Spectrum Shift Threatens Radio Communication
A good article on some of the risks associated with rebanding by Jonathan Abel of the Washington Post can be found here. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071001150.html?sub=new
Several quotes from the article are below:
"Emergency responders cross county lines every day in the greater Washington region, and their radios go along, too. But some emergency communications officials fear that a reshuffling of the radio spectrum will threaten their ability to communicate across borders."
"When this is all said and done, rebanding will be one of the best things done for public safety in a long time," Rose said. "But it's getting there that's the problem."
"The question is how many first responders are placed at risk because interoperability is down?" Rose asked.
"This is the most significant thing that's ever hit the radio waves, ever in the history of radio. It's coming at us like a freight train," he said. After meeting last month with representatives of Nextel, the FCC and the Transition Administrator, Wadsworth was even more worried.
"They said there would be no interruption of service," he recalled. "And I said, 'Okay. Why are you only talking to Fairfax in this phase? Because all the other jurisdictions would be affected when we change.' And they didn't have an answer."
If you would like to learn more about these and other issues, please feel free to contact us at reband@rcc.com
Several quotes from the article are below:
"Emergency responders cross county lines every day in the greater Washington region, and their radios go along, too. But some emergency communications officials fear that a reshuffling of the radio spectrum will threaten their ability to communicate across borders."
"When this is all said and done, rebanding will be one of the best things done for public safety in a long time," Rose said. "But it's getting there that's the problem."
"The question is how many first responders are placed at risk because interoperability is down?" Rose asked.
"This is the most significant thing that's ever hit the radio waves, ever in the history of radio. It's coming at us like a freight train," he said. After meeting last month with representatives of Nextel, the FCC and the Transition Administrator, Wadsworth was even more worried.
"They said there would be no interruption of service," he recalled. "And I said, 'Okay. Why are you only talking to Fairfax in this phase? Because all the other jurisdictions would be affected when we change.' And they didn't have an answer."
If you would like to learn more about these and other issues, please feel free to contact us at reband@rcc.com
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