New radios for greensburg

[WB3DYE]

The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department likely will be getting new radios soon.

Westmoreland County 911 dispatchers use 800 Mhz radios to communicate with first responders.

Greensburg has had the same 800 Mhz radios since the ’90s, and they’re nearing the end of their useful life, said Chief Tom Bell.



https://triblive.com/local/westmore...lunteer-fire-department-getting-radio-upgrade

 

[EMTBob]

The Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department likely will be getting new radios soon.

Westmoreland County 911 dispatchers use 800 Mhz radios to communicate with first responders.

Greensburg has had the same 800 Mhz radios since the ’90s, and they’re nearing the end of their useful life, said Chief Tom Bell.



https://triblive.com/local/westmore...lunteer-fire-department-getting-radio-upgrade

Wow The 800 System Has only Been In Westmoreland Since Early 2000 ? Plus they are on VHF High Band.


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[n3obl]

They are only getting new radios for officers. The main city response is still going to continue on vhf.

 

[jim202]

Wow The 800 System Has only Been In Westmoreland Since Early 2000 ? Plus they are on VHF High Band.


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Wake up, this is 2018. That is 18 years these radios have been in service. The issue is more likely that the model radio being used is no longer supported by the company that made them.

Motorola is famous for pulling early retirement on their radios. This way they can force the user to spend money on a new model that is much more expensive. Some of the other vendors have taken to follow what Motorola is doing with older model radios. It's call how to keep the cash rolling into the company coffers.

The only choice is to walk away from Motorola and start looking at the alternative radios out on the market. Even if it is a trunking system, many other vendors have radios that will play well on a Motorola trunking system at much a lower cost.

Jim

 

[EMTBob]

Wake up, this is 2018. That is 18 years these radios have been in service. The issue is more likely that the model radio being used is no longer supported by the company that made them.

Motorola is famous for pulling early retirement on their radios. This way they can force the user to spend money on a new model that is much more expensive. Some of the other vendors have taken to follow what Motorola is doing with older model radios. It's call how to keep the cash rolling into the company coffers.

The only choice is to walk away from Motorola and start looking at the alternative radios out on the market. Even if it is a trunking system, many other vendors have radios that will play well on a Motorola trunking system at much a lower cost.

Jim

Understood Kenwood & Icom Make Great 800 P25 Radios. What I should of said was the Westmoreland 800 System Was not around in the 90's It was still Low & High Band. Understood That That's A Long Time For An HT The Quote Said 90's for the 800 Radios That's What I was responding To.


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