NCJ Number
35106
Date Published
1974
Length
12 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY, OF A MICROWAVE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WHICH HAS THE CAPACITY TO BE EXPANDED TO MEET THE COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS OF REGION XI LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES.
Abstract
AGREEMENTS WERE MADE BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND PARTICIPATING CITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY FOR THE LOCATION OF SYSTEM EQUIPMENT AND THE FLOOR SPACE, POWER AND OTHER SUPPORT TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CITIES. THE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR COORDINATED LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN PROCURED AND INSTALLED. SOME PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED WHICH CAUSED A SLIPPAGE IN THE ORIGINAL PROJECT COMPLETION DATE. AS OF THE DATE OF PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT, CHANNELIZING EQUIPMENT AND USER TERMINALS HAD NOT YET BEEN INSTALLED. FUTURE SYSTEM USES WILL INCLUDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A DIAL 911 CONCEPT; THE EXTENSION OF THE REGIONAL MICROWAVE SYSTEM TO THE THREE CITIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY NOT INCLUDED IN THE INITIAL PLAN; AND THE ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT TO DIVIDE THE BROAD BAND MICROWAVE RADIO SIGNALS, PROVIDED BY THE PRESENT SYSTEM, INTO SOME 600 CHANNELS SUITABLE FOR TRANSMISSIONS SUCH AS HARDCOPY, VOICE, AND DATA. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)