Radio contact in high-rises can quit on firefighters.

Radio contact in high-rises can quit on firefighters.

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During the crucial minutes when firefighters needed them most, the handheld radios used by the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) at the World Trade Center (WTC) on 11 September did not work. This illustrated that wireless communication in skyscrapers is an unsolved and dangerous problem...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 39, 4(duplicate) (2002).
Main Author: Goldstein, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1.85 to 1.99 GHz.
City of New York.
PCS.
September 11.
UHF.
UWB.
World Trade Center.
Firefighters.
Personal communications services.
Radio systems.
Skyscrapers.
Ultrawideband communications.
Wireless communication.