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IN THIS ISSUE:

IDASGeneratesExcitement

atIWCE

NewIDASSystemEndsCasinos

AudioProblems

MeetYourIcomTeam-MarkFuqua

Shipping&Receiving/

QualityControl

AccessoryoftheMonth-HM-148G

SelfGroundingMicrophone

IDASAdsCurrentlyRunningin

VariousPublications

ianews,yourconnectionto

IcomAmericasLandMobile

Division!Keepupwiththe

latestproducts,newsand

technicalinformationin

thisnewsletter.

March 2

For People Who Make Smart Cho

2009 Icom America Inc.

The Icom logo is a registered

trademark o Icom Inc. All other

trademarks remain the property

o their respective owners. All

inormation and specifcations

subject to change without notice

or obligation. 10098

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While overall attendance gures

droppedatthisyearsIWCEtradeshow,

theeventproveda resoundingsuccess

duetotheincreasedqualityofattendees

andtheexcitementamongdealersover

newIcomproductsandfeatures.

The annual International Wireless

Communications Expo tradeshow was

held March 18-20, 2009, at the Las

Vegas Convention Center. The show

offers a comprehensive educational

environment and an exhibit oor with

morethan350vendors.

Icom announced several new land

mobile products and enhancements

to existing products. The IDAS digital

land mobile system was prominently

displayedontheshowoor.Thesystem

whichincludestheF3161/F4161por-

table,F5061/F6061mobile,andFR5000/

FR6000 repeater can receive both

analog mode and digital mode signals

onasinglechannel.

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Mr. Fukuzawa, Chie Engineer

Tokyo Engineering Gro

Ho-Chunk Casino, a full-service

casino located in the Wisconsin Dellsregion,isnt takinganychanceson the

qualityofitsradiocommunications.

Tocorrectongoingproblemswithcol-

lisionsandintermodulationdistortion,the

casinoisinstallinganewIcom10-channel

IDAStrunkingsystemthismonthforuse

throughoutitsgaming,hotel,conference,

andentertainmentfacility.

The new Icom system replaces

other manufacturers 10-channel L

systeminstalledinlate1999.

Ho-Chunk Casino is one of se

gambling casinos inWisconsin ow

by the Ho-Chunk Nation. The ca

offers315hotelrooms,verestaura

andon-siterecreationforguests.

Brad Pointon, owner of Poi

CommunicationsinBaraboo,Wis.,guided thecasino through thepro

of budget planning, system de

and FCC licensing, says the new

tem has corrected many of the a

problems the casino was experien

with its previous system. The

system should perform much be

hesays.

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Mark has been indispensable to Icoms

Shipping/Receiving department or 9

years, orchestrating the magic that gets

your order where it needs to go.

Mark makes sure that your sales orders

are shipped to the correct address

and that the shipper ID is correct in

order to guarantee your packages arrive

on schedule.

He is the main troubleshooter o the

shipping/receiving area and an expert

on all things shipping - international

shipping question? Mark is there to

help! Tracking packages? Mark is there

or you.

On his toes all day, every day, Mark says

I absolutely love the challenges that

come in every day with this position.

Without the challenge, there wouldnt

be the reward o knowledge that comes

with it.

Thanks to Mark or his dedication tomaking the shipping/receiving area a

well-oiled machine!

Mark Fuqua

Shipping&Receiving/QualityControl

Meet Your Icom Team Continued from page 1 IDAS Generates Excitement

at IWCE

A major highlight of the

show was Icoms dealer

training session for the IDAS

system.Icomalsopresenteda

technicalsessionandconsul-

tantsessiononIDAS.

IDASgeneratedalotofen-

thusiasmandenergyamongour

dealers, saysMark Behrends,

nationalsalesmanagerforIcom.

Theproductlinegivesdealers

newopportunitiesforsales.

Inatighteconomy,whendealersare

looking for a way to differentiate their

offerings and provide a great value to

customers,IDASfulllsbothneeds.

The IDAS system provides an easy

migration path from analog to digital

while improving audio quality andcov-

erage. It utilizes 6.25 kHz narrowband

channelspacingforenhancedspectrum

efciencyandmeetsthe2011deadline

fornarrowbandcompliance.

DealerswhoattendedtheIDAStrain-

ingsessionwereexcited to learnmore

aboutthenewproductline.Wereceived

a lot of good, positive feedback from

dealers,Behrendssays.

Icom debuted several other new

radiosatIWCE,includingthenewF5021

mobile radio and the F9011/9511/

9511HTlineofconventionalandtrunked

P25radios.

InadditiontothepopularF121Series

radio,wewilladdtheF5021mobilelater

this summerasasimple touseanalog

radio well suited for small to mid-size

systemsandmobileeets.

Icoms new P25 F9011 porta

and the F9511 mobiles are desig

for todays frontline rst respond

Theyfeatureacontrolchannelthat

vides public safety agencies with

callfeaturesaswellasnetworking

roamingcapabilities.

Other new product announcem

at the IWCE show include the T

Passport4.2AVLsystemwithIDAS

enhancedMD,theHPUKhigh-pow

mobile VHF upgrade kit, and the

digitaland100WCYrepeaters.

IWCE was a solid show that

expectations, Behrends says. I

was a great excitement generator

attendees were serious, and the p

wasasuccess.

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Icom America Inc.2380 116th Ave NE

Bellevue, WA 98004Phone: (425) 454-8155

Fax: (425) 454-1509

Customer Service: (425) 454-7619

Icom America SystemsPhone: (425) 586-6363

Fax: (425) 586-6321ias@icomamerica.com

Bysplittingthechan-

nels into 6.25 kHz

frequencies,thesystem

eliminates both inter-

moddistortionandcol-

lision problems, which

can create signicant

levels of interference

forradiousers.

Early system tests

and initial user feed-

back are very positive,

Pointonsays.

Icoms IDAS digital

landmobile radiosys-

temsdoublethecapac-

ityofcurrent12.5kHz

channelallocationsand

providecrystalclearaudiooveragreater

coverageareathananalogFM.

Ho-ChunkCasinohad threeprimary

requirementswhenselectinganewsys-

tem.First,thecasinowanteda6.25kHz

digital system. It was also looking for

agoodvaluegreatfeaturesandhighquality at a reasonable price. But the

clinchercamedowntothenitty-grittyof

Icoms trunking technology.With these

objectivesinmind,Icomssystemwas

clearlythewaytogo,Pointonsays.

The system includes ten FR6000

Series repeaters and approximately

800 radios. The majority of these are

F4161DS portables; the casino also

purchasedahandfulofF6061Dmobiles.

Users include security, maintenance,

housekeeping,andtheITdepartment.

IASystemsbuiltthesystem,andthen

shipped it toPointon Communications

forinstallation.WelikeIcomsstraight-

forwardapproach, Pointon says. IAS

built the system, and weareputting it

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Audio Problems

backtogetherhere.Welikehowsim

itistobuild.

PointonCommunicationsisalsoin

inganAvtectwo-positionradioconso

thecasino.Thiscomputersoftware-b

system will eventually integrate dir

withtheIDAStrunkingsystem.

HM-148G

SelfGroundingMicrophone

Accessory of the Month

Nowavailableforsale,theHM-148Gis

a newmicrophone thatworkswithour

wholefamilyofmobileradios.

The HM-148G is a heavy duty self

groundingmicrophone.Themicrophone

will come with the proper mounting

bracketrequired.

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GUARANTEED

TO CLEAR UPTHE WORST CASE

OF ANALOG

By 2013 your private 2-way radio systemmust go narrowband.

Grow into digital with IDAS, Icoms 6.25kHz very narrowband digital radio solution.Because IDAS allows analog + digital all inone, you can use your existing analog sys-tem and grow into digital, at your pace.

Discover the benefits that IDAS digital radiohas to offer. The time is now.

www.IDAS625.com

Complete conventional and trunking

digital radio systems that todays

business and industry users can

migrate into, affordably.

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DIGITAL

TRUNKING:

YEAH, ITS

LIKE THAT

Keep your radio traf fi c fl ow ing sm lwith IDAS, Icoms digital trunking sol i

IDAS digital trunking is much like the cmost popular forms of analog trunkini t s a logical and affordable choice of i i lplatform on which to grow your future isystem. Start growing now at your own

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Complete conventional and trunkingdigital radio systems that todays

business and industry users canmigrate into, affordably.

IF YOU WAIT TO

JUMP IN ON

DIGITAL RADIO,BE PREPARED.

By 2013 your business 2-way radio systemmust go narrowband.

You can wait until the last minute to jump in.Will it be a big splash? Are their submergeddangers lurking? Youll find out, fast.

Or you can wade into digital narrowbandnow, in stages, at your own comfort level.IDAS radios offer analog + digital all in one.Being backwards compatible, Icoms madenarrowband upgrading easy and affordable.The time is NOW.

Complete conventional and trunkingdigital radio systems that todaysbusiness and industry users canmigrate into, affordably.

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The Icom logo is a registered trademark of Icom Inc. 20127

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YOUR TV

ISNT THE ONLY

THING THATS

GOING DIGITAL

By 2013 your private 2-way radio systemmust go narrowband.

Grow into digital with IDAS, Icoms 6.25

kHz very narrowband digital radio solution.Because IDAS allows analog + digital all inone, you can use your existing analog sys-

tem and grow into digital, at your pace.

Discover the benefits that IDAS digital radiohas to offer. The time is Now.

www.IDAS625.com

Complete conventional and trunk-ing digital radio systems that todaysbusiness and industry users canmigrate into, affordably.

2009 Icom America Inc.The Icom logo is a registered trademarkof Icom Inc.

Complete conventional and trunk-ing digital radio systems that todaysbusiness and industry users canmigrate into, affordably.

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Feeling fenced in by your analoradio system? Let IDAS help mmigration to digital radio smooth an

IDAS allows analog + digital all wsame radio, at the same time. Grinto your existing analog systempace, as your budget allows. IDAanalog backward compatible as toward the digital future.

Get off the fence. Go IDAS. Now is

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