Please allow me to pull this out of thin air " How to handle radio system failures - a guide for dispatchers "
1. If you use a trunked system, good luck. I am sure that there are many many many things that can go wrong with a trunked radio system. Typical recovery options are - switch to a secondary trunked system - switch to a conventional channel - switch to a portable radio - reconfigure the system - go to FailSoft - activate a temporary trunked system - switch to direct ops with relays - use cellphones - use Mobile Data Computers - etc 2. If you use a conventional simplex (1 frequency) system - you can switch to a portable radio, and hope that a mobile radio can hear you, and relay the message to other units. You can even go out into the parking lot and use a mobile radio in one of the parked cruisers. Less flamboyant options - switch to a backup base station - ask some other dispatcher on the freq to relay your messages to your field units. 3. If you use a repeater system - many things can go wrong. Typical back up options include : go to direct ops - activate secondary repeaters - use a portable radio - install a secondary repeater - etc Bottom line - if you don't test your backup options weekly - and if you don't have a ham radio operator helping you out on a regular basis - then you are probably not providing very good service to your community. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en.
