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There are twelve ECRVs (9 Ford Excursions and 3 Chevy Suburbans) placed strategically around the United States for fast response in times of need: Manassas, VA; Louisville, KY; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Kansas City, MO; Houston, TX; Spokane, WA; Phoenix, AZ; Sacramento, CA; Charlotte, NC; Farmington, CT.

The communication equipment on board:
Front console:
Icom 706Mk2G (Amateur Radio HF/VHF/UHF)
Bendix-King EMV (460 UHF)
Vertex FTL1011BH/99 (ARC Low-Band VHF)
Bendix-King GMH (150 VHF)
BC780 XLT Scanner
Midland 79-290 (Citizens Band)

Cell phones:
Satellite, Conventional, and Nextel

Rear Console:
RELM Plus (400 UHF) Bendix-King EMV (460 UHF)
Bendix-King GMH (150 VHF)
Vertex FTL1011BH/99 (ARC Low-Band VHF)
BC780 XLT Scanner
Motorola Micom 2E (Channelized HF)
Kenwood TS-2000 (Amateur Radio HF/VHF/UHF)
VSAT satellite system
SGC SmartPowerCube 500W RF amplifier
SGC SmarTuner Antenna tuner
Datron DSS system
Davis Weather Station
JPS radio switch and phone patch system
Toshiba VCR
Kantronics 98 TNC

Roof Deck:
16 assorted radio antennas
Storage under roof deck for additional antennas and mast sections
A 52' pneumatic mast with N-type RF runs
Yaesu antenna rotator
Pan-Tilt remote control camera
Datron automatic deployment DSS dish
AMSC satellite phone antenna
Davis weather station
12 NMO mounts
AVL technologies VSAT dish
Mosley TA-33 Jr. Tri-band HF Yagi

I/O Panel:
12VDC 3 antenna connections for extra-vehicular radios
F-type connections for external VSAT dish
DSS out Broadcast TV in
8 analog phone lines in (connect to PSTN)
8 analog phone lines out (VoIP from Vsat)
6 network connections
Mast controls
2 120vac GFCI outlets

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