Raytheon to deploy P25 system in eastern Idaho

[wa8pyr]

New 700 MHz system for Freemont, Madison, Jefferson, Bonneville and Clark counties will also allow crosspatching to existing VHF and UHF radio systems:

http://urgentcomm.com/networks_and_systems/news/raytheon-p25-system-deployment-1016/

 

[ElroyJetson]

My guess is that the system will WORK. Raytheon seems to have its act together in a very big way.


Elroy

 

[brey1234]

Don't Forget

They are using P25 a format where u can buy replacement radios from anyone---It's Not Like Open Sky where government agencies MUST buy from Ma/Com because no one else is allowed by Ma/Com's patent to build the radios.
Who loses? Taxpayers

 

[Jay911]

brey, can you help me understand why that's a thumbs-down in your opinion, or am I misunderstanding you? To me, using a standards based system like pure P25 is a good idea, especially for the reason you cite - that end users can get any vendor's radios and have them work on the system. My province is going to a P25 system starting next year and one of the plusses is that I don't have to dump my fleet of XTS portables even if the government picks one of the non-Motorola bids. All it'll take is a bit of reprogramming.

Elroy - care to provide me some examples of Raytheon-deployed systems? They are one of the bidders in the above-mentioned system, and it might be eye-opening for me to learn more about them.