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February 2006
IN THIS ISSUE: 10 Step Guide to Choosing the Right Portable Radio Now Available Ohio State Uses Icom Radios to Equip Command Center for Katrina Help Meet Your Icom TeamJared Betton IA Awarded Contract with the State of New Hampshire Tech CornerEncryption Board Options New Director of Icom Training Department Chris Lougee to Speak at IWCE on 6.25 Technology
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There is a whole range of capabilities our mid-tier radios can do, and we wanted to show people in an easy-to-understand format. Dave Kruzic, Advertising Manager
are designed to be small and easy to carry, and can also be sent out as a mailer. Portables range from $200-$1,100 with widely varying available functions. Thats why one brochure in the set includes a detailed checklist explaining the ten functions that radio buyers should consider when purchasing a portable. The second brochure creates a spreadsheet listing every portable radio Icom sells and showing what features are included in each type of portable. It should take no more than a few minutes to go through the brochure set to determine what radio is best for a particular person or organization.
The portables brochure set is available now. A brochure for mobile radios will be available in March. Two more brochures, one for accessories, and one for base units and repeaters, will be available within six months. Icom America will ship each dealer a set of the new brochures, including a display stand, late February. Contact your MR for additional information
Jared Betton Literature Fulllment Coordinator If you want to order the 10 Step Guide To Choosing The Right Portable Radio featured in this issue of ianews, or any of the myriad other materials Icom creates for dealers and customers, Jared Betton will be the person gathering those materials and shipping them to you. He joined Icom as the literature fulllment coordinator last August. The former project manager and disc jockey says his favorite part of the job is troubleshooting challenging orders.
This special response vehicle owned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources was used to coordinate communications during early Hurricane Katrina search and rescue efforts. No less than ve Icom radios were used to help connect ofcers with the Louisiana DNR switchboard.
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TECH CORNER Encryption Board Options
Icom offers 2 different encryption boards as an accessory that is added to your radio. Choosing between them depends on the type of encryption you prefer. UT-109: This board uses simple voice inversion, capable of up to 32 different codes. The board also supports use in an LTR or Passport system. UT-110: The encryption used in this board offers the more secure rolling code encryption, with up to 1020 codes available. To use the encryption board, youll need to open your radio and cut 2 points on your radios main circuit board. Depending on the radio model, the cut points are usually around the accessory jack. In most portables, removing the accessory plate will give you access to the cut points. The cut points are plainly labeled on the circuit board. Remember that these are multi layer circuit boards, and care needs to be taken so that you do not cut the boards too deeply.
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Lougee To Speak At IWCE On 6.25 Technology
Icom Land Mobile Vice President Chris Lougee will speak at the upcoming International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) in May on the issue of mandatory narrowbanding. Icom America is leading the wireless industrys migration towards 6.25kHz, by introducing the rst line of products to use the new technology. 2013 may seem far away, but the long life cycle of land mobile radio systems means that licensees must prepare sooner rather than later for narrowband conversions required by the FCC. Discuss and understand the new rules, learn how to prepare for conversion, and hear about equipment options.
IWCE 2006 Session:
Mandatory Narrowbanding at 150 & 450 MHz 2013 Is Closer Than You Think.
Spectrum Utilization Track TH01 When: Thursday, May 18, 2006: 11am12:15 pm Where: Las Vegas Convention Center /S205 To register for this session: http://www.iwceexpo.com/register/index.html Use promotion code W01.
Call Icom America today: 800.USA.ICOM All departments open 7:00 AM 5:00 PM Pacic time, unless stated otherwise Customer Service and Orders: sales@icomamerica.com Parts Department: parts@icomamerica.com (open 8:00 AM) Technical Support: landmobile@icomamerica.com Literature Request: literature@icomamerica.com
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