Contact ISS to order a frequency search. Just provide the geographic area where the system might be operated. This service includes the license-application work, as well, once you decide to move forward. ISS will develop a list of available AM frequencies and send it to you with our suggestions and instructions on how to monitor them.

Survey the highways where listening is required with an automobile AM radio tuned to your candidate frequencies. Monitor all of the candidate frequencies throughout the listening areas at least once during daylight hours and at least once after dark (see why nighttime monitoring is important). Report your results to ISS, using the short form provided.

Use a map to select a general operating location for RESPONDER1 such that a 3-mile-radius circle fully encompasses the highways requiring coverage. The signal will usually carry 3-5 miles and be heard much farther away on some radios, but the strongest part of the signal will always be in this radius. If a specific highway or intersection is critically important to cover, consider locations immediately adjacent to the roadway. Mark the map to show the area within which the antenna should be located to meet your coverage goals. Consider where signs will be placed to announce to motorists entering the area that the signal is available.

FCC licensing for RESPONDER1 designates a fixed point for typical operation and a territory within which it will roam when portable. For best coverage, the immediate broadcast location should be free of objects that exceed 25 feet (about 2 stories.) This includes tall buildings, trees, terrain features, lighting, power and communication poles and towers, overpasses and highway signs. Make certain that there is a 20'-by-20' area of open ground to park the trailer and deploy the portable groundplane.

Complete and return to ISS this simple License Application Questionnaire, so we may secure your operating license from the FCC in a timely manner. The questionnaire requests basic contact information and details about the proposed antenna location and frequency chosen for broadcast, with which ISS can also assist you. When we receive your completed questionnaire, we will prepare the necessary engineering work and submit your application to the FCC for approval, which often takes a few months. As part of an overall license package, ISS will handle any additional filings you may require to get up and running, such as temporary licenses, minor adjustments and the required FCC notification that your station has been built.

NOTE 1: Because FCC processing time is unpredictable, we recommend you request licensing and other FCC documentation services as soon as you know for sure you will have a station -- definitely no later than when you place your radio equipment order.

NOTE 2: The FCC considers 10-year, renewable licenses for specific-area radio stations secondary to full-power broadcast stations. This means, that in a rare situation in which a full-power station might move into a given area, an advisory radio station already in that vicinity might need to change frequency. ISS can assist.

Contact Bill Baker to if you would like price sheets with options. Submit the following information to obtain a formal quotation.

Checklist for receiving a quotation
Provide to ISS the following details, so a precise quotation can be provided:
 

	Your name, agency, phone and fax numbers; email address, if desired.
	Select Product Name: RESPONDER1 Mobile Emergency Broadcast System.
	Review options on the pricing sheets and include them, as desired. Options include additional recording time, desired frequencies, training and licensing services.

At the time of your equipment order, ISS will ask for a contact name at your cellular telephone provider. Information from the provider will allow your RESPONDER1's cellular telephone service to be set up and fully operational upon delivery.

Contact Bill Baker if you would like an advance copy of your RESPONDER1's instruction manual, which details setup, operating and maintenance procedures.