"Radio"
New Portable Radios Link Wildlife Officers with Police, Fire, EMS
April 5, 2012Within one hour of borrowing a portable radio last year, wildlife conservation Officer Brian Singer tracked down a poacher.
Read full articleCommission Seeks Comment on Emergency Communications by Amateur Radio and Impediments to Amateur Radio Communications
April 5, 2012By this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau seek comment on the uses and capabilities of Amateur Radio Service communications in emergencies and disaster relief. As set forth below, comment is sought on issues relating to the importance of emergency Amateur Radio Service communications and on impediments to enhanced Amateur Radio Service communications. Stakeholder entities and organizations, including the Amateur Radio, emergency response, and disaster communications communities, are particularly encouraged to submit comments.
Read full articleTampa’s $6m Radio Plan
March 15, 2012Police plan to spend $6 million on portable radios for the Republican National Convention to try to prevent the kind of chaos that marred the start of the 2008 GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn.
Read full articleFirm Eyed for County Radio
March 15, 2012“We’ve put antennas in Siberia and the South Pole,” Ingram said. “Our global communication systems are on every continent in the world.”
Read full articleWestmoreland 9-1-1 Dispatch System Fails for Second Time in Month
March 13, 2012For the second time in a month, technical problems at Westmoreland County’s 9-1-1 center forced emergency dispatchers to use portable radios to send out rescue crews.
Read full articleAeroflex and Kenwood U.S.A. Corp. Announce Release of the Kenwood 5×10 Series Automated Test and Alignment Program for the Aeroflex 3920
March 1, 2012LAS VEGAS, February 22, 2012— Aeroflex Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. (NYSE:ARX), announced today the release…
Read full articleFEMA Funding Awarded for Wayne County First Responders Communications Equipment
March 1, 2012U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) Wednesday announced federal funding has been awarded to upgrade communications equipment for fire departments in Kenova and Ceredo, W.Va.
Read full articlePolice Radio Upgrades Coming
February 28, 2012TOM MOOR, South Bend Tribune (Indiana) SOUTH BEND – When dozens of police and fire departments converged on the World…
Read full articleGeorgia Police to Get New Radio System
February 23, 2012AUGUSTA, Ga. — The new system will be tied into the county’s broadband network, which is under construction and will include several new radio towers. The radio system might be ready for use by October.
Read full articlePublic Safety Radio: Field Narrowed to 2
January 30, 2012Tim Hrenchir, Topeka Capital-Journal (Kansas) Two companies – Motorola and Cassidian – will compete for the multimillion-dollar contract to provide…
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