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Blue Tooth Cellular Connection to RIOS

Now available for Cellular Phones with Blue Tooth capability, the RIOS will connect to the Cell Phone through the use of Blue Tooth technology. The Blue Tooth will solve the problem of the “Interface Cable”. Available in the near future will be Blue Tooth interfaces to radios with Blue capability.

Nationwide RIOS at the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) During the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) warfighters effectively demonstrated the RIOS interoperability system to general officers, foreign dignitaries, and various VIP’s. RIOS Servers located at NORTHCOM (Colorado), SPAWAR (California), and the Naval Surface Warfare Center (Virginia) connected and interoperated several military and civilian wireless devices with ease via an IP connection. A RIOS Wide Area Network was established among all three sites to present and provide “total interoperability” with command and control for multiple emergency scenarios. CWID 2008 follows successful RIOS military demonstrations during DICE 2006, DICE 2007, JITC successful Certification Testing 2007 and Army/Air National Guard Units in 2006/2007.
RIOS on the Big Screen Naval Surface Warfare Center	War Fighter Using the RIOS, Northern Command

The Lynchburg/Roanoke RIOS: Regional Interoperability for the 21st Century

The SyTech Corporation is pleased to announce the installation of the Lynchburg/Roanoke Interoperable Communications Network in Southwest and Central Virginia. The Network, titled, The Lynchburg/Roanoke Radio Interoperability System (LR-RIOS), interconnects 28 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) and Virginia State Police Divisional and State Headquarters. The LR-RIOS is the largest interoperability network of its kind, offering advanced dispatching, monitoring and tone alerting to counties, cities and towns comprising over 10,000 square miles of mountainous Virginia terrain.

The LR-RIOS allows neighboring communities to connect and communicate among dissimilar radio systems regardless of frequency and physical location. The LR-RIOS Network provides connectivity to a variety of low band, VHF, UHF and 800 MHz radios networks including Motorola, Kenwood, and MA/COM conventional and digital trunking systems. Similar RIOS networks have been highly effective for such incidents as wildfires, search and rescue operations, AMBER alerts and natural and man-made disasters.

In the map below, the participating regions, Virginia Divisions 3 and 6 are outlined in blue. Within these divisions, 25 awarded PSAPs and their locations are indicated in yellow. Virginia State Police Divisional and State Headquarters are indicated in blue. Sites currently operating within the Northern Virginia RIOS Wide-Area Network are indicated in green.

SyTech RIOS was selected over interoperability systems offered by Motorola, Raytheon, Cisco and MA/COM for its advanced functionality, independent server architecture and affordable pricing. The RIOS Network operates as a meshed network with no central-point of service allowing agencies to maintain their individuality while operating across a shared, permissions-based regional interoperability network. Advanced features include push-to-talk dispatch, recording, instant playback, text messaging and simultaneous tone alerts.

Earlier News:

During the 2006 year SyTech continues to field the SR-3001 Radio Inter-Operability System (RIOS). The RIOS is a state of the art "software based" smart switch, which will allow for all forms of different communications devices to be able to be connected. The RIOS provides radio inter-operability, records all traffic, performs traffic analysis and allows for automated after action reports. During the 2006-year, over 150 RIOS systems were installed in a number of public safety agencies. Shown in the picture is the installation of the RIOS at a Police Communications Center. In a number of installations multiple RIOS were installed to provide RIOS Wide Area Network (RWAN). Using the DHS Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) over 40 RIOS systems were installed. Acceptance of the RIOS in the CEDAP has allowed state and local Public Safety Agencies to apply for the RIOS thru the DHS First Responders Knowledge Base

In 2006 the SyTech Corporation fielded a total of 27 Joint Incident Site Communications (JISCC) Systems to the National Guard. The JISCC consists of five modules. These five modules are (1) the Reach Back Communications, (2) On Scene CP Integration, (3) Voice Inter Operability (4) Incident Site Communications and (5) Support Equipment. The JISCC will allow for complete communications to be established at an incident site within 45 minutes of arrival. Radios, Radio Repeater, VoIP Phones, Computers, Internet, Radio Inter-Operability with local agencies, 802.XX, Video Teleconferencing, Power, A/C, Heat, Tent and other support equipment come with the system.

During the 2006 year SyTech has continued with the fielding and upgrades to the Advanced Digital and Analog Collection System (ADACS) and to the All Source Analysis Module (ASAM).
The ADACS and the ASAM are used by Law Enforcement Agencies for court ordered wiretaps. During 2006 SyTech conducted a number of Seminars to inform state and local law enforcement officers on the details of the CALEA law and the issues related to courts allowing wiretaps. Attorneys made presentations, knowledgeable law enforcement officers regarding the proper steps in obtaining court orders and the technical details for the delivery of audio and data for lawfully implemented wiretaps were all presented and discussed.
News from Farmington police!

Responders Knowledge Base:

Apply for a RIOS system through the Responders Knowledge Base Technology Transfer Program Grant features RIOS. To learn more information about this grant see the RKB website:

To apply online, click on the following link: Responders Knowledge Base

Police One:

RIOS and Internet Intercept news from the Police One website:

Sytech Announces the Internet Intercept System

Sytech Introduces Radio InterOperability System (RIOS)

Texas Engineering Associates:

TEEX assists in search for missing Border Patrol agents
Date: September 22, 2004
Four employees with the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) were deployed to Cameron County in South Texas on Monday, Sept. 20, to support a multi-agency search operation for two missing U.S. Customs agents.

The latest call-out for TEEX was issued by the Office of the Governor on Monday as part of a multi-national search launched on both sides of the Rio Grande. The agents disappeared Sunday, Sept. 19, when their 19-foot boat capsized near the Free Trade Bridge at Los Indios, about 10 miles south of Harlingen. One agent was rescued shortly after the accident. The operation ended Tuesday, Sept. 21, after the bodies of the two other Border Patrol agents were found.

To support communications during the search and rescue operation, TEEX used a new, state-of-the-art SyTech RIOS (Radio Interoperability System) to link multiple jurisdictions together on one common radio frequency, said Bob McKee, TEEX director of emergency response and rescue. This was the first test of the new device, which is part of an Office for Domestic Preparedness pre-positioned equipment cache.

TEEXans deployed to Cameron County included Jim Yeager, who worked with the McAllen Disaster District Committee, along with technicians Ken Bartnesky and Jeff Bolich, who operated the SyTech RIOS. Rosendo Garcia, an extension instructor with TEEX’s Emergency Services Training Institute, provided special assistance for the operation with his many contacts in the area.

The dual effort of TEEX Urban Search & Rescue and ESTI helped the local responders receive the support necessary through the State Emergency Management Plan, McKee said.

New products

Radio InterOperability System (RIOS)
View Sytech's (RIOS) datasheet This product allows interconnection between dissimilar radios.

ADACS Mapping
View ADACS Mapping demo This demo provides full user screens and details of the ADACS and its real time and post processing mapping capabilities. Demo is available to only authorized law enforcement and national intelligence personnel. To obtain a Password please call or submit the Request Form below, (703) 941-7887

GR-30 Information
Siemens Data Sheet EWSD Switching System.

Additional GR-30 Information
Lucent Data Sheet External Interface Specification for CALEA CDC.