-=> On 07-25-18 00:13, David Abutbul wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 DA> I am using a Hytera/Tytera/(shi) 380 with a customized firmware. I have
 DA> local repeaters routing me to the big talkgroups 91 3200 etc but can
 DA> also probably find some slots to dial up since our relays here are
 DA> often silent. :(

Oh, OK.  I haven't been on DMR for a while, but have hung out on the VK
talkgroups. :)

 TL>  DA> I never played around with POCSAG, I hope you have good fun!
 TL> I'm familiar with POCSAG as a user and scanner monitor.  The fire
 TL> service uses it for alerting members to incidents, and I have a pager
 TL> for that.  I can see value in a local pager for ham use, especially as I
 TL> am not always able to leave a rig running.

 DA> do you get POCSAG signal via some satellite subscription or can anyone
 DA> send and receive those for free?

The system I described is for emergency service use, it's internal to the
emergency services - i.e. between dispatch and members, with some degree of
member to member messaging possible.  From what I understand, there's almost
200 transmitters spread across the state, simulcasting the traffic on the same
frequency, so my pager works anywhere within the state.


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