[TrunkCom] some updates and a question

Tue Apr 17 17:21:53 EDT 2007

I just saw something on radioreference.com about that system, but if it is
something that just panned out for them, it may or probably will be a
while before it is up and running.

On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, JERRY NONE wrote:

> I forget where but isn't there a 700 Megacycle OpenSky
> System up and running or soon to be somewhere out
> West?
> I think it might be in nevada as in Las Vegas.
>
> I am NOT too sure though.
>
>
> --- Jeff Kenyon <at649 at tcnet.org> wrote:
>
> > Well, no radio system is 100% perfect.  Be it
> > trunked or conventional or
> > whatever.  This OpenSky format just hasn't proven
> > itself to be something
> > that is reliable.  In Oakland County, Michigan all
> > of the above problems
> > with coverage and equipment, and that system was
> > supposed to have been up
> > and running in late 2002, and then we can't forget
> > the system in
> > Pennsylvania that hasn't worked either.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Suprpump wrote:
> >
> > > I thought trunking was supposed to be so good and
> > you would not have
> > > problems with things like a signal fading out
> > while it was being transmitted
> > > as sometimes happens on vhf. Well that ain't so.
> > With all the problems
> > > people are having with trunking systems I think
> > the radio people sold us a
> > > high tech bunch of trash.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:
> > trunkcom-bounces+suprpump=nc.rr.com at mailman.qth.net
> > >
> >
> [mailto:trunkcom-bounces+suprpump=nc.rr.com at mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of
> > > Jeff Kenyon
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:24 PM
> > > To: Discussion of Monitoring Trunk Radio Systems
> > > Subject: Re: [TrunkCom] some updates and a
> > question
> > >
> > > Right, as I have said before that is what all of
> > the other counties around
> > > Oakland are doing, and even the trend now is to
> > upgrade existing trunked
> > > systems into the mSP system.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, JERRY NONE wrote:
> > >
> > > > they could either join the MPSCS or built their
> > own
> > > > system and link it to the MPSCS.
> > > > --- Jeff Kenyon <at649 at tcnet.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Very good question!  Everyone else in the area
> > is
> > > > > joining the MPSCS, and
> > > > > even there coverage issues are being addressed
> > and
> > > > > resolved.  Supposidly
> > > > > the OpenSky system was to be up and running in
> > 2003,
> > > > > and here we are in
> > > > > 2007.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, JERRY NONE wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Why don't they just give up and go with
> > P-25?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- Jeff Kenyon <at649 at tcnet.org> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > hi everyone, I just read on
> > radioreference.com
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > there are yet even
> > > > > > > more delays with Oakland County, Michigan
> > and
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > OpenSky TRS.  They now
> > > > > > > are having problems  with consols, and
> > they are
> > > > > > > having a lot of hardware
> > > > > > > and software problems with them, and they
> > may
> > > > > end up
> > > > > > > going to Zetron
> > > > > > > Consols if all else fails.  The current
> > consols
> > > > > were
> > > > > > > working fine in
> > > > > > > conventional mode, but when it became time
> > for
> > > > > > > interfacing with the
> > > > > > > trunked system that is when all the
> > problems
> > > > > > > started.
> > > > > > > 	Also, the P-7200 OpenSky Portables, and
> > M-7200
> > > > > > > mobiles also  have
> > > > > > > had software problems too.
> > > > > > > 	The last update that I got from th news
> > on
> > > > > > > radioreference was that
> > > > > > > they still have had a lot of coverage
> > issues,
> > > > > and I
> > > > > > > don't know if those
> > > > > > > were resolved or not. I was just wondering
> > a few
> > > > > > > things, and that is what
> > > > > > > formats do Zetron work with with regard to
> > > > > trunking?
> > > > > > >  Are they LED and
> > > > > > > button, or work stations?
> > > > > > > 	Also, if anyone knows any more news with
> > > > > Oakland
> > > > > > > County, Michigan
> > > > > > > please let me know.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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> > > >
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