unitcharlie
a Kentucky DB Admin...
here is an interesting, albeit proprietary, article explaining the origins of lexington's trunked public safety system... a little long for the cut-and-paste function, so here is the link:
http://www.macom-wireless.com/Channels/volume1iss2/Univ%20of%20KY%20shared%20system%20expands.pdf#search='LEXINGTON%20FIRE%20DEPARTMENT'
http://www.macom-wireless.com/Channels/volume1iss2/Univ%20of%20KY%20shared%20system%20expands.pdf#search='LEXINGTON%20FIRE%20DEPARTMENT'