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Long Beach Grand Prix Frequencies
With the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach taking place this weekend, SCMA Member Glen Rothstein, LA-145, passed along the following web site which lists frequencies used by the Indy Car series, drivers and teams. Thanks Glen! http://www.racebyrace.com/drivers/irldrivers.phtml?year=2012 If anyone … Continue reading
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LAFD Receives Third AW-139
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has taken delivery of its third AgustaWestland AW-139 helicopter. After a cross county flight from the AgustaWestland plant in Philadelphia, Pa, the aircraft, “Fire 2,” will give the LAFD additional firefighting and rescue capability. … Continue reading
LAPD Radio System Fails for 12 Hours
After Los Angeles Police Department radio communications went down for half the day on Tuesday, a city councilman on Wednesday demanded the firing of the official whose agency caused the problem. Councilman Mitch Englander said he will call for the … Continue reading
FCC Grants First Narrowbanding Waiver to Missouri Petitioners
The FCC granted the first waiver of the Jan. 1, 2013, VHF/UHF narrowbanding deadline to the Missouri counties of St. Louis and St. Charles, the Jefferson County 9-1-1 Dispatch Board and the East-West Gateway Council. The FCC’s narrowbanding mandate requires … Continue reading
FCC Seeks Public Comments on Emergency Communications by Amateur Radio
In response to the Congressional directive to prepare a study to assess Amateur Radio’s role in emergency and disaster communications and the impact of private land use regulations on the amateur community’s ability to provide such communications, the FCC issued … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur radio, disaster, disaster communications, emergency, emergency communications, fcc, ham, radio
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San Diego’s New Mobile Communication Centers
San Diego Gas & Electric rolled out two mobile command centers and three satellite communications systems Monday to be used for emergencies like earthquakes or widespread power outages. The new equipment has up-to-date technology to help maintain communications in emergency … Continue reading
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Santa Monica Names First Female Police Chief
Santa Monica on Monday named Inglewood Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks as chief of the city’s Police Department. Seabrooks, 50, spent 25 years at the Santa Monica Police Department, where she rose from officer to captain before being named chief in Inglewood 4 … Continue reading
Military Exercises to Take Place in So Cal
A great opportunity to monitor local military frequencies! Don’t be alarmed by the sight and sound of massive military planes buzzing above the Los Alamitos area this weekend. The U.S. Air Force Reserve, Coast Guard, Navy and Homeland Security will … Continue reading
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Tagged air force, coast guard, disaster, drill, exercise, Los Alamitos, navy, operation, patriot hook, solid curtin
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Riverside OK’s New GPS Mapping System for Sheriff
The acquisition of a mobile mapping system that will enable Riverside County sheriff’s deputies to more quickly locate crime scenes and other hot spots was approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. In a 4-0 vote, with Supervisor Jeff Stone … Continue reading
Confessions of a Cell Phone Jammer
Imagine you are on a bus trying to call home. Your cell phone has no signal. But soon you realize it’s not a dead zone, you can’t make the call because some guy is zapping your phone with a high-tech … Continue reading
