I am not sure why, but my brain always likes to analyze things in columns and rows. Hence, I find myself doing lots of “spreadsheet analysis.”
Recently, I came across Icom‘s Spencer County Case Study. I was very impressed by the cost. In light of even Senators writing about government spending, I thought that it might be fun to do a bit of cost comparison via “spreadsheet analysis” of Indiana’s Spencer County vs. what we are seeing in Virginia. So, here it is:
Yes, you are reading this right! The taxpayers in Indiana are paying up to 18+ times less for a radio system than the taxpayers in Virginia! I argue that these savings are because Indiana is willing to accept competitive bids for standards-based radio communication solutions.
If you would like to figure out how standards-based radio communication solutions can save you 18.3 X, feel free to contact us at (804) 625-4233 or sales AT richmondrf DOT com.
