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ldsmith104
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Posted - 28 Mar 2008 :  13:41:45 Show Profile Visit ldsmith104's Homepage Send ldsmith104 an AOL message Send ldsmith104 a Yahoo! Message Reply with Quote
Virginia FD Report: Digital Radios Extremely Vulnerable

On April 16, 2007, firefighter Kyle Wilson was part of a crew dispatched to fight a residential fire in Woodbridge, Va. He died in the line of duty.

A detailed report on the incident recently released by Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue concluded that problems associated with the use of the county's Motorola digital trunked radio system contributed to the tragedy.


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Should we do some testing with our radios?

ldsmith104
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Posted - 21 May 2008 :  15:37:00 Show Profile Visit ldsmith104's Homepage Send ldsmith104 an AOL message Send ldsmith104 a Yahoo! Message Reply with Quote

"During a recent supermarket fire, firefighters were forced to use their old radios to communicate because the new system was distorted.

Noise was the problem. Warning bells on firefighters' air packs cause microphone distortion on digital signals much more than with analog channels."

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