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Problem 3: Incompatible Communications Systems<br />
firefighters reported having to st<strong>and</strong> near open windows to use their<br />
radios. 160 The 800 MHz spectrum is also used by other commercial radio<br />
operations. Orange County has experienced situations where commercial<br />
radio antennas that utilize 800 MHz frequencies cause interference <strong>and</strong><br />
completely block transmission in the areas surrounding them. 161 Finally,<br />
this alternative does not provide connectivity with state or federal agencies<br />
that do not use a compatible 800 MHz digital system.<br />
160<br />
Jack Leonard, “O.C. Planted Own Seeds of Radio System Snafu,” Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2000,<br />
sec. B.<br />
161<br />
2000-2001 Orange County Gr<strong>and</strong> Jury, 999 – Officer Needs Assistance: 800 MHz Radio – A Public<br />
Safety Perspective, 2001, 6. (PSAPP mimeograph collection.)<br />
66 Department of <strong>Policy</strong> Studies, UCLA School of Public <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>and</strong> Social Research