1. Narrow Band Radio Change

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Firehouse.com values the active participation we have in our forums. Please ensure your posts are tasteful and tactful. Thank you very much for your cooperation. I am looking for just a simple comparison of the Min4 Vs. Any problems you've run into or anything would be great, thanks.Min IV Pros: 1) Uses AAA batts, so in a pinch you can install some Duracells to bridge the gap.

2) Thin size 3) Very few problems with the chargers. Min IV Cons: 1) Batteries last only for a day 2) Only receives 'Wideband' (although it will work on a Narrowband system) 3) Most common damage is to the tone detection board right near the belt clip. Eventually the pager will stop alerting (but monitor fine) Min V Pros: 1) Batteries last for approx 3 days between charge 2) Can be set for Wide or Narrow Band 3) Slightly better receive, assigned them to a couple of members in a hard area to receive in and they did better than the 4's. (might be related to that we are Narrow Band) Min V Cons: 1) Uses a proprietary battery, so you cannot throw in Duracells to get you through a storm-standby. 2) Constant problems with the chargers, high pitched squeal or whine, doesn't charge the battery. 3) We have had more repairs to the 5's than the 4's.

70% of our pagers are Min IV, 30% are Min V, but the repairs are running about 60/40. Most common repairs on the Min 4: Does not alert and belt clip snapped off. Most common repairs on the Min 5: Pager will not power up or take a charge. We have some members who do not under any circumstances want a Minitor V, to the point where they will show up with a broken belt clip and ask if I can swap them out, but only if it is a Min IV. They would rather live with a Min IV with a broken belt clip than to be assigned 'one of those new ones!' Others lust after the Minitor V, but that is most likely due to the fact that when we switched to UHF, we bulk purchased Min IV and to save a buck we purchased plain vanilla 1 channel units. When we needed to supplement the stock a few years later and were buying two or three at a time, the person ordering added Stored Voice.

So around here, a Minitor V means you get Stored Voice. Nice job SWFD22! You basically said it all. I've been using the V now for 3 years so I'll add a few things.

Most of the problems with the V's are being solved now but occasionaly a bad batch will come out. The V definitely gets the best reception and if you need multiple alerts the V is great for that too. The V is also much bigger than the IV but its still a pager and relatively small so after a little time you get use to it. Overall I definitely recommend the V to anyone looking for a new pager.

I disagree on the Min IV being junk. We do have repairs on them but they have been a workhorse for many departments around here. Biggest drawback for us is lack of water resistance.

The Minitor V has been for us a step backwards, because of the bigger size (WTF??) and proprietary battery. There are some nice new features but also some new problems as have been spelled out. Numerous departments are looking at the Swissphone, but IMO its user interface leaves a LOT to be desired. The biggest pro for this one is the 5 tone compatibility.

When FCC Narrowband requirement triggers (Jan 1, 2013) the only Minitor model that will be usable is V (or newer). Don't spend much on IV or older.Not completely true. Yes the narrowband requirement is coming. However, a wideband pager will still pick up a narrowband signal, although it may be quieter and not receive quite as well as it did with wideband. You would really need to run some tests to determine if you can use your pagers effectively with narrowband transmitters. The problems usually occur when transmitting wideband and listening on a narrowband receiver. In this configuration, some of the information in the signal is not received, so the result may be distorted.

Yesterday my pager (minitor 4) started acting up, just doing weird things like not vibrating on the vibrate channel and all that stuff. I turned it off and let it sit and when I turned it back on everything seemed to be back to normal. However while sitting out on the porch today I hear the Q's and airhorns and all hell break loose up at the station, but my pager hadn't gone off. I went up there to learn that a house had just exploded (fiddlesticks I missed a good one). However, does anyone know what my pager may not be picking up traffic and alerting?

I'm thinking something may of happened yesterday when it was acting funny. Like it may of unprogrammed itself or something. Another little tid-bit of info on the Minitor IVs and older. Because of the FCC mandate, requiring narrow band upgrades (12.5kz instead of 25k spacing), this will be a huge concern for many departments across the country. The Minitor II, III, and IVs are not narrow band capable. When a radio system is upgraded to narrow band spacing, the above pagers will not be able to receive the transmission, and thus will not alert.

The Minitor Vs are capable and for now are not having this kind of issue. But as the others have stated, your departments radio tech is the one to ask. Reply by on May 8, 2012 at 1:13pm. Well, my pager was reprogrammed at 1850 last night. Our daily pager test is at 1800, and we didn't get a page last night, so mine hasn't activated since 1800 yesterday. I will say that I had noticed over the past few weeks that the alert tones seemed kind of 'off', I'll be interested to see if that changes with the new programming. I'm also working OT at my regular job, and may still be in this brick-and-steel tomb at 1800 today, in which case I'll miss the test tonight as well.

Narrow Band Radio Change

(I'm just over 30 miles from the tower here at my desk). Coworkers who are members of the local departments said theirs seem a little clearer after they went narrow band.