The KNG2 Portable Digital Radios

BK Technologies is honored to serve our local everyday heroes in the public safety industry. Our cutting edge products allow for a streamlined and versatile means of communication for a variety of public safety agencies. Among these products, the KNG2 portable digital radios shine in its interoperability and its ability to provide crisp and clear communication solutions in any environment. 

The KNG2 meets all requirements and standards for P25 Phase 2. This means that the KNG2 features an advanced system key for P25 trunking options. Trunking is the process in which a pool of channels are available for use, and are allocated for groups. This process proves to be an effective interoperability tool when each group requires their own channel. In the space of public safety, a large pool of channels can be shared by various public safety agencies, eliminating the need to each have their own. These interoperable capabilities are vital in times of emergency to allow for a streamlined and effective means of communication between agencies. Rest assured that these communications will be as fortified in security as they are in clarity. The KNG2 features NIST certified AES and DES encryption security, making communications impossible to decipher without a specific key programmed.

Whether you are en route, in pursuit, or saving lives, count on KNG2 portable digital radios’ sophisticated audio capabilities. The KNG2 features enhanced noise cancellation technology to complement its loud and crisp audio. Stay connected with the KNG2’s Internal GPS functionality and Bluetooth hardware, and stay protected with its military standard design. The KNG2 comes standard with a large and enhanced gorilla glass color display that is water and dust resistant. This radio will work as hard as you do with its resilient design and standardized 12-hour battery life. 

The KNG2 is USB PC programmable, allowing you to tailor it to your specific needs. If you are in need of further customization, explore the variety of advanced features that can be added to this radio. From additional applications such as text messaging and longer battery life to the latest versions and standards, BK Technologies will partner with you to customize the perfect radio for the job. Learn more about the KNG2, its features, and customization options. 

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The P25 CAP came about from a partnership between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the U.S. Department of Commerce Public Safety Communications Research program. The purpose of this voluntary program is to give these users confidence that the devices they are using are actually P25 compatible. The program tests participating radios against P25 standards for performance, conformance, and interoperability to ensure that the radios are, in fact, P25 compatible. The results of the tests are then publicly published allowing the first responders who use the radios to see the results for themselves.

The impact that this program has is that it promotes the use of P25 radios by showing first responders which radios are P25 compatible and which are not. The more manufacturers feel pressured to switch to P25 radios, the more interoperability there will be for the public safety officials that rely on them. Inevitably, this makes these personnel and the public in general much safer.

P25 compliant radios are key for the safety of the public and those that protect them. But public safety officials want to be sure that the radios they use are P25 compliant. That is where the P25 Compliance Assessment Program comes in. By testing the products that claim to meet the P25 standards and publicly publishing the results, these safety officials that are charged with protecting the public will be able to see for certain that they are using the right product. RELM Wireless completed the assessment program in 2011 and continues to provide top-quality P25 equipment to public safety personnel around the country.

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Common Air Interface (CAI)

Common Air Interface, or CAI, is the standard that specifies the type and content of the signals that are to be transmitted by compliant radios. Any of these radios should be able to communicate with any other CAI radios, regardless of who produced the radio.

Subscriber Data Peripheral Interface

Subscriber Data Peripheral Interface is the standard that specifies the port through which mobile radios and portable radios have the ability to connect to laptops or data networks.

Fixed Station Interface

Fixed Station Interface is the standard that specifies the set of mandatory messages that support the digital voice, data, encryption, and telephone interconnect necessary or communication between Fixed Station and P25 RF subsystems.

Console Subsystem Interface

Console Subsystem interface is the standard that specifies the basic messaging necessary to interface a console subsystem to a P25 RF subsystem.

Network Management

Network Management is the standard that specifies a single network management scheme. This will enable all network elements of RF subsystem to be merged.

Data Network Interface

Data Network Interface is the standard that specifies the RF subsystem’s connections to computers, data networks, and external data sources.

Telephone Interconnect Interface

Telephone Interconnect Interface is the standard that specifies the interface to Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). PSTN supports both analog and ISDN telephone interfaces.

Inter RF Subsystem Interface

Inter RF Subsystem Interface is the standard that specifies the interface between RF subsystems. This will allow the RF subsystems to connect into wide-area networks.

These standards allow for public safety officials to have open communication with other departments from other jurisdictions during emergency situations. Producing P25 radios for public safety personnel, RELM Wireless is proud to have a hand in ensuring that these officials are able to effectively communicate making their areas safer for residents.

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Emergency situations happen in every community regardless of size and often teams from other jurisdictions are called in to assist. Rather than having people huddled around an integration device attempting to allow the response teams to communicate, interoperability allows the teams to seamlessly collaborate.

Since it’s conception in 1989, the focus of Project 25 is to ensure that interoperability is achievable regardless of manufacturer or jurisdiction. But with the advancements in technology, what interoperability will look like in the future is changing.

With the use of smartphones and tablets, this generation is used to being delivered a an immense amount of information, intelligence, and evidence instantly. That technology is now reaching the public safety world with the ability in some areas to text 911. Some expect that within the next decade, public safety officials will have the capability of streaming live video to responders in the field, provide live views inside facilities for law enforcement using Internet protocol (IP)-based video surveillance, and the ability to capture, store, and archive images, video, and text which can be used for instant replay and evidence when needed.

P25 radios and their interoperability give public safety officials the necessary communication equipment to provide safety for our communities. RELM Wireless is proud to provide top quality P25 radios to emergency personnel and to keep up with any changes in technology. As we move further into the future and technological advancements continue to change the way we live, interoperability is bound to change as well. And RELM Wireless will continue to be there to supply the needed equipment.

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In short, interoperability gives multiple agencies from different jurisdictions the ability to seamlessly communicate. Too many times in the past, a lack of communication due to ineffective two-way radios has troubled emergency responders during rescue efforts. Because of this, one of the main focuses of Project 25 (P25) is to improve interoperability during emergency situations.

Consider a small town that has just suffered a natural disaster. With little emergency personnel, they will need to call in reinforcements from other jurisdictions to help out. But with so many different jurisdictions coming together working on one emergency response, the lack of communication and coordinator just makes an already dire situation even worse.

That’s where network interoperability comes in. P25 radio systems produce a high degree of interoperability which allows these emergency responders to easily and immediately communicate with the other responders even if they are from another jurisdiction and use two-way radios from another manufacturer. While in the past they may have had fear or doubt that they could successfully join in the emergency response, now those joining in the effort can easily become involved with no interruption or miscommunication.

For emergency response departments all over the country, interoperability is paramount. They understand that there is likely to come a time where they will need the assistance of other departments from other jurisdictions and will need to effectively communicate with them.

To ensure that they are able to have the highest quality of interoperability of P25 two-way radios, these departments are calling on Relm Wireless, a leading producer of these radios. With the help of Relm Wireless, these departments, both locally and nationally, know that they will be receiving a premium product that allows for the interoperability necessary to save as many lives as possible during an emergency situation.

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