NYPD using APX NEXT radios

[4-crime]

Just saw an SRG lieutenant carrying an APX NEXT radio. Over kill for the NYPD if you ask me, but what do I know.

also saw an ESU guy with an APX 8000 model 3.5. Had a ton of zones programmed in it, including both encrypted and non encrypted zones, as well as nationwide frequencies along with FDNY channels as well.

 

[GlobalNorth]

In many agencies, I've found that the nicer the comm gear... the higher the rank and the less likely one is actually going to respond and do work.

 

[dave3825]

also saw an ESU guy with an APX 8000 model 3.5. Had a ton of zones programmed in it, including both encrypted and non encrypted zones, as well as nationwide frequencies along with FDNY channels as well.

How did you actually see what was programmed in his radio?

 

[4-crime]

How did you actually see what was programmed in his radio?

I know him and he allowed me to look at it.

 

[62Truck]

Just saw an SRG lieutenant carrying an APX NEXT radio. Over kill for the NYPD if you ask me, but what do I know.

also saw an ESU guy with an APX 8000 model 3.5. Had a ton of zones programmed in it, including both encrypted and non encrypted zones, as well as nationwide frequencies along with FDNY channels as well.

I heard they are demoing the Next

 

[APX8000]

I was told some of the SWAT and Detectives in one of our task force agencies are getting NEXTs, simply due to the ability to carry their talkgroup to LTE. Every time they go out of County following a target, once outside the range of their trunked system, they wind up switching to AT&T ePTT. But for around $10K a subscriber.....

 

[Archie]

Which nationwide channels did they have? And they have had encryption all along but on a limited basis beyond Internal Affairs and Organized Crime units?

 

[Danny37]

Which nationwide channels did they have? And they have had encryption all along but on a limited basis beyond Internal Affairs and Organized Crime units?

The new radios that are assigned have all the zones duplicated for analog clear zones and digital encrypted zones.

 

[12dbsinad]

I was told some of the SWAT and Detectives in one of our task force agencies are getting NEXTs, simply due to the ability to carry their talkgroup to LTE. Every time they go out of County following a target, once outside the range of their trunked system, they wind up switching to AT&T ePTT. But for around $10K a subscriber.....

Zello is much cheaper

 

[ff026]

Zello is much cheaper

Zello is not mission critical.

 

[12dbsinad]

Zello is not mission critical.

Neither is FirstNet LTE but they want you to believe it is. One car bomb takes out 5 states.. not good.

And I joking about using zello, it was said to get some reaction