Bill Powell wrote: > I'm putting together a new, ground-up UHF analog simulcast system for > county-wide public safety. Will have 10 channels at 9 sites tied back > to the dispatch center. > > The conventional systems we currently have on VHF work well (voted > input & simulcast transmit w/ console priority) however we have the > usual wacker issues. > > MDC is required but post MDC is little help in locking out undesired > users and pre MDC can get officers killed. > > I'd like trunking features: MIN/ESN to database for system access, > stun and kill, GEO position and short message to radio display. > However, I do NOT want or need trunking itself as it is contrary to > our SOP and inherrently EVIL: our politicians will keep adding non > public safety users to the point where the system and dispatchers are > overloaded! > > Ideas other than pre MDC or trunked operation? > Even a trunking system that is configured to not trunk and preserve > channel by channel operation? > TIA, > Bill Powell >
Why do so many people think trunking is evil???? If you or anyone else has such bad experiences with trunking, it means you have been dealing with a system that was VERY poorly installed and maintained. PERIOD!!!!! (and I've seen a LOT of bad ones!)
