A History of Radio Communications in the Baltimore District

Abstract

This history of radio communications in the Baltimore District, Corps of Engineers, was prepared under authority of Engineer Regulation 870-1-1, 1 September 1971, and District Regulation 870-1-1, 12 March 1974. It endeavors to record the beginning, the growth, and the use of this means of communications among District personnel and to show how in a period of 26 years the system expanded from two small stations of limited range to a complex assortment of more than 250 fixed, portable, mobile, and ship stations covering the entire District. It also gives credit to a number of private individuals and organizations that have contributed to the District's emergency communications system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1974
Accession Number
ADA637218

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Civil Defense
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communication Equipment
  • Communication Systems
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Potomac River
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Equipment
  • Radio Stations
  • Second World War
  • United States

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.