HANDHELD UNITS

Our current inventory of handheld units have been deployed to all officers and some members of the department. Because of their superior coverage and clarity in our area, compared to VHF, we are starting to use these units for internal communicaitons. One example of the exceptional coverage was reported between 702 in La Plata Canyon (below the chimney) and 701 in Dolores.

MOBILE UNITS

We recently completed the installation of our current allotment of 800 MHz mobile radios. The following apparatus have been outfitted:

M-71

M-72

CHIEF

E-72

SRU

T-73

B-71

R-73

The following apparatus are on the waiting list:

E-71

R-71

B-72

E-74

E-73

FUTURE

We have a pending grant request for additional mobile and handheld units. The same grant requests a consolete which faciliates commuiniction with Durango Dispatch.

A budget item has been proposed for an extension radio for M71, M72, and SRU to supplement the existing radio in the back of the apparatus.

We are also part of a regional grant request for an 800 BDA unit which would be installed at the FLM radio facility above Hesperus to complete 800 MHz coverage for our district.