Batboard

Hey gang. I need to procure an alpha pager (well actually around a dozen of them) for our members.

The options that I have from a provider here in South Western Ontario is as follows:

VHF POCSAG 512 Baud
VHF POCSAG 1200 Baud
VHF POCSAG 2400 Baud
VHF FLEX
900 POCSAG 512 Baud
900 POCSAG 1200 Baud
900 POCSAG 2400 Baud
900 FLEX

The coverage maps are all pretty much equal (but really, anyone knows those maps are anything but real).

We're looking to get maximum coverage and least chance of a missed page. I am personally inclined to say VHF POCSAG 512 Baud would be idea, but I figured I should ask first. I have no idea what the difference between FLEX and POCSAG is but I am assuming that POCSAG is better because its what I am issued at work (EMS).

POCSAG is an older protocol developed by the British Post Office.

FLEX is a newer protocol developed by Motorola.

From what I've seen, POCSAG is more widely supported, so you are more likely to be near a system sending POCSAG. Then again, I haven't looked at paging for a long time and my info could be out of date.