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TEXAS POLICE CONVERT RADIO SYSTEMS

NCJ Number
13102
Journal
Law and Order Volume: 22 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1974) Pages: 74-77
Author(s)
R A PAGE
Date Published
1974
Length
4 pages
Annotation
IMPROVEMENTS TO TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IN SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL POLICE AGENCIES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL.
Abstract
UNDER A STATEWIDE UPGRADING PROGRAM, SYSTEMS PLANNING AND EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT ARE DONE BY REGIONAL COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENT. STATEWIDE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS ARE THUS PLACED ON AN EVEN PAR WHILE ALLOWING FLEXIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUAL LOCAL CONSIDERATIONS. NEW EQUIPMENT INCLUDES BASE STATIONS, MOBILE UNITS, MOBILE AND FIXED REPEATERS, AND, IN MANY CASES, ALSO HAND-HELD PORTABLE UNITS. THE EFFICENT COORDINATION OF THESE ITEMS IS DISCUSSED, AND THE SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT CONTRACTED FOR BY EACH REGION IS MENTIONED.