NIST Tests in New York City Suggest How to Improve Emergency Radio Communications (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST Tests in New York City Suggest How to Improve Emergency Radio Communications (2 of 2)

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NIST researchers visited New York City in 2012 to evaluate emergency radio transmissions in challenging settings such as high-rise buildings and underground tunnels. George Grammas (on left) of the Fire Department of New York, and NIST's Galen Koepke, Dennis Camell, and Bill Young, at the command post outside the West 4th Street subway station.

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