Chester County, PA – Since 1999, ACD has been Chester County's consultant, and technology and regulatory advisor.

In April of 2010, ACD was selected to serve as project manager for the analysis, design, and implementation of Chester County Department of Emergency Services’ next generation countywide voice radio system. Chester County is a geographically diverse county with a population near 500,000. The current legacy radio system is a 21-site 16-channel EF Johnson simulcast trunked analog system. ACD’s role in this project includes the design, installation and migration to a next generation digital voice radio system. In addition to these tasks, ACD has also evaluated the County’s current 16-site tone and voice VHF simulcast dispatch paging system and Motorola RD Lap 9.6 kbps packet data system. As part of this project ACD has already completed the following services:

• Establishment of a project plan and schedule
• Inspection and inventory of county radio, paging and microwave equipment
• Completion of a comprehensive site survey report
• Surveys and interviews conducted with Emergency Responders (This group is made up of representatives of police, fire, EMS, dispatch and technical departments covering every geographic region of the County)

The tasks mentioned above include portions of the first three phases of the Voice Radio Project. These phases were scheduled to be completed in five months. ACD has completed the majority of these tasks in the first two months of the project.

In the coming phases of this project, ACD will develop an RFP soliciting vendor proposals for the next generation digital system. 

Clay County Sheriffs Office (CCSO), FL – Since 2002, ACD has been working with CCSO on their 800 MHz system.  As their consultant, we have assisted and advised CCSO on digital wireless technology and standards such as Project 25 and TETRA, FCC and NTIA related policies, rules and regulations, frequency coordination, and licensing.

As CCSO’s Consultant and Project Manager, ACD is working with TA, SN and EFJ on their Rebanding project, phase one (1).  In this phase, ACD will:

 

A.  Participate in planning and determining the most efficient way of engineering and migrating the current frequencies to the new frequencies as identified in the Rebanding Order.

 

B.  Assist in determining the time frame(s) necessary for the retuning and/or replacement of equipment, including maintaining interoperability with other jurisdictions which have reciprocal arrangements with CCSO.

 

C.  Perform an engineering study to identify co-channel and adjacent channel users, assess current interference problems, verify baseline system performance relating to frequency assignments and ascertain compatible system upon relocation to new spectrum.

 

D.  Provide negotiation support between CCSO and TA, CCSO and SN, and between CCSO and EFJ.

E.  Review documentation and recommendations provided by the Manufacturer describing replacement/alternate equipment they plan to provide to comply with the Rebanding Order to insure that CCSO has the equivalent communications system after the migration that is in place prior to the move.

Maui County Police Department (MPD), HI –Since 2000, ACD has been MPD’s consultant, technical and regulatory advisor in various telecommunications related matters and issues. ACD has been involved in the following areas.

 

Assist in developing the future need and growth of MPD’s system and strategic planning and their Interoperability plan

 

Perform spectrum mining, frequency coordination, complete and file required FCC forms for their UHF, 800 MHz and Microwave frequencies

 

Regulatory policy interpretation and coordination with FCC

 

Provide assistance with the preparation and filling of any required documentation with the FCC for preliminary or anticipated Rebanding frequency issues due to the consensus plan as ordered

 

Represent MPD before the FCC Region 11 Regional Committee and FCC

 

ACD is also Maui’s Consulting and Project Management for their Rebanding project both phase one and two, similar to Will County’s Rebanding Project efforts.