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Aeroflex P25With the deployment of new digital radio technologies such as Project 25 (P25), radio support operations are faced with new requirements for testing and validation radios. The critical nature of communications for federal law enforcement and others in the federal govenment required that the radios are repaired and returned to service as quickly and efficiently as possible. Using the latest methods for testing and aligning radios, the Motorola Federal Technical Center (FTC) in Lanham, Md., provides dedicated and continuous support for federal agencies. Equipped with state-of-theart processes and systems, the center provides rapid response for repair, maintenance and upgrade for federal radio operators, servicing 3,500 radios per month.
“With new P25 digital radios, our primary focus is to quickly verify the reported issue, perform preventative maintenance and upgrade radio firmware. We then perform an alignment of the radio to manufacturer specifications while also testing to the TIA/EIA-102 P25 technical standard,” says Jeff Hendricks, manager for FTC operations. “Radio trouble can include anything from a firmware upgrade to a radio that has been run over by a truck. The first step is to triage the radio and then deal with the issue in the most appropriate manner.”
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