jacobsmith
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Will NYPD ever go digital? Just a simple question!
NYC recently asked for a wavier of the narrow banding FCC mandate. Narrow banding is a gateway to digital ops. I think the cost of a change over is a driving force here. Expect other cities to request wavers if NYC is successful with theirs.
How is narrowbanding a "gateway to digital ops"??? Please explain.
Will NYPD ever go digital? Just a simple question!
"Since you're already replacing all your gear with narrowband capable equipment, why not just add x% to the price and future-proof your investment by going digital? Besides [and this is one part of the salesman's speech that is more or less true] due to the signal to noise ratio of analog narrowband you loose about 3dB (or half) your coverage area. If you go narrowband digital, it's SNR is 6dB better than wideband so you're going to have even better coverage than you do today on wideband, and a whole lot more than you would on narrowband."
"Since you're already replacing all your gear with narrowband capable equipment, why not just add x% to the price and future-proof your investment by going digital? Besides [and this is one part of the salesman's speech that is more or less true] due to the signal to noise ratio of analog narrowband you loose about 3dB (or half) your coverage area. If you go narrowband digital, it's SNR is 6dB better than wideband so you're going to have even better coverage than you do today on wideband, and a whole lot more than you would on narrowband."