Atascadero, CA - APD to upgrade radio system

[Thunderbolt]

ATASCADERO, Calif. — Everything should be coming in loud and clear for the Atascadero Police Department as the agency continues to upgrade their radio equipment in the coming weeks.

Atascadero News APD to upgrade radio system

 

[Kirk]

Hopefully it's just the dispatch consoles that are going digital. Otherwise, they'll be the only digital radio agency in the county (other than CHP extenders).

 

[mmckenna]

Avtec, mentioned in the article, makes dispatch consoles, not radios. Sounds like they got a new console that will allow them to more easily patch channels together.

As usual, reporters are not technology experts, so these stories usually come up short when read by those with some technical background. They are meant for the general public.

 

[rapidcharger]

It must be so nice to live in a place with working calculators.