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Provided below are examples of our current and recently completed public safety radio system projects, as well as a list of our other customer work.
If more information is desired regarding any of these projects, or customer contact data, please give us a call or send an email with specific details of interest.
Sac County, Iowa
Sac County is located in west central Iowa, along US 20 (adjacent to Calhoun County), with 572 square miles of mostly rural area. The county agencies had been using an outdated VHF analog radio system for many years and determined that a migration from VHF to the Iowa ISICS 700 MHz Trunked system was the best solution for improved coverage, capacity, reliability and interoperability with neighboring agencies.
The ISICS system did not provide any tower sites within the county, so a new 3-site Simulcast subnetwork was implemented for the county. Several existing 250-ft self supporting tower sites were leased and modified for this project.
The subnetwork is connected to the ISICS Master Site in Des Moines via Microwave Radio Links. The Sac County 911 PSAP was upgraded with new MCC7500 radio consoles.
Approximately 200 new 700/800 MHz Trunked mobile and portable radios are being installed through the project, including radios for all public safety agencies.
RFCC provided system planning, tower site development services and general project management. The project will be completed in late 2023.
Calhoun County, Iowa
Calhoun County is located in west central Iowa, along US 20, with 572 square miles of mostly rural area. The county agencies had been using an outdated VHF analog radio system for many years and determined that a migration from VHF to the Iowa ISICS 700 MHz Trunked system was the best solution for improved coverage, capacity, reliability and interoperability with neighboring agencies.
The ISICS system did not provide any tower sites within the county, so a new 2-site Simulcast subnetwork was implemented for the county. New 400-ft guyed and 250-ft self supporting tower sites were built for this project.
The subnetwork is connected to the ISICS Master Site in Des Moines via Microwave Radio and Fiber Links. The Calhoun County 911 PSAP was upgraded with new MCC7500 radio consoles.
Approximately 175 new 700/800 MHz Trunked mobile and portable radios are being installed through the project, including radios for all public safety agencies.
RFCC provided system planning, tower site development services and general project management. The project was completed in late 2023.
Carroll County, Iowa(completed project)
Carroll County is located in west central Iowa. The county agencies had been using an outdated VHF analog radio system for many years and determined that a migration from VHF to the Iowa ISICS 700 MHz Trunked system was the best solution for improved coverage, capacity, reliability and interoperability with neighboring agencies.
A new 3-site subnetwork was implemented for the county, using a variety of existing tower structures, in addition to the new ISICS tower site in Carroll.
The subnetwork is connected to the ISICS Master Site in Des Moines via Microwave Radio Links. The Carroll County 911 PSAP was upgraded with new MCC7500 radio consoles.
Approximately 300 new 700/800 MHz Trunked mobile and portable radios are being installed through the project, including radios for all public safety agencies as well as school transportation and security.
RFCC provided system planning, tower site development services and general project management. The project was completed in late 2021.
Dodge County, Nebraska(completed project)
Dodge County is located northwest of the Omaha metro area, and in 2018 decided to migrate from analog VHF and UHF radio systems to the ORION 700/800 MHz P25 Trunked network.
This new subnetwork will include 4 new RF sites, and use Simulcast technology. The project will require the construction of 4 new 330-foot tower structures.
Approximately 320 new 700/800 MHz Trunked mobile and portable radios are being installed through the project.
RFCC is providing the county with project management services, and working with Motorola (the vendor) on the implementation of the system.
The project was completed in late 2022.
Boone County, Iowa(completed project)
Boone County is located directly west of the Ames area, and has been using a non-P25 digital VHF system for public safety operations. The county elected to convert to the Iowa ISICS 700 MHz Trunked System for improved coverage, capacity and reliability.
The new subnetwork required the addition of 3 new RF tower sites, using existing tower, water tower and grain elevator structures. The subnetwork will be linked to the ISICS Master Site in Des Moines via Microwave Radio links.
New MCC7500 radio consoles are being added in the 911 Dispatch center.
Approximately 275 new 700/800 MHz Trunked mobile and portable radios are being installed through the project.
RFCC has provided system planning, tower site development services, and general project management.
This project is was completed in 2020.
Dallas County, Iowa(completed project)
Dallas County is the fastest growing county in Iowa, due to the commercial and residential development in the western Des Moines area.
The county conducted a radio system analysis, and determined that a migration from VHF to the Iowa ISICS 700 MHz Trunked system was the best solution for improved coverage, capacity, reliability and interoperability with neighboring agencies.
A new 3-site Simulcast subnetwork was implemented for the county, using both existing and new tower and water tower structures.
The subnetwork is linked to the ISICS Master Site in Des Moines via Microwave Radio Links. A new 911 PSAP was created, with new MCC7500 radio consoles.
Approximately 275 new 700/800 MHz Trunked mobile and portable radios are being installed through the project.
RFCC, in partnership with MPS, provided system planning, tower site development services, and general project management. The project was completed and online in late 2017.
Woodbury County and Sioux City, Iowa(completed project)
The Woodbury County/Sioux City project dates back to 2006-2008 when the agencies received a Federal Homeland Security grant to fund a new Interoperable radio system.
A radio system analysis had recently been completed, and the agencies chose to implement an 800 MHz multi-site P25 Trunked system.
A new 5-site Simulcast subnetwork was designed and constructed, which serves these agencies as well as Dakota County, NE and Union County, SD.
5 new tower sites were built, ranging in height from 350 to 450 feet. A former AT&T tower was also purchased and updated for public safety use.
A new 911 PSAP was created, with new MCC7500 radio consoles. The system now includes approximately 1,500 700/800 MHz mobile and portable radios for user agencies.
Mr. Freeman, working for GeoComm at that time, provided all system planning, tower site development, and general project management. The project was completed and online in 2008.
City of Fargo/Cass County, North Dakota(completed project)
The City of Fargo and Cass County North Dakota metro area continues to experience residential and business growth, and the existing VHF and UHF radio systems used for public safety operations are obsolete.
The Fargo/Cass County and Moorhead/Clay County MN agencies operate a common PSAP (RRRDC) located in Fargo. This PSAP is connected to the State of MN ARMER network, and Clay County/Moorhead agencies use the 800 MHz ARMER system.
Fargo and Cass County established a plan to build a new multi-site 800 MHz subnetwork and operate through the ARMER system Master Site.
The new system will consist of a 4-site Simulcast network within the City of Fargo area, and 5 new ASR sites in rural Cass County.
The plan for the new network to operate from the ARMER Master Site in Detroit Lakes MN is unique, as this network is located outside of Minnesota.
The new system is being designed to support an estimated 1100 new 700/800 MHz Trunked mobile and portable radios for local agencies.
RFCC provided system planning, RF coverage analysis, ARMER Participation Plan development and presentations to the various State of MN committees and Radio Board. The planning work was completed in 2017.
Three Tribes Nation, North Dakota(completed project)
The MHA Tribal Nation is located southwest of Minot, North Dakota. This client planned for the construction of a new law enforcement center and 9-1-1 dispatch center.
The RFCC team worked with the customer's architects to establish the floor plan and workspace for the new dispatch center. Six new Watson furniture workstations were purchased and installed.
New Vesta 9-1-1 telephone stations (through the State of ND network), and Motorola MCC7500 radio consoles were installed.
A 100-foot monopole tower was built on the site to support radio system antennas.
RFCC, in partnership with SCG Consulting, provided system planning, tower site development and general project management. The project was completed and online in 2017.
Other completed customer projects:
State of Minnesota 800 MHz ARMER System Agencies
A significant amount of our work has been conducted within the State of Minnesota with the ARMER statewide 800 MHz P25 Trunked system, which is the largest system of its type in the U.S. The system consists of over 500 tower sites, 325 of which are state-owned and the rest being "local enhancement" sites, implemented by city and county agencies to provide expanded coverage. There are approximately 100,000 user radios now on the network.
Over the past 15 years RFCC consultants have worked with 75% of the county agencies in the planning and conversion from independent VHF systems to the state’s 800 MHz ARMER system. As of 2019, 85 of the 87 counties in Minnesota have completed Participation Plans, and 84 of them are now using the system on a full-time basis. Our staff has worked directly with the State of Minnesota on high-level planning and system audit reports, reviewing the results of significant system use, and planning for the long-term replacement of aging equipment.
Refer to the client list shown to the right for a list of agencies and a summary of the services provided by RFCC through the past 12 years.
