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Radio Woes

Nextel vs. Public Safety

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Plan to clear the air for police radios hits snag

DTV vs. Public Safety

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Boston TV station disrupts Camco police system
 

FDNY 9/11 problems

bulletFDNY investigates Sept. 11 radio malfunctions
bulletWhy police made it out of the World Trade Center when firefighters didn't
bullet 9/11 Exposed Deadly Flaws in Rescue Plan
bullet Sept. 11 Tape Could Hold Some Clues to Firefighters' Deaths
bulletFDNY Union: Investigate Radio Failure  
bullet Lost Voices of Firefighters, Some on the 78th Floor
bulletReport: 9/11 Communications Worked
bullet9/11 Tape Raised Added Questions on Radio Failures

Minneapolis

bullet Police Radio Hacker Gets Jail Time
bullet Safety in Avionics: Blocked Radio Transmissions   from: Avionics Magazine

DC Fire

bulletRadio Problems Hamper Firefighters
bullet D.C. Department's New System Needs More Antennas to Eliminate Dead Zones
bullet Council member tells Williams to fire Few
bulletEMS crews say radios risk lives
bulletFire crews shun unreliable radio system
bullet City pressed to explain new radios
 

FDNY radio problems

bulletDispatch Radios Endanger FDNY
bullet FDNY in a Radio Daze
bullet FDNY Chief Says Radios Cost City $33M
bullet Fire Officials to Reprogram Digital Radios
bullet FDNY Halts Radio Test  More woes for $14M Motorola system
bullet Union Demands New FDNY Radios 8/7/02                           
bullet Fire Dept. to Start Reissuing Radios Pulled Last Year  8/6/02
bulletFire officers’ union chief calls for FDNY radio replacement, grand jury investigation
bullet No Quick Fix for Radios, New York Fire Dept. Says   New 9/18
bullet Once the Source of a Dispute, New FDNY Radios Hit the Field Firefighters Will Begin Using 3,500 Radios Feb. 11

Normal

bulletNormal switches to old radios after problems

Livingston

bulletPolice turned off by radio network Too many bugs in new system, Livingston County

Wexford

bullet Emergency radio system not working properly

Bloomington

bullet Bloomington police mandate 2-person patrol units

Weatherford

bulletCounty works to end radio problems

LAPD

bulletLAPD Press Release on Digital Astro System
bullet New LAPD Radios Get Negative Reviews
bullet An Unofficial History of the Los Angeles Police Department's Communications Division
bullet OFFICERS CONCERNED THAT RADIO PROBLEMS DISMISSED

Honolulu Wide-Area EDACS system

bullet Honolulu Police Improving Radio System
bullet HPD Defends Digital Radio System
bullet HPD To Spend $700,000 On Radio System
bulletHPD Communication System Taken Off Line

Claymont

bulletTwo DE Firefighters trapped when Radios fails

Michigan

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US Avionics

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Safety in Avionics: Blocked Radio Transmissions