[FedCom] Interop Freqs Usage?

[Bill]

Cross-banding and/or Patching is nothing new.

A Good Dispatcher is worth more.  However, Cambridge MA Trunk has been 
patched
for years.   Fire to the Fire Mutual aid  and Police to the Police Mutual 
aid channels on a Full Time basis.

Who is actually using the Interop Channels.  confirmed usage, not rumors.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Sager" <KC4ASF at peoplepc.com>
To: "'Discussion of Federal Government Communications'" 
<fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 12:27 PM
Subject: RE: [FedCom] Interop Freqs Usage?


> Good points Ty..  BTW, I just got a msg from a friend in the Tidewater VA
> area who had breakfast with a Motorola rep yesterday morning, who is a 
> good
> friend of his and a ham...  The rep was very excited because Motorola has 
> a
> new digital crossbanding board that he will be installing in 5 localities
> trunked systems down there soon.
>
> Never sell Motorola and money short.. :)))
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Ty Logan
> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 11:34 AM
> To: fedcom at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [FedCom] Interop Freqs Usage?
>
> Ben, I believe that you are "spot-on" with the cross-banding concept! It 
> is
> so totally simple, which is probably why it has been under utilized for so
> long! There are some obvious draw backs, it is typically only 1 frequency
> (situations requiring the need for this usually will need several freq's),
> should the link be "full time" or "as needed", who/what agency is "the 
> gate
> keeper", are the assets even in place? ect ect. But when "cooler minds"
> prevail, these difficulties can be easily over come.
>
> One of the most simplest ways to accomplish this is through a simple
> patch(s) set up on a dispatch console! This will require dispatching
> agencies to have assets available to the consoles, which in-turn requires
> agencies to cooperate, i.e. give up their "kingdom" mentality! Not an easy
> task, but it can be done!
>
> Just my $0.02 worth!
>
>
>
> Ty Logan
> scaner_dude
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