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Technical Appendix Specifications for the RADIO SYSTEM UPGRADE

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Vehicle AntennasA. All vehicular antenna cable kits shall be tested with an antenna, or a matched load. Cable kitsexceeding a 1.5:1 VSWR shall be replaced with NMO-style mounts.B. All existing quarter-wave UHF vehicular antennas shall be replaced with new AntennaSpecialists ASPR7495 wideband quarter-wave units. Motorola or Antenna Specialists UHFmodels with 5 dB gain shall be retained if in good condition. Assume 25% of vehicles have 5dB gain antennas.C. All existing VHF fire antennas shall be replaced. Single band antennas shall be AntennaSpecialists ASP7455 3 dB gain units. Proposers shall recommend a Dual-band (460/155MHz) model.D. All antennas and cables shall be tested to confirm that <strong>the</strong> VSWR is less than 1.5:1.E. The roofs of some City vehicles are fiberglass, and antenna installation may require <strong>the</strong>addition of a ground plane, to be supplied and installed by <strong>the</strong> contractor. Contractors are towork with <strong>the</strong> City to determine which units require such ground planes.City of San Luis Obispo 57 Radio System Upgrade TECHNICAL APPENDIX

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