all traffic went to nxdn but the powers that be changed that a year or so back bc of another stupid rant I’ll go on later.
I spend more time programming portables for my FD than anything. They can’t leave well enough alone.
Anyway, thanks in advanc
The other day when that 488 fiber got cut in Charlotte and took our entire states voice and data down, they got to freaking out. We have people that don’t want to carry a portable radio. They’ll respond to calls by being alerted via Active 911/SMS from dispatch, and can also use our zello interface I have set up. Which works flawlessly…..until there’s no internet.
So, I was asked about pagers. IF they were to get pagers for these ppl, would it work. Well, we run on NXDN, off of a single site at the moment. We are converting our backup site from analog to NXDN in the next week or so. That being said, I know the pagers would be fine to receive the initial page. But they also requested they be able to copy the radio traffic after said page.
That’s where I had to stop. I don’t know if any NXDN capable pagers. So my only thought was, “ well, one site would have to transmit analog and one digital” at all times to make that work.
Simulcast I guess. Correct me
If I’m wrong. I was going to hook the new
Up with the main site via kti3 like I have done for the others the sheriff office uses, and that’s easy.
But when mixing digital and analog I…. It makes sense in my head but I don’t know what all is involved.
I may be thinking about this totally wrong too, any information would be helpful.
Oh, last bit of info. We are paged on NXDN currently. But that can be changed easily. We used to be paged on analog then all traffic went to nxdn but the powers that be changed that a year or so back bc of another stupid rant I’ll go on later.
I spend more time programming portables for my FD than anything. They can’t leave well enough alone.
Anyway, thanks in advanc