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police moving from mhz to ghz
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:24 am
by jmmw
i have heard that police are moving to ghz? apparently the kad/cad system is preparing them to? is there any truth to this?
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:27 pm
by Rusty_Nail
mmm havnt heard of that happening, where did you hear that?
Hope they don't move.
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:18 pm
by jmmw
i mate heard it from his dad
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:02 pm
by dazla
If anything they might move to digital but that is a few years away.
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 6:14 pm
by vk6hgr
dazla wrote:If anything they might move to digital but that is a few years away.
It was a lot closer a few years ago with the start of the CADCOM system. The government lopped the 420-430Mhz band from radio amateurs for its use. (The TETRA system they were going to use only works in a very narrow band that is free for use in Europe but is occupied here)
I'm not sure what happened, but a lot of gear was bought, a lot of money was spent, CADCOM was eventually scrapped and the police kept their existing analogue radio network.
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:20 pm
by Zebedee
vk6hgr wrote:dazla wrote:If anything they might move to digital but that is a few years away.
... CADCOM was eventually scrapped and the police kept their existing analogue radio network.
And the radio spectrum reserved for it got given back to amateurs? I bet not
re frequency change
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:06 pm
by scottwa2468
I spoke to a police officer a few weeks ago and he told me that the government dont have the funding to change the frequencies from mhz to ghz,i think that the first few steps for a changeover are the change in police callsighnes and the new conrol centre at midland
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:43 pm
by jmmw
well nsw already has how far can we be behind
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 4:11 pm
by scottwa2468
as soon as mr gallop decides to pull his finger out and give the funding for it but from what we have seen with him in the past 3 years it may never happen under labor,he just does not put much money into emergencey services instead he blows millions on the mandrah train line which had already started when labor got into government,figgers!!!
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 3:50 pm
by Turbo
I think CADCOM will still be going ahead, It has not been scrapped. As vk6hgr said, a lot of money was spent, too much. What I understand is they went way over budget and are now out of money and ended the contract with the people that were ripping them off.
But as far as I know it is just delayed... but I am sure media will be given the equipment to still be able to listen. When the cops need help with finding a bad dude who do they go to? The media. They help each other out.
Too bad for the enthusiasts though
