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trol will give a new efficiency to law en-
forcement by saving vital seconds that are
now lost in line telephone or vehicle com-
munication.

Already a nucleus of the future system
is in operation in Barrie where Provincial
Police are working out operation and
maintenance problems. Based on this, an,
expanding programme of personnel
training will be undertaken. Already
C.G.E. has given top priority to the pro-
duction of the electronic equipment so
that it will be available when that training
is complete. By May it is planned to have
the first phase of the system in operation ;
by September, the complete system. Ex-
pansion into Northern Ontario will be
undertaken as required.

The only difference to the public eye
will be a 6-foot antenna atop the familiar
black-and-white police cruiser. But in a
section of the trunk compartment will be
a compact and sturdy 60-watt receiver
and transmitter by which the police will
be in communication with other patrol
cars of the area and with their local and
district stations in order to pass informa-
tion to and receive instructions from the
district and provincial authorities.

The new system will be Frequency
Modulation (F/M), and it is planned to
operate on three frequencies between 35-
44 megacycles. The special merit of FM
is that it provides clear and dependable
reception that is almost entirely free of
static and interference, which will help to
ensure that communication will be main-
tained at all times even in the centre of
a severe electrical storm.

The ingenious use of the three frequen-
cies will permit messages to flow simul-
taneously between district stations, be-
tween local stations and between mobile
units. Delays in passing important mes-
sages will be reduced greatly in this way.
Provision will be made in the future for
an increasing use of devices which will
automatically relay or record messages
and so reduce the manpower required to
operate the system.

District STATIONS IN Many Towns

Tentative plans have been made to
locate district stations at or near Chatham,
London, Hamilton, Niagara Falls, Mt.
Forest, Barrie, Belleville and Perth, the
headquarters of their respective districts.
Toronto area will be served by the central
station near Aurora. Because of the size
of Districts Eight and Nine, each will
have similar sub-stations near Peter-
borough and Cornwall respectively. By
these means the police will obtain almost
complete coverage of all parts of South-
ern Ontario, even, the most remote.

The institution of an FM radio system
will be a milestone in police operation in
Canada and will create a new phase of
Canadian industrial life devoted to its
maintenance and the development of
similar systems elsewhere in Canada.

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