hello,
i am writing this on behalf of a buddy who works for a local fire dept.
he, and another guy, have been tasked with researching and upgrading their vhf system (15x.xxx mhz) to marcs 2.
some of his concerns are :
1. being able to communicate with small township fire depts still operating on vhf
2. what type of equipment (kenwood vs motorola) is best.
3. interoperability
this dept is in the NE ohio area where there are some digital 800 mhz systems analog cc/digital voice (ex. summit co 800 mhz), 700 mhz marcs-isp and vhf systems still being used. i imagine he will want the capability to communicate / interoperate with all 3
he mentioned something about apx?6000 (firefighter?) radios to buy.
i told him to keep his existing radios (and antennae) to be able to communicate with vhf departments and then add the motorola radios on top of those (with their antennae)....
is this generally what people do, or do you have any better suggestions?
he contacted me bc he knows that i monitor radio systems as a hobby and might have some good ideas
any help is appreciated. i want to see my friend succeed
lastly....what should i tell him about tdma - should he make sure radios are phase 2 capable or is that a long ways off.... ?
i am writing this on behalf of a buddy who works for a local fire dept.
he, and another guy, have been tasked with researching and upgrading their vhf system (15x.xxx mhz) to marcs 2.
some of his concerns are :
1. being able to communicate with small township fire depts still operating on vhf
2. what type of equipment (kenwood vs motorola) is best.
3. interoperability
this dept is in the NE ohio area where there are some digital 800 mhz systems analog cc/digital voice (ex. summit co 800 mhz), 700 mhz marcs-isp and vhf systems still being used. i imagine he will want the capability to communicate / interoperate with all 3
he mentioned something about apx?6000 (firefighter?) radios to buy.
i told him to keep his existing radios (and antennae) to be able to communicate with vhf departments and then add the motorola radios on top of those (with their antennae)....
is this generally what people do, or do you have any better suggestions?
he contacted me bc he knows that i monitor radio systems as a hobby and might have some good ideas
any help is appreciated. i want to see my friend succeed
lastly....what should i tell him about tdma - should he make sure radios are phase 2 capable or is that a long ways off.... ?