Sunday, July 02, 2006
Oh it's the same... old song
If my memory serves me correctly, it was July 5th, 2005 that OUR new Motorola Junk that is connected to an "on again / off again" Verizon Data Line system went down for over 24 hours due to a thunderstorm.
Deja Vu.
Today, almost a year to the date, the Westmoreland County 911 Radio Cyst-Em went through a series of "quirks" causing multiple problems for the users of this Cyst-Em and at the 911 HQ.
Helter Skelter.
It got so bad that several times 911 had to tell fire departments to go to Channel 16, which is their talk-around frequency. That way all transmissions bypass the 911 computer equipment (in other words, the radios work just like radios... not some computerized piece of crap) and the 911 dispatchers and the Motorgola Radio/Computer Equipment doesn't have to do any work.
In fact, most fire departments were on Channel 16 most of the day for fire ground operations. Actually, this is how it is suppose to be set up. Now someone has to tell Mark that.
At this writing, operations are still not back to normal but that is to be expected... in Mayberry RFD but NOT IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY Pennsylvania after TENS of MILLIONS of DOLLARS have been spent for the purchase and maintenance of this BEAST.
No Excuse deCommissioner Balya, No Excuse Deputy Matason, No Excuse Ass Instant Deputy Brammell !
I'm sorry, I showed disrespect to two of the above. It should have been all three.
Listen folks... and listen carefully.
WE, THE PEOPLE had NO SAY SO in what these people did with MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS of TAX PAYER MONEY, We TRUSTED THEM to ACT ON OUR BEHALF IN PROVIDING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS with the very BEST COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SO WE COULD BE PROTECTED.
They did everything but. Just listen to the AUDIO CLIPS, they don't lie. And if that isn't bad enough, they rub the whole thing in our noses by driving around in COUNTY VEHICLES, CARRYING COUNTY CREDIT CARDS and using COUNTY BLACKBERRY CELL PHONES ! They even carry around the MOST EXPENSIVE MOTOROLA RADIOS while most of our police and fire chiefs carry the cheapest radios. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW COMMISSIONER BALYA FIGHT A FIRE ?. They have outragous work hours (when they show up) and fantastic paid vacation packages.
It almost appears as if these people are above the law !
RESPECT IS EARNED !
I leave messages for the above 3 people to call me, and they don't. This has been going on for over a year. They are afraid to answer simple questions about the CONTRACT they made with the DEVIL ... er I mean Staley Communications and Motorola... over this 800 Meggy Hurts Cyst-Em... and why they continue to waste taxpayer money on equipment that is not needed and service contracts on an older system no longer in use.
I THANK GOD THAT SENATOR REGOLA IS NOW INVOLVED. Not only is Senator Regola deeply concerned about getting the BEST communications system for our first responders, he is also an active member of a Westmoreland County Fire Department ! He knows that we got the shaft and HE WANTS TO KNOW WHY !
No need for me to go any further with this. I've said it all before. If you are a new reader it might be wise for you to sit back and read and read and read my past Blah-gs.
Everything I write about is also "backed up" by actual audio clips that are posted on my web site, http://www.k3sam.com/800/AudioClips.html. If you hear an audio clip you like, go ahead and download it for yourself. They are all in .mp3 format and they are all free.
I have well over 100 audio clips showing examples of;
* Digi-Crap
* T1 Phone Lines Down
* 911 Consoles Broke
* Open Microphones due to faulty equipment
* 911 Receive Out
* 911 Transmit Out
* Car to Car communications down
* Incorrectly programmed radios
* Police Encryption Mode not working (sorry guys)
* 800 Digital Siren Decoders not working
* Tac Channel Confusion ( oh man ! )
* Most commonly used word on the Cyst-Em is "What"
* Second most commonly used word used is "Repeat"
* and that's just for starters...
* Lot's of comedy too...
That's it for now however just a note... in the next few days or even perhaps a week or two I will be preparing my biggest Blah-g yet. It is going to be my most important Blah-g to date so please keep checking the audio clips daily for audio updates and keep an eye open for my next Blah-g !
DECODED,
K3SAM
(the one and ...)
http://800.k3sam.com - website
news@k3sam.com - tips / comments
www.k3sam.com/800/AudioClips.html - listen for yourself !
(the above comments are those of the Blah-ger and shared by a multitude of Westmoreland Co. first responders and County Citizens - as well as a few no name dispatchers !!)
PS: Those of you that know me personally know that my father just came home from the hospital. THANKS for all of your kind words, emails and prayers. He is doing much better now that he is at home and gaining strength each and every day ! THANKS AGAIN !! k3SAM
