Paging system co-user

[spareparts]

We use a VHF digital paging system that we use for in-house and local paging. Our current use is fairly low (less then 12 pages per hour). Had a request through administration requesting that another agency be allowed access to our system (from what I can see they are eligible for their own license in PS).

Anyone else allowing another PS agency to use their infrastructure as a courtesy? (specifically not in an emergent situation like a tower failure)

[aaknitt]

I know I'm not answering the question you asked, but my two cents...if you can accommodate them without hurting your existing operations or plans for growth, go for it. A little goodwill goes a long way. At the risk of beating a dead horse, territorial squabbles and "you can't use my frequency" attitudes are the main problems with PS interop today. I would think this would be a great way to create some dialog between agencies. And increased spectrum utilization and efficiency is never a bad thing.

Andy

[tvsjr]

Establish what their anticipated current and future throughput would be (don't swamp your own gear).
Generate a Memorandum of Understanding or similar between the departments for use of the system. If the system is city- or county-owned, I'd recommend a resolution approved by the commissioners.
Get a count of their pagers and update your FCC license to reflect the appropriate number of pagers.

As aaknitt said, some goodwill and enhanced efficiency is never a bad thing. Who knows, you might be able to arrange some quid-pro-quo if they have something you want.

[spareparts]

Establish what their anticipated current and future throughput would be (don't swamp your own gear).
Generate a Memorandum of Understanding or similar between the departments for use of the system. If the system is city- or county-owned, I'd recommend a resolution approved by the commissioners.

Get a count of their pagers and update your FCC license to reflect the appropriate number of pagers.

As aaknitt said, some goodwill and enhanced efficiency is never a bad thing. Who knows, you might be able to arrange some quid-pro-quo if they have something you want.

Good points - They currently have 65 pagers from one of the big commercial carriers, all on one leader capcode. They have DID's for each pagers, although the DID's are not normally used.

I don't have an issue with the use of the system, just don't have a clue on the legal & MOU's aspects.

They are aware that they would need to purchase one of the models that we currenty have in the field to allow programming with our equipment.

[Johnny Galaga]

What are "DID"'s and "MOU"'s ?

[spareparts]

What are "DID"'s and "MOU"'s ?

DID=Direct Inward Dial, each pager haveing a local 10 digit telephone number

MOU=(From Wiki) A memorandum of understanding (MOU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment.

[spareparts]

Looks like it will happen. Here's a temporary link to the frequency MOU:
http://home.att.net/~demosite/temp/freq ... haring.rtf