Looking back at past major incidents and disasters, you will find that Ham radio operators have always been on the scene working to establish communications where needed. During Katrina, Hams spent weeks in the area working side-by-side with first responders. Some even set up a temporary FM broadcast station so authorities could provide updates to citizens.
Fri Apr 22 12:04:54 2016 I read with interest the current version of FirstNet’s Tech Talk: Updated Vehicular Network System Vison which can be found here: https://firstnet.gov/newsroom/blog/tech-talk-updated-vehicular-network-system-vision. It is a…
Fri Apr 15 11:20:16 2016 Each week as I sit down to write this post for the end-of-the-week email blast, I first review the happenings of the week and emails…
Fri Apr 8 10:45:50 2016 From our Friends at NPSTC: A Reminder to Honor those who also serve: “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW) is April 12-18. Next week NPSTC…
Thu Mar 31 20:07:12 2016 Mission-Critical Push-To-Talk (PTT) over FirstNet After I published last week’s news piece I received some other information, mainly from members of the Public Safety community…
Fri Mar 25 13:11:16 2016 Not being at the IWCE show in Las Vegas this week has been tough for me as I have attended for so many years and…
Fri Mar 18 14:39:03 2016 My favorite convention and conference is IWCE, which will be held next week in Las Vegas. I was supposed to participate on a few panels…
Fri Mar 11 11:57:26 2016 FirstNet’s Pre-Proposal Conference Thursday, March 10, 2106, FirstNet sponsored a Pre-Proposal Conference in Reston, VA to discuss the RFP, clarify some of its points, and…
Thu Mar 3 18:08:31 2016 While FirstNet continues responding to the more than 400 questions and while some vendors continue to plan their response while others send their RFP teams…
Fri Feb 26 13:57:04 2016 Okay, I am confused. FirstNet posted its responses to the first one hundred of the four hundred questions it received between the time the RFP…
Thu Feb 18 18:22:16 2016 Since last week’s commentary I have received verification that five other potential FirstNet RFP bidders have decided not to pursue this opportunity. Yet I have…
Thu Feb 11 19:29:21 2016 When I wrote my Public Safety Advocate last week documenting the issues with the FirstNet RFP, I did not realize that for the third time…
Thu Feb 4 19:37:30 2016 Public Safety Advocate Special FirstNet RFP Update Please Note: As with any of my articles, I approve the forwarding or posting of the article below…
Fri Jan 22 10:03:15 2016 When FirstNet released the final RFP it allowed for questions to be asked until February 12, 2016. This is a great opportunity for prospective bidders…
Fri Jan 15 12:16:49 2016 FirstNet released the final RFP and today, Friday the 15th from 1-3 pm EST, it is providing a kick-off webinar. The link for access is…