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Uxbridge committee weighs costly P25 radio upgrade and alternatives to fix portable radio dead spots
Summary
Committee members and public‑safety staff reviewed receiver failures and debated whether to plan a full P25 digital transition or pursue lower‑cost fixes (additional receive/voter sites, reposition tower antennas); members agreed to solicit vendor studies and evaluate the town hall tower for improved height and separation of antennas.
Town public‑safety leaders told the Traffic & Safety Committee they have experienced intermittent portable‑radio reception failures and are evaluating options to improve coverage.
Speaker 3 outlined a recent failure of a receive site that left officers' portable radios difficult to hear from the field and said the town's infrastructure is over 10 years old. "We lost one of our voting receivers and weren't aware that it was down and we had complaints from officers that they couldn't be heard in the field," Speaker 3 said. He added that many…
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