I hear ya! This is in PA. Tonight is a meeting, will see "IF" anything new
has been heard. Frankly I doubt it and if not, am going to suggest
cancelling that service in the future, so we don't get shafted again and
left in the dark.

NS

"Ronny Julian" wrote in message
...
The ARES group I'm with donated a good tower to the city. It's being put
up
soon and will house both ARES and city equipment. These city fathers are
damn fools if they don't take advantage of the photo ops that such a
cooperation brings. What state is this in?



"NO SPAM" wrote in message
rio.net...
I got ya! No problem. Was just emphasizing the Comms officer did their
job.
Just still ticked, the PS agency is the one who is having to do all the
calling. The 2 way shop should be keeping the PS agency up to date with
the
situation. I agree to with what you are saying about the other towers
laying
around or employing hams, which I know damned well they won't do. It
isn't
"professional" in their book. Not any less professional than keeping
your
customers on hold and in limbo. They're not doing their part to let
anyone
know the status other than "WE DON'T KNOW". Not good
enough...............

NS

"Ronny Julian" wrote in message
...
Please reread what I wrote. If there is a backup system in place then
this
comms officer HAS done the job. Damn I hate it when people do not
read/listen to what is being said and go off in a whole other
direction!

If the backup system is in place then time is on your side. Seems like
the
company knows this too but I have no idea why they would drag their
feet.
Seems like the perfect way to kill a company. Why not enlist the help
of
some local ham operators and exchange labor for repeater/antenna space?
I
bet with all the horizontal Rohn 25 guarding Americas back yard weeds
there
are 5 sticks to be had for little $.




"NO SPAM" wrote in message
erio.net...
There is a system in place but it just seems odd that the 2 way radio
company came the same week - actually 2 days later of the problem
being
found and called in - to view the damage and to place the order for a
new
tower and see what else may need done, and here almost a month later,
it's
not done. The Comms officer isn't at fault there, it is the company
who
is
doing the damned job. They are only one of a couple in the area that
can
do
it. I doubt they'll be called upon "first" again for anything. They
"were"
a
reputable company utilized by many agencies but it seems their work
is
going
to crap. Time to start shopping for a new 2 way Comms company. What
is
worse, is they've given different answers as to a date for
completion.
A
couple days, a week to - who knows? Not very reliable answers. This
isn't
a
100 or more foot tower we're talking. Just a lousy 40' tower. Most
places -
I thought - stocked them, at least at one time. They were standard
for
hams,
cber's, tv antennas. I can't wait to see how it all ends. The Comms
officer
called the problem in immediately to the place they've always
utilized.
He
could not have foreseen this problem, for it to have been his fault.
And
he
has called once a week for updates.

N S

"Ronny Julian" wrote in message
...
Could be any of those reasons. Does this Pubic safety agency have a
sound
backup until this is installed? If not I'd be looking for a new
comms
officer! Depending on where you live overcoming a 40' rise over
average
terrain is not any big deal. Is there a mountaintop within a few
miles?





"NO SPAM" wrote in message
erio.net...
If one were to order a tower, lets say 40' for use in a 2 way
radio
situation, how long should it take from the time you place the
order
to
the
time you get it? I know a place who's tower blew over (it was old
too)
and
a
replacement was ordered the same week. Almost a month later,
they're
still
waiting for the 2 way radio company to deliver and replace. This
is
a
public
service agency which depends on their communications. Seems odd,
the
company
doing the work seems to be putting them off. Or is it whoever
they're
ordering from, sucks with supplying? Just curious.

NS

Is this In Pottsville ??
"NO SPAM" wrote in message
erio.net...
If one were to order a tower, lets say 40' for use in a 2 way radio
situation, how long should it take from the time you place the order to
the
time you get it? I know a place who's tower blew over (it was old too) and
a
replacement was ordered the same week. Almost a month later, they're still
waiting for the 2 way radio company to deliver and replace. This is a
public
service agency which depends on their communications. Seems odd, the
company
doing the work seems to be putting them off. Or is it whoever they're
ordering from, sucks with supplying? Just curious.

NS

Nope, wasn't/isn't in Pottsville. The last contact the company gave those
in waiting was the tower was damaged in shipping, and a new one to arrive
last week. Last week came and went. Still no contact. They have been keeping
the agency in the dark. The agency has had to make the majority of the
calls. The one call made by the company was to "return" a call. The
spokesman for the agency was told the other day to call them back and tell
them if the tower wasn't delivered this week, another company will be sought
for that and all other work in the future. One other company was contacted
in the mean time and said they could have had a tower in 5 days delivered by
their supplier - who was contacted to verify quick shipment, as there were
NO shipping problems or delays EVEN with the hurricanes and such as was
thought "may" have been the case. So, we'll see now how things progress.
Sounds like this 2 way radio company may have just lost some business. Being
one of 3 in the area, that doesn't bode well for them. The other 2 have
pretty decent reputations. This one "had" one, but I think it just went down
the tubes, at least with this agency. Not sure how they treat their other
customers. And I will go one more step to say, it isn't that this agency
can't afford to pay, they can. The agency has done thousands of dollars of
business with this company in the past. So, the fault falls back on the
company. They've apparently dropped the ball. I have to wonder if the
statement of the tower being damaged in shipment was just an excuse to buy
time - in that they may have forgot to order, financially unable to, OR just
plain DIDN'T for whatever other reason. All they've offered were EXCUSES.
This week, a few days, We don't know, etc. What a crock.

NS


"Michael Bohannon" wrote in message
...
Is this In Pottsville ??
"NO SPAM" wrote in message
erio.net...
If one were to order a tower, lets say 40' for use in a 2 way radio
situation, how long should it take from the time you place the order to
the
time you get it? I know a place who's tower blew over (it was old too)
and
a
replacement was ordered the same week. Almost a month later, they're
still
waiting for the 2 way radio company to deliver and replace. This is a
public
service agency which depends on their communications. Seems odd, the
company
doing the work seems to be putting them off. Or is it whoever they're
ordering from, sucks with supplying? Just curious.

NS