September 2011 – Southern California Monitoring Association

Public Safety Barbecue in Downtown Los Angeles Friday

September 29, 2011

Please join members of your Los Angeles Fire Department this Friday, September 30, 2011 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM for the 12th Annual Public Safety Appreciation Barbecue in Downtown Los Angeles. Hosted by the Downtown Los Angeles Center Business Improvement District on the upper level of 7+Fig (soon known as FigAt7th) at 735 South Figueroa Street, this public event honors the men and women of the […]

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Mini Fire Engine Shows Its Muscle

September 28, 2011

A mini fire engine the city wants to house temporarily at San Rafael School until West Pasadena’s Fire Station 39 can be replaced was put through its paces near the Rose Bowl Wednesday. Fire and city officials have bristled at suggestions the mini-engine was a glorified pickup truck, and showed it has many of the

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LAPD Undercover Officers in Car-to-Car Gun Battle

September 28, 2011

Undercover LAPD officers and gang members fought a car-to-car gun battle in Boyle Heights on Tuesday, but no one was hurt, police said. Three of the four suspects involved in the shooting were in custody this morning, but the fourth was being sought, according to police. The gunfight occurred in the area of Cesar Chavez

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LAFD Investigates Use of City Fire Trucks in Porn Films

September 22, 2011

The Los Angeles Fire Department is investigating allegations that two fire stations allowed department fire trucks to be used in porn shoots. The story was first reported by NBC4 LA, which posted clips from the video, showing a scantily clad actress exposing herself to passersby on Venice Beach.

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ICE Combats Maritime Smuggling Along the California Coast

September 20, 2011

It’s nearly a daily occurrence. Small, 30-foot fishing boats try to make their way to shore along the California coast. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) agents typically find two things onboard – thousands of pounds of dope or more than a dozen illegal aliens. Supervisory Special Agent Jeremy Scott attributes

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Vertex Standard DMR Digital Radios Now Shipping to North America

September 19, 2011

Vertex Standard Company is now shipping the new VXD Series conventional digital land mobile radios (LMR), providing a new digital choice for users seeking to maximize their radio investment. “The new VXD Series enables analog radio users to gradually upgrade to digital as needed to make the most of their radio investments,” said Mike Gray,

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More on San Diego Radio Failure During Power Outage

September 19, 2011

The following is from the Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 1779. Listen to the MP3 file: Newsline Report: San Diego Power Failure. Read the transcript below.

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Heathkit’s Amateur Radio Plans Taking Shape

September 15, 2011

Heathkit Educational Systems hopes to reenter the Amateur Radio market by the end of 2011. Back in August, Heathkit announced its return to the kit business and actively solicited suggestions. The response from Amateur Radio operators convinced Heathkit to develop several Amateur Radio products. Ernie Wake, director, Marketing/Sales, told the ARRL: “When we made the

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Digital Migration Percentage to Double in Next 5 Years

September 14, 2011

It’s taken a decade and half for 15 percent of the world’s licensed mobile radio users to move from analog to digital; however, the next five years will see this percentage more than double. This is one of the key findings from IMS Research’s report “Licensed Mobile Radio – World – 2011.” Digital technologies were

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San Diego County’s RCS Fails During Power Outage

September 13, 2011

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 that was designed to carry public safety communications without the need for a backup system.

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