Every ham should own one of these.


Press release 



Dept. of Homeland Security to Send Radio Interoperability Equipment to
43 Communities; First-Responder Agencies to Receive ''Incident
Commanders' Radio Interface'' (ICRI) for Tactical Communications Need

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2006--Forty-three communities
across the country will be receiving the "Incident Commanders' Radio
Interface(TM)
(ICRI(TM)), a small, rapidly deployable, battery-powered "bridge"
enabling first-responders to talk during an emergency. The ICRI links
incompatible radios,
satellite phones, and VoIP. Final awards were made through Phase II of
the "Commercial Equipment Direct Assist Program," (CEDAP), a DHS
initiative that
sends equipment directly to smaller jurisdictions that are challenged to
find and fund technology for homeland security and mutual aid missions.

Administered through the Office for State and Local Government
Coordination and Preparedness, CEDAP is designed for first-responder
agencies, including
college and campus security, serving populations under 100,000. From
nearly 4,000 applications, CEDAP Phase II has made over 1,100 awards to
communities
seeking equipment for communications interoperability, information
sharing, chemical detection, sensor devices, and personal protection.

The ICRI was one of two radio interoperability devices made available
through CEDAP. Designed for ease of use in harsh crisis environments,
the ICRI interconnects
commercial trunking, conventional, and military radios, satellite
phones, cell, direct-connect, land-line telephones, and VoIP. Numerous
ICRIs were used
throughout the hurricane-affected Gulf region, where it was set up and
configured in less than five minutes without specialized personnel or
training,
and operated up to 30 hours on 8 'AA' batteries.

The ICRI satisfies CEDAP requirements for an operator to interconnect
several disparate hand held radios and mobile radios together. The ICRI
is also compliant
with the U.S. DHS RapidCom 9/30 requirement for interoperability
deployment in less than one hour.

Another Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program phase is planned
in 2006. The estimated start date for the application period is August
1, 2006,
subject to funding and scheduling. When available, information will be
posted on the Responder Knowledge Base, The National Memorial Institute
for Terrorism:

http://www1.rkb.mipt.org/
http://www1.rkb.mipt.org/contentdetail.cfm?content_id=83219

About Communications-Applied Technology (C-AT):

C-AT is a veteran-owned, small business that designs and manufactures
the ICRI, radios, and intercoms for military, public safety, and
commercial organizations.

For more information, call 1-800-229-3925 or visit
www.radiointeroperability.com
Contacts
Communications-Applied Technology (C-AT)
Media Contact:
DCPR
Joel Greenberg, 202-363-1065 or 202-669-3639
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