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Radio Waves Announces 7-Year Warranty on Microwave Antennas
April 19, 2011N. Billerica, Massachusetts (April 2011) – Radio Waves, Inc., The Leader in Microwave Antenna Innovation®, has announced that beginning April 7th all their telecom antenna products will have a 7-year warranty. Due to their high reliability and rigorous quality control program known as “Target Zero” Radio Waves is able to offer this superior warranty on their microwave antennas. Terms and conditions for the Radio Waves warranty can be found in the new Radio Waves 2009/2010 microwave antenna catalog.
Read full articleDispatcher Lauded for Response
April 19, 2011Maquoketa, Iowa — Veteran emergency dispatcher Bob Lane was working solo on July 4 last year, as part of his regular shift at the Jackson County 911 office at the Maquoketa Law Center. Lane knew that Bellevue’s Heritage Days parade was going on that morning, but even though thousands of excited parade-goers gather for the annual event, he didn’t expect to hear about any trouble there.
Read full articleLake in the Hills Takes Charge of Police Dispatch for Marengo
April 19, 2011Lake in the Hills (Ill.) police will soon provide dispatch services for the Marengo police department, which is going to layoff its nine dispatchers to cut costs.
Read full articleRadios Draw More Fire
April 19, 2011York County, Pa. — On the heels of a county announcement that a fix for its radio-patching problem is coming, York County emergency responders say they’re still having issues with other important radio functions as they try to fight fires. But county officials say that part of the system is working fine, and a couple of dropped calls at fire scenes are unfortunately par for the course.
Read full articleAnderson, Tenn., Dispatchers Still Enjoy Office Upgrade
April 18, 2011Clinton, Tenn — Eleven years ago, emergency dispatchers for the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department worked in a room the size of a walk-in closet on the courthouse’s third floor. “That room was barely big enough for one person,” recalls Mark Lucas, chairman of the county’s Emergency Communications District board of directors.
Read full articleNew 9-1-1 Center Off the Table
April 18, 2011Memphis — Plans for a high-tech new countywide 9-1-1 operations center near Shelby Farms are on hold because the city of Memphis didn’t include funds for the project in its proposed budget this year.
Read full articleLodi Police Dispatch Plan on Hold
April 18, 2011Lodi, N.J. — A decision by the borough to hand over its police dispatching services are on hold because the cost is more than the $1 million the municipality expected to pay for the length of the five-year contract.
Read full articleTop York County 9-1-1 Employees Honored
April 18, 2011York County, Pa. — York County’s top 9-1-1 employees agree — doing the job well requires a strong, close-knit team of co-workers. And all three said they have that critical support every day. On Friday, the county honored the top 911 dispatcher of 2010, as well as the top supervisor and top support staffer for 2010.
Read full articlePublic Safety Day Honors Butte County Dispatchers
April 18, 2011Chico, Calif — Public safety agencies throughout Butte County had the tools of their trade on display Thursday during a local celebration of the 20th annual National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Read full articleLong Beach Police Salute Dispatchers
April 18, 2011Long Beach, Calif. — Our closest links to getting the help we need in an emergency were honored Thursday by the Long Beach Police Department as part of National Public Safety Dispatchers Week.
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