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Guide for the Selection of Communication Equipment for Emergency First Responders: NIJ Guide 104-00, Volume I + II
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Guide for the Selection of Communication Equipment for Emergency First Responders: NIJ Guide 104-00, Volume I + II
Publication year:
2002
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: "[I]nformation available from vendors [is provided] so commercially available equipment can be compared and contrasted" (p. ix). Volume I is comprised of the following sections: introduction; overview of communication systems; communication equipment selection factors, such as maximum transmitter output power, secure communications compatibility, programmability, user capability, line of sight, power requirements, battery life, battery locking ability, vehicle adaptor (portable radios), digital communications compatibility, durability, unit cost, operator skill requirements, and training requirements; and communication equipment evaluation (categories and results). Appendixes include recommended questions on communication equipment and information specifically about equipment safety. Volume II contains manufacturer-supplied information (data sheets) regarding 181 commercially available communication equipment items.