ARC to Phase Out Emergency Communication Response Vehicles ...

By K4REE, on 21 February 2013

The American Red Cross has made the decision to phase out and decommission its Emergency Communication Response Vehicles (ECRVs), due to changes in technology, as well as a new satellite system and other factors regarding the vehicle fleet. ?Retrofitting the decade-old vehicles with new equipment is not a good use of donated funds, as the long-term strategy is to move to more portable systems,? American Red Cross Disaster Services Technology Manager Keith Robertory, KG4UIR, told the ARRL. ?This is consistent with the trends in the telecom and technology industries.?

The American Red Cross will be removing the Amateur Radios from the ECRVs as part of the decommissioning process. These radios will either become part of the deployable inventory or provided to the local American Red Cross chapter to build local capacity. [Click here to read the full article at ARRL]

Source: http://www.carf.net/arc-to-phase-out-emergency-communication-response-vehicles

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