Radionet Communications provides capabilities in land mobile radio systems including tuning, testing, and repairing subscriber units; programming units to work on federal and interoperability systems; and managing interoperability gateway deployments. They have experience programming units for conventional and trunked systems and deploying a regional interoperability system for the Navy Region Northeast. Radionet can also provide consulting services, perform radio frequency coverage simulations using open-source software, conduct system drive testing, and develop communications procedures and protocols.

1. Capabilities Statement
Radionet
Communications, Inc.
2 November, 2009

2. Capabilities in Brief
Tune, test and repair of Land Mobile Radio
subscriber units
Programming/re-programming subscriber
units to work on federal systems and
local/regional interoperability systems
Program management experience deploying
‘gateways’ for interoperability with local/state
agencies ‘outside the fence’

3. Capabilities in Brief (more)
Consulting services – Project 25 updates and
procurement documentation review & editing
(Configuration Management)
Simulation of RF coverage using ‘non-
proprietary’ software tools
System ‘drive testing’ and integration of test
data into simulations – comparing actual
system performance vs. ‘idealized’ models

4. Tune, Test and Repair
Quotes obtained and
resources available for
an R2670B service
monitor and other
essential tools for ‘tune,
test & repair’ of trunked
and conventional
Project 25-compliant
subscriber units

5. ‘Programming’
Radionet
Communications has
17 years of experience
programming
subscriber units for
both conventional
and ‘trunking’ with
vendor-specific
software (e.g. Motorola,
M/A-COM & EF
Johnson)

6. A note about ‘Programming’
It IS NOT like ‘writing code’ in a ‘high level
language’
It IS easily learned by anyone with even
rudimentary computer skills
But, programmers must have particular
knowledge of frequencies, tones, ID’s and
other characteristics ‘unique to each system’,
to correctly program its subscriber units

7. Program Management Experience
Navy Region Northeast Regional
Interoperability System experience from
initial planning, to design & deployment
Obtain vendor quotes
Vendor selection/acquisition/training
Onsite System Integration with existing LMR
assets

8. Navy Region Northeast
NAS Brunswick
239 Miles
2 Channels x 1 site
36 Mutual Aid Freqs
COMNAVREG
NORTHEAST
‘Prime Site’/ROCC Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Co-located with New London 160 Miles
2 Channels x 1 site
39 Mutual Aid Freqs
NAVSTA Newport
54 Miles
2 Channels x 1 site
8 Mutual Aid Freqs
NavWpnSta Earle
182 Miles NavSubBase
3 channels x 2 sites (simulcast) New London/Groton
68 Mutual Aid Freqs 2 Channels x 1 site
51 Mutual Aid Freqs

9. CONOPS (Concept of Operations)
NWPNSTA
Earle
Earle
Dispatch
Groton
Dispatch
Radio over IP
New port, RI Sub Base
(MPLS) New London
Portsmouth
Naval Shipyard

10. Site Visits for Planning Purposes
Identify ‘Line of Demarcation’ for network
connectivity
Ascertain location and type of existing
dispatch equipment, locations of
repeaters/tower sites and frequencies/PL
tones/other programming parameters
Look for technology reuse opportunities!

11. Sub Base New London
NOC in separate
building from Dispatch
Center
Dispatch equipment no
longer supported by
vendor, complicating
audio extraction
But, surplus circuitry on
base and unused
antennae offered
‘degrees of freedom’ in
the design

12. Similar work at WPNSTA Earle
Similar problems, with
networking equipment
located remotely from
dispatch center – onsite
management to obtain
local circuit support
New tower required for
wireless links to reach
repeaters, also
procured locally

13. Raytheon/JPS ACU-1000s selected for
Interoperability equipment
Quotes obtained after
onsite surveys
completed and
requirements defined
Onsite program
management, and other
vendor coordination
performed for antennae
and other infrastructure
improvements

14. Detailed Designs
New equipment/links
shown in blue

15. New London, CT.
VHF
Repeaters
RF Link
(2) VHF Link Transceivers
Bldg 488 (programmed like subscriber units)
North
Bldg 488 Bldg 462
South
Existing Audio/Control Wiring N N Centracomm 2
X X
for Base Station/Repeaters U U
Switch
Repeater Site(s) ROC
N B Channel Banks/
(Bldg 439) X I
CEB
U M
N
X
B Channel Banks/
I
U M
CEB
Repeaters in Building
488 include: Router (IP)
(1) Fire (north tower) Fiber/ 5 spare BIM cards
(1) Security (south tower) Ethernet
POP (already in place)
(Bldg 77)
ACU-1000
D D DD D D
EOC S S S S S S
P P P P P P
(Bldg 86)
Bldg 87 Switch
Dispatch PC
Workstation
Future
T1 Router (IP)
Requirement
Router (IP) T1 WAN
Legacy Dispatch Path (wired)
New Wired Link
New Wireless Link

16. WAN

17. CNI Network Management
Washington, DC Office

18. Hardware and Software Configuration

19. Configuring Interoperability Equipment

20. Local Dispatcher is now ‘Regional’

21. Regional Interoperability System
Computer Control

22. Regional Operations Center
Connected to the same
IP network as the
interoperability
equipment, this
computer controls the
network from an office
at WPNSTA Earle.
Similar control point at
Sub Base New London
and NOC in Alexandria

23. Project 25
Radionet Communications has kept track of
emerging TIA standards, including the latest
addition to the console or ‘fixed station’
interface: TIA-102.BAHA.
This is an important development for
local/state system operators requiring
interoperability with federal systems built to
Project 25 standards.

24. It lets you do this, now:
Create interoperability links to P25 neighbors…
…for very little money!
‘Remote’
P25 System

25. Documentation review and editing
With over 17 years of
experience with Land
Mobile Radio issues,
Radionet
Communications is an
authority you can trust.
Get the best value for
your federal dollars
spent, by having
Radionet review your
documents!

26. Other Capabilities
Radionet can also
provide third-party
software analysis of
‘promised’ coverage
using open-source
simulation tools (shown
here: ‘Radiosoft’
ComStudy 2.2).
While all ‘simulators’
are based on
mathematical models,
some are more
‘optimistic’ than others.

27. Integrated Drive-Test Data
Radiosoft also allows
for the importation of
drive-test data, to
compare actual field
measurements with
predicted performance.
This is an invaluable
utility for those planning
wide-area coverage
systems who wish to
verify promised
coverage.

28. Procedures and Protocols
While new technology greatly enhances our
ability to communicate, lacking proper
procedures and protocols for use of these
assets – particularly ‘interoperability’ assets -
can be disastrous in a crisis situation.
Working with local/state and other federal
agencies to obtain the necessary
memoranda of agreement and understanding
is only part of the equation.
Common language is important, too!

29. Radionet Communications can:
tune, test, repair and program your
subscriber units
manage interoperability projects with
local/state and other federal agencies
keep you up-to-date on new Project 25
technologies, and review your documents
perform simulations and drive-testing
develop effective procedures and protocols
for emergency communications

30. Questions?
radioman@radionetcommunications.com
www.radionetcommunications.com