Figured I'd ask it and maybe it's of interest to Unication, but support for OTA aliases would be pretty nice. As far as I know it's a pretty open/known method but I could be wrong.
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OTA Aliases?
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While it would be nice, remember the Unication pagers are designed for professional public safety, and was found by scanner hobbyists. The commercial users program there own. Not to mention the aliases are limited to 999 entries in the pager. I would be surprised if it was added.
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There are work-a-rounds to the 999 limits. I believe they have been noted here before. I monitor the Ohio MARCS system and have well over 3000 ID programmed.
Not sure that logic tracks. The Motorola APX series radios are also specifically designed for professional public safety users, and they've been capable of decoding OTA aliases on ASTRO 25 systems for nearly a decade at this point.
Anyone who has ever dealt with the UCL (alias list) in those radios will tell you what a huge PIA it is keeping it up to date, having to touch every radio to update the codeplugs if you don't have OTA programming, etc. For those agencies who care about displaying the aliases and making sure they're current, OTA aliases (Group Services) was a very welcome enhancement.
Good point I didn't consider. Thanks for the comment.
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On a rollout now. I feel Group Services is a remarkable feature.
At the same time I have my concerns. On my Uni’s for sure would be most welcome.
In today’s world it would seem to me, PII (Personally Identifiable Information)
would be kept secure.
At a minimum Doxxing of would be of significant concern. Why broadcast LAST NAMES? This information OTA can be sliced. Not good.
Badge Numbers Only. BOLO. Thoughts welcome @GTR8000
At the same time I have my concerns. On my Uni’s for sure would be most welcome.
In today’s world it would seem to me, PII (Personally Identifiable Information)
would be kept secure.
At a minimum Doxxing of would be of significant concern. Why broadcast LAST NAMES? This information OTA can be sliced. Not good.
Badge Numbers Only. BOLO. Thoughts welcome @GTR8000
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I would agree with this as the basis for the interest. This and some version of the preferred sites would be helpful too if it could handle multi-site/zone systems. Maybe just a wish but hey if anyone at Unication is reading this...there is definitely interest in your target market.
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