[Scan-DC] Virginia State Police Mobile Repeater

[Andrew Clegg]

Thanks Andy. Looks like I have a lot to learn. I will check out these sites
as a start.

Funny thing is, where my vacation home is down in western North Carolina
(Clay County), their main PD communication system consists of a single VHF
frequency, in simplex mode (not even a repeater)!

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Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 12:39 PM
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Andy,

You might find some answers to these and other questions which will arise at
RadioReference.com.  According to the RR database for the VA STARS system
they have 17 sites set up currently with an additional for a mobile site.
Here is the link:
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&sid=3783
(http://tinyurl.com/youj5v).   Additionally, the Radio Reference site has a
Wiki which explains SmartZone systems and multi-site trunking:
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Trunking
(http://tinyurl.com/2hmdyn).  I hope that helps answer some of your general
questions.

As for FutureCom and Pyramid vehicular repeaters, a simple Google search
turned up these interesting sites:  http://www.futurecom.com/mbx_nf.htm &
http://www.pyramidcomm.com/svr214.html

Have fun with it.

Andy L.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Clegg" <w4jecom at w4je.com>
To: "MTC Communications" <mtcomm at starpower.net>; <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 10:07 AM
Subject: RE: [Scan-DC] Virginia State Police Mobile Repeater


> Mike,
>
> Thanks for the info. I am new to the whole STARS concept, so I have a few
> questions to help me understand your response. Anything to help me
> understand the system would be most appreciated!
>
> You wrote: "I believe that VSP is installing full STARS radios in new cars
> that are in districts that don't have the
> fixed systems installed or the car may be roaming in Northern Virginia."
>
> Does that mean that the STARS infrastructure is presently only installed
> in
> Northern Virginia? What infrastructure is required? You refer to "fixed
> sites," does that refer to the infrastructure that is needed to support
> STARS?
>
> You wrote: "Some zones
> are for their new STARS system when they are in the Richmond area." I
> don't
> understand that. Can you explain what a zone is? (I know what the VSP
> zones
> are, but those don't make sense to me in the context of what you wrote.)
>
> What is Futurecom?
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide. As you can see, this is all new to
> me.
>
> Thanks!
> Andy
>