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Cops Block Public Access to Radio
As police agencies in the tri-city Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena area settle into new digital radio systems, many departments have made, or are considering making, those communications secret, saying it is a response to a growing propensity of listeners to interfere with operations. … Continue reading
Riverside County to Roll Out New Radio System in 2012
Riverside County officials say they will roll out a $148 million radio system by year’s end that will greatly improve communications for sheriff’s deputies, and to a lesser extent for firefighters. “This is a great leap forward for the county,” … Continue reading
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Tagged communications, county, fire, radio, riverside, sheriff, system
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NASCAR Bans Driver-to-Driver Communication for All Races
NASCAR has instituted several new rules to make racing more competitive and limit two car drafting this coming season. Among the new rules that has nothing to do with the cars themselves – drivers may communicate with their spotter and … Continue reading
Pasadena PD Comms are Now P25 Encrypted
As of January 7, 2012, the Pasadena Police Department’s radio communications have switched from analog to digital, preventing media outlets and radio enthusiasts from monitoring police calls. The police department will make its $7 million leap forward from analog to … Continue reading
Video: The DIY Magic of Amateur Radio
ARRL’s new video, “The DIY Magic of Amateur Radio,” is an 8-minute video that follows some of the innovative, imaginative and fun ways “hams” use radio technology in new and creative ways. The presentation is directed toward the DIY (do … Continue reading
Fire Destroys Compton Police Radio Equipment
A fire broke out at a city fire station in Compton and destroyed $1.1 million in radio and communications equipment that the city bought last year in an ultimately aborted attempt to bring back its municipal police department. The City … Continue reading
Mexico Busts Drug Cartels’ Private Communications Networks
The Mexican military has recently broken up several secret telecommunications networks that were built and controlled by drug cartels so they could coordinate drug shipments, monitor their rivals and orchestrate attacks on the security forces. A network that was dismantled … Continue reading
New Motorola APX 4000 Radio Series Announced
Motorola Solutions, Inc. Monday announced the newest addition to its APX P25 Phase 2 TDMA mission critical two-way radio series. The APX 4000 portable is designed to provide public works, utilities and rural public safety users with a durable and … Continue reading
Two Communications Towers to Go Up in Whittier, Puente Hills for Emergency Response System
Los Angeles County officials are looking to ensure that its 34,000 first responders are linked to one another and can communicate instantaneously in the event of a large-scale crisis or other catastrophic emergency – an issue that became nearly impossible … Continue reading
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San Diego County’s RCS Fails During Power Outage
A portion of the “north loop” of San Diego County’s Regional Communications System (RCS) experienced a major failure when the county-wide power outage hit on September 8, 2011. This was the second major outage for the redundant 800 MHz RCS … Continue reading
