Without commenting on the merits of the design or theory....
Oneida County's project is to replace the radio systems in Rome and Utica and New Hartford with a VHF P25 Phase 2 simulcast system consisting of 5 towers covering all 3 communities. Additionally, the microwave connecting the current county towers will be upgraded and the current voted analog systems supporting the remainder of the county will be converted to simulcast. The P25 system will be connected to the Onondaga Master site.
The reason for the VHF trunking is to keep subscriber costs down and allow single band compatibility between users.
There are plenty of UHF frequencies available if you know how to do it, frequency availability was not a consideration in the design.
Oneida County's project is to replace the radio systems in Rome and Utica and New Hartford with a VHF P25 Phase 2 simulcast system consisting of 5 towers covering all 3 communities. Additionally, the microwave connecting the current county towers will be upgraded and the current voted analog systems supporting the remainder of the county will be converted to simulcast. The P25 system will be connected to the Onondaga Master site.
The reason for the VHF trunking is to keep subscriber costs down and allow single band compatibility between users.
There are plenty of UHF frequencies available if you know how to do it, frequency availability was not a consideration in the design.