NCJ Number
154253
Date Published
1985
Length
35 pages
Annotation
This document outlines National Institute of Justice Standard 0209.01 on personal frequency-modulated transceivers, an equipment standard developed by the Law Enforcement Standards Laboratory of the National Bureau of Standards.
Abstract
The standard specifies performance and other requirements for nontrunked, personal frequency modulated transceivers and their associated antennas and power sources. The standard applies to transceivers that do not have special subsystems such as selective signaling and voice privacy and to transceivers in which such subsystems are bypassed or disabled during testing for compliance with the standard. Equipment purchasers can use the test methods described in the standard to determine whether a particular piece of equipment meets essential requirements, or they may have the tests conducted on their behalf by a qualified testing laboratory. Procurement officials can also refer to the standard in their purchasing documents and require that equipment offered for purchase meet the requirements. Compliance with the standard's requirements may be attested to by an independent laboratory or guaranteed by the vendor. Because the standard is designed as a procurement aid, it is necessarily highly technical. The standard specifies requirements related to minimum performance, user information, performance at environmental extremes, receiver and transmitter performance, antenna performance, and battery service life. 21 references and 19 figures