FCC Madate to go to 800 MHz?

[scannerfreak]

Did I miss something? I have been seeing quite a few news articles latley, at least 4 or 5, referencing a FCC mandate for all emergency communications to transmit over an 800-megahertz system.

I do not remember hearing about such a mandate??? Could I have missed such a thing? I sure hope not.... Here is the latest article:

http://www.shelbystar.com/portal/ASP/article.asp?ID=18492

In 2004, Cleveland County was awarded a $1.9 million grant to build the system. The project is the result of an FCC mandate for all emergency communications to transmit over an 800-megahertz system.

 

[nd5y]

Total BS. Probably what happened is the reporter did not verify the "facts" that the county manager fed to him.

 

[n4voxgill]

It would be interesting to see who really said such a thing. There is never a shortage of liars that spew their filth either out of ignorance to trying to BS someone to get what they want.

 

[John_M]

This is the first time I have heard of it. I'm been watching the Rebanding thread from the begining.

 

[Al42]

I sent the reporter the following email:

"I found the following in an article of yours on The Star's web site:

'In 2004, Cleveland County was awarded a $1.9 million grant to build the system. The project is the result of an FCC mandate for all emergency communications to transmit over an 800-megahertz system.'

I was unaware of the mandate, and could find no mention of it on the FCC's web site, nor did anyone I contacted at the FCC seem to know anything about it. Could you please give me a link to the mandate, or a contact at the FCC who knows about it?"

We'll see if I get any answer.

 

[seamusg]

I sent the reporter the following email:

"I found the following in an article of yours on The Star's web site:

'In 2004, Cleveland County was awarded a $1.9 million grant to build the system. The project is the result of an FCC mandate for all emergency communications to transmit over an 800-megahertz system.'

I was unaware of the mandate, and could find no mention of it on the FCC's web site, nor did anyone I contacted at the FCC seem to know anything about it. Could you please give me a link to the mandate, or a contact at the FCC who knows about it?"

We'll see if I get any answer.

I sent the reporter an email also, I doubt I'll get an answer.

 

[scannerfreak]

This is not the first article I read this in. I have been blowing it off because I thought it was crap too. This is like the fourth or fifth one to reference it. I will try and do a search for the others..

 

[jdc50]

There are ads running here in Lansing Michigan from a coalition for ....... can't remember the rest. They are saying that congress has not responded to the 911 report which says that all tv should be digital freeing up frequencies for first responders.

Sounds to me like a group of manuafacturers trying promote digital tv for all therefore making more sales of tv's if it is implemented.

Our local county is going to a 400 uhf network because the 800 system the state has cannot be heard when need at times.

Not sure if this is along the same lines of what is being put out.

Jim

 

[DaveNF2G]

The digital TV mandate is a fact.

 

[jdc50]

Ok that may be true but I don't like the ads saying it is because of the needs of our first responders!!!!

 

[n4voxgill]

The digital tv mandate is true and it is connected to the opening of the 700 MHz band for public safety. This however has nothing to do with rebanding nor 800 MHz.

Rebanding is true, but it has nothing to do with any mandate to use 800 MHz.

I hope no local government official has said that they are forced to go to 800 MHz as justification to get funding for a new radio system. If they did, their lie will come to the surface in the end.

 

[kb5udf]

Trunking Mandate?

Could it be that they were equating a mandate for departments of any significant size
to use trunking, with a requirement to use 800mhz?

I thought I read, some years back, that the FCC was mandating trunking for depts. of certain sizes and/or in certain bands (like 800).

Hopefully someone will know.

 

[DaveNF2G]

Systems in the 800 MHz band that have more than 5 channels must be trunked, per FCC Rules.

Trunking and other "spectrum efficient" technologies are "encouraged" in all other bands.

Nobody is being "forced" to move to 800 MHz by the government (except those officials who will do whatever the industry sales people tell them to do).

 

[seamusg]

Systems in the 800 MHz band that have more than 5 channels must be trunked, per FCC Rules.

Trunking and other "spectrum efficient" technologies are "encouraged" in all other bands.

Nobody is being "forced" to move to 800 MHz by the government (except those officials who will do whatever the industry sales people tell them to do).

Sounds like P T is back(ie one born every minute).

 

[N_Jay]

Systems in the 800 MHz band that have more than 5 channels must be trunked, per FCC Rules.

I think that is NPSPAC only. (but I could be Wron . . . . . GG) (Darn that is hard to say)

 

[Al42]

Ibsent the reporter an email also, I doubt I'll get an answer.

Or we'll be referred to the public hack who originally made the statement. If I get anything more, I'll be very pleasantly surprised. (And my estimation of this reporter's integrity will go way up.)

 

[seamusg]

Sounds like P T is back(ie one born every minute).

You forgot this.

 

[n4voxgill]

FCC rule 90.623 (a) The maximum number of frequency pairs that may be assigned to a licensee for operation in the conventional mode in a given area is five (5).

This is in the portion of the rules on 800 MHz frequencies. Also, if a licensee can show full loading, minimum of 100 radios per frequency pair, then the can apply for a waiver and it will probably be granted. There was a ruling by the FCC to a request from the Florida Region, that a police officer with a portable radio and a mobile in his car, that each radio would count as 1/2, not to exceed one radio for the user.

 

[Grog]

I'm only a few miles from Shelby, anyone want me to get an interview with the writer?

 

[N_Jay]

I think that is NPSPAC only. (but I could be Wron . . . . . GG) (Darn that is hard to say)

90.623 . . .. . .

Hmm,

Looks like I was . . . .

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Wrrrooooonnnnnn . . .. . .. .. G! (Whew, was not sure I could get that out) :lol: