I am a manager at a small railroad in California. We switched to MotoTrbo digital in early 2015 and are experiencing significant issues with missed calls. We operate on a set of talkaround VHF frequencies; one digital channel for park operations, one digital channel for our narrow gauge rail service and an analog channel for our standard gauge service.
We currently use CP200d portable, and xpr2500 mobile radios. Our main issue is with missed radio calls on the digital channels. Our railroad is located in the mountains and our trains travel through dense Forrest and valleys.
I was hoping to find out if installing repeaters would solve our issue with missed calls. I was also looking to find out what would be a good portable mototrbo radio that has a display. I was looking at the XPR3500 but I am worried it may not be durable enough for our application. I also looked at the XPR7550 and XPR6550.
We currently use CP200d portable, and xpr2500 mobile radios. Our main issue is with missed radio calls on the digital channels. Our railroad is located in the mountains and our trains travel through dense Forrest and valleys.
I was hoping to find out if installing repeaters would solve our issue with missed calls. I was also looking to find out what would be a good portable mototrbo radio that has a display. I was looking at the XPR3500 but I am worried it may not be durable enough for our application. I also looked at the XPR7550 and XPR6550.