[Scan-DC] Subway Radios

[sdaitch at mor.ibb.gov]

How much would it cost to buy 150 radios on the used radio 
market to match the working system?

I'll bet 150 radios would cost less than the repairs 
from one subway car incident, at best, fixing sheet 
metal, to worst, dealing with the death of a passenger
or employee.

73 
Sheldon


> -----Original Message-----
> From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Alan Henney
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 23:20
> To: Scan DC
> Subject: [Scan-DC] Subway Radios
> 
> 
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
> dyn/content/article/2008/03/06/AR2008030603898.html
> 
> Radios Don't Work In Metro's New Cars
> Portable Alternative's Reliability Is Debated
> 
> By Lena H. Sun
> Washington Post Staff Writer
> Friday, March 7, 2008; A01
> 
> 
> 
> The radios in Metro's highly publicized new rail cars are not 
> compatiblewith the agency's troubled radio network, so train 
> operators must rely on
> handheld radios to communicate with the system's control center, 
> officialssaid.
> 
>