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Can’t Find Radio Frequencies? Try TV Channel White Space

on January 11, 2012
in FCC, Government Affairs, Radio Frequency, Tech, Tools

Anyone—everyone—in public safety can benefit from TV white space for their voice and data radio communications needs. There just aren’t enough traditional radio frequencies anymore for new licenses. Without a doubt we do need the 700 MHz D Block radio frequencies that APCO is lobbying for, but that won’t resolve all of our needs. So [...]

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Hot Products 2011

on November 02, 2011
in Tech, Tools

For the past several years, an anonymous team of experienced communications professionals has roamed the exhibit hall at the Annual APCO International Conference & Exposition reviewing new products (those released in the past year) and bringing their favorites to our attention for publication in Public Safety Communications. This year, we had about 90 entries from more than 70 companies. It was nice to see so many companies investing in product development for public safety communications. In Philadelphia, our reviewers got their hands on the technology, asked the tough questions and drew conclusions. Over the next several weeks in this space, we’ll be highlighting several new communications solutions– with even more information than we could put in print — that could soon be coming to your agency. This week: Mobile Mark’s Covert License Plate Frame Antenna

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Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative

Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative

on September 01, 2011
in Calltaking/Dispatch, Operations, Tech, Tools

Every day, law enforcement officers at all levels of government—state, local, tribal and federal—observe suspicious behaviors or receive reports from concerned civilians, private security and other government agencies about behaviors that could have a potential nexus to terrorism. Until recently, this information was generally stored at the local level and shared within the agency—or, at the most, regionally shared—as part of an incident reporting system. Enter the Nationwide SAR Initiative.

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PeoplesChoice

Public Safety Communications Announces First-Ever People’s Choice Award

on August 18, 2011
in APCO, Industry, News, Tech, Tools

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.: Public Safety Communications (PSC), a monthly publication published by Elsevier Public Safety on behalf of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, announces the selection of the first-ever People’s Choice Award. Smart911 2.0, displayed in the New Product Pavilion at APCO’s annual conference, was given the award during the 77th Annual [...]

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More Capacity: The Role of Picocells in LTE

on July 18, 2011
in Radio Systems, Tech, Tools

The proliferation of wireless devices capable of sending and receiving large amounts of data is straining commercial wireless networks. Smart phones, data cards and tablets with such applications as video sharing and conferencing, social networking and gaming consume more wireless network resources than phone calls and texts. Similarly, the increased use of novel public safety applications, such as video streaming, street cameras, automatic license plate recognition and the coming proliferation of sensors and M2M (machine-to-machine) devices, will increasingly strain public safety’s wireless networks.

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Spectracom Announces Its New Netclock Master Clock for Public Safety

on July 14, 2011
in Industry, News, Tech, Tools

Rochester, N.Y. — Spectracom announced its latest generation NetClock master clock for public safety organizations. The new model 9483 continues Spectracom’s legacy of highly accurate and reliable GPS master clock technology that is easy-to-install and manage backed by NetClock’s industry-leading 5-year warranty.

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Line-of-Duty-Death Handbook Now Available

on July 07, 2011
in News, Regional & National, Tools

A death in the line of duty is arguably one of the more stressful events for first responders, especially those in EMS whose goal is to arrive on scene with the promise of bringing aid. And because many EMS agencies don’t have set protocols and procedures in place for tasks like notifying co-workers and next of kin, and coordinating the logistics of the funeral, line-of-duty deaths are events that most EMS agencies are the least prepared to address. Tawnya Silloway decided to take action.

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