What are you talking about?
System busy happens all time on trunked radio systems, not just the MCTRS. Have you ever used a TRS?
If it is busy you get a busy tone and the call is stacked for the next open freq by priority rate of the user. Within micro seconds most times you have the standard chirp and you can talk.
TRS radios are set by priority so PD and Fire bump DPW, Co Transit, Dog catcher and who ever else was given a radio.
My guess is the lower priority users get more busy tones than public safety, but so is life.
If you would read the post I said the offer was made to Milwaukee to come into the County System. Part of that offer was Milwaukee would pay for the increased capacity. That means a couple of new master controllers (the county needs them anyway) as well as adding frequencies to the system and a couple of tower sites. All are possible with out a lot of work. Not near as much as building a new system.
Moto still makes compatible parts, controllers, radios what ever you need for the county system. It is upgradeable to P25, something that is being tested now.
So it would double the traffic, then you double the system capacity with a margin. Not too difficult to figure out.
I don't know where you came up with they don't make it anymore but my agency just got a bunch of brand new XTS 5000 HTs and mobiles, the model escapes me right now. They are definitely not used. Not sure where you "surfed" that one up.
Who was rebanded? TMJ 4, City of Milwaukee or Milwaukee Co. You said Opensky was done. Done and over or done as in operation?
The vendor you pick has nothing to do with the Feds. Educate yourself a little. He ,Jones, and a couple of others RFPed the system before they got the money. The Feds don't specify the vendor or system. It only says that any radios or radios system bought with Federal money must be P25 compatible period. You don't even have to use it in P25 mode.
You don't turn down the Feds? Who do you think they operate like the 1960's Mob? Franklin turned down the Fed's for money they asked for. Franklin is still on the map.
Have I said this before? I love un-signed posts!
Troll away!
wisradio said:
"Rarely"....... so it does happen......guess the chief wasn't lying...The city will more than double the traffic....what happens then??.....where are you going to get increased capacity? Do some surfing dude... they don't make it anymore...maybe you can get some nice used equipment....for the first responders......
It's a LACK of Policy & Procedure & Swelled egos.
....you win
Open Sky id Done? Not according to the TMJ report, it's alive and well.....don't understand?TMJ knows something?? I just said they were rebanded...
Chief Arthur Jones refused.????.... You don't get to refuse the Feds....Even if your King....
......duh......Well...I guess you can......cellphones are nice....
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