Hey Tom,
Let's back up a minute. Did you guys need dstar?
I would get with this person immediately and find out why you weren't
consulted.
Neither one has a voice synthesizer, and unless you need dstar, waste of
time
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Ed Malmgren
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 8:33 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: In a state of disbelief here
Sounds like something that the Gov. would do. That's the way they operate.
I know because I worked for them for many years. Ed K7UC
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From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 6:17 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: In a state of disbelief here
> Can you imagine that things were ordered by someone who doesn't know
> what the hell he/she is doing without asking the people using the
> items what they want? That would never happen!
> Am I cynical? Afraid so.
> Pat, K9JAUAt 06:15 PM 12/15/2012, you wrote:
>>Hi, all
>>
>>Recently, in my region of west-central lower Michigan, the power that
>>be obtained an equipment grant to purchase all new equipment for our
>>county EOC's. Sounds great, right???
>>
>>Well, for one thing, none of us as EC's were consulted on the rig and
>>other equipment choices, so we ended up with rigs with which none of
>>us were familiar.
>>
>>But, here's the real kicker:
>>
>>Two of the rigs are the Icom IC2820 VHF/UHF dual-band radio, and the
>>Icom IC2200 2-meter radio. Upon checking in the AES catalog, and
>>calling AES for confirmation, it seems that these radios do not have a
>>voice synthesizer chip option. If this is true, of course, the rigs
>>will be of limited use to me as EC in the Emergency Operations Center,
>>unless I have sighted assistance with me at all times.
>>
>>Can someone verify for me that these rigs actually do not have a voice
>>chip option??
>>
>>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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