Radio Requirements

Inside Harris County

Required: (Harris County Tower Site Use)

  • SMARTZONE Systems Operation
  • OMNILINK Multizone Operation
  • ASTRO Digital Operation
  • Over the Air Provisioning
  • P25 Radio Authentication (Link Layer Authentication)
  • 12.5 KHz FCC Mandate
  • Packet Data Interface
  • TDMA Operation (PHASE II)
  • ASK Enable
  • 7/800 MHz

Recommended:

  • OTAR with Multikey (required for Harris County agencies)

Optional: (if model capable)

  • Group Services
  • VHF
  • UHF Range 1
  • UHF Range 2

Outside Harris County

Required: (Outside Harris County)

  • SMARTZONE Systems Operation
  • OMNILINK Multizone Operation
  • ASTRO Digital Operation
  • P25 Radio Authentication (Link Layer Authentication)
  • 12.5 KHz FCC Mandate
  • Packet Data Interface
  • ASK Enable
  • 7/800 MHz

Recommended: (Optional But Requires Additional Customer Provided Infrastructure)

  • Group Services
  • TDMA Operation (PHASE II)
  • OTAR with Multikey

Optional: (if model capable)

  • VHF
  • UHF Range 1
  • UHF Range 2

All radios are required to operate in a multi-zone environment SMARTZONE/OMNILINK or vendor equivalent is required.


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