Once exclusively a tool for the military, today's highly accurate Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers provide the ability to know where you are instantly, with an accuracy of within 10 meters ...

The fireground has evolved dramatically over the last two decades. We’ve witnessed improvements in personal protective equipment (PPE) that permit us to operate in hotter environments, and this, in ...

The ability to communicate; through voice, digital message or simply by position, is arguably, the most critical capability for the men and women of today's Army. From the highest level down, ...

Sharp County Sheriff Shane Russell says recent upgrades to a radio tower will improve communications and response times for ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. When Hurricane Helene took out power and cellular communication ...

Technology and methods during my 30-plus years of emergency services have changed so much that it is a challenge to keep abreast. I can remember simplex VHF-low radio systems, three-foot mobile ...

For many participants in the world of amateur radio, the initial draw can be something like the ability to talk to people from around the world. “It starts as a hobby. You want to talk to somebody ...

Police Department will move to encrypted digital dispatch and radio communications to protect officers, victims and ongoing ...

Police radio communications have been public ever since the Detroit Police Department began broadcasting one-way transmissions to mobile officers on station KOP in the 1920s. In fact, in those early ...

A petition to allow ham radio transmission encryption is getting some attention. Don Rolph of East Walpole, Mass., filed a Petition for Rulemaking with the Federal Communications Commission requesting ...