RELM awarded US Forest Service Radio Contract

[trooperdude]

Forest Service awards two-way radio contract
http://mrtmag.com/briefs/forest-two-way-radio-052307/
May 23, 2007 12:08 PM, - MRT

RELM Wireless announced it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Forest Service for two-way radio products. The contract provides for an initial base period of May 17, 2007, through the end of the federal fiscal year on September 30, 2007, for an estimated $200,000 worth of radio products, according to the company.

 

[Secret_Squirrel]

This should shake up all of the anti-RELM folks around here. I've seen several federal folks with BK radios so it should come as no surprise.

 

[fireSAR]

BK Radios

We used BK radios on our forest, I don't think the Forest service uses anything else but BK.
I know the repeaters we used were Danials.

 

[WayneH]

They've been known to use Thales in the past. I have one of their old radios. They've since abandoned the brand.

 

[fireSAR]

wayne, I don't think I have ever seen one...

 

[WayneH]

wayne, I don't think I have ever seen one...

They used them in California. The radio still had the original programming in it; rather distinct too.

 

[mancow]

They abandonded the Thales25 ?

I wish they would start hitting the used market. I desperately need a battery but I can't bring myself to shell out $225. :evil:

 

[scannersnstuff]

relm,who make's bedix-king <bk> radio's.i had 2 of their portable's.a vhf and a uhf.
they were great.but back like 16-17 year's ago they were still going for around $700.00.
now,i believe they go foraround $900.00. field prog.,210 ch's,bank link scanning.the thing's were like a brick if you had the high capacity battery on them.very well constructed.very sorry i ever sold them.

 

[fireSAR]

I liked my BK (Brick) I frequently loose my cell phone, but the radio you knew you had. I wish they weren't so expensive, Id buy one.

 

[ff-medic]

I liked my BK (Brick) I frequently loose my cell phone, but the radio you knew you had. I wish they weren't so expensive, Id buy one.

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Vertex served me well. Dropped it at car accidents. Had it in my bunker gear, on structure fires. It got wet, dirty...and still worked like a new one.

The only company to my knowledge that now manufactures handhelds with Lithium-ion batterys. Thus no memory problems with batterys, and the usual fully discharging batterys worry, and the worry of charge, use for an hour, charge...use for an hour?

Peeked in a WV State Fire Marshals vehicle awhile back. 1 Uhf radio, a Vhf High band radio, and a Vhf Low band radio ( 3 all together ) in the durango. All Vertex. ( Why not a uhf/vhf dual band radio - lessening the space, and probably cost ...is beyond me? )

I used Bendix King when I was in the Army Reserves. They did not impress me. I recall two that had problems with moisture.

Motorola overseas. I had a generic handheld ( The Motorola that sticks in the mobile in the vehicle ;and uses the crystals off of the portable, and charges at the same time ; Push a release buttion and the handheld pops out - and the base is no longer usable )- used that, then I got issued a Sabre. Big and bulky, the encryption section of the radio made it longer than I cared for. Only a few electronic glitches in the Motorola.

FF-Medic !!!


10-6

 

[HM1529]

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Vertex served me well. Dropped it at car accidents. Had it in my bunker gear, on structure fires. It got wet, dirty...and still worked like a new one.

The only company to my knowledge that now manufactures handhelds with Lithium-ion batterys. Thus no memory problems with batterys, and the usual fully discharging batterys worry, and the worry of charge, use for an hour, charge...use for an hour?

10-6

ICOM now makes Lithium Ion battery packs for their portables.

 

[1268]

relm rpv 3600 plus

comes standard lithium ion battery pack, have one sitting on my desk. GREAT RADIO !