Re: Yet more radios needed

["Glen O'Riley" <glen.oriley@DESPAMlinx.iwarp.com>]

They wouldn't have to change channel with most trunking systems, I am
totally against Motorola GRN but at least it has it's act together on that
side, the radio does all the work, the rail networks would just have to
setup a proper trunking network of their own and then the radios will vote
for the strongest repeater at set intervalls, the only time they would have
to change channel is to talk simplex radio to radio  without a repeater
which would be handy for the countrylink attendants and if they wanted to
get technical then they could start adding different talkgroups and be able
to change channel as they went into each durisdiction but apart from only
haveing one radio that is defeating the purpose and getting too technical.
they could even talk to each other from tweed heads to sydney if they wanted
and it was setup correctly. Not sure if you  folks know much about this side
of things or understand what I just said but that is my two cents worth,
that is how most services are going,  look at the Rural Fire Service, that
is how there system is setup and on theirs when shit hits the fan they can
connect the whole bloody lot up and can talk just about anywhere in the
state to the other side.


John MacCallum <johnmac@lisp.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> > One of the most fundamental and obvious problems that arise whan a
single
> > organization is broken up into smaller but autonomous groups like the
old
> > NSWGR has been, is that every group then wants to do its own thing,and
the
> > basic logic of having a single radio system that all of the parts can
use is
> > simply lost.
> > This problem has manifested itself Nationwide since 1980 when Vline went
> > Motorola and all the other systems then introduced their own and
incompatible
> > radio systems,ie the well being of the whole industry is simply ignored.
> > Contrast the mess we now have in the Rail industry with the aviation
industry
> > where we have a single worldwide accepted standard for radio comms.
> > Its just a matter of good will and common sense ,of which in the Rail
industry
> > there is neither.
> >
> > MD
> I agree whole heartedly Maurie.
> There should be an allocated band for Rail use. This could be a trunking
> system with Simplex Repeaters as well. Then depending on what
> area you are travelling through you select the appropriate channel.
>
> With the Metro Net and Country Net systems they don't trust drivers
> to be able to work out where they are and change channels to suit.
> This causes all sorts of problem when the system can't find out
> where it is. ie. when the GPS on a Locomotive isn't working.
>
> They could have bought off the self radio systems that would work
> with only minor programming changes but instead they had to over
> Engineer it all.
>
> that's progress for you!
>
> --
>
> Pope
>
> Alias John MacCallum