[FedCom] Interoperability Hamppers Agencies

[Jeff Kenyon]

I knew that a couple of local systems in Florida had been using Nextel
while they were down, but what about the state wide EDACS system?  I know
that in 1999 Delaware's system didn't do well with Hurricane Floyd, and
the big issue there was portable coverage.  As we all know, the PA OpenSky
Syttem hasn't worked, and is still unproven from what everyone has said.





On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 Milspec390 at aol.com wrote:

> Right -
>
>  Reports from friends in county disaster agencies & NG units report FL
> hurricane efforts were rescued by NexTel & cell type transportable trailers brought
> in for occasion. NG stayed w/lo-band, as did Red Cross. As NexTel systems came
> available, things improved. Nothing like HF/V/UHF backbone. Brand new systems
> - 800 - crashed immediately.
>
>   Several years ago, northeast state solicited bids for Hi-Way Dept. radios.
> Existing system was VHF Lo. Friend and his partner bid under one million to
> refurbish one thousand tube type mobile radios. A few required new PA tube, most
> simply needed alignment, surprisingly good shape. System lightly used,
> critical importance were statewide truck-truck comms during blizzards, easily
> accomplished on existing sytem.
>
>    Enter the Big Boys. 800 trunked way to go. Two Channels presently? We'll
> give you ten plus seven towers & multiple repeaters. Gambling junkets for state
> VIP's for 'technical seminars' did the trick, along with old fashioned 'goose
> grease'.
>
>    Friend lost out to Big Boy 800 Team. Hi-Way officials grateful they
> retained a backbone of the old system at friend's recommendation, much to dismay of
> BIgBoy800 Team. You know rest of the story.
>
>                                                                         -Z.-
>
> PVZ
> Manatrunking Key, FL
> BT
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