Police Radios: Milwaukee Police Department having trouble with ...

Full story: Fox6

Saturday at least a portion of the Milwaukee Police radio system failed, and once again that system's effectiveness is under fire.

Read

6 Comments

Add to my Tracker

More Harris Corporation Discussions »

Email me Harris Corporation news. Learn more

Comments

Showing posts 1 - 6 of6

Henry Milwaukee, WI	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Jan 12, 2010 This is the same system that the Fire Department has been using, and they too have had many problems. The two departments in the city where a functioning radio can make a difference between life and death. When is enough going to be enough. Give these departments that protect us equipment they can rely on.
evan San Antonio, TX	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 Jan 13, 2010 They should have gone with Motorola 7.x trunking. Then they could incorporate Fire, EMS, Police, and any other public service requireing comms with a very small amount of Frequencies. Harris makes great tactical communications equipment but, Motorola is known for its trunking and conventional XTS and XTL series radios that work perfect. I have been working on the motorola systems for 9 years now and have had very few problems.
Hugh Jass Milwaukee, WI	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 Jan 13, 2010 Motorola has been the 2 way radio of choice for probably over 50 years now. What happened, did they save a nickel on the bidding?
it is b Milwaukee, WI	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 Jan 13, 2010 what i want to know is when i need them to be there are the dispatchers going to be able to get them here. untill all problems are fixed they should have some sort of backup system running to ensure that the people of this city will be safe and have the people who need help get it...
McMahon Milwaukee, WI	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 Feb 5, 2010 Makes you wonder how the people in the news room will get early dibs on story's in Milwaukee now. No more scanners for the news people..from the looks of things there's no way to listen to Open Sky traffic. No scanners on the market to do that.
Henry Milwaukee, WI	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 Feb 5, 2010 The system currently in use in most of the city is the back up system. The new open sky radios are only being used on a limited basis due to the even higher lack of reliability. Should have been tipped off by the fact that the TYCO toy company was the parent company of MACOM when this whole thing started.
Tell me when this thread is updated: (Registration is not required) Add to my Tracker Send me an email

Showing posts 1 - 6 of6

Type in your comments below

Name
(appears on your post)

Comments

Characters left: 4000

Type the numbers you see in the image on the right:

Please note by clicking on "Post Comment" you acknowledge that you have read the Terms of Service and the comment you are posting is in compliance with such terms. Be polite. Inappropriate posts may be removed by the moderator. Send us your feedback.

Other Recent Harris Corporation Discussions

Search the Harris Corporation Forum:

Topic	Updated	Last By	Comments
	1 hr	Sponsored	-
Harris Sets Up Equipment Financing (Sep '07)	Dec '11	Janie Graham	2
Harris Corp. Wins IDIQ Contract with Potential ... (Nov '11)	Nov '11	LoveHarrisStock	1
Mark Kelley Joins Donovan Data Systems as Repor... (Jun '11)	Jun '11	Jeffery	1
Getting a job or internship with Harris RF Divi... (Jun '11)	Jun '11	Paul	1
Tyco closing Lowell plant, moving 100 jobs (Nov '10)	Nov '10	Always an Acre boy	47
Harris Corporation's Maritime Technology and Se... (Mar '10)	Mar '10	Rachel	4
Harris Corporation Receives $44 Million Order f... (Mar '10)	Mar '10	Ella	1

See all threads in the Harris Corporation forum »

Related Topix Forums: Telecom, Milwaukee, WI, Wireless

Are you with President Obama in supporting gay marriage?

Vote now on the Obama-Marriage Map.

Topix Politix App

Take your stand on the issues you care about.

Using an iPhone?

Keep the Topix forums in your pocket
with the new, free Topix App.

Daily Horoscope for June 4

Capricorn

Your feelings are running high under this Lunar Eclipse and it won't take much to make you feel as though you've reached a crisis. This is especially likely if you've been worrying about something, and you now realize that you can't continue to brush it under the carpet for much longer. Those secretly working against you may show their true colors. It's a relief to know that you have take action, but it also feels scary and you may not even know where to begin. Don't be afraid to ask someone you trust and respect for their help.

Get your Horoscope »