No problem, and it is a fairly quiet list in terms of trafic.We'd like to
see it grow, and again it is for general scanner related issues, and any
issues you as a blind scanner listener may run into.
On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, John Miller wrote:
> thanks, I apreciate that emencely.
> John Miller owner of JEM Racing
> http://www.knddesign.com/jemracing/home.html
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 10:51 PM
> Subject: Re: accessable dispatch terminals and trunked radio operations
>
>
> > Hi, for anyone interested this list is on topica, and to subscribe send a
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> >
> > On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, John Miller wrote:
> >
> > > where and how do I subscribe to blindscanner?, sounds like the list for
> me!
> > > I would be interested in that one, never heard of it before though.
> > > John Miller owner of JEM Racing
> > > http://www.knddesign.com/jemracing/home.html
> > > We Need Sponsors to race everything helps.
> > > To chat with me look on aol instant messenger or yahoo messenger under
> > > jemracing3
> > > Arca racing fans check out [log in to unmask] race fans check
> out
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> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 7:56 PM
> > > Subject: accessable dispatch terminals and trunked radio operations
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi all, as I posted to the blindscanner group I have returned from a
> > > > four day vacation in Lee County, Florida, and although the weather was
> a
> > > > little cooler then what I would have preferred I have learned some
> > > > rather interesting information about the newer dispatch terminals that
> are
> > > > more common with Motorola trunked radio systems particularly those
> type
> > > > II systems used in public safety operations.
> > > > While in Florida I had the opportunity to visit the Lee County
> > > > Emergency Operations Center, and this houses the dispatch center for
> the
> > > > county fire departments and EMS, and also houses the central
> controller
> > > for
> > > > the countie's Motorola type II trunked system which is used by public
> > > > safety and other city and county services in Fort. Myers, and Lee
> County,
> > > > Florida. This is an older type II system that went on line in about
> 1990,
> > > > and the dispatch terminals are basically computer terminals using
> > > > Windows-NT, and lots of function keys. According to some people who I
> > > > spoke to it is more of a DOS type screen but the mouse is available as
> > > > well as keystrokes for all of the functions that one would ever want
> to
> > > > use. This includes logging functions, and radio functions, and other
> > > > things that one would need. Also, the administrative terminal where
> you
> > > > can obtain system records and activate and deactivate radios is Unix
> > > > based, and I think that this is promising for anyone with a screen
> reader
> > > > wanting to get into dispatching. However, the newer Windows-NT
> > > > replacements for the older Unix based SIMMS terminals are coming soon,
> but
> > > > I am hopeful that with the right programming we can overcome these
> > > > glitches, which they'll be some probably. If anyone has any questions
> to
> > > > ask of me please E-mail me on this, and I'll talk to you all soon.
> > >
>
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