Aurora and Naperville

[brey1234]

Aurora and Naperville are teaming up to purchase a new state-of-the-art public safety radio system but it won't be coming from about 37 miles up the road.
Todd Beck, Aurora's chief technology officer, told alderman during a late special committee meeting Tuesday, that he would begin contract negotiations with M/A-Com, a division of Tyco Electronics based in Lynchburg, Va.
In a written statement, Naperville spokeswoman Nadja Lalvani stated that Naperville staff will bring the same recognition to Naperville councilmen during an upcoming council meeting.
Both cities currently use aging, analog Motorola systems that Beck said Motorola is "struggling to support."

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=237260&src=2

 

[RoninJoliet]

Well, unless GRE or Uniden makes a deal with MA-Com there scanners will not receive there systems and we can kiss them goodby!!!!!

 

[N_Jay]

Well, unless GRE or Uniden makes a deal with MA-Com there scanners will not receive there systems and we can kiss them goodby!!!!!

Really?

What if it is EDACS or P25IP?

 

[RoninJoliet]

MA-Com uses a system called Open-Sky, the control channel is encrypted, i believe Peoria or some town in central IL just signed a contract also with them....Neither scanner manufacturer has the ability to to write there protocal in the radio...No Edacs or Motorola P25, completely different situation that will start with about 10million and balloon up, some towns are having problems with it.....They (Aurora-Naperv) wanted nothing to do with the new ILL-Starcom system which we monitor fine ....

 

[N_Jay]

MA-Com uses a system called Open-Sky, the control channel is encrypted, i believe Peoria or some town in central IL just signed a contract also with them....Neither scanner manufacturer has the ability to to write there protocal in the radio...No Edacs or Motorola P25, completely different situation that will start with about 10million and balloon up, some towns are having problems with it.....They (Aurora-Naperv) wanted nothing to do with the new ILL-Starcom system which we monitor fine ....

Has anyone confirmed that they are buying M/A-COM OpenSky,
and not Buying M/A-COM EDACS/ProVoice,
or M/A-COM P25IP?

 

[RoninJoliet]

I don't think the "news" article put on the CARMA was specific on per what system...I would have liked to attend the "city counsel meeting" it was discussed....The news release today of the new Uniden Scanners the 346XT and 396XT and 996XT do NOT include new systems types from MA-Com....