RADIO-251
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Daphne Police and Fire now online....
So if their going to go to this great system that no one and monitor, why isn't Loxley,Fairhope, and the rest included in this system.? Seems like pick and choose who does what and get what.
Would kind of figure that once Foley went to NEXDGE that everyone else would follow suite.
That means that all the radios for Baldwin and Mobile will be useless guess I can throw mine in the river and use them for anchors....
What a waste of communications for a system that no one can listen to...trying to keep the crooks from listen to ?????
So if their going to go to this great system that no one and monitor, why isn't Loxley,Fairhope, and the rest included in this system.? Seems like pick and choose who does what and get what.
Would kind of figure that once Foley went to NEXDGE that everyone else would follow suite.
That means that all the radios for Baldwin and Mobile will be useless guess I can throw mine in the river and use them for anchors....
What a waste of communications for a system that no one can listen to...trying to keep the crooks from listen to ?????
From what i understand there is no "pick and choose" as to who uses the system, all law enforcement, paid fire, volunteer fire and any other agency of city or county government will be welcome to use the system. Its not a waste of communications , it will be alot better communications than the VHF conventional systems are presently providing . The system is digital because it seems like everything is going digital. i doubt they are doing it to make the scanner listeners mad ...
This the way I look at it , it will put me basically out of a job.... so all the equipment I have will be useless.
and I sure don't plan on going out and spending $$$$$ for a handheld radio much less a mobile..
In answer to your question as to what....work for the media and papers.
So as far as I'm concerened the system is useless to me if all the cities decide to go that way....
I've seen agencies program receive only on radios purchased by the media. Maybe you should ask before jumping off a bridge...?
First off I bought all the radios I use, second of all their is not that much to listen to once the change is made.
As for jumping of the so called bridge as it were.. It's totally uncalled for that the change is in the process.
The stations are going to get radios for their people. Their for if I am this is to continue I'm the one footing the bill not the stations. All ready had that conversation with them
I know in Florida that the cities will issue radios to the media and the stringers that do for the station....
So what not do that here? not unreasonable to ask that it be done ? Seein how you have a inside on what and when ....
You are correct. You will need to talk to the chief of the agency you want to monitor, and providing you purchase a radio, they may authorize a reveive only programming setup. All you can do is ask.
One of the reasons they changed to Nexedge is so you could not hear them.
Good Luck with that request. One of the reasons they changed to Nexedge is so you could not hear them. At least the fire pages will still be in analog for a while.
With multiple agencies using different digital systems concerns me. As far as inteopibility The AC1000 will tie everything in it will be the savior. If it fails everyone will be in trouble.
Yes , the City of Foley has recently transitioned to a UHF Kenwood NEXEDGE system. The frequencies are licensed under FCC call sign WQJF618. They went to this system about a month ago. Bay Minette is also using UHF NEXEDGE. There is currently a push in Baldwin County for all Public Safety and Emergency Services to go to UHF NEXEDGE. The City of Daphne, Fairhope & Spanish Fort are all looking at going to UHF NEXEDGE. The plan is to network all these city systems together to create a county wide trunked radio system. The down side is that NEXEDGE can't be monitored at this time.