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Com/Rad Inc. was established in 1969 by Edmund V. Folta Jr., the current President and CEO. While in the course of study of Electrical Engineering at the age 18 Ed Folta was employed by the late Ero Erickson who owned and operated E-Lectronics Co., in Chicago. Mr. Folta, realized Erickson had a strong influence on him and his determination to continue in the business. Ero Erickson ( a well known author and radio pioneer, early NABER member and officer, Illinois State Police Radio, Radio Club of America, QCWA - Amateur Radio W9HPJ ) who operated E-Lectronics Co., Inc. since the early '50's, emphasized the need for quality customer service by an independent supplier. Folta has continued in this philosophy, as an independent communications contractor. Com/Rad became incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois in 1977. For over 37 years Folta and Com/Rad has focused on service and development of mobile communication systems in Northeastern Illinois, sites across the United States and International Markets. Com/Rad's business philosophy is to deliver a quality job at a fair price. We, at Com/Rad, stress good customer relations and customer service. Our mission is to provide a specialized wireless service segment to those businesses and institutions requiring this type of operation. Com/Rad's main headquarters and service facility is located in Des Plaines, Illinois, 4 miles from O'Hare International Airport (ORD) near Chicago, IL. USA. Our location is strategic to all major suppliers and distribution channels. Com/Rad has many business facets including system designer, dealer, distributor, exporter and service center. We offer service by a FCC licensed technical staff. Our scope of product lines includes: Antenex, Kenwood, Midland, Maxon, Radiall Larsen, EF Johnson, ICOM, Sigtronics,Tekk, IDA, Ritron, Otto Engineering, Telex, Mobile Knowledge/SiGEM/GMSI/Gandalf and Motorola products. We offer full warranty service on most of the above mentioned equipment lines. Com/Rad offers complete 2-way commercial radio services. These include In-Plant, Simplex, SCADA, Repeater, UHF and VHF Trunking, Voice and Data, CAD, PCS and GPRS / GSM Cellular equipment, Paging and related services. We now offer a T1 (transport) microwave product. One of our new products supports Infra Red photography for mobile security applications. Com/Rad Inc., in association with BitsPoint Inc., has introduced to the Chicago market a Credit Card Clearing and GPS for taxi and other services utilizing internet and private radio network technology. This provides a very cost effective way to streamline your mobile business. We are licensed to operate mobile relay stations and offer repeater service to support customers system requirements. We offer radio spectrum leasing and special applications fulfillment. If you need to bring in Internet ( bandwidth ) to rural and remote locations we can do that also! We have access to, and maintain a supply of used and surplus products, including mobile radios, hand-helds, base stations and parts. We draw on an inventory of Motorola, E F Johnson and Midland, some items still available from the '70's. Since the mid-80's Com/Rad has been active in export of mobile radio product, accessories and services. We have provided services to end users, in the Third World, as well as support for other dealers / businesses desiring a start-up in the wireless industry. Mobile Relay Stations and Trunking System/Networking Technology are available to generate recurring revenue and we can assist you in your plans in this area. In addition we also have access to Satellite Television Components, Cellular Telephone Products and accessories, and can serve our international clientele as a shopping source for electronic or high-tech product(s). We have staff fluent in Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Togalog and Bulgarian to assist you. In today's world of the "Information Superhighway" radio and wireless communications technology are undergoing radical change. Com/Rad endeavors to keep pace with these changes to effectively serve the marketplace. As a result our staff is required to stay abreast of these regulatory and technological changes which impact our clients and customers.