The following is a letter from the man who runs the Cumberland Co public safety system and uses Ma/Com's Open Sky Bob. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
WPXI-TV (Pittsburgh NBC Affiliate) ran a story on tonight's 6PM local news regarding the Pennsylvania statewide "Open Sky" radio system that has gone way ...
The Pennsylvania State Police's Lancaster barracks started a new pilot program today that will test the new Statewide Public Safety Radio System and give ...
I hope Open Sky fails miserably and they have to go to another system. I'm also hoping it's just the Lancaster barracks and not all Troop J stations (Ephrata...
Quinn said a specific date to implement the system statewide has yet to be set. After testing, she said, officers and other officials will need to undergo ...
The other choice was a competing M/A-COM radio system. It used different technology than the P25, but was substantially cheaper at about $5 million,...
Does anyone have the proper Pl's for Lycoming Co??? Bob R 453.27500 WNAV529 BM County Prison FM 453.22500 KNEZ930 BM Countywide Public Safety & EMA -...
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The 27th Annual Murgas Amateur Radio Club Hamfest will STILL be held as scheduled Sunday, July 2nd - Same location, the Luzerne County Fairgrounds near...
Some local radio managers question M/A-COM's interoperability successes, saying it is not a proven system and is unnecessary because the county already has a...
efforts to establish a emergency communication channel to improve safety and response time are being hindered by old-fashioned competition. The state is part...
The following are some emails between me and a spokesman for District 4 of Penn Dot. ... From: bob reynolds Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 3:44 PM To:...
We are always so busy....busy doing what? That's an interesting concept to think about and one Harold Ort -N2RRL explores in his editorial in the September...
The West End fire dept in Brodheadsville, was recently licensed as 452.125. I was in Stroudsburg the other day and confirmed their DPL as 025 ;D 73' Bob WB3DYE...
Firefighters on the scene learned of the threats when a Viola firefighter arrived and told Brown about police scanner traffic regarding the threat. Brown said...
Lebanon County Commissioner Bill Carpenter yesterday said that the cost is expected to be higher than the $10.4 million contract the county has with M/A-COM, a...
An audit recently issued by the Office of the State Comptroller found overcharges, unreasonable interest rates, maintenance paid for but not performed and...
Take a look at the following link---The UHF freq for Lake Ariel is a repeater--Has anyone heard anything on this????? or any of the low band stuff? Bob ...
Gainesville police love Brown. She is "a strong pillar in the community," said Sgt. Chris Robinson, who supervises the department's three public housing ...
Don't miss the biggest hamfest in the NYC Metro area.... Date: Sunday February 25, 2007 Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Location: Levittown Hall Street: 201 Levittown...
I understand the following are future Snyder Co freqs--Anyone know how they will be used?? Bob SNYDER COUNTY OF (William Michaels) WPTG348 0000538511 RD#1 BOX...
If u want to get an idea of the problems/discussions about the Open Sky project for Cumberland Co. Check this out. Open Sky is the system the state is trying...
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - Manheim businessman Doug Shaub was working in his dry-cleaning store Sept. 5, 2001, when his police scanner started crackling. Shaub,...
The first problem involved the reliability of the pagers carried by first responders, which are used to alert them to emergencies. Firefighters, especially in...