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November 8, 2011
Your FCC license should already be updated for narrowband. Now....... Is it?
We are currently final programming our customers to narrowband operation. Our goal is to have all of our Business and Industrial accounts on narrowband by the end of 2011. In addition to that, we intend to have all of our Public Safety accounts pre-tuned for narrowband by January 1, 2012. Happy New Year in the narrowband mode!
We have completed updating FCC licenses for the accounts that have contacted us. Narrowband must be added to your existing FCC license. If you have not yet called us, Right NOW is the time. Steve will complete the required FCC modification filing. You must either be finished with your transition to narrowband or have contacted MIDCOM and planned your narrowband completion date.
Your FCC license is valuable and must be updated properly. In addition, it is important to remember you will soon receive a notice from the FCC that it is time to renew your license. When you do...... let us know! We are happy to assist you.
If you have not made final plans for narrowband by now.......it is time to Call us. We both need to get started immediately.
Read all about common narrowband questions....... Download Common Narrowband Questions and Myths.pdf.
Past Developments on the January 1, 2011 Deadline
Various agencies have "Petitions for Reconsideration" before the FCC concerning the narrowband mandates. Generally, the petitions ask to extend or delay the narrowband deadlines. A petition filed by the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) requested a stay of implementation of the January 1, 2011 mandate. Overall, this petition was denied by the FCC with one useful exception.
After January 1, 2011 the current FCC mandates require:
1) FCC licenses for new wideband systems or modifications of existing wideband systems are banned. Upheld by FCC. NPSTC petition is denied.
The NPSTC petition basically states: The FCC requires that two-way radio systems upgrade to narrowband equipment and operate in the narrowband mode by January 1, 2013. NPSTC argues this mandated upgrade is not possible if the sale of current models of wide/narrow two-way radios is banned on January 1, 2011.
The FCC states: "Relief is arguably not necessary to avoid an equipment shortage. Nonetheless, we believe that a temporary waiver of the prohibition to manufacture and sell 25 kHz (wideband) capable equipment is appropriate, in order to insure that necessary equipment remains available during the narrowband transition."
In other words, the equipment manufacturers may now continue to sell and manufacture current radio models (with both wide and narrowband modes of operation) beyond January 1, 2011. Remember, they can sell current production models ONLY. No new models can have wideband mode and there will be NO new wideband FCC licenses. As long as your current radio models are built, you may continue to buy them. Of course, all things wideband (everything) terminates on January 1, 2013, when the final narrowband deadline arrives. There is no change in the implementation deadline for narrowband compliance. Action is required:
Call us now ! You may continue to update radios one at a time throughout 2011 or as long as Kenwood continues to offer the current models. If you operate a two-way radio system in Muskegon, Ottawa and Oceana Counties, It is time to move forward ! We will fully explain how the new FCC narrowband mandates affect you and your two-way radio system.
FCC license renewals in 2011 - new FCC license renewal procedures!
RF Exposure Compliance.
MIDCOM's two-way radio models for 2011 ! !
New E.F. Johnson models !
E. F. Johnson updates their complete line of Project 25 800 MHz trunking products. The Johnson 5300ES series mobiles are fully compatible with existing Motorola SmartNet and SmartZone 800 MHz county-wide trunking systems. The Johnson 5300ES mobile is also fully compatible with the Michigan State Police Digital 800 MHz trunking system too! The Johnson 5100ES series portable units provide full compatibility with all these trunking systems as well. The 51LT portable completes the product line offering a basic tier feature set.
You have a choice in P-25 radio products as 911 systems in our area upgrade in the future.
Call MIDCOM if you have questions.
New Kenwood models !
New Digital two-way radios
Kenwood is pleased to introduce NEXEDGEȘ conventional and trunking technology featuring 6.25 kHz digital narrowband operation. NEXEDGEȘ was designed to provide advanced communication solutions that meet the needs of private enterprise and public sectors today and in the future. NEXEDGEȘ includes features such as FM Analog @ 25 and 12.5 kHz channels, NXDNȘ digital @ 12.5 and 6.25 kHz channels, compliance with current frequency assignments, and NEXEDGEȘ will easily convert to very narrow bandwidths in the future.
The NX200/ 300 series portables and NX700/ 800 series mobiles will provide ample choices as you upgrade your communications systems to digital operation in the future. New NXR-710 and NXR-810 repeater models have been added to the NEXEDGE product line as well.
The first of its kind in the Muskegon area, a new NEXEDGE digital UHF repeater is currently in operation at our Vine Street tower in Muskegon. We have been performance testing the new digital repeater equipment along with the new NEXEDGE NX-300 portable and NX-800 mobile. More on this to follow!
Kenwood updates our conventional products too!
Kenwood enhances the TK-2360/ 3360 and TK-2300/ 3300 portable series . Ultra-compact design, up to 16 channels, scan, and all with higher capacity Li-Ion batteries. Call us ! You will want to see just how compact a modern narrowband portable can be!
Kenwood continues to provide the TK-7150/ 8150 public safety mobile radio series. 32, 64, and 128 channel operation, Channel display, high speed priority scan, die-cast chassis, Military 810 Specs, 50 watts of transmit power, and true 12.5 kHz narrowband operation.
The TK-7180H series public safety mobiles have been updated to include MDC-1200 PTT ID.
Kenwood has updated the TK-2180/ 3180 portable radio series for Public Safety and Business/ Industrial operation. MDC-1200 PTT ID is now built in. The new portables are an update to the proven 280/ 380 series portable products. More compact and lightweight, higher capacity Li Ion batteries, updated features and channel display. Kenwood has done a fine job updating the solid 80 series portables. Call us ! You will want to take a look at our new TK-2180/ 3180 series portables.
Just the ticket for upgrading those older public safety units for narrowband operation. Call us ! It is important to learn how the new FCC Narrowband channel mandates will affect you in the future.
Kenwood lowers the price of the TK-8180 series UHF LTR radio in our trunking mobile radio family. Enhanced FleetSync signaling, front firing speaker and enhanced scan features, plus an improved channel display. Call us for an updated quote ! The TK-7180 mobile adds a new level of performance for narrowband mobile radio operation on VHF high band.
The basic TK-863 UHF LTR trunking mobile and new compact TK-3173 UHF LTR trunking portable complete our UHF LTR product line! UHF LTR trunking systems offer the highest levels of two-way radio performance. Private, immediate, no waiting and no interruptions. Our UHF LTR trunking systems cover Muskegon, Oceana, and Ottawa counties. The Kenwood TK-863 is our most affordable UHF LTR trunking mobile radio. The TK-3173 is our most affordable UHF LTR portable. Let us show you!
Call us ! Find out about MIDCOM's newest UHF LTR narrowband trunking systems.
UHF LTR Trunking News !
Our narrowband UHF LTR systems continue to set the standard for tower based two-way radio services in the Muskegon area. No one has more genuine UHF narrowband LTR trunking channels to serve your needs now and into the future in Muskegon, Ottawa, and Oceana counties than MIDCOM Service.
Of course, actual two-way radio repair service and support is provided by our local Muskegon facility. No need to ship radios out of town (and out of the USA) for expensive flat rate repairs.
Imagine that ! Our shop is easy to find and open to serve you. No appointment is required!
Join Us! Let MIDCOM Service take care of your two-way radio systems!
2) Certification of new models of two-way radio will be narrowband only. Upheld by FCC. NPSTC petition is denied.
3) The mandate bans the sale or manufacture of two-way radio equipment with wideband mode (that would be the wide/narrrow models currently being sold in 2010). NPSTC petition is denied in part and granted in part.
Download FCC Document 10-119A1.pdf.
In the past, when it was time to renew your FCC license you received a renewal form in the mail. You checked the renewal box, signed the form and returned it to the FCC with your fee check.
Not anymore! You now receive a notice in the mail to renew your license, but you are invited to do so via the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS). That means use your computer and the Internet.
You would like to think the FCC made it easy and fun. In reality, it is tricky and more than a little painful. MIDCOM will help you with your FCC license renewals. In 2001, the FCC changed your license term to 10 years. Current licenses will require renewal again beginning in 2011. Do not forget to renew your FCC license. Call MIDCOM if you should receive anything in the mail concerning renewal or changes to your FCC license. We will help you determine what is required and what needs to be done to take care of it.
RF exposure and safety guidelines are now well established by the FCC. Read how these new guidelines affect you and your two-way radio system on our RF Exposure and Safety page.
News !
NEXEDGE portables Download the NX200/ 300 portable brochure in pdf format.
NEXEDGE mobiles Download the NX700/ 800 mobile brochure in pdf format.
Of course, all of the new Kenwood radio products are fully narrowband ready.
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