<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body><div>Looks like the radio will have a fiber input instead of a line audio input.</div><div><br></div><div>From <a href="https://sam.gov/opp/81beae34e0254420ba1cd630b2c48c85/view">https://sam.gov/opp/81beae34e0254420ba1cd630b2c48c85/view</a><br></div><div>"NEXCOM Version 3 (V3) radios will operate using the current 25 kHz
channel-spacing assignment in their respective radio frequency (RF)
bands. Each radio band will support signal-in-space communications using
a double sideband-amplitude modulation (DSB-AM) waveform. The VHF
radios will also have frequency tuning capabilities to operate on 8.33
kHz channel-spacing assignments in accordance with International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) defined standards" </div><div><br></div><div>AM forever!!!</div><div> Sandy</div><div> WB5MMB</div><div><br></div><div>On Tue, Dec 9, 2025, at 8:09 PM, Alex Fraser wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div><span class="font" style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><span class="size" style="font-size:24px;">Hmmm....</span></span></div><div class="qt-moz-forward-container"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-------- Forwarded Message --------</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="qt-moz-email-headers-table"><tbody><tr><th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">Subject:</th><td>[Scan-DC] Are ATC comms going digital?</td></tr><tr><th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">Date:</th><td>Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:29:43 +0000</td></tr><tr><th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">From:</th><td>Andrew Clegg <a class="qt-moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:andrew_w_clegg@hotmail.com"><andrew_w_clegg@hotmail.com></a></td></tr><tr><th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">To:</th><td><a class="qt-moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Scan-DC@mailman.qth.net">Scan-DC@mailman.qth.net</a> <a class="qt-moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Scan-DC@mailman.qth.net"><Scan-DC@mailman.qth.net></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Peraton was recently announced as the prime integrator for the
FAA's "Brand New Air Traffic Control System" (BNATCS) funded by
the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. One of the many tasks is
converting analog radios to digital, according to the Request for
Solutions issued this past August. I can't immediately find a lot
of specifics, but general AI inquiries indicate that ATC
communications will be transitioning to digital in the coming few
years, and a DoT fact sheet quotes 27,625 new radios will be
installed by the end of 2028. Is ATC going digital? Will some or
all of it be encrypted? How are we coordinating with the rest of
the world? Or am I misunderstanding what's going on?</div><div> <br></div><div> <a class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d000f013f40944acb523460a474e4270/view">https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d000f013f40944acb523460a474e4270/view</a></div><div> <a class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.faa.gov/FlightCommand">https://www.faa.gov/FlightCommand</a></div><div> <a class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2025-12/Brand%20News%20Air%20Traffic%20Control%20System%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf">https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2025-12/Brand%20News%20Air%20Traffic%20Control%20System%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf</a></div><div> <a class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://avweb.com/aviation-news/dot-names-prime-integrator-new-atc-system/">https://avweb.com/aviation-news/dot-names-prime-integrator-new-atc-system/</a></div><div> <br></div><div> <br></div><div> 73,</div><div> W4JE</div><div> <br></div><div> ______________________________________________________________</div><div> Scan-DC mailing list</div><div> Home: <a class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/scan-dc">http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/scan-dc</a></div><div> Help: <a class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm">http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm</a></div><div> Post: <a class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:Scan-DC@mailman.qth.net">mailto:Scan-DC@mailman.qth.net</a></div><div> <br></div><div> This list hosted by: <a class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.qsl.net">http://www.qsl.net</a></div><div> Please help support this email list: <a class="qt-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.qsl.net/donate.html">http://www.qsl.net/donate.html</a></div></div><div>_______________________________________________</div><div>Tacos mailing list</div><div><a href="mailto:Tacos@amrad.org">Tacos@amrad.org</a></div><div><a href="https://lists.amrad.org/mailman/listinfo/tacos">https://lists.amrad.org/mailman/listinfo/tacos</a></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>