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IWCE 2002
IWCE 2002 Show Preview This year the International Wireless Communications Expo will present seminars and programs on topics ranging from the Nextel White
March 1, 2002
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IWCE 2002 Show Preview
This year the International Wireless Communications Expo will present seminars and programs on topics ranging from the Nextel White Paper to the public safety efforts at the World Trade Center. Below are some events you won’t want to miss to stay informed in the radio industry.
TETRA Seminar
Tuesday, April 23
1 p.m.-4 p.m.The North American TETRA Forum will be hosting a seminar on the advantages of adopting TETRA in North America. The seminar will include presentations by manufacturers and users of TETRA. There is no cost to attend the seminar, but pre-registration is required. Email your name, company name, job title, address and phone number to [email protected]. The deadline to register is April 2.
Keynote Address: Jay Kitchen, President of PCIA
Wednesday, April 24
9 a.m.-10 a.m.As president of the Personal Communications Industry Association, Jay Kitchen is a leader in the wireless communications industry. Kitchen assumed the presidency in 1994, and since then has led PCIA’s way to meeting the challenges of an increasingly complicated and competitive telecommunications market. He has developed PCIA’s core competencies of providing valuable business solutions, removing barriers to business growth on a global scale, gathering and sharing international and country-specific marketplace intelligence and advocating for public policy on behalf of its members. He has helped launch industries such as PCS and to facilitate the growth of mobile convergence.
RCA Breakfast Meeting
Thursday, April 25
7:30 a.m.-9 a.m.The annual Radio Club Breakfast will be held at the Monte Carlo. It is a chance to network with other club members in a relaxed atmosphere. Reservations are required. Register at the Radio Club of America booth #16055 on Wednesday, April 24.
IWCE Live!
Log onto www.mrtmag.com and click the Special Reports link to find live news updates from the show floor.
A must-attend session
Don’t forget to attend the Nextel White Paper session on Wednesday, April 24 from 3 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Nextel has lofted an idea to relocate and realign the 800MHz band. What does it mean and how can it affect you? This is sure to be an interesting session.
Schedule of Events
Monday, April 22, 2002
8 a.m. | Registration (Workshops only) |
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8:30 a.m. | Base Station Workshops:Telecommunications grounding practices |
9 a.m. | Radiation Safety/Compliance Workshop(Session runs from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.) |
12 p.m. | SBT Jam Session, Alexis Park Hotel |
1:30 p.m. | Base Station Workshops:RF and microwave basics |
Tuesday, April 23, 2002 | |
8 a.m. | Registration (Workshops only) |
8:30 a.m | Base Station Workshops: Basics of mobile radio |
9 a.m. | Radiation Safety/Compliance Workshop:Radiation safety and FCC compliance for wireless telecommunications professionals(Session runs from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) |
1 p.m. | TETRA seminar |
1:30 p.m. | Base Station Workshops: Civil engineering for telecom professionals |
Wednesday, April 24, 2002 | |
8:00 a.m. | Registration opens |
8:30 a.m. | Base Station Workshops:Implementing mobile data systems |
9 a.m. | Keynote address |
10 a.m. | Exhibit hall opens |
10:30 a.m. | PCIA Workshop: The 21st-century radio dealer |
1 p.m. | Business & Tech Track — Insuring your businessRegulatory Track — The status of VHF/UHF trunkingPublic Safety Track — AGILE |
2 p.m. | Business & Tech — Advertising and marketing for beginners and old handsRegulatory — Leasing 700MHz guardbandsPublic Safety — NPSTC: Computer-assisted pre-coordination resource and 700MHz database system |
3 p.m. | Business & Tech — The TelecommunicationsDevelopment FundRegulatory — Nextel’s White PaperPublic Safety — OpenSky: Technology update and status |
4 p.m. | Business & Tech — Leverage: Getting on top in contract negotiationsRegulatory — Interconnection Update: The skirmishes and battles continuePublic Safety — P25: What’s out there besides the obvious? |
Thursday, April 25, 2002 | |
7:30 a.m. | RCA breakfast meeting |
8:00 a.m. | Registration opens |
8:00 a.m. | Simulcast Forum, Las Vegas Convention Center |
9 a.m. | Business & Tech — Buying and selling telecommunications assetsRegulatory — Auction dust settlingsPublic Safety — The World Trade Center |
10 a.m. | Exhibit hall opens |
10 a.m. | Business & Tech — The Tower Market Regulatory — The ULS Tutorial: The last year has seen changes in the ULS and the FCC Web site. Keep up with the changes.Public Safety — Nextel: Overview of interference issues |
11 a.m. | Business & Tech — Tower paperRegulatory — Update of 220MHz-222MHz band usePublic Safety — Nextel Panel Discussion |
1 p.m. | Business & Tech — Solving RF exposure issues in a cost-effective mannerRegulatory — FCC Open ForumPublic Safety — Project Greenhouse: Technology update and status |
2 p.m. | Women in Wireless CommunicationsBusiness & Tech — Valuing assets: What are your assets worth?Public Safety — Project MESA: New international high-speed broadband data standardization effort |
3 p.m. | Business & Tech — LCC: Is it right for you?Regulatory — Leasing and managing channelsPublic Safety — Tower safety |
4 p.m. | Business & Tech — Mobile data businessRegulatory — AVL in the mixPublic Safety — Telematics: ACN is bridging over to public safety. What’s the impact? |
Friday, April 26, 2002 | |
8:00 a.m. | Registration opens |
9 a.m. | Business & Tech — Employment contracts and non-compete clausesRegulatory — FCC speed traps: What are the agency’s enforcement personnel looking into?Public Safety — PSWN: Coordination and partnerships, funding, spectrum, standards and technology and security |
10 a.m. | Exhibit hall opens |
10 a.m. | Business & Tech — Bankruptcy defense: How to protect yourself when your customer goes bankruptRegulatory — FCC update: What’s new?Public Safety — NYSTEC: WTC lessons learned and disaster recovery |
IWCE 2002 Exhibitors
The following preview information was supplied by the exhibitors. Information for listings and booth numbers is accurate as of press time and is subject to change. See www.iwceexpo.com for updates.
Existing products
Surge suppression products for ac, dc, data, telco and T1 lines; integrated load center and transfer switch products.
New products
AC2070 and AC4100 TVSS units for small to medium ac services; MOV and SAD modules.
Existing products
MZL-10F delay timer (15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes); MZL-10S delay timer (30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes); MZL-10SS delay timer (two, four, six and eight hours); MZL-18 delay timer.
Existing products
AMPS, PCS, GSM, ISM, PCS, GPS antennas and RF components.
Existing products
Unlicensed spread-spectrum digital microwave radio systems; Tracer dual T1 and dual E1 capacity radios at 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz; channel bank and multiplex equipment for carrier and enterprise applications; Tracer 10 Base T radio; protection switching for Tracer equipment; Nx64, user-selectable 1-24 DSO data radio with v.35 interface.
Existing products
Custom nameplates for radios, pagers, cellphones and other wireless equipment; warranty and tamper-proof labels; screen-printed metal, vinyl or polyester labels; indigo digital or flexographic printed vinyl or polyester labels.
Advanced Charger Technology | Booth 11081 |
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AdvanceTec Industries | Booth 10014 |
Existing products
Negative pulse reconditioning and chargers for cellphones and two-way radios; pulse analyzers for NiCd and NiMH batteries; portable hands-free units for cellphones.
Existing products
Antenna analyzers covering 100kHz to 999MHz; VIA analyzer 100kHz-54MHz; VIA-Bravo 1MHz-150MHz; 140-525 analyzer; Cell Mate 806MHz-960MHz.
New products
VIA Bravo 5014-5000; 1MHz-150MHz complex impedance analyzer based on a PDA.
Aerocomm | Booth 13120 |
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AF CommSupply | Booth 10082 |
Existing products
Microwave and conventional antenna systems.
Existing products
Two-way radio batteries; battery charger; analyzers; two-way mobile mount chargers.
New products
Lexstar premium batteries.
Existing products
TS-500 series TerraStat dissipators; TS-400 TerraStat dissipators; TVSS products; TerraBar Samples; GroundBars.
New products
TS-510 series TerraStat Dissipators.
American Mobile Telecommunications Association/International Wireless Telecommunications Association | Booth 15098 |
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Amerizon Wireless Wholesale Communications Distribution | Booth 12095 |
Amplifier Research | Booth 14059 |
Existing products
High-power, broadband RF amplifiers; related test accessories.
Existing products
Rocky Unlimited; Rocky mobile.
New products
Rocky Matrix.
Existing products
Communications labels; bar codes; ID labels; all types of custom labels; tamper-evident labels.
Existing products
Coaxial cable; cable prep tools for connector attachments; step-tuned connectors for elliptical waveguides; accessories; EXT towers for land mobile installations.
New products
MS2711B hand-held spectrum analyzer; Site Master C-series cable and antenna analyzer.
Antcom | Booth 15128 |
|---|---|
Antenex | Booth 10010 |
Existing products
Mobile, base and portable antennas; patented Phantom antennas and accessories.
Existing products
Low-profile antennas.
Existing products
Mosaic land mobile radio antennas; Tele-locator dual-system GPS antennas; dual-band On-Glass rooftop and magnet mount antennas; 800MHz On-Glass magnet and roof mount antennas; EAC-50 in-building repeater kits for cellular, 800MHz trunking and PCS; subscriber fixed station planar, yagi and omnidirectional antennas.
New products
K721 GPS Mosaic LMR/GPS trunk lid mount; K1860PGPS Tele-locator LMR/GPS thru-hole mount; ASPDM1947/CP TalkAround cellular/PCS mini-magnet with Star-Tac jumper cable.
Existing products
APCO International AFC, a spectrum-management leader, is FCC-certified to provide frequency coordination and telecommunications services to your community; 68th Annual APCO Conference & Exposition.
Existing products
Seismic relay racks; ladder cabling systems; batteries; battery tray; dc power plants; cable assemblies.
Astratec Electronics | Booth 12141 |
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Astron Wireless Technologies | Booth 16111 |
Existing products
Flextron portable antennas; frequency flexible yagi antennas; Lo Pac low-profile antennas; ISM band omnidirectional and directional antennas.
New products
PCNLP24 low-profile button antenna.
Astron | Booth 10063 |
|---|---|
Atlantic Scientific | Booth 12135 |
Existing products
Zone Master plus series; Zone Master series; site cabinets; Zone Barrier series; tower light protectors.
New products
Rackshield series.
Atlantic Solar | Booth 15125 |
|---|---|
Products Avtec | Booth 11068 |
Existing products
DSPatch family of dispatcher console systems.
New products
DSPatch base station controller.
Existing products
Carrying cases for two-way radios; Nextel phones and pagers. Cases fit Motorola, Kenwood, Johnson, Vertex, ICOM, TEKK, King, Relm and Ritron radios.
Bard Manufacturing | Booth 16146 |
|---|---|
BEE Electronics | Booth 10017 |
Existing products
Leather and nylon carrying cases for all brands of portable communications devices including LMR and FRS radios, cellular and PCS telephones and pagers.
Berkeley Varitronics Systems | Booth 12078 |
|---|---|
Bluewave Antenna Systems | Booth 14106 |
Bro-Comm | Booth 15127 |
Cadex Electronics | Booth 15049 |
Existing products
Cadex 7200 battery analyzer; Cadex 7400 battery analyzer; Cadex Battery-shop version 4-0; Cadex universal conditioning chargers.
New products
Cadex 7400 battery analyzer with quick learn.
Existing products
T-PE Trailblazer phone line extender; T-LL Trailblazer leased line emulator; T-FT Trailblazer fractional T1-E1; T-EB Trailblazer Ethernet bridge.
New products
I-WLL Globalconnect.
Existing products
Voice-over-IP products using PCs to dispatch over wide-area computer networks; Network Access Radio and IP Radio.
New products
IP Fleet that supports LTR trunking and Kenwood FleetSync; IP Base that operate radios from multiple vendors using standard EIA tones or 5V binary signaling to change channels and initiate transmit for radio control.
Cellport Systems | Booth 17124 |
|---|---|
Cellular Specialities | Booth 14130 |
Centurion Wireless Technologies | Booth 14049 |
CeoTronics | Booth 11061 |
Existing products
Radio headsets; two-way radio headset; lightweight headsets; security and surveillance headsets; tactical headsets; EMS headsets; headsets for high noise, respirator and HAZMAT suits.
New products
Digital full-duplex radio headset; 2GHz-4GHz license free multichannel, multi-user configurations with headset.
Existing products
Fleet Management series; mobile information AVL and messaging devices; single, multiple and Internet accessible software systems.
New products
GPS-230 GPS/GSM vehicle location device; Multi-Trak Internet workstation; Flash Box external data logging unit; Leopard OEM mobile data product family.
Existing products
Chargeguard CG12D; Shopware v4.0.
New products
Shopware with Quick Books Billing.
Existing products
Two-way radio antennas.
New products
Mobile radio antennas and mounts; portable radio antennas; base station antennas.
Existing products
MDC-1200; GE-STAR encoders; C Plus decoders for MDC-1200, GE-STAR and Fleetsync; Skymark and Vehicle tracker; two-way radio and CDPD.
New products
C Plus I, II and III encoders/decoders for Fleetsync, GE-STAR and MDC-1200.
Existing products
Surge suppressors for ac power, telephone, RF coaxial, telephone and data lines such as Citel Surge Guard and Surge Purge.
New products
UL 1449 SurgeGuard modular ac surge protectors.
CML Emergency Services | Booth 17114 |
|---|---|
CommScope | Booth 10026 |
Commtech Wireless | Booth 17119 |
Compac Development | Booth 15053 |
Computer Resources | Booth 14071 |
Existing products
Service and sales management; mobile radio billing; Harmony provisioning and billing; rental management; pager billing; all related accounting; Motorola conventional trunking automation.
New products
Payroll 2002; MRB 2002.
Existing products
Digital LTR radio and base station designed to allow one-channel-at-a-time migration, using existing analog infrastructure. At 25kHz, DC/MA technology (digital channel multicarrier architecture) transforms one analog channel to eight digital channels and provides a coverage area equivalent to a standard FM footprint.
Existing products
Base-station antennas; mobile antennas; yagi antennas; low-profile mobile antennas; panel antennas.
Comtronics | Booth 10098 |
|---|---|
Connect Systems | Booth 14120 |
Existing products
Repeater tone panels; LTR system controllers; interconnects (simplex and full duplex); ANI decoders; rural phone system controllers.
Existing products
Dc remotes; dc panels; local extensions; tone remotes; tone panels; multichannel products; term panels; dc-to-tone converter; satellite products.
Existing products
Nextel accessory items including headsets, batteries and cases.
New products
Remote speaker microphone for Nextel.
Crescend | Booth 12059 |
|---|---|
Technologies CSI Shelter | Booth 13139 |
Technologies Cushcraft | Booth 16018 |
CVDS | Booth 11109 |
Existing products
Comlog digital voice recorders.
Existing products
MT-3 modular radio repeaters and base stations, 29MHz-960MHz.
New products
MT-3 VHF paging systems; MT-3 20W, 118MHz-139MHz AM radio system; MT-4 P25 digital radio systems.
Existing products
Escalade wall mount HVAC; Classic panel mount HVAC; Pinnacle heat exchanger.
Existing products
Gemini; MobilPac.
New products
Gemini 32kbps.
Existing products
Guardian Project 25 portable and mobile radios; accessory equipment.
Existing products
Headset with PTT adapter cords for mobile and portable radios; voice-activated headsets for portable radios; headset intercom systems with two-way radio interface.
New products
Vox headset with vented eardome/HAZMAT operations; radio adapters with body-type PTT/hands free applications; Marine Intercom system with two-way radio interface.
Existing products
Speaker and earphone microphones; battery switches; switch panels; high-current distribution blocks; battery terminals and adapters; barrier strips; fuses and fuse holders; circuit breakers; installation hardware; P.A. amps; P.A. speakers; tools and service.
New products
Optima batteries; battery separators and isolators; safety signal mirrors; video cameras; electro luminescent lighting.
Existing products
DBS118AA voltage follower; DBS106AA five-channel TX/RX test unit for 806MHz-869MHz.
New products
DBS113AA eight-channel hybrid combiner with integrated receiver multicoupler for simplexed radio connections; DBS125AA four-channel 806MHz-869MHz hybrid combiner 30W CW; DBS129AA dual duplexed 1,900MHz combiner; DBSCBC VHF, UHF, cellular and PCS crossband coupler.
Existing products
DBE2802 tower-mounted amplifiers; DB Omni antennas; DB7400 RX multicoupler.
New products
DB8815A dB alarm dialer; DB4368 low-loss TX combiner.
Delta Electronics Mfg. | Booth 17069 |
|---|---|
Digital Dispatch Systems | Booth 14135 |
Digital Paging | Booth 12088 |
Existing products
Apollo 202; Apollo 301; Apollo 500R; Apollo 812; Apollo 777; Apollo FRS two-way radio.
New products
Apollo 801; Apollo T-plus; Apollo Signature 333; Apollo 924.
Digital Voice Systems | Booth 13114 |
|---|---|
Digital Wireless | Booth 16027 |
Dispatch Products | Booth 13107 |
Existing products
Dispatch work station.
Existing products
Truck-PC DT-2000 featuring AVL and CAD.
Existing products
Environmentally sound, non-corrosive fiberglass equipment; auxiliary power systems; shelters that provide protection of equipment — suitable to any environment.
Existing products
Desktop power supplies; rack-mount power supplies; battery backup modules; tone and voice pagers; OEM power supplies.
Existing products
Repeaters and base stations; trunking systems; paging transmitters; radio telephone links.
Existing products
Phonak-inductive loop; Phonito; MicroEar.
New products
Phonak-Intra inductive receiver.
EADS Telecom | Booth 13113 |
|---|---|
Eagle-Picher | Booth 10125 |
Eartec/PortaPhone | Booth 13102 |
Existing products
Heavy-duty double and single earmuff accessories for portable radios.
Existing products
SmartNet/SmartZone-compatible mobiles and portables; fixed land mobile radio transceivers; mobile and portable radios for use on APCO 16 and 25 trunked and conventional analog and digital systems and LTR-Net trunking systems.
Existing products
Stocking distributor of a wide variety of wireless accessories.
Electronic Systems Technology | Booth 16115 |
|---|---|
Electronics Representatives Association | Booth 1112 |
ELISRA/Parker RF Technologies | Booth 14141 |
Electronic Metrology Laboratory | Booth 16022 |
EMR | Booth 12063 |
Existing products
Filter-ferrite and hybrid-ferrite combiners; receiver and tower-top multicouplers; bi-uni directional systems; mobile/base stations; small format duplexers; isolators; I.M. panels; bandpass/passnotch cavities; line taps; power amplifiers.
New products
SYS-20 combining systems.
Enviro Buildings | Booth 11106 |
|---|---|
EPCOM | Booth 17063 |
Existing products
ICF3GS/ICF4GS-90 multimode two-way radios; TKR750/TKR850 rack mount commercial repeaters; ICOM repeater maker kits-ITS-10; Syscom VHF/UHF commercial amateur duplexers.
New products
Trailblazer spread-spectrum telephone line transmitter; Syscom ANV 365TX/366RX video/audio transmitter; SNS 100 Samsung video transmitter; Kendoo XXRP rapid chargers.
Existing products
Digital voice logging recorders and instant recall recorders.
Exacom | Booth 15111 |
|---|---|
Fanon Courier | Booth 12064 |
Federal | Booth 14132 |
Eventide Communications Commission | Booth 10068 |
Existing products
Universal licensing system; automated auctions software.
Existing products
Federal Commander digital two-way monitoring system; Federal Controller two-way informer.
New products
UltraVoice.
Existing products
Non-metallic NEMA 43 enclosures from 23232 up to 24316310 — more than 500 off the shelf sizes.
New products
MNX series, 53331.5 up to 103737, special recessed covers for membrane key pads molded in; CAB series, 123837 to as big as 24316310, hinged enclosures with front plate options.
Existing products
Concrete equipment shelters; equipment installation services; guyed and self-supported towers.
Existing products
FarVillage and FarEdge wireless ISP franchise opportunities.
Existing products
Fleetstat AVL vehicle tracking system; Fleetstat AVL GPS mapping software.
New products
Fleetstat AVL 3.0 network compatible software; Fleetstat AVL 3.0 with updated mapping and reporting options.
Existing products
Self-supporting towers; guyed towers; monopoles; mounting hardware.
New products
Non-penetrating roof mount.
Existing products
Sitexcom, channel selective RF repeaters; Chanexcom multiband line amplifiers; Mobexcom vehicular repeaters.
Fylde Micro Systems | Booth 11115 |
|---|---|
GAI-Tronics | Booth 10095 |
Existing products
Tone remote desk sets; dc remote desk sets; Kenwood-compatible trunking desk sets; local controllers; telephone interfaces; repeater controllers; accessory dispatch microphone.
New products
ICP9000 radio dispatch console capable of controlling as many as 12 base stations.
Existing products
In-dash mounts; pedestal mounts; universal and dedicated bases; radio console boxes; mobile docking stations; universal cradles.
New products
EPIC console boxes; Motorola NW520 mounting solution.
General Dynamics/Decision Systems | Booth 17088 |
|---|---|
The Genesis Group | Booth 17097 |
Existing products
GenSZAI/NetVista-SmartZone and Dimetra Management solutions; GenWatchXL-system management for SmartNet; Genesis Trio-customer management and billing software for Harmony.
New products
AffVista-radio affiliation monitoring software; Genesis Trio-customer management and billing software for SmartZone and Dimetra; Genesis Trio Service Bureau.
Glentel | Booth 15140 |
|---|---|
Granger Telecom | Booth 10074 |
Harger Lightning & Grounding | Booth 10110 |
Existing products
Lightning protection; grounding equipment; exothermic connectors; surge suppressors; communications grounding equipment; enhanced grounding rods; engineering services.
New products
Tower stand-offs; CGKB coax kits; RFPG series RF surge protectors; MCT & MCT81/0 compression tools.
Existing products
Tower site monitoring products; TSM2000, ULM-130, NOC and Web NOC software.
New products
OC-100 and OC-200 telephone line isolator.
Existing products
Intraplex Crossconnect system and server; Intraplex access server.
Existing products
Consolidator vehicle consoles; computer mounts (TCB patent Des. 429, 251).
New products
Dash mount for Motorola MW-520 mobile workstation (C-3052-4); Impala slide-out radio tray; 24″ long consoles with storage compartment.
Heartland Capital Leasing | Booth 17110 |
|---|---|
Holaday Industries | Booth 12115 |
Honeywell Obstruction Lighting | Booth 11131 |
Existing products
FAA dual lighting system; incandescent controls.
Hutech | Booth 10085 |
|---|---|
Hutton Communications | Booth 15001 |
Existing products
Site infrastructure products; radio communications equipment; wireless telephone accessories; power systems products; test and shop equipment.
Existing products
Land mobile transceivers and application-specific communications equipment including portables, mobiles, repeaters, Passport-ready trunking subscriber units, wideband scanners and receivers.
Existing products
Twelve-volt and 24V power supplies; base station covers; N11 redundant power systems; microprocessor controlled battery chargers; isolated and non-isolated dc converters; noise filters; surge protectors.
New products
Dual/tri-rack mount power supplies; 48V power supplies; 24V microprocessor controlled battery chargers; 24V wide range isolated converters.
Existing products
Trakit AVL system; Trakit Nationwide; RLC trunking controllers; 24-series remotes and panels; Net-Link; Easy-Link and Kencall.
New products
Trakit Nationwide; 24-30 Tone remote.
Existing products
Solar modules; controllers.
New products
Sunpak 3P 40V/54V/12V.
Industrial Telecommunications Assn | Booth 16083 |
|---|---|
International Municipal Signal Association | Booth 14125 |
Existing products
Public safety frequency coordination services; dispatcher certification programs; association membership and Washington representation.
New products
800MHz frequency coordination services.
IP MobileNet | Booth 10086 |
|---|---|
ISR FleeTrac | Booth 11111 |
iTECH | Booth 15118 |
Existing products
Battery charger, analyzers, conditioners: iQten, iQfive, iQpac.
JBRO Batteries | Booth 10000 |
|---|---|
John Mitchell Company | Booth 17035 |
Existing products
Radiopac VI software: SMRS billing, point of sale, service shop, accounts receivable.
Existing products
No hole mounts; contour consoles.
New products
Console side mount.
Existing products
NXU-2 network extension unit; TRP-1000 with ACU-1000 (intelligent interconnect system); SNV-12 signal-to-noise voter.
Existing products
Antennas for cellular and PCS; base antennas for land mobile.
Existing products
Linknet convergence platform; In-Hancer series BDA400; UHF bi-directional amplifier; In-Hancer series BDA900; trunking bi-directional amplifier; Tap-in signal distribution tap.
New products
LinkNet satellite unit LNKFIB designed to distribute multiple wireless signals and protocols over a single distributed antenna network; LinkNet management systems offering customers 24-hour visibility and control of all active equipment and systems.
Existing products
Public safety mobiles and portables; complete line of trunking mobiles and portables; repeaters.
KR NIDA Communications | Booth 10064 |
|---|---|
Kullman Industries | Booth 14108 |
Existing products
MTSO buildings; modular equipment; switch stations; COWs.
Existing products
Solar modules; controllers.
New products
Sunpak 5P 40V/54V/12V.
Kyosey | Booth 17116 |
|---|---|
L&E Mobile Computers and Mounts | Booth 15116 |
Lease Acceptance | Booth 10089 |
Existing products
Finance/equipment lease programs.
Existing products
Leasing information.
Existing products
Dc power adapters for mobile computing devices.
New products
Dc power adapter with panel mount extrusion.
Existing products
RLC series repeater controllers and interfaces.
New products
RLC-LTR trunking controller.
Lone Peak Designs | Booth 11065 |
|---|---|
M/A-COM Wireless Systems | Booth 12033 |
Marvair | Booth 15124 |
Existing products
Air conditioners and Crispaire environmental control units for cooling telecommunications shelters and cabinets.
Existing products
Antenna products and accessories; in-building voice, data and broadband wireless communications.
New products
MLPV800HD vertical antenna for 800MHz-900MHz; BMOY series black optimized yagi antenna; new models for the GPS antenna line for telematics.
Existing products
Information technology systems for mobile communications companies including real-time service management, inventory control paging, mobile radio billing, purchasing and full accounting.
Existing products
Mobile data computer version 3.2; Xgate middleware.
New products
Windows CE tablet-style PC called Stryder.
Existing products
DMC series mics; HSC series hand sets; DSH series speakers, DEC series mic elements; DTR series transducers; EMC series handsets.
Existing products
MDS LEDR 900S; MDS LEDR 400S; MDS LEDR 1400S; MDS LEDR 400F; MDS LEDR 1400F.
Existing products
DDU series decoders; CAD series decoders; Motorola MDC-1200 compatible decoders.
New products
STI series interconnects; PDE-1 paging and dialing encoder; Plug-in scramblers for Vertex radios; VPU-15 series inversion scramblers.
Existing products
Base stations; mobile radios; portable radios.
New products
VoIP for base stations; VHF/UHF portables.
Existing products
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Motorola | Booth 12083 |
|---|---|
Mountain Union Telecom | Booth 11104 |
MTS Wireless Components | Booth 11093 |
Existing products
Antenna towers; support structures; cables and accessories; racks; assorted hardware; wireless components; infrastructure for cellular and PCS; infrastructure for paging; lightning protection; cell site microwave systems and components; mounts and mounting equipment; tower lights.
Existing products
Replacement batteries for two-way radios and cellphones; IDENS.
Existing products
RF survey equipment.
Existing products
See Web site at www.ndcsales.com.
National Products | Booth 13131 |
|---|---|
Nearson | Booth 14118 |
NERA Telecommunications | Booth 11124 |
New-Tronics Antenna | Booth 12060 |
NEWMAR | Booth 15019 |
Existing products
Dc power systems; rackmount power modules; hot swap power shelves; dc-to-dc converters; low-voltage disconnects; meter panels; integrated power systems with built-in back-up batteries; complete power rack assemblies with all necessary power accessories, custom configured to site requirements.
NexTek | Booth 13134 |
|---|---|
Nextel Analog Services | Booth 16125 |
NK Cables USA | Booth 11107 |
Existing products
50V copper corrugated RF cables for wireless applications; jumper cables; connectors; accessories.
New products
RFE-7/8″ flexible feeder 7/8 cable.
Existing products
Quarterwave RF protection series; rackmount frame ac protection series; DMK series; uninterruptible power supplies series.
New products
Environmentally controlled cabinet; power distribution cabinet with automatic transfer switch.
Numerex | Booth 16141 |
|---|---|
OmniLocation Technologies | Booth 10099 |
OptoElectronics | Booth 13104 |
Existing products
Frequency counters; Nearfield receivers; tone decoders; RF detectors; digital frequency counters; bandpass filters; hand-held counter/decoder.
New products
Scan Pal trunked radio interface.
Existing products
TDM series communications consoles; series 9 dispatch furniture; Genesis CAD.
New products
Mobile CAD; E9-1-1; RMS.
Existing products
Integrated software that serves accounting, customer care, service, usage/rating and other needs of customers in two-way, paging and cellular industries.
Otto Engineering | Booth 10054 |
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Peltor Communications | Booth 15057 |
Existing products
Noise-attenuating headsets; emergency vehicle systems; communications headsets.
Existing products
Integrated radio and telephone control systems; touch-screen dispatch consoles; remote base station controller; telephone interconnects; remote radio controllers.
PHI Enterprises | Booth 15143 |
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Polar Electronic Industries | Booth 10116 |
Existing products
Base station antennas: grid parabolic, omnidirectional, directional; mobile antennas: roof-mounted, ground-independent, disguise types; RF filtering equipment: cavity resonators, duplexers, multicouplers; accessories: power dividers, damps, attenuators, dummy loads.
New products
Stainless steel yagi model 965; portable grid parabola model GM10-23; surge arrester model PLA.
PolyPhaser | Booth 12074 |
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Power Conversion Products | Booth 16107 |
Power Products | Booth 13116 |
Existing products
Rechargeable batteries for two-way radios and accessories for cellphones; NiMH versions of two-way radio batteries.
Precision Test Systems | Booth 13126 |
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Primus Electronics | Booth 17087 |
Existing products
Cable; connectors; mobile and base station antennas; lightning protection; tower products and accessories; power supplies; amplifiers;batteries; cable assemblies.
Project 25 Technology Interest Group | Booth 10115 |
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Pryme Radio Products | Booth 17079 |
Existing products
SPM-100 series mics; SPM-300E series mics; SPM-900 series mics.
New products
SPM-400A series mics; SPM-800 mics; SPM-1000 series surveillance kits; SPM-1400 series mics; SPM-1100 series mics.
PTMW | Booth 13119 |
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Public Safety Wireless Network | Booth 16075 |
PWRA | Booth 14131 |
Pyramid Communications | Booth 14075 |
Existing products
2017 Merlin AVL fleet tracker; Street Smarts mapping software; SVR-200 series vehicular repeaters; 2012 mobile data terminals with AVL option.
New products
9300-03-2010 mapping software for Merlin AVL fleet tracker; APF-1604 and BRF-1601 filters allowing VHF in-band vehicular repeating.
Existing products
Headsets; custom wire products; complete race communications systems.
Existing products
Wire omni, yagi, sectoral wall, flexible blade and planar array base stations; mobile GPS; dipole line.
New products
Solid parabolic dish, grid parabolic dish, shrouded yagi, fixed sectoral and field adjustable sectoral base stations; gas discharge and quarterwave lightning protectors; low-loss cable; mobile GPS.
Radio Club of America | Booth 16055 |
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Radio Frequency Systems | Booth 15034 |
Radio Resource magazine | Booth 10020 |
Existing products
RadioResource magazine; “Public Safety Report” RadioResource International.
Existing products
ComStudy 2.2; Frequency Finder; Radio Forms; Data Finder.
Existing products
On-Demand tracking and emergency location system.
New products
Portable system for use with hand-held radios.
Existing products
Heavy-duty nylon two-way radio cases, cell phone cases; other pouches for police, public safety and military applications.
New products
012R EMT/paramedic radio/gear case.
Existing products
BK G-series radio; Uniden PRC networking systems; repeater and base stations.
New products
RELM RPV516; RELM RPV532; EarthLoc trucking systems.
RF Designmagazine | Booth 16055 |
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RF Imaging and Communications | Booth 11085 |
Existing products
Used radio communications service and general test equipment from HP, IFR, Motorola, Marconi, Stabilock, Cushman, Wavetek; cellular test equipment; PCS test equipment.
Existing products
3.5mm precision adapters (RF-35M-35F and RF35M-35F-1500); new deluxe crimp kit (RFA-4009); MC card connectors (RMC-6010-B); BNC bulkhead jack (RFB-1116-1-03).
New products
1.0/2.3 connectors (RF 123-7300-1) right-angle bulkhead mount jacks; FCC compliant connectors and cable assemblies (RP1006-31 and RP1216-1); semi-rigid connectors and cable assemblies (RFN-1005-15R1 and RSA-3510-1-14); low loss connectors (RFD-1604-2L2 and RFD-1631-2L2).
Existing products
VHF and UHF radio modems; spread-spectrum 2.4GHz; crystal control link radios; SCADA modules.
Existing products
Base stations; repeaters; links-associated equipment; solid-state antenna switches; power supplies.
Existing products
Quick Talk transmitters; Patriot repeater/exciter; Patriot portables and mobiles; Jobcom two-way radios.
New products
Jobcom JMX 4-series hand-helds; Patriot SST4-series hand-helds; Outpost XT.
Existing products
Royaltel shelters.
Existing products
RF compliance services; customer safety programs; public and custom RF training; hazard assessments and reports; MPE evaluations; RF hazard signs; personal protection equipment.
New products
Site Compliance Plus.
RTI/Securex | Booth 15131 |
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RUF*NEK Building Systems | Booth 11069 |
Sabre Communications | Booth 12110 |
Existing products
Guyed and self-supporting towers, monopoles and HF antennas. Tower structural analysis, turnkey construction, tower inspection and project management.
Existing products
SEC series regulated dc power supply; RPS series linear dc power supply; SEC series switching dc power supply; PSE series ac/dc inverters.
New products
PST series Pure sinewave inverters; SEC series automatic lead/acid battery chargers; SEC series modular dc power supply with battery charger; SP series industrial power supplies.
Existing products
Satelline 1W 3ASD radio modems with digital display.
New products
Satelline 10W 3AS Epic with digital display and diversity reception with two antennas.
Savox Communications | Booth 10114 |
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SCA | Booth 16116 |
Existing products
VHF, UHF tone and voice pagers; VHF low-tone and voice pager.
Schott Applied Power | Booth 10023 |
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Schwaninger & Associates, D.C. | Booth 12101 |
Existing products
Legal services to small-to-medium sized telecommunications companies throughout the United States; brokerage services for all telecommunications assets including SMR channels, paging systems and towers.
Existing products
SDI 9900 mobile workstation; SDI MD8006 pedestal mount; SDI 1050 slide mount; SDI 1508 Goosnek; SDI 7278 universal computer cradle.
New products
SDI 7239 seat belt mount; SDI 7510 full console mount; SDI 7520 compact console mount.
Sentor Monitoring Systems | Booth 17105 |
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Setcom | Booth 13138 |
Existing products
Portable and mobile headsets; portable and mobile helmet kits; vehicular/intercom radio mixers; police motorcycle comkits; police bicycle comkits.
Shelter One | Booth 12130 |
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Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker P.A. | Booth 14133 |
Shure Communications | Booth 10004 |
Existing products
System mics; gooseneck mics.
Shure | Booth 16124 |
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Signal Intelligence | Booth 10087 |
Simulcast Solutions | Booth 13147 |
Existing products
Spectracom Master oscillators; convex audio delay; Dalman Cosmos 4 automatic audio delay; Intraplex synchrocast automatic audio delay; JPS SNV-12 voter comparator.
Existing products
Power monitors; Excaliber mobile antenna; mobile duplexer; multicouplers; panel antennas; yagi antennas; transmitter combiners.
New products
65° polarization diversity panel antenna; two-way, four-way and eight-way power divider; omni dual-band indoor antenna; 90° dual-band indoor antenna; 180° dual band indoor antenna.
Site Management & Technology magazine | Booth 16055 |
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SiteSafe | Booth 15096 |
Existing products
RF engineering; regulatory services, RF health and safety and frequency coordination; system planning; GIS; drive testing; site compliance studies; RFCAD 2.4 propagation prediction software.
Slattery Software | Booth 16130 |
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SmartComm USA/Geiger Comm | Booth 12119 |
SmarTrunk Systems | Booth 10011 |
Existing products
Encryption devices; logic boards.
Existing products
Terrain Analysis Package.
Solunet | Booth 15126 |
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Southwest PV Systems | Booth 12140 |
Existing products
Solar modules; system components that include regulators, batteries, battery enclosures and mounting hardware.
Existing products
High-speed Internet protocol-based data services delivered via a two-way satellite connection; streaming audio and video; telecommunications network backup; disaster recovery and quick-connect.
Existing products
Connectors for corrugated cable; jumper cables; lightning protectors; assembly tools; calibration kits; power dividers; couplers; attenuators; terminators.
Existing products
Digital voice recorder and logger.
STI-CO Industries | Booth 17068 |
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Survey Technologies | Booth 13109 |
Existing products
Field Test 4 drive-test signal measurement and coverage analysis software; STI-9400 drive-test signal measurement and coverage analysis system; STI-9450 drive test signal measurement and coverage analysis kit.
New products
Opt. 81 indoor measurement software.
Existing products
Wireless communications infrastructure; mobile products.
New products
Powerlink power systems.
Existing products
Ac/dc power supplies; coaxial connectors N, TNC, mini UHF, BNC, UHF, SMA, SMB, EME, reverse polarity and reverse thread connectors; 7/16 DIN; adapter; tools; custom connectors.
New products
Power supplies; coaxial connectors.
Existing products
TEKK NT series hand-helds; Remington FRS/GMRS hand-helds; data telemetry radios; paging systems; full line of headsets; speaker and microphones; rapid rate chargers.
New products
TEKK UHF/VHF mobile radios.
Telecom Business | Booth 16126 |
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Telepoint | Booth 12136 |
Existing products
Digital wireless delivery system; SR-20/SR-64 point-to-point and multipoint radio telephone links for simultaneous voice/fax/data.
New products
WDS-2000i digital radios.
Existing products
Transmitter combiners; receiver multicouplers; monitoring and test equipment; wattmeters; isolators; I.M. panels; high Q cavities; filters; duplexers; antennas.
New products
M107-450 low-loss transmitter combiner; TWR16-860-1RTT receiver distribution panel; Model 44AP wattmeter; T4560 dual isolator; TWPC4510 cavity; TPRD-1554 duplexer; ANT450D6-9 antenna.
Existing products
Wireless LAN antennas; land mobile headsets and ear microphones; single-line tone remote console; six-line tone remote console; digital adapter panel; 5.8GHz antennas; headsets for SWAT tactical/bicycle communications systems and combat helmet.
Existing products
Mobile and portable radio auxiliary equipment; coaxial connectors and accessories; antennas and antenna system accessories; PCS infrastructure; cables; power dividers/combiners.
TESSCO | Booth 12049 |
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Thales Communications | Booth 13125 |
Existing products
Racal 25 portable digital radio and accessories; MBITR tactical hand-held radio.
New products
Project 25 over-the-air rekey software; desktop/vehicle charger; hybrid battery cassette for forest fire use.
Existing products
Max Form coax; Max Flex coaxial cables; mobile solutions; LTE high speed and low loss cables.
Existing products
Coaxial cables; connectors; assemblies.
New products
Installation tools; new connectors; Testmate test cables.
Existing products
Legacy ProLine series radios; Maxon brand SP-150 series trunked/conventional radios; Maxon brand SP-200 series radios; Maxon brand community and single-user repeaters; Maxon brand SD-125 RF link modules; Maxon brand SM-400 mobiles.
New products
Maxon brand SP-200K series DTMF radios; Enduro by Maxon SM-6000 series trunking mobiles; Comstar AVL transponder and system.
Tower Connections | Booth 10111 |
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TPL Communications | Booth 15009 |
Existing products
RF power amplifiers; VHF low band 35MHz-50MHz; high band 136MHz-175MHz; 220MHz; UHF 400MHz-512MHz and 806MHz-960MHz.
New products
Multiple amplifier series.
Existing products
Land mobile radio scramblers; inversion code; hopping code; AES modules; programming software; transpeaker.
Existing products
Dc-to-dc converters; noise/spike filters; memory modules.
Existing products
APEX series ac panel protection systems; TST series; CB48RD; RMP family.
New products
RMP615A ISA surge-protected rack mount power strip for heavy duty locations; I2R ac power protection systems; ISP interior load centers; RMP-2-420A dual 20A power supply lines with outlets and rack mount.
Existing products
TNT series of trunking controllers; Raider and Marauder series of UHF trunking controllers; Passport trunking protocol.
New products
Network Trunking System with a digital upgrade path.
Trilogy Communications | Booth 13101 |
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Trimble Navigation | Booth 15119 |
Troy Products | Booth 17107 |
Tru-Connector | Booth 13142 |
Existing products
Coaxial connectors and cable assemblies in the following series: 7/16, N, LC, LT, EIA, QDS, C, SC, HN, BNC, TNC, SMA.
Existing products
Medium intensity dual red/white strobe system.
New products
TWR model OL1-LED aviation obstruction market light; TWR model OL1-NEON aviation obstruction market light.
Existing products
Multicouplers; combiners; signal boosters; tower-top amplifiers; base station antennas; duplexers; cavity filters; other RF system products for use in the wireless industry.
Existing products
Pagers; in-house paging systems.
New products
Eagle Patriot; Eagle Liberty; Eagle Cadet; alpha and numeric pagers; PeopleTracker Plus; in-house paging system by BrilePage.
United Telecom Council | Booth 17125 |
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US Tower Council | Booth 17101 |
Valley Vision | Booth 17086 |
Vancomm | Booth 17075 |
Existing products
Custom antenna mounts, brackets and systems; custom monopole and BTS platforms.
VCP International | Booth 11088 |
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Vertex Standard | Booth 16001 |
VFP | Booth 10100 |
Existing products
Communications shelters for PCS, cellular, SMR, satellite and microwave industries; power modules equipped with generators and switchgear.
Existing products
PTX-150 digital VHF paging transmitter; PagePro DPT-150/450 VHF and UHF paging transmitter/exciter; Skyline VHF/UHF wireless modem; PageLink VHF/UHF POCSAG data receiver/decoder.
New products
Fireline high speed UHF digital transceiver; RadioConnect broadband spread spectrum PTP link.
Existing products
Replacement batteries for two-way radios and BAC code scanners; battery chargers and analyzers for two-way radios; bar code scanners; cellphones and camcorders.
New products
Rapid analyzer I.
Whelen Engineering | Booth 14143 |
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World Tower Co. | Booth 11110 |
Existing products
Drawing package on guyed and self-supporting towers; brochures on towers.
Base station workshops
This series returns to IWCE as a vital part of a comprehensive program for base station operators and technicians, and is designed specifically for their needs. Whether you’re a novice or a veteran, IWCE’s Base Station Workshops offer solutions you can put to use right away.
Monday, April 22
Telecommunications grounding practices
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Grounding is a subtle but exceptionally important issue for the safe, efficient and reliable operation of wireless communications systems.
RF and microwave basics
1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
This course covers a wide variety of basic RF and microwave topics for people who have a basic understanding of electronics and telecommunications and need to know more.
Tuesday, April 23
Basics of mobile radio
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Anyone with a basic understanding of electronics and the need to know how wireless communications systems work will benefit from this one-day course.
Civil engineering for telecom professionals
1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Attendees to this course are introduced to the “tricks of the trade” in dealing with towers and buildings used in the telecommunications industry.
Wednesday, April 24
Implementing mobile data systems
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
This workshop discusses important issues related to implementing various types of mobile data systems, including the core features of a mobile data system.
