PUBLIC SAFETY, THE RADIO SPECTRUM, AND THE PRESIDENT'S TASK FORCE ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY

A DISCUSSION IS PRESENTED OF THE REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT'S TASK FORCE ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY CONCERNING THE PROBLEMS OF MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS CONGESTION AMONG USERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SERVICES. THE CONTRACTUAL EFFORT CENTERED ON THE FACTORS SURROUNDING THE THREE MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS OF CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, AND NEW YORK. IT IS SHOWN, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT CHICAGO COULD USE APPRECIABLY MORE SPECTRUM, 15 MHX WITHOUT MORE SHARING, 10% OF THAT WITH SHARING. IN LOS ANGELES, THE EXTRA NEEDS ARE ABOUT 7 MHZ REGARDLESS OF SHARING. IN NEW YORK, THE NEEDS ARE ABOUT 30 MHZ WITHOUT SHARING AND ABOUT 30% OF THAT IF MORE SHARING IS DONE. WHERE INDEPENDENT USERS OF THE SPECTRUM ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, EACH ONE WILL TRY TO GET AS MUCH OF THE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM AS POSSIBLE, OFTEN AT THE EXPENSE OF HIS NEIGHBORS. COOPERATION AMONG COMMUNITIES IN THIS REGARD RANGES FROM HIGH TO NON-EXISTENT. THE REPORT DEALS LARGELY WITH PRAGMATIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR SOLVING PRESENT PROBLEMS RATHER THAN WITH LONG-RANGE RECOMMENDATIONS INVOLVING MAJOR CHANGES. (THIS IS NOT TO SAY THE LATTER IS NOT IMPORTANT, JUST OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF CONTRACT.) /BPR/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 6, pp 37-46
• Authors:
  • Eckert, R P
  • Kelly, P M
• Publication Date: 1969-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • IEEE Spectrum
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 0018-9235

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Electromagnetic spectrum; Frequency (Electromagnetism); Governments; Metropolitan areas; Portable equipment; Radio; Radio waves; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mobile equipment
• Old TRIS Terms: Public
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225675
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Traffic Systems Reviews & Abstracts
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1970 12:00AM