AVCOM Mobile Command Post - Owned by the Kalamazoo Amateur Radio Club.

Funds provided thru the Disaster Communications Project (DCP) 1991.

The DCP also provided for, and maintains the Kalamazoo NOAA weather radio transmitter on 162.475MHz.

On-board equipment:

486PC on board to support digital data modes. Cameo has also been loaded on this computer.

Kantronics KAM digital controller.

ICOM R-7000 communications receiver.

Bendix/King KX-99 Airband HT

Bendix/King EPH series Public Safety/2 meter HT

Kenwood TK-340 Commercial/Amateur HT

Bendix/King LMH - VHF Mobile Radio

Kenwood TK-805D UHF Mobile Radio

Kenwood TK-630H VHF Low Band Mobile Radio

Motorola Maxtrac 800MHz Conventional Mobile Radio

Kenwood TS-690 HF Radio

Kenwood TM-741A 144/220/440MHz Mobile Radio

Kenwood TR-751A Multimode 144MHz Radio

Yaesu FT-1500 144MHz Radio

Weather Monitor

Fax Machine.

Kenwood TKR-720 2 meter repeater w/sinclair duplexer. (not normally stored on board due to size)

Onan 4KW propane-powered Generator

2 Rack-Mounted ASTRON power supplies with battery backup

800 watt Statpower Power inverter

Antennas for 160-.70 meters

On board telephone KSU and instruments.

DC termination panel and Desktop remote control for VHF/UHF radios

UHF numeric paging system and 10 pagers

Air Conditioning/Heating System

The Kalamazoo County Sheriffs Department provides  towing vehicles.

Emergency activation for this unit can be initiated by contacting the Kalamazoo County Sheriffs Department. Or Kalamazoo County ARES/RACES.