26Q5033 BFM COMM AD BRIDGE.pdf
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This is an internal memorandum from the 161st Air Refueling Wing (ANG) Communications Squadron requesting procurement of a JPS ACU-Z1 Radio interoperability bridge for Goldwater Air National Guard Base, Arizona, dated 31 July 2025.
The 161st ARW seeks to acquire a JPS ACU-Z1 Radio interoperability bridge to enable personnel to use existing everyday VHF handheld radios to connect and communicate on common base UHF frequencies. This solution addresses the operational gap created by the decommissioning of a legacy speaker box broadcast system throughout the base that previously allowed pilots, crew chiefs, maintenance personnel, and others to monitor UHF ground-to-air radio traffic. The ACU-Z1 bridge serves as a cost-effective alternative to distributing FAA-rated UHF radios base-wide, which would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The device interfaces two UHF radio systems with VHF handheld radios through frequency conversion and bridging capability. The requesting unit cites the recent Air Force upgrade to the 161st ARW UHF ground-to-air radio systems as the driver for this procurement requirement. Point of contact is Michael J Brown, MSgt, AZ ANG, 161st COMM/RF TRANSMISSIONS, reachable at 602-302-9339 or michael.brown.237@us.af.mil.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
161ST AIR REFUELING WING (ANG) (AMC)
GOLDWATER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, ARIZONA
CUI
31 JUL 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR 161 MSG/MSC
FROM: 161 ARW/CS
SUBJECT: Radio Bridge for Interoperability and LMR uniformity
1. Request is for a JPS ACU-Z1 Radio interoperability bridge.
2. This device allows the 161st ARW to use its everyday VHF handheld radios to connect and talk with common base use UHF frequencies.
3. UHF FAA rated radios are expensive. Disbursing them to all who need them would cost hundreds of thousands. Going the ACU-Z1 route is only a fraction of that cost.
4. The base was using small speaker boxes located throughout the base to broadcast its UHF radio traffic. The audio coming from the speaker boxes was listen to by pilots, crew chiefs, maintenance personal, and more. A recent Air Force upgrade to the 161st ARW UHF ground to air radios has forced the decommissioning this legacy system.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
161ST AIR REFUELING WING (ANG) (AMC)
GOLDWATER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, ARIZONA
CUI
5. The POC is the undersigned at 602-302-9339 or michael.brown.237@us.af.mil.
Abbreviations and Acronyms
ANGB-Air National Guard Base AES-Advanced Encryption Standard KVL- Key Variable Loader LMR-Land Mobile Radio
Michael J Brown, MSgt, AZ ANG 161st COMM/RF TRANSMISSIONS mailto:michael.brown.237@us.af.mil
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