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Sheriff and fire leaders seek radio upgrades; commissioners appoint Gilmore to county radio workgroup
Summary
Officials warned that statewide radio encryption and agencies'moves to 800 MHz threaten interoperability; commissioners appointed Nick Gilmore to a workgroup with the sheriff and dispatch and heard a separate request from the Saint Paul fire chief for countywide handheld radios.
County public-safety officials briefed the commission on two related communications issues: state-driven encryption changes that could disrupt interoperability with neighboring agencies, and a fire-department request to acquire used handheld radios being retired by a neighboring county.
A county public-safety official said many agencies have migrated to 800 MHz and that a federal/state mandate requiring encryption (and related technical changes) could leave the county's older portable and mobile…
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