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On 16 Jun 2005 11:44:19 -0700, "
wrote: The short ones appear to be between 4-6 inches in length. There is some variation in their lengths. Hi Mike, You can expect some "minor" variations. Tuning these up will NOT change a poor situation. I'm not very confident that the local supplier pre-cut the antennas, although they may well have. A phone call will answer that. The call to the supplier will draw a blank here. They provide goods, not services. The antennas are "factory tuned." Installation is not a matter of making things fit like a cabinet maker. An installer would make sure of sufficient sheet metal to offer the antenna a counterpoise - this is an implied presumption that a garage mechanic would be wholly unaware of. In this regard, your antennas WOULD be seriously detuned. Trimming them will do absolutely nothing to improve this. As has been pointed out, you need real metal footings. Researching this last point may take some effort to match to your situation of neglect and tight purse strings. As an aside, this particular company appears to make little if any investment in their people. You run in serious chance of upsetting the apple cart in an attempt to shine - not the response you would care for. A friend once pointed out to me in a similar situation: If it was important to them, it wouldn't be a problem. 73's Richard Clark, KB7QHC |
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oups.com... Thanks, Greg. I've printed out their catalog and noted the products you suggested. As an aside, this particular company appears to make little if any investment in their people. The manager here must get prior approval from the regional manager to purchase string for the weed-eater. This may well help explain why there has been no service contract in place, nor has there been any attempt to fix the problem(s) with the radios. This makes me think that other than our remounting the antennas properly and cleaning connections there may be little we can do. Perhaps that will be enough to get our communications to a point of being adequate for our needs. Sounds like one fo the Supreme Communication offices in western Illinois, greg Anyway, thanks for the information. I'll let you know what we find. Mike |
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gb wrote:
Sounds like one fo the Supreme Communication offices in western Illinois, Greg, I have no delusions about a long-term relationship here, and certainly not in terms of my being able to effect meaningful change. Rather, my concern is strictly a safety issue. There have already been several minor incidents involving unruly students where a driver may radio in and we have had difficulty receiving/understanding the message. On another occasion a driver stumbled upon a crime in progress at the end of a very rural road. Our driver used her bus to block in a bus driver from another company/district until the police arrived nearly an hour later. Adquate communications is vital under such circumstances. I refuse to attempt to "manage from the bottom" as the results are unprofitable, counter-productive, and nearly always fatal. I may have taken this as a stop-gap until something else came along, but I do believe that this is an issue worth researching in the hope of making a small but important difference. PS: Are you hiring? Mike |
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oups.com... gb wrote: Sounds like one fo the Supreme Communication offices in western Illinois, Greg, I have no delusions about a long-term relationship here, and certainly not in terms of my being able to effect meaningful change. Rather, my concern is strictly a safety issue. I refuse to attempt to "manage from the bottom" as the results are unprofitable, counter-productive, and nearly always fatal. I may have taken this as a stop-gap until something else came along, but I do believe that this is an issue worth researching in the hope of making a small but important difference. PS: Are you hiring? Mike We were hiring a few key positions earlier this year (January/February), but not currently. Summer tends to be a slow time of year for our clients -- due to vacations, holidays, etc. gb |
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