[TrunkCom] cost of upgrading from 3600 to 9600 BAUD?

[JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON]

Hi Ron, I have heard that it will be a while before Wayne County goes
digital because of having to replace all the radios.  How about Western
Wayne County?  Who else from here who is in Michigan or Illinois is
planning on purchasing a digital scanner?  I don't know right now if I
will be staying in Grosse Pointe or not depending on how my interview goes
and whether or not I get an offer there at Motorola I haven't decided yet.
That's quite disappointing though to know that there won't be 9600 on
thisfirst scanner.  I am wondering though if in the future to get 9600 if
you will have to just upgrade an existing card or buy another card?





On Sat, 19 Oct 2002, Ron Wilbanks wrote:

>
>
> JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone.  I am just wondering with all the talk of digital
> > scanners coming  how much would it cost agencies to upgrade controlers to
> > 9600 BAUD?  I am still considering the  purchase of a scanner even though
> > it is sounding like we won't have the 9600 BAUD right now.  What it will
> > depend on is whether or not Chicago or any areas around there are using
> > 3600 or 9600 with some of the Astro stuff around there?
>
> I understand the Cook County TRS, will eventually become 9600 baud once the
> system is completed.
>
> > Where I am now in
> > Grosse Pointe, we still have 3600 BAUD and there is no talk about
> > upgrading control channels. and as far as I know everyone else around here
> > with the exception of the state who is digital is using 3600.
>
> The Downriver TRS, was running 9600 baud for a week as an experiment to see
> how the system performed.  They had some rather acute coverage problems,
> because only one site was online when the test was conducted.  However, the
> system now has four simulcast sites and much improved coverage over the single
> site system.
>
>
> The only reason Downriver TRS is operating at 3600 baud, is because Wayne
> County has several analog talkgroups on the system and would not be able to
> access the system with their MTS-2000 handheld units if the switch was made to
> 9600 baud.  Once Wayne County installs all of their new radios, the system may
> very well be boosted back up to 9600 baud.
>
>
> The Western Wayne County TRS, along with the new Detroit City TRS, are
> operating at 3600 baud until more tower sites are added.  Once the new tower
> sites are added to the Western Wayne TRS, they plan on shifting up to 9600
> baud, to become compatible with the MSP system.
>
>
> 73's
>
> Ron
>