Code-compliant in-building radio coverage for high-rise condoshotels and resortshospitalsschools and campusesparking garagesgovernment buildings
Designed, permitted, installed, tested and recertified by one Florida team.
Trusted by Florida properties and public safety agencies
Town of Davie Fire Rescue
Broward Sheriff's Office
One Bal Harbour
Under Florida Statute 633.202, existing high-rises had to apply for and then demonstrate compliance with minimum radio signal strength for fire department communications. New buildings are tested before they get a Certificate of Occupancy.
After that comes the part most owners do not hear about until an inspector shows up: annual testing, a retransmission agreement, and periodic recertification. We handle all of it.
A public safety BDA picks up the fire department's radio network on the roof, amplifies it both ways, and carries it to every floor. Watch the signal travel.
How it works
From the tower to a firefighter's radio, and back
Your Fire Marshal divides each floor into a grid and tests every cell. General areas typically need 90% coverage, critical areas like stairwells and the fire command center need 99%. This is what our BDA does to that grid.
From the first RF survey to the annual recertification, nobody hands your project to a subcontractor you have never met.
01Code-required bi-directional amplifier systems that keep first responder radios working in every stairwell, garage and core.
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02Custom distributed antenna systems that end dropped calls and dead zones for every major carrier, floor to floor.
Fix the dead zones →
03Solar-powered, radio-integrated call boxes. No trenching, no cellular delay, a direct line to your security team.
See call boxes →
04New and reconditioned APX P25 radios, repeaters, system design and rentals from one month, as an authorized Motorola Channel Partner.
Radio systems →Others rely on assumptions and change orders. We survey first, design to your local Code from day one, and keep you posted at every step.
Our technicians run a detailed RF survey, find the weak spots and map coverage onto your building's floor plans, so you know if you need a BDA before you spend on one.
Using your plans, the scan results and your local requirements, we draft a design for your review. Once approved, our licensed professional engineers stamp it.
The survey and design go to your building department, Fire Marshal and Prevention Bureau. We speak their language, which is why approvals do not stall.
We pull every permit so installation can start on schedule, not three weeks after it was supposed to.
Our state-licensed electrical contractors install the BDA, antennas and cabling with Code-compliant materials and placement.
We test every grid cell against Code, typically 90% general and 99% critical-area coverage, and coordinate the DAQ test with your Fire Department.
Florida Codes require ongoing maintenance and annual recertification. Our support agreement and recertification process is included in every BDA proposal.
Most BDA problems surface the worst way: a fire alarm trouble signal, a first responder in an emergency, or a Fire Marshal at inspection. Our BDA Doctor team finds the root cause and fixes it, whoever installed the system.
Programming, headend, cabling and documentation reviewed until we find the cause. Then repair, retune or replace, with your approval.
Annual evaluations with detailed records on file, so issues get fixed on your timeline and budget, not the inspector's.
We become your designated local service provider for repairs, annual testing and five-year recertification.
Where it breaks
Five failure points, on one building
Enter the month your system was last tested or accepted. We will show the next annual test, how many days you have, and whether it is time to book.
Missed one? It happens more than you would think. A failed or overdue system is fixable, and the earlier we see it, the cheaper it is.
We will remind you 60 days out and handle the test, the paperwork and the AHJ submission.
Typical annual cycle shown. Your AHJ sets the exact schedule, and some jurisdictions add a five-year recertification. We confirm yours on the first call.
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Statewide permitting knowledge, backed by projects across Florida and the Southeast. Every county has its own amendments. We already know them.
An end-of-life analog radio system replaced with a three-site, IP-linked Motorola digital trunking system, with WAVE LTE so managers can reach any talkgroup from a phone.
A two-site hybrid digital and analog system over a microwave link, giving every municipal department a primary network and a resilient backup to the County P25 system.
We ensured that our main communication systems never experienced downtime longer than one hour. Signal Communications played an essential role in achieving this standard.
A signed reference from the Broward Sheriff's Office. We keep a few of these.
Through the years, at different properties, under a wide range of technology challenges and operational goals, Signal has always been there to support us at a world class level.
Their team understands the mission-critical nature of public safety communications and consistently delivers reliable, high-quality solutions.
Experienced local technicians, engineers and installers, and dedicated project management that keeps every job on budget and on schedule.
Written by the team that designs, installs and recertifies these systems every day. Free, no form required.
What Florida requires, how the process runs from first notice to Fire Department sign-off, and what to expect at every step.
What a violation notice means and how the repair process works.
Read → Testing & inspectionsAnnual testing, DAQ requirements and what happens on test day.
Read → Systems & technologyBi-directional amplifiers explained without the jargon.
Read → ComplianceFlorida's coverage requirements and what the Fire Department looks for.
Read →Four quick questions. A Signal project manager reviews your answers and calls you back with a plain-English next step, usually the same business day.
A question about a system, a quote request, a radio rental or a part. It goes straight to the right person on the team, and you hear back the same business day.
Life safety systems should not wait on a capital budget cycle.
Property, plant and equipment on your balance sheet, depreciated over time.
A predictable monthly cost that sits in operating expenses. No upfront spend.
Purchase through Insight Public Sector as a preferred OMNIA partner. Radio rentals from one month.
Signal has served Florida with communications expertise since 1991, rooted in public safety as a Motorola Channel Partner. We are a dedicated communications specialist, not a general IT or AV provider, and our credentials include NFPA, the Enterprise Wireless Association, the Florida Fire Marshals Association, iBwave, NICET, ISO and FCC GROL.
Only a signal survey can tell you. If coverage falls below Code, your local Authority Having Jurisdiction will run its own verification and decide whether a BDA is required. We start every project with that survey, so you never buy a system you do not need.
Call us. Our BDA Doctor team works on systems we did not install every week. We diagnose the root cause, give you a written path to compliance, and coordinate the re-test with your Fire Department.
Local Code typically requires an annual Retransmission Agreement with a qualified BDA service provider, annual testing and periodic recertification. Our support agreement and recertification process is included in all BDA proposals.
CapEx or OpEx (sold as a service, with zero capital requirements). Government and education clients can buy through Insight Public Sector as a preferred OMNIA partner. We accept check, ACH and credit card, and radio rentals start at one month.
Let's make sure it does in your building.
