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[email protected] · August 1st 19, 07:19 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 07:08:36 +0100
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 19:20:32 on Wed, 31 Jul
2019, remarked:

It's also going to be a total waste of time and money. Tetra just
worked, why change it..?

I think the problem is it's proprietary, and rather old. Replacing worn

Not that old in radio terms. Plod was still using motorola analogue trunking
systems only 15 years ago - I used to listen to them on a scanner. Tetra is
a lot newer than DAB!

The equipment's old, not the technology (although most would agree it's
no-longer-fit-for-purpose old.

Radio equipment can last for decades if treated with care. Though I'll grant
that might be a bit of an ask with a plod who maybe be wrestling drunks on a
saturday nmight.