Yes. I experienced both "good" and "bad." When it works, it works great. When it doesn't, it's simply not there. The network experienced a lot of down time, lots of equipment failures, programming problems that were unresolved and then there were the more traditional coverage issues. These are all backed up by a third-party engineering firm, not just from results from the State itself.
It's a real disappointment. I expected a lot more. I'm convinced that no vendor, at this point in time, can supply a system to meet the desired results. Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Milt" <men...@pa.net> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] (OT) APCO P25 horror stories anyone? > Chuck, your experience parallels what many users in Pennsylvania have > experienced. The only difference here is that the state continues to > throw > money at a dead animal believing that it can be made to stand. The > general > opinion here is that in very strong signal conditions (like in the lab) > the > system sounds OK. In weak signal locations and the real world the system > can easily fall apart. > Of course we are referring to the Ma/Com "Open Sky" system which is a > proprietary digital system and is NOT P25. > > MIlt > N3LTQ > > >
