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Jrttt ::tttz <br /> 4 h� •E,oUTtr <br /> o ,�,1, ' I //, ;1`,% <br /> y <br /> • \..\ j <br /> vt: ; City of South Bend <br /> Joseph E. Kernan, Mayor <br /> x x "i1S' <br /> 1865,ot <br /> Department of Public Works <br /> John E. Leszczynski, Director <br /> DATE: March 21,1994 <br /> TO: Chiefs Marciniak, Bennett, Wolvos <br /> FROM: Al Miller, Radio Communications <br /> RE: Police repeaters <br /> I would like to make you aware of potential problems with <br /> three of the repeaters for the Police Department. <br /> Last summer, police channel 2 was struck by lightning which <br /> caused an outage of channel 2 for a significant period of <br /> time. Repair required replacement of the antenna and heliax <br /> for the repeater and the rebuilding of the transmitter. <br /> This repair was slowed considerably because of the availability <br /> of replacement parts . <br /> At this time I would like to recommend replacement of this <br /> equipment to prevent a similar problem from recurring. <br /> The age of the transmitter is a major factor. The transmitters <br /> are twenty-two years old and General Electric no longer <br /> supports this old equipment, causing replacement parts to <br /> be no longer available. Reliability is another factor to <br /> consider. In addition to last year ' s channel 2 problem, <br /> within the last three months, we have had a failure of channel 1 & <br /> channel 3 transmitter and several satellite receivers . Any <br /> future failures of equipment could potentially affect officer <br /> safety. <br /> I have requested quotes from vendors for replacement of this <br /> equipment to get an idea of expenses involved. I will forward <br /> these quotes to you when I receive them, and will gladly meet <br /> with you to answer your questions . <br /> c/c John Leszczynski <br /> Kevin Horton <br /> Environmental Services,3113 Riverside Drive, South Bend,Indiana 46628 <br /> Environmental Services Equipment Services Transportation Water Works <br /> John J. Dillon, Ph.!). Matt Chlebowski Sam Hensley John F.Stancati <br /> 277-8515 235-9316 235-9444 235-9322 <br />