FCC Allows Va. Police to Operate State Network at Higher Power Levels
The FCC Wireless Bureau approved a waiver Thursday allowing the Virginia Department of State Police to increase power output for its mobile transmitters from 60 watts to 100 watts, using a maximum effective radiated power of 150 watts, as the…
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agency works to increase the capacity of its existing land mobile radio network. “Grant of this waiver will allow VA State Police to upgrade its system to a more spectrally efficient technology, allowing it to continue unique public safety missions,” the bureau said. The Statewide Agencies Radio System “supports 22 state agencies, facilitates interoperability with local governments and federal agencies, and is routinely called upon to meet new communications and interoperability needs such as multi-agency response to public safety emergencies, requiring the addition of many new users,” the bureau said.