If you read the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Committee it says under capital projects of 2008-2011 upgrading radio system to digital. Enter this URL to see the agenda: http://www.waukeshacounty.gov/posting/agenda/Committee/21/pdf/4560.pdf
Waukesha County Going Digital
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And when the money train pulls into the station, it may actually happen in 2011 or later...bottom line, don't hold your breath.
Some day
I am a Waukesha Police Reserve officer and the department is focusing on rebanding right now. We have submitted our radio count to the radio shop. It was a pain to count every radio but we finally found them all and next is applying to get federal grants to get new radio's. I am sure after rebanding then the next project will be updating the system to digital.
I am a Waukesha Police Reserve officer and the department is focusing on rebanding right now. We have submitted our radio count to the radio shop. It was a pain to count every radio but we finally found them all and next is applying to get federal grants to get new radio's. I am sure after rebanding then the next project will be updating the system to digital.
triryche
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from what I was told, most (if not all) of Waukesha county's law enforcement radios were already P25 radios. 
Part of the rebanding process for most SE WI agencies on Motorola trunking will include upgrading the systems to P25 which is the only way they can get the federal grant money. If and when this happens in our lifetime is yet to be determined because Nextel apparently has enough money to keep the boys pushing this mandate aside on the FCC conference tables. This is something that not only should have been taken care of years ago already but really should have been forecasted to be a problem before the band was set up the way it is now. Our spectrum allocations in the US right now are a MESS.
Part of the rebanding process for most SE WI agencies on Motorola trunking will include upgrading the systems to P25 which is the only way they can get the federal grant money. If and when this happens in our lifetime is yet to be determined because Nextel apparently has enough money to keep the boys pushing this mandate aside on the FCC conference tables. This is something that not only should have been taken care of years ago already but really should have been forecasted to be a problem before the band was set up the way it is now. Our spectrum allocations in the US right now are a MESS.
nslt204
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The mandate for P25 radios for federal and state money is only that they be capable of P25.
They (feds) have yet to mandate that P25 be used. It is part of the interoperability plans.
So at least at this point just because areas are buying P25 radio does not mean they will use P25 anytime soon if at all.
There are several studies underway about P25 use for FD operations because of the background noise blanking out the users voice when used in a P25 mode. So depending on the outcome of those FD use of P25 may be limited if not abandon.
Just like the old days when "everyone will have to go to 800 trunking" just to kill the scanner users.
I'm still waiting for that.
They (feds) have yet to mandate that P25 be used. It is part of the interoperability plans.
So at least at this point just because areas are buying P25 radio does not mean they will use P25 anytime soon if at all.
There are several studies underway about P25 use for FD operations because of the background noise blanking out the users voice when used in a P25 mode. So depending on the outcome of those FD use of P25 may be limited if not abandon.
Just like the old days when "everyone will have to go to 800 trunking" just to kill the scanner users.
I'm still waiting for that.
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