Radios in common usage?

[woodruff13]

I work in the wired world, but want to learn about mobile sources in common use.

Is it safe to say public safety has gone 100% to 700MHz and 800MHz bands?

How common is VHF in use by public safety / security / EMS?

I'm testing the hypothesis that VHF is not longer in wide use, that any responder will use the 700MHz+ bands. VHF has become primarily the domain of the Ham.

Who primarily uses VHF these days?

Thanks for any comments.

Bill

 

[trace1]

Is it safe to say public safety has gone 100% to 700MHz and 800MHz bands?

No.

How common is VHF in use by public safety / security / EMS?

Very common.

I'm testing the hypothesis that VHF is not longer in wide use, that any responder will use the 700MHz+ bands.

VHF (and even UHF) is still in use all around and not every agency has or may go to the 700MHz+ bands.

VHF has become primarily the domain of the Ham.

No.

Who primarily uses VHF these days?

Many different users.

Thanks for any comments.

You're quite welcome.

 

[zz0468]

Yeah. What Trace1 said.

 

[SCPD]

yup yup on what trace says

 

[woodruff13]

Thanks for inputs

Thanks for your replies. I had a small sampling of my local services, and needed some guidance wrt how to extrapolate.

Bill

 

[chrismol1]

trace1 covered it all

 

[ILMRadioMan]

Trace has it all wrong.







or not.

 

[davidmc36]

Our local Provincial Police and EMS and MTO Enforcement and MTO Maintenance and MNR all use a massive VHF system.

Scanner Frequencies: Bell Fleetnet - Ontario Provincial Government Zone 1 Trunking System, Southwest Zone, Ontario

Scanner Frequencies: Bell Fleetnet - Ontario Provincial Government Zone 2 Trunking System, Southeast Zone, Ontario

Scanner Frequencies: Bell Fleetnet - Ontario Provincial Government Zone 3 Trunking System, Northeast Zone, Ontario

Scanner Frequencies: Bell Fleetnet - Ontario Provincial Government Zone 4 Trunking System, Northwest Zone, Ontario

This has just been set up over the last two or three years.

 

[robertmac]

Why 2 similar posts?

Why 2 similar posts? As, sell also: emergency Services bands in use