[TheList] Christchurch Emergency COCKUP

Tue Feb 22 20:50:15 AEDT 2011

There is only a few hours battery backup at each cellsite. Lots of areas 
are without mains power so the cellular network will be failing. Add to 
that the kind of traffic trying to use what's left and I wouldn't want 
to try to rely on it.

I heard a report that CDEM lost their base as the building failed so 
there were delays while they established alternatives.

I wonder what happened to Southcomms? It's almost like the building was 
destroyed from the media reports.

Regards,

Neill.

On 22/02/2011 10:37 p.m., kiwi56 wrote:
> They also have the army there who no doubt will be using their comms 
> as well plus they have 4 naval ships in port down there as well.
> Each cop has at least one army personnel with them apparently.
> I think at the moment the biggest problem they have is cell phone 
> coverage and landline coverage as they seem to be overloaded and text 
> messages are now having problems getting through as well.
>
>
>
> On 22-Feb-11 10:25 PM, Neill Ellis wrote:
>> I expect they will be bringing the Police STSP portable repeaters 
>> with them.
>>
>> The Portable channels are compatible if they switch to analogue in 
>> any case.
>>
>> They have plans for scenarios like this.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Neill.
>>
>>
>> On 22/02/2011 10:08 p.m., RayC wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> What a bloody cockup
>>> Just waiting to happen
>>>
>>> Police from all over the SI arriving in CHCH
>>>
>>> Problem is they are all n on analogue system
>>>
>>> all CHCH has gone digital
>>>
>>> Screams of anguish from all over the network.
>>>
>>> WELL THEY WERE WARNED !!!!!!!
>>>
>>>
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