Obviously there is a wealth of information on here about the MARCS system. Some of the questions I am about to ask may have been asked/answered elsewhere. But I'll give it a shot anyway. To those who "know", I'd appreciate if you could give a response.
1. Is the MARCS system officially 'complete' at this time?
That is to say, are supposedly all of the tower sites built at this juncture? Have all phases been completed?
2. How does MARCS justify the absence (at least absence based upon lack of info on RR) of MARCS sites in Hillsboro (Highland Co) and Washington CH (Fayette Co) ?
If I look closely, after documenting all of the current tower sites and their locations and mapping that out for any easy 'look' at the spread, Washington CH doesn't have a MARCS tower within 10 miles of it from either side - and a lot of roads cross in Washington CH. Is it just a matter of somebody not 'discovering' a new MARCS site but one coudl exist there?
The same applies for Hillsboro.
I have been to neither of these places - Is it simply that the terrain is so flat that communications are possible without having sites in those actual counties or areas? Or does one think there is/will be planned additional site coverage for those areas?
Just curious. I've mapped out all of the MARCS sites on Google Maps to easily view them all (turning on/off any of the zones to see just particular zones), and i can easily see some areas with apparent lack of coverage (based upon distances between sites).
Anyone want to bite on this?
Mike
1. Is the MARCS system officially 'complete' at this time?
That is to say, are supposedly all of the tower sites built at this juncture? Have all phases been completed?
2. How does MARCS justify the absence (at least absence based upon lack of info on RR) of MARCS sites in Hillsboro (Highland Co) and Washington CH (Fayette Co) ?
If I look closely, after documenting all of the current tower sites and their locations and mapping that out for any easy 'look' at the spread, Washington CH doesn't have a MARCS tower within 10 miles of it from either side - and a lot of roads cross in Washington CH. Is it just a matter of somebody not 'discovering' a new MARCS site but one coudl exist there?
The same applies for Hillsboro.
I have been to neither of these places - Is it simply that the terrain is so flat that communications are possible without having sites in those actual counties or areas? Or does one think there is/will be planned additional site coverage for those areas?
Just curious. I've mapped out all of the MARCS sites on Google Maps to easily view them all (turning on/off any of the zones to see just particular zones), and i can easily see some areas with apparent lack of coverage (based upon distances between sites).
Anyone want to bite on this?
Mike