The Newsstand – July 13, 2006
Emergency drill on river reveals communication problem
NBC
An emergency drill held on the Potomac River exposed a big problem: a failed communication patch between Alexandria firefighters and the D.C. fire communications center…
Emergency personnel begin language switch
The Daily News (Ky.)
Warren County emergency service employees have begun to switch from codes to plain language to communicate over the air…
Pittsburgh gives Wi-Fi nod to U.S. Wireless
The Courier-Journal (Ky.)
Louisville-based U.S. Wireless Online has been chosen to design, build and operate a Wi-Fi broadband Internet access system for downtown Pittsburgh…
Tasmanian radio listener aids rescue
ABCOnline
A Tasmanian man in Western Australia, who was listening to the national amateur radio network, helped rescue a trapped tourist…