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5. That white paper states that 125,000 wayside radio links will be necessary

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 04:24 PM

Nov 2015

That's 125,000 FCC licenses, with site surveys necessary before licensure
and 125,000 power supplies will be needed for these wayside radios

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U.S. warns railroads on new safety system deadline [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2015 OP

I don't understand it-- Is PTC that hard to implement? Crystalite Nov 2015 #1

It is- radio links for every mile or two of track are necessary friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #2

Here's a link to a white paper on the radio needs: mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2015 #4

That white paper states that 125,000 wayside radio links will be necessary friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #5

Not a blanket license for each carrier? mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2015 #6

Here's some explanatory material to go with this. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2015 #3