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Survivors Emerge from Missouri Tornado Destruction
May 27, 2011Joplin, Mo. (AP) — Officers from Joplin and several neighboring towns and counties manned virtually every major intersection in the city Monday. Ambulances continued to come and go, sirens blaring.
Read full articleVector Security Creates Law Enforcement Scholarship Program in the Name of Fallen Hero
May 26, 2011POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 23, 2011): When Poughkeepsie, NY police officer, John Falcone, responded to a domestic dispute call on Friday,…
Read full articleKenwood Donates Radios to Alabama Tornado Relief Effort
May 26, 2011Suwanee, GA: Kenwood recently donated 50professional LMR mobiles and amateur radios to the City of Tuscaloosa, Ala. In accepting the…
Read full articleRadio Club of America Annual Banquet Moves to Dallas
May 26, 2011Denver: The Radio Club of America will hold its annual banquet at the Dallas-Fort Worth Marriott Hotel and Golf Club…
Read full articleEmergency Communications Needed
May 26, 2011After Sunday’s catastrophic tornado wrecked Joplin, Mo., police, fire, ambulance and other rescue groups reported a “widespread breakdown of communication systems” as they tried to locate 1,500 residents reported missing. Back in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, rescuers were forced to send runners with handwritten notes because various emergency radio systems couldn’t link to each other.
Read full articlePublic Safety Representatives Talk Broadband Spectrum, Governance & Funding at Subcommittee Hearing
May 26, 2011“We all share the same goal: providing America’s first responders with a state-of-the-art communications network,” said House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) during Wednesday’s hearing. The hearing, Creating an Interoperable Public Safety Network, brought together a panel of commercial and public safety representatives to discuss H.R. 607, the Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011.
Read full articlePANASONIC UPGRADES TOUGHBOOK 31 – RUGGED LAPTOP GOLD STANDARD
May 26, 2011Secaucus, NJ, May 25, 2011 – Panasonic Solutions Company, provider of collaboration, information-sharing and decision-support solutions for government and commercial enterprises, today announced a series of upgrades to its Toughbook® 31 fully-rugged laptop. The updated device features new Intel® Core™ i5 and i3 processors, increased RAM and hard drive capacity as well as speed, up to 20 hours of battery life, a brighter sunlight-viewable screen and more. With these improvements, the MIL-STD-810G and IP65 certified Toughbook 31 continues to be the ideal solution for mobile professionals in mission-critical environments, including first responders, military personnel, and field workers in industries such as telecommunications, utilities and energy.
Read full articleHarris Corporation Selected by Linn County, Iowa, for $18 Million Contract to Upgrade Public Safety Communications System
May 26, 2011• Harris P25IP technology will provide secure, voice and data communications for public safety users throughout 724 square miles.
• Harris Unity XG-100 portable and mobile radios will give Linn County first responders improved interoperability across all county frequency bands.
• Locally-based RACOM, a 40-year Harris partner, will provide technical service.
Pressure Mounts for Congress to Pass Legislation Supporting Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
May 25, 2011Washington, D.C. — The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology heard again from expert witnesses today about the benefits of a dedicated broadband network for public safety at a hearing entitled, “Creating an Interoperable Public Safety Network.” Public Safety Alliance witness, Chief Jeffry Johnson, discussed the dire need for D Block spectrum to be allocated to public safety before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Read full articlePSA Continues to Dispell the Myths about D Block Spectrum Allocation
May 25, 2011Washington, D.C. — May 24, 2011 — The Public Safety Alliance is setting the record straight today on the top five Public Safety Broadband Network Myths as they relate to D Block spectrum reallocation. The organization supports legislation that would allocate this spectrum to America’s first responders to build a nationwide interoperable broadband network.
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