ARCOM (ATLANTIC RESEARCH COMMUNICATION SYSTEM) - AN ALTERNATE APPROACH TO MOBILE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS

• NCJ Number: 13099
• Journal: Law and Order Volume: 22 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1974) Pages: 56,59-60
• Author(s): G K OSS
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: Copp Organization, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DESCRIPTION OF A SMALL, LOW-PRICED TWO-WAY MOBILE DIGITAL COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WHICH CAN SUPPLEMENT POLICE VOICE COMMUNICATION.

Abstract

THE SYSTEM CAN OPERATE ON EXISTING POLICE RADIO FREQUENCIES TO SEND AND RECEIVE CODED MESSAGES WHICH DO NOT INTERFERE WITH ON-GOING VOICE COMMUNICATION. THE NEW SYSTEM HAS A TERMINAL WEIGHING FOUR POUNDS. IT OPERATES WITH REDUNDANT MESSAGE TRANSMISSION AS A SAFEGUARD AGAINST DATA TRANSMISSION ERRORS. THE UNIT CAN BE USED FOR INQUIRY/RESPONSE FROM COMPUTERIZED DATA FILES, VEHICLE STATUS REPORTING, MULTI-MODE MESSAGES, DISPATCHING, AND EMERGENCY ALERTS.