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Hardy County OEM working with Rockingham County to enable Harris P25 interoperability
Summary
Paul Lewis said county radio technicians are working with Rockingham County technicians to obtain a system key from EFJ Kenwood and add 700/800 MHz firmware to portables so devices can operate on Rockingham's Harris P25 system.
Paul Lewis told commissioners that Hardy County radio technicians are coordinating with Rockingham County to enable cross‑system radio communications. He said a system key must be created by EFJ Kenwood for Rockingham's Harris P25 system and that portables will need the 700/800 MHz "flash" applied to operate on the other system.
Lewis said technicians are actively working with Rockingham County staff and that the work is in progress; he identified the technical steps required but did not provide a final cost estimate for the firmware updates. The chair asked whether adding the flash to portables would be an issue, and Lewis said it would not be a technical problem but that there would be associated costs.
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