CAL FIRE (CDF) has extended its contract with Silverado Avionics

Thursday, May 24, 2007

CAL FIRE (CDF) has extended its contract with Silverado Avionics

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla., May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RELM Wireless Corporation , a leading manufacturer of high-specification two-way communications equipment for use in the government, public safety and private sectors, today announced that the California Department of Forestry (CAL FIRE CDF) has extended its contract with Silverado Avionics, an authorized RELM BK Radio dealer, for purchases of RELM BK Radio products through June 30, 2008. The CDF's original contract with Silverado had an estimated value of $5.4 million with a three-year term expiring on June 30, 2007. Under the contract, Silverado provides BK Radio-brand portable two-way transceivers to the California Department of Forestry (CDF) for deployment in forests throughout the state. This contract is also open to all state agencies other than the Department of Forestry and may be utilized to purchase either P25 digital or analog products. Neither the contract nor the extension specifies purchase dates or quantities of equipment. RELM President and CEO David Storey commented, "As a long-time supplier to the U.S. Forest Service and the fire fighting community in general, we are very pleased that RELM BK Radio continues to be the product of choice for the CDF's two-way radio communications needs. This contract has been, and continues to be, a highly successful collaboration among the teams of Silverado, the CDF and RELM, and is a textbook example of our bedrock philosophy of listening to customers' requirements and meeting them. In this case, we incorporated specific enhancements and functionality to our portable radio design at CDF's request, effectively customizing the product to their application. This is just one of the ways in which RELM differentiates itself from competitors." Storey concluded, "We are looking forward to the extended relationship with Silverado and the CDF."

RELM Wireless Corporation

CONTACT: Company Contact: David Storey, Pres. & CEO, RELM Wireless Corporation, +1-321-984-1414, or Investor Relations: Jeffrey Goldberger of KCSA Worldwide, +1-212-896-1249, or jgoldberger@kcsa.com , for RELM Wireless Corporation Web site: http://www.relm.com/

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How fires get their names

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Thursday, May 24, 2007