-> I'd like to add my two cents... The best reason for not having phone
-> patches on trunked systems is that a phone call usually lasts far lon
-> than a radio transmission.  There are a finite number of frequencies
-> in the particular public safety system, and the inordinate length of
-> a phone call takes 1/x of the system away from general use.
On Moto systems, they apparently assign one freq for patches and other
'unusual' stuff, so it doesn't affect other services. The difference
(here in San Diego) between 15 and 16 channels available is negligible.
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