Tetra.

i dont think tetra is all it is hyped up to be for instance the coverage is going to be a major issue outside of town environs the old vhf system for instance the handhelds use 4/5watts depeneding on model of radio the mobiles in car use 25watts, tetra handhelds only use 1watt and mobiles 9/10watts for health reasons. The system is changing from a vhf to uhf system great for dublin city limerick etc uhf can cut through buildings easier while vhf is more susceptible to bouncing of a building i can see in the likes of mayo and donegal this system having major downfalls , i know for instance in monaghan not all garda stations have tetra antennas one station in particular which covers a rural region has had its antennas removed, now i know alot of high sites are being used similar to the systems the ambulance and fire service use but i think its going to be a trial and error system untill black spots are mapped and addressed if at all!! personnally an encrypted vhf system using masc what the psni previously used (cannot be cracked) would have made more sense and cost less money if used with high sites and interlinked but were talking bout the irish government after all:rolleyes: the camp fire service system is completely outdated and useless it was outdated even before it was installed..