Ok, just to play the other side, what kind of research do you have to back your argument? From what I understand, one of the main reasons for going to an 800 mhz digital system was to be able to communicate with State Patrol, Hennepin County and other departments that have moved to that system in case of a Major emergency occurs where more than one agency will be involved.
Also, I don't think that distance will be a problem due to the many repeater towers that are all over the place. I knew someone that used the same radio that the MPD has and was still able to very clearly hear the radio traffic, and at the time, MPD was still using the VHF or UHF system... Sure, maybe now those who have scanners will have to shell out the money to get a new $500 scanner, but I believe that there are those that don't need to know what kind of call an officer is going to or to give away the fact that an officer is responding to the very location that the bad guy is at. Russell Sasaoka Coon Rapids (Formerly of Loring Park) Get your free Web-based E-mail at http://www.startribune.com/stribmail TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
