Harris Corporation Introduces First Multiband Land Mobile Radio ...

Harris Corporation Introduces First Multiband Land Mobile Radio ...
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The new Harris RF-1033M land mobile radio is the first product to provide homeland security and other public safety officials with direct, secure multi- agency communications across multiple frequency bands. The radio covers VHF and UHF frequency bands, providing true multiband, multimission capabilities for public safety communications.

Land mobile radios today are limited to single frequency bands, making it difficult for federal agencies and local public safety officials to talk to each other -- a problem highlighted during national emergencies such as the San Diego wildfires and Hurricane Katrina. Interoperability today is typically obtained only through an ancillary system of equipment.

The new radio is compliant with APCO Project 25, the technical standard for digital public safety radio communications developed by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials. Because the new Harris Land Mobile Radio is software-defined ...