[RVRC] FW: Radio help

[Marvin Bronstein]

RVRC members,
We have to keep in mind the one comment made by Jim 
Ashworth...................."The radio companies will just want to sell us
> more equipment which we really can't afford."

Yes, we can suggest added equipment like vehicular repeaters which would 
require a.) equipping all their vehicles with REPEATER equipment and 
b.)carrying another radio to receive/transmit with the vehicle repeater!
The most likely problem with 'dead spots' in this digital system is 
BER.....bit error rate issues caused by multipath and/-or- noise/signal 
interference.
Having a good spectrum analyzer can identify what is causing a 'dead-spot' 
but correcting that 'cause' might be outside of Dunellen's reach!

What ever the resolution results may be, there's going to be some 'financial 
cost' to Dunellen or Piscataway or both.

First step is to obtain a good spectrum analyzer capable of analyzing 
DIGITAL signals and identify the issues before we can go forward with any 
suggestions for resolution.

73,
Marv, K2VHW


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ELDRED MOORE" <drumor at optonline.net>
To: "RVRC" <rvrc at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <wkoeth at optonline.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 11:57 AM
Subject: [RVRC] FW: Radio help


> Members,
> I didn't expect to find this request for assistance in my inbox this 
> morning. As many of you know we had a great relationship with the Dunellen 
> municipality for a considerable number of years and that community put the 
> W2QW hamfest on the map as the one to go to in central Jersey.
>
> Dunellen and Piscataway are encryptic systems now and both have dead 
> spots. I would like to see some dialogue in the local ham community as to 
> how we can assist in any way. If anyone is interested in exploring a 
> solution please chime in by responding.
>
> 73,
> Drew
>
>
> -------- Begin forwarded message --------
> Subject: Radio help
> Date: 01/26/14 07:28:43 AM
> From: "James Ashworth" <jashworth53 at icloud.com>
> To: "w2qw at w2qw.org" <w2qw at w2qw.org>
>
> This may be far fetched, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
> I am former councilman James Ashworth of Dunellen and was responsible for 
> our Police Department for roughly 8 years.  Since I left council the town 
> has put in a radio system to allow Piscataway to be our dispatchers. 
> However, the police and fire are claiming there are dead spots within the 
> town creating a safety issue.  My idea is to reach out to your club for 
> help. The radio companies will just want to sell us more equipment which 
> we really can't afford.  I was hoping your group could come up with some 
> suggestions on how to open up these dead zones without a great investment, 
> or maybe take it on as a community service project.
> Your knowledge and tricks could save the tax payers of Dunellen money. It 
> would also be great press for your organization.
> If you are not interested, I will understand that as well, but I at least 
> have to reach out and try.
> Thank you.
> Jim Ashworth
> Dunellen, NJ
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
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