Archival Folder
Communications : Correspondence
Thursday, January 1, 1953
Sunday, December 31, 1961
A2000-021
AF/20085
Correspondence from the Portland Civil Defense staff regarding their reviews and comments on the draft of the plan for the communications operations of the State Control Center, the draft is included. Correspondence regarding the establishment of a RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) network in Portland. Correspondence between city, state and regional civil defense departments regarding : control center radio tower ; Conelrad ; national network broadcast on Conelrad ; construction of broadcast radio tower ; communication equipment ; Control Center electrical facilities and communications ; applications for communication equipment. Correspondence between city departments regarding : two way radios ; Communications Van for Police Bureau ; matching funds application ; equipment for new police radio dispatch room ; purchase of communication equipment ; standby generators. Flow chart showing the radio nets for Portland Bureau of Fire. Plans for Civil Defense Mobile Communications Unit truck. Includes plans for communications and electronics for the city. Organizations : Federal Civil Defense Adminstratioin ; Disaster Releif and Civil Defense ; Oregon State Civil Defense Agency ; Bureau of Communications & Electronics Key Words : RACES network ; communication ; radio Personal Names : Cole, Elwood B. ; Clark, E. H. ; Ehmsen, Temple V. ; Lowe, Jack ; Sandstrom, R. W. ; Schrunk, Terry D. ; Sheets, Arthur M.
