[Scan-DC] MSP's New Frequencies

[Chris Smolinski]

headquarters@doctorbright.com wrote:
> 
> I have a cousin who is an MSP trooper and he says the latest
> plan is to abandon any pursuit of a statewide 700 or 800 MHZ
> trunked system...instead, MSP plans on continuing/expanding
> the low band system and this will be supplemented by some
> form of tower-based repeaters. He's looking into the
> details, frequencies, etc for me and I'll pass it on when I
> get it. I did an FCC database search and do note that MSP is
> licensed for a few new low band frequencies, as well as some
> new (apparently narrow band) VHF-Hi frequencies.

I've heard this said before, and that they returned previously allocated
800 MHz frequencies to the FCC. 

It seems that only MSP has the common sense to avoid being suckered into
an 800 MHz trunked system. Bravo! An agency that actually understands
that VHF (especially VHF-lo) can reach good distances without the need
for cell towers every few miles.