Chuck Kelsey wrote: > The digital horror stories don't seem to be vendor-related either -- plenty > of bad press on both Motorola and Tyco (MA-Com - was GE once upon a time). > > My state is a good example of a digital horror story. $3 billion statewide > contract with Tyco cancelled for a system that didn't meet State > specifications. Two counties built out as a test (my county one of them) 20 > sites for my county alone. > > It's really too bad. I think that the concept was great. The problem (to me > anyways) was that of an immature technology. > > Chuck > WB2EDV
And M/A-Com is suing the state because they DID meet the original specs/requirements, and the state is just trying to back out of spending the money. Crooked gov't? naaahhh... On-scene fireground is required to be ANALOG SIMPLEX by whatever agency certifies them...brain fart...IAFC? In any event, in the US, it is required to be analog simplex.
