I was involved on the trials for those comms back in 2002. Whilst the functionality provided is excellent. I always believed the majority of the system was designed for the officers to micro manage troops. There were too many menus to navigate and it was easy to make a simple mistake. Added to that; the contractor would never listen to recommendations, and I know of officers resigning over ergonomics. I never saw it in the desert, I was working on that other thing you hate ECM. I sympathise
You would be jealous if you saw how well our radio system works here in NYC using 12 year old radios and batteries rewired out of the garbage.
No excuse for those radios not to work after the billion spent on them.
For about 10 Brtitsh pounds here in NYC you could get high powered walkie-talkie that could range a couple of miles WITH rechargeable batteries. You may have seen a military model with the Americans
As a cameraman I use 6 radios but a pocket camera. No radios, no job.
I was involved on the trials for those comms back in 2002. Whilst the functionality provided is excellent. I always believed the majority of the system was designed for the officers to micro manage troops. There were too many menus to navigate and it was easy to make a simple mistake. Added to that; the contractor would never listen to recommendations, and I know of officers resigning over ergonomics. I never saw it in the desert, I was working on that other thing you hate ECM. I sympathise
FigureEleven 1 year ago
i know what a Contact is but what does Contact, ''WAIT OUT'' mean?
Thanks.
WorldFrontlineMedia 1 year ago
@WorldFrontlineMedia
I believe it means: "Armed contact with enemy(1), await further notice(2), I do not care for a reply(3)"
Contact(1), Wait (2), Out (3)
dahvisibleinvisible 11 months ago
Nothing changes, when I was in it was Clansman kit letting us down.
CropredyBill 2 years ago
You would be jealous if you saw how well our radio system works here in NYC using 12 year old radios and batteries rewired out of the garbage.
No excuse for those radios not to work after the billion spent on them.
For about 10 Brtitsh pounds here in NYC you could get high powered walkie-talkie that could range a couple of miles WITH rechargeable batteries. You may have seen a military model with the Americans
As a cameraman I use 6 radios but a pocket camera. No radios, no job.
RadioReporter01 2 years ago
The problem lies with encryption. you wont belive how complex and secure it is.
lea1mercian 2 years ago
Bloody government are falling short on the military.
Spending cuts, personnel cuts.
Need something done for sure. Good luck with what you got though, eh.
leeham991 2 years ago
it is stupet that the raido dont work, as it is you guys have the harest job in the world with out adding problems like your raido not working,
ballymoteboxer 2 years ago