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REPORT
OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
June 18, 2007 +L;esol,JiOY1 if(7y.?A -Y31-() 7
Date:
Report #: OPD-009-07 File #:
By-Law #:
Subject:
TWO WAY RADIO REPEATER
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report OPO-009-0? be received;
2. THAT the cost to replace this equipment be allocated through the General
Capital Reserve Account #1 OO-X-X-X-291?, FORTHWITH.
Submitted by:
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Fred Horvath,
B.A., RD.M.R, RRF.A.
Director of Operations
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Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer
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REPORT NO. OPD-009-O?
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1.0 BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
The Clarington Operations Department recently experienced a two-way
radio failure where communication among those in the field could not
either transmit or receive messages.
2.0 RADIO REPEATER INFORMATION
Portable radios are limited in the power at which they can transmit, usually
somewhere between .5 watts and 5 watts. A very rough rule of thumb is
that one watt equals one mile of range over flat and open terrain.
Buildings and hilly terrain will, of course, greatly modify effective range.
When two radios communicate directly with each other, this is known as
Simplex. To achieve greater range, a radio repeater is often utilized. A
radio repeater is a base station radio with a large antenna. Each portable
radio communicates with the repeater and the repeater rebroadcasts the
signal.
We currently need to purchase a replacement unit to utilize our two-way
radio system. As a result we require the following:
. Motorola MTR 2000 1000 WATT Repeater
. Duplexer
. Battery Back-up
. Installation cabinet
. Removal of existing repeater
. Set up and installation of the new repeater
Costing for this project is estimated at $15,000.00.
3.0 FINANCING
This project is an emergency replacement and was not anticipated during
the 200? Budget deliberations. The Director of Finance has reviewed the
report and is in agreement with the financing.
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