King County New Radio System-Need New Scanner?

[mikegilbert]

This is a good read: http://www.kingcounty.gov/safety/~/media/safety/repc/pdf_doc/Technical_Report_for_REPC_02_22_2012.ashx

Don't live in Seattle anymore, but I'll miss the analog voice and clicks from the comparators.

 

[im800mhz]

Don't let facts ruin a good argument Mike!

 

[DickH]

The Portland 800 system has over 400 talk groups, so even with 90 frequencies it's still cutting the band use down by over 75%.

That's right, but the point is, they could have done it on a Hi Band trunked system with better results. There are some statewide Hi Band trunked systems. So. Dakota comes to mind.

 

[prplehz]

The Portland 800 system has over 400 talk groups, so even with 90 frequencies it's still cutting the band use down by over 75%.

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400 first responder groups?

 

[prplehz]

Wow. Ride alongs. Sorry, that makes you an expert. Much like those people that drive past a WSDOT crew at work, and see 10 seconds of their work day. The guy taking a break is dismissed as a lazy b******, though he may be busting a$$ the other 8 and a half hours.

I never said it did. You did... It does give me experience in what I am talking about though.

I love how you talk about radio like you know something about it.

Actually I do... There you go assuming again...

And I've experienced it first hand, in the field, at a crime scene, at an active shooter scene, at (insert any number and/or type of LE calls here), and as a firefighter (and yes, at the pump panel, where you can't hear a thing sometimes)...Analog VHF, analog 800, analog UHF, P25 VHF, P25 Phase 1 and 2 700 and 800....and 99.6% of the time, the radio has nothing to do with it.

And this makes you a radio communications expert how. I mean you say you are and assume everyone else knows nothing because they aren't communications expert like yourself... Ego much? So, the radio being choppy or being unintelligible digital audio has nothing to do with the radio huh?

You're far enough off base here to make starting lineup for Oakland, but I'll go back to lurking. I don't want the dreaded infraction, and I get exhausted arguing with the little "L" types.

if you could communicate in a proper manner and not assume and insult.. Maybe you wouldn't have to worry about infractions.

 

[flyingscotsman]

sorry to appear to be uninformed , but what has all of this got to do with what the OP originally asked?