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This link is direct to a news story about Harrison County's EDACS system and how it was maintained throughout hurricane katrina. Interesting information in there. First off they mention that there are 5 seperate sites. However only two sites have been ID'ed. They're also mentioning adding additional repeaters to some of the sites... Taken from the article:
"[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In addition to assisting with the repair of the one damaged site in Harrison County, M/A-COM technicians from Communications International and Patterson Communications are currently working to expand the two 10 channel sites by an additional 10 channels. The expansion should be completed in the very near future, a significant achievement given the short timeframe. A typical expansion of this size would take approximately 10-13 weeks to complete. M/A-COM is fulfilling this request in approximately one week. The channel expansion will provide continued reliable communications for the thousands of first responders in the field. The expansion will also allow additional outside public safety agencies and the adjoining counties of Jackson and Hancock to utilize the system to in insure a comprehensive public safety response throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast during the aftermath of Katrina.[/font]"
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http://www.macom-wireless.com/news/pressdetail.asp?id=92
"[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In addition to assisting with the repair of the one damaged site in Harrison County, M/A-COM technicians from Communications International and Patterson Communications are currently working to expand the two 10 channel sites by an additional 10 channels. The expansion should be completed in the very near future, a significant achievement given the short timeframe. A typical expansion of this size would take approximately 10-13 weeks to complete. M/A-COM is fulfilling this request in approximately one week. The channel expansion will provide continued reliable communications for the thousands of first responders in the field. The expansion will also allow additional outside public safety agencies and the adjoining counties of Jackson and Hancock to utilize the system to in insure a comprehensive public safety response throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast during the aftermath of Katrina.[/font]"
More in the article...
http://www.macom-wireless.com/news/pressdetail.asp?id=92
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