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Board tables $2.76M radio-system change order, approves $395K alerting upgrade
Summary
After a technical briefing on revised radio topology, frequency constraints and site changes, the board voted to table a $2.76 million change order for further review and approved a $395,000 change order to outfit Fire Station 7 with alerting equipment.
The board heard a lengthy presentation from communications manager Matt Hinkle about the countyradio upgrade project and proposed change orders.
Hinkle summarized work since a 2022 ORCOM study and explained why the county shifted from joining a regional system to a standalone simulcast design because of spectrum and siting constraints in the quiet zone. The revised plan uses a two-cell simulcast topology with seven sites and a mix of VHF (for broader rural reach)…
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