SimpleTrack
Automatic vehicle location using 2-way radios and your PC.
Keep track of your vehicle fleet simply and affordably with SimpleTrack, one of Icom’s
low-cost Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) solutions.
Military-rugged Icom radios transmit GPS data to your base radio and PC without interfering
with voice communications. SimpleTrack only needs one radio channel!
SimpleTrack is based on Icom’s EMDC signaling solution for 2-way radio. If you are already using
an MDC1200 radio system, it’s fully compatible with EMDC. And if it uses EMDC, it can use SimpleTrack!
Don’t know what MDC1200 and EMDC are? It’s okay, you don’t need to. Your Icom dealer can
set up an affordable SimpleTrack system for you.
Know where your resources are. Add modern, powerful AVL functionality to your military rugged
2-way radio system. SimpleTrack is your affordable safety and productivity solution.
A basic and affordable AVL solution
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Very low cost AVL solution
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Order pre-installed from Icom or easy Authorized Icom Dealer installation
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Front panel programming without opening the radio
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State-of-the-art GPS engine
- SiRFstarIII™ technology
- 159dBm sensitivity
- 20 Channels to improve accuracy and coverage
- Extremely fast start times (<1 sec)
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Works with multiple mapping vendors
- Location sent at beginning or end of all voice transmissions
- Location sent automatically at timed intervals (Beaconing)
- RF collision avoidance
- Works on repeater systems
Order radios SimpleTrack ready, or update your own
Radios equipped with SimpleTrack may be ordered right from Icom. Or you may be able to have your
existing Icom radio updated with SimpleTrack, but some hardware changes may be required. Check with
your authorized Icom dealer to see if your Icom radios qualify.
How does SimpleTrack send GPS information?
GPS data signals are “piggybacked” on to voice transmissions with virtually no effect on voice quality.
The number of data transmissions is minimized by sophisticated error correction. Icom’s data compression
method is fast, up to 10x as fast. Plus, Icom’s technology is smart enough not to waste airtime if the
vehicle is not moving.
SimpleTrack radio and software components
All Icom transceivers are built to meet rugged military specifications (MIL SPEC), offer 25kHz
legacy and 12.5kHz narrowband channel spacing, are available in VHF or UHF versions, and come with a 2 year warranty.
IC-F1721B series dispatch transceiver
Small tabletop footprint, plugs into a standard 115 V AC wall outlet. It’s a complex radio made easy. Up to 256 channels.
Learn more about the
F1721 series.
IC-F121 series mobile transceiver
Includes a LCD screen that can be programmed with names to help give faster ID of channel
usage (example: “security”, “Bus 12”, “Office”, etc.). Up to 128 channels.
Learn more about the
F121 series.
IC-F121S series mobile transceiver
Icom’s simplest and most affordable mobile radio is as rugged and capable as any other. Up to 8 channels.
Learn more about the
F121S series.
Icom EMDC dispatch software
For your office PC running Windows® XP. Comes with your SimpleTrack equipped Icom radio or upgrade
kit. This software is the interface that allows you to communicate between a dispatch radio and subscriber
radios. It logs and saves position data for later review, too.
Third party mapping software
The IDAS system allows you to call individual or group users. The radio automatically sends its own
ID number when holding the PTT button. The IDAS radio memorizes up to 500 of both individual/group ID
numbers and alias names in the table. The alias name or individual/group ID is displayed on the LCD
while receiving a message allowing you to identify who is calling.