prcguy
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I’m helping some friends with an upgrade to an aging multi-site repeater system. They are not affected by the narrowbanding mandate but do want to go digital to be ready in case the rules for them change. I have a lot of experience in mountain top analog repeater systems but very little digital except for personal amateur use of P25 and DMR and P25 would not be allowed with this system.
My question for professional users and installers of this equipment is, what is the best digital format for business use? One advantage of most formats is one repeater can carry two conversations simultaneously which is a plus. I don’t see any need for data communications beyond texting in this system, only voice.
This is also a fairly high end system with some of the best Morotola and GE repeaters available in the 1980s when the system was built. I would want to see them continue with very high quality repeaters and hand helds. I am also concerned the users might be disappointed with the change in audio with digital, so any comments on audio quality between formats would be appreciated.
I’m assuming the digital choices would be MOTOTRBO, DMR, and NXDN but am open to hear of any others that would be a standard going forward. Thanks in advance for any insight on the best format and even a recommendation on the best mfr to go with. This information should help them prepare when they finally listen to all the lies and fluff from the various radio peddlers.
prcguy
My question for professional users and installers of this equipment is, what is the best digital format for business use? One advantage of most formats is one repeater can carry two conversations simultaneously which is a plus. I don’t see any need for data communications beyond texting in this system, only voice.
This is also a fairly high end system with some of the best Morotola and GE repeaters available in the 1980s when the system was built. I would want to see them continue with very high quality repeaters and hand helds. I am also concerned the users might be disappointed with the change in audio with digital, so any comments on audio quality between formats would be appreciated.
I’m assuming the digital choices would be MOTOTRBO, DMR, and NXDN but am open to hear of any others that would be a standard going forward. Thanks in advance for any insight on the best format and even a recommendation on the best mfr to go with. This information should help them prepare when they finally listen to all the lies and fluff from the various radio peddlers.
prcguy