Huge relief: commo babel put to rest by new mobile center.

• Author: Williams, Robert H.
• Position: TECH TALK - Brief article

The Maryland Transit Administration has a powerful tool to quell emergencies. The agency recently acquired a 40-foot vehicle that offers disaster response communications among a multitude of first responders.

Designed by ARINC of Annapolis, Md., the mobile communications vehicle, or MCV, boasts 11 works stations that are equipped with 17 different radio connections over VHF, UHF, 800MHz, aviation, marine and amateur bands. Providing instant interoperability is a company...