Article: KN Energy to Use Diablo Research's Whisper; Two-Way Radio Link for AMR Trial in Scottsbluff, Nebraska; Direct Data Transfer from Gas Meters Increases Billing Efficiency, Provides Internet Access to Remote & Rural Areas.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996--Diablo Research Corporation, a high-technology, full-service engineering design and product development company, announced today that they have begun shipping Whisper radio components for a field trial to be conducted in Scottsbluff, Nebraska by KN Energy.

The trial, designed to do automatic meter reading (AMR) of gas meters and remote sensing of other devices, will use Metricom's wireless Ricochet network as the wide area network (WAN) for delivering data to KN's billing center. It is expected the trial will demonstrate billing efficiencies beneficial to the utility while providing Internet access to rural ...

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