RELM's New APCO Project 25 Digital Mobile Radio Receives FCC Type Acceptance

RELM's New APCO Project 25 Digital Mobile Radio Receives FCC Type Acceptance

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RELM Wireless Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: RELM) today announced that its new digital mobile radio, the BK Radio DMH, has received type acceptance and approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for use in the United States. The DMH is compliant with the Project 25 standard (P25) established by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials -- International (APCO).

"The arrival of the DMH is an important addition to our P25 product line with a range of opportunities for growth primarily in public safety, homeland security and government markets. We expect all our P25 products to drive accelerating growth in the months and years ahead," commented RELM President and CEO, David Storey.

"The DMH expands our core VHF digital product offerings, which now include mobile and portable radios, along with base stations and repeaters -- all in compliance with the rigorous APCO Project 25 specifications," Storey continued. "From the customers' viewpoints, this family of digital products offers superior audio quality and clarity, rock-solid reliability, and ease of use with a price substantially below competitors' products," Storey said.

Small and compact, the new BK Radio DMH digital mobile radio provides 400 channels with 25 user groups and 16 channels per group in the 136-174 MHz VHF frequency band for digital, analog and mixed-mode operation. Options include DES/AES encryption as well as standard dash-mount or remote-mount configurations. RELM Wireless also offers a trade-in program for customers with BK Radio E Series and G Series analog mobile radios with customers receiving credit toward the purchase of new DMH digital mobile radios.

"In addition to BK Radio P25 digital products, we have our premier high-specification analog radio products, including the BK Radio G Series portable and mobile radios. We also have RELM-brand products, including new mobile radios, at lowest cost, and we recently added the new Relm/BK 3000 series combining the rich functionality associated with the BK Radio brand and the lower-cost factor associated with the RELM brand," Storey added.

"Our business and product development strategies are on track," Storey concluded. "And we are looking forward to additional new products later this year."

About RELM

For nearly six decades, RELM Wireless Corp. has manufactured and marketed high-specification two-way communications equipment for use by public safety professionals and government agencies, as well as radios for use in a wide range of commercial and industrial applications, including disaster recovery. Revolutionary advances include new low-cost digital portable two-way radios compliant with APCO Project 25 technical specifications. Products are manufactured and distributed worldwide under BK Radio, RELM/BK and RELM. The company maintains its headquarters in West Melbourne, Florida and can be contacted through its web site at http://www.relm.com/ or directly at 1-800-821-2900.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995. These forward-looking statements concern the Company's operations, economic performance and financial condition and are based largely on the Company's beliefs and expectations. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, among others, the following: reliance on overseas manufacturers; heavy reliance on sales to the U.S. Government; federal, state and local budget deficits and spending limitations; limitations in available radio spectrum for use by land mobile radios; general economic and business conditions; changes in customer preferences; competition; changes in technology; changes in business strategy; the debt and inventory levels of the Company; quality of management, business abilities and judgment of the Company's personnel; and the availability, terms and deployment of capital. Certain of these factors and risks, as well as other risks and uncertainties are stated in more detail in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and in the Company's subsequent filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

Source: RELM Wireless Corporation

CONTACT: David Storey, Pres. & CEO of RELM Wireless Corporation,
+1-321-984-1414

Web site: http://www.relm.com/

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