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Icom’s Newest P25 Mobiles and Portables Meet
DHS CAP Requirements
Icom is pleased to announce its IC-F9011/
F9021 portable and IC-F9511/F9521 mo-
bile P25 radios are Compliance Assess-
ment Program (CAP)-compliant. CAP is
a voluntary program that demonstrates a
supplier’s equipment meets defined P25
standards in performance, and interoper-
ability.
Public safety agencies receiving fed-
eral grant money for P25 equipment are
required to purchase CAP-compliant
equipment. Federal grants are widely
available for public safety agencies in-
terested in buying mission-critical equip-
ment.
The CAP program requires manufac-
turers to submit products to Department
of Homeland Security (DHS)recognized
test laboratories for a stringent assess-
ment process, which includes perfor-
mance and interoperability testing.
Manufacturers also are required to
provide a Supplier’s Declaration of Com-
pliance (SDoC), specifying the equip-
ment tested and the DHS-identified lab
performing the test supply pass/fail data
for each of the tests. The FEMA Re-
sponders Knowledge Base (RKB) Web-
site www.rkb.us lists the summary test
results (STR).
Icom is among a limited number of
manufacturers currently offering CAP-
compliant P25 equipment. “We are at the
cusp of the trend,” says Chris Lougee,
Vice President of Icom America.
Icom’s CAP-compliant radios meet
IP57 certification requirements and are
backwards-compatible with legacy equip-
ment. Radio power has been increased
to 6 watts. The cosmetic interoperable
layout of the switches, knobs, and dials
has been accepted as an industry stan-
dard. The radios are also easy to merge
into fleets of radios. And the Icom radios
have and enhanced vocoder, which is
very important to firefighters.
Lougee anticipates a strong market for
CAP-compliant P25 equipment. There
are some 3,000 counties throughout the
country with three to five agencies each.
In the end, Lougee says, “P25 is driven
by the need of end users.”
Icom CAP documents may be viewed at
https://www.rkb.us/search.cfm?typeid=5&subtypeid=710
RedHawk SA is a new speaker
mic accessory carried exclu-
sively by Icom America Systems.
With it’s GPS on LCD display,
get total dismounted situation
awareness, right in your hand.
Available for Icom’s P25
radios as well as select IDAS
radios – even mobiles. Ideal for:
• Military
• Police
• Search and Rescue
Coming mid April 2011.
Accessory of the Month
P25CAP
