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Radio enthusiasts in Contra Costa County and Lamorinda have been invited to participate in this year’s BEACON exercise on April 30, and they are planning to make an impact. The acronym stands for ...

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TV host Ana Navarro warned there could be repercussions for Republican radio programs after controversy surrounding a CBS interview with a Democratic candidate from Texas. Stephen Colbert accused the ...

The Uniontown Amateur Radio Club in Fayette County, Pennsylvania has recently completed a project to support the GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) two-way radio community in greater Fayette and ...

Ship-to-ship radio sounds simple until you realize every vessel might speak a different language, and VHF is not a phone call. This breaks down how maritime communication really works, from signal ...

Current Iowa law says children under 12, drivers and front seat occupants of vehicles must be belted in, but an Iowa House committee may soon consider requiring that all occupants in a vehicle wear a ...

Understanding the physics of radios helps firefighters choose the right equipment and anticipate signal issues caused by building materials and environmental factors. Training should simulate stress ...

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A Chicago police officer is facing more than a dozen felony charges for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for allowing a civilian to use his encrypted CPD radio. Alain Dillon, 37, was charged by ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Attorney General Kwame Raoul has charged a Chicago police officer over allegations the officer accepted payments in exchange for the use of his department-issued encrypted radio. Raoul ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police officer is facing bribery charges. The attorney general says Officer Alain Dillon let someone use his department-issued, encrypted radio in exchange for $500. It ...