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Iroquois County sheriff reports new portable radios and training plans; seeks reimbursement for ILEAS deployment
Summary
Sheriff briefed the finance committee on new StarPhone portable radios with Wi-Fi fallback, ongoing staffing and training, and a pending reimbursement claim of about $8,500 for deputies who attended ILEAS training.
The Iroquois County sheriff reported that new StarPhone portable radios have been procured and are being tested, and that the radios include an option to use multiple Wi-Fi SSIDs when traditional Land Mobile Radio or cellular coverage is unavailable.
"Inside of these portable radios, there's the option to put 21 Wi-Fi channels," the sheriff said, describing configurations the department has set up for schools, health care, government, retail and miscellaneous use. He said the…
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