[TrunkCom] Re:Jasper County Police Radio Upgrade

[Marcel]

zerg90@webtv.net wrote:

> What are "Palmetto 800" radios? Is that the South Carolina system?
>

I spoke with Lt. J.D. Connnelly, Research & Development Unit/Patrol Supply South Carolina State
Patrol 2 weeks ago. We discussed the "Palmetto 800" system among other things. Here is some data
disseminated from the Carolina State Patrol durning a recent meeting.


Palmetto 800

Moto purchased the system from SCAN in 2001. The Network serves Public Safety and utilities in
SC. 86 Agencies use the system on a fee-per-unit format.

The original system was a ASTRO 3.0 Platform Mixed Mode system.

* DES-XL Astro Secure at most sites.

* High Tier Fault-Tolerant Zone Controller

* Gold Series Embassy Audio Switch

* MBex Telephone Interconnect.

* Mobile data on 7 sites.

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In 2001 they upgraded the system :

* New Zone controller

* Upgraded from 3.0 Mixed Mode Platform
to 4.0 Mixed Mode Platform.

* DES-XL Astro Secure at ALL sites.

* Redundant  Zone Controller

* Gold Series Embassy Audio Switch

* UPS and Generators added

* Nova Telephone Interconnect.

* MOSCAD Alarm and Control System -Integrated Fault Management

* Currently the system has 51 sites

* Up to 10 more sites to be added for statewide system to be completed by
February 2003. (60 potential sites)


* Mobile Data planned for all sites
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The user demographics are as follows:

48% County Entities

27% State

18% Electric Utilities / Co-ops

4% City Entities

3% Federal & Other

11,050 Network Users

The system supports full interoperability for all users.

>
> Why did they get new radios? To eliminate dead spots? To get more
> channels? To get more interop? To talk across the state?

All of the above-

>
> Will they now have more dead spots?

Of course no system is perfect.

> Will the robustness of their radio
> system be reduced?

No , Enhanced

> Will the new radios really be better than the "30
> year old" radios?
>

Debatable

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