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Radio Frequency Measurements to Support Public Safety Wireless Communications in Large Buildings and Structures
Published
Author(s)
William F. Young, Catherine A. Remley, Christopher L. Holloway, Galen H. Koepke, Dennis G. Camell, John M. Ladbury
Abstract
The public safety community requires dependable wireless communications in buildings that often disrupt the radio frequency propagation due to the construction material, architectural features, or large physical dimensions. Here we introduce measurements at the National Institute of Standards and Technology focused on public safety radios frequencies in large buildings and structures.
Citation
National Public Safety Telecommunications Council Quarterly Newsletter
Young, W.
, Remley, C.
, Holloway, C.
, Koepke, G.
, Camell, D.
and Ladbury, J.
(2011),
Radio Frequency Measurements to Support Public Safety Wireless Communications in Large Buildings and Structures, National Public Safety Telecommunications Council Quarterly Newsletter, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=908770
(Accessed October 8, 2025)