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Drone Communications: C2 Link Frequencies and Redundancy
A second radio inside 2400–2483.5 MHz fails with the first. Part 88 keeps 5040–5050 MHz for control only. A 5800 MHz backup adds 7.66 dB of free-space loss.
The full list of dispatches is on All Publications & Dispatches.
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First Responder Drone Software: A Handoff Checklist
Map dispatch, live-video and evidence handoffs with named owners, a blank local matrix and eight proposed acceptance checks. Untested results stay unknown.
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Drone as First Responder Policy: An Owner and Evidence Matrix
A blank matrix that assigns each drone-as-first-responder rule an owner and a record. One county FAQ is the example. Unknown cells stay blank.
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Remote ID Serial Numbers: A Registration Audit for Mixed Drone Fleets
Match each Remote ID serial to the FAA inventory row for a mixed fleet, and leave a cell blank when no opened source names it.
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How to Get FAA Authorization for a 0-Foot Grid Drone Flight
A Part 107 route check for a 0-foot UAS Facility Map square: LAANC further coordination, FAADroneZone, on-airport jobs, and waivers.
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Emergency Drone Authorization: An SGI Request and Handoff Checklist
A checklist for U.S. emergency drone requests: which Special Governmental Interest route applies, what to record, and what a denial still forbids.
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FAA Drone Research Grants: What the $12 Million for 19 Projects Covers
The FAA awarded $12 million for 19 drone research and test projects through its UAS BAA program. The projects by area, how the program works, and what is still unknown.
HISTORICAL ARCHIVE & STANDARDS
The First Responder UAS Triple Challenge Record
Explore the competition prize rounds held between 2021 and 2022 by NIST and Kansas State University, detailing public safety search & rescue flight challenges, sensor payloads, and counter-UAS evaluation standards.
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Tethered Drone Power and Fiber-Optic Relay
A dark fiber is not a power failure. Match the sheet's watts and altitude to the 150-foot public-safety line before either number is reused.
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Search Grid Patterns and Probability of Detection
A grid the aircraft does not fly is a gap. IAMSAR sets coverage as sweep width over track spacing, and the pattern has to match how well the datum is known.
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Prism A-ISR: Public Integration Specifications and Questions to Verify
Review Teledyne FLIR Prism A-ISR (110-0201-92) public camera, SoC, power, and metadata specs alongside a blank UAS integration verification checklist.