[BC] Emergency communications during WTC disaster

[Blake Bowers]

It was without a doubt, the old analog system that
had been in use for years.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Wood" <richwood at pobox.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] Emergency communications during WTC disaster


> ------ At 05:27 PM 3/5/2007, Chuck Lakaytis wrote: -------
> 
>>Yes the lower Manhatten repeaters were on top of the WTC.  And yes, 
>>the mobile repeater was crushed in the tower collapse.  But the huge 
>>problem was that the portable radios that the crews used were 
>>supposedly "state of the art" and had been the source of a huge 
>>number of compalints about building penetration every since they had 
>>been adapted.
> 
> I'm told the system was converted to digital and it wasn't ready for 
> prime time. Others tell me the conversion hadn't taken place. I know 
> cop friends were complaining about their new radios before 9/11. 
> Rumor hazzit the contract was no bid.
>