Tyco -> Harris

[ElroyJetson]

Acutally, Icom's IDAS system is a dual channel system carrying 2 6.25 KHz channels in the bandwith of a single 12.5 KHz channel. And you can run in single 6.25 mode. It is a trunking format, too.

Kenwood's NexEdge NXDN is comparable. So it's not right to say that OpenSky is the only trunking
system with 6.25 KHz equivalence. It is NOT. There at LEAST two competitors available today.

I think that the bad publicity around OpenSky has ensured that it will not be marketed to new
customers by Harris. Heck, as I hear it, M/A-Com hasn't pushed it lately, either, and probably never
would have.

Elroy

 

[EngineerZ]

Acutally, Icom's IDAS system is a dual channel system carrying 2 6.25 KHz channels in the bandwith of a single 12.5 KHz channel. And you can run in single 6.25 mode. It is a trunking format, too.

Kenwood's NexEdge NXDN is comparable. So it's not right to say that OpenSky is the only trunking
system with 6.25 KHz equivalence. It is NOT. There at LEAST two competitors available today.

Elroy

NexEdge and IDAS aren't available at 800 MHz, nor is OpenSKY available for VHF/UHF. IMHO, the two products spaces don't overlap.

I believe Motorola has started selling their proprietary, pre-standard version of P25 Phase II to entities who want 6.25 equivalence today. Of course, it will not be forward compatible with the standard when those products hit the market, so any agency who buys the pre-standard version now will have to fork over $$$ to be interoperable down the road.

--z