WEST MELBOURNE, Fla., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RELM Wireless Corporation (NYSE Amex: RWC) today announced that it has been awarded orders totaling $5.2 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). These orders are for the company's new digital P25 KNG products and related equipment. It is anticipated that the orders will be largely fulfilled during the second quarter of 2009. RELM President and Chief Executive Officer David Storey commented, "Our new line of KNG products has been designed with one primary objective; enabling RELM to expand its addressable market and win new customers by providing the best performance, quality and value available in the industry today. These orders from the DoD represent the first step in making that objective a reality and, we believe, provide an important springboard for additional future business with the DoD and other government agencies. The order will also mark the first deployment of exciting new RELM-proprietary features. All products for the order will be produced in RELM's Melbourne, Florida manufacturing facility." Storey continued, "Our new KNG was subjected to a series of rigorous tests to qualify for the intended demanding application. We are pleased that the DoD recognized RELM and the KNG as best suited to meet their requirements and we are committed to providing the DoD with world-class products and service. We look forward to a long and expanding relationship." About APCO Project 25 (P25) APCO Project 25 (P25), which requires interoperability among compliant equipment regardless of the manufacturer, was established by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials and is approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The shift toward interoperability gained momentum as a result of significant communications failures during events such as the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina. RELM was one of the first manufacturers to develop P25-compliant technology. About RELM Wireless Corporation As an American Manufacturer for more than 60 years, RELM Wireless Corporation has produced highspecification twoway communications equipment of unsurpassed reliability and value for use by public safety professionals and government agencies, as well as radios for use in a wide range of commercial and industrial applications. Advances include a broad new line of leading digital twoway radios compliant with APCO Project 25 specifications. RELM's products are manufactured and distributed worldwide under BK Radio and RELM brand names. The Company maintains its headquarters in West Melbourne, Florida and can be contacted through its web site at http://www.relm.com/ or directly at 18008212900. The Company's common stock trades on the NYSE Amex market under the symbol "RWC". This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995. These forward-looking statements concern the Company's operations, economic performance and financial condition and are based largely on the Company's beliefs and expectations. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, among others, the following: risks relating to the current financial crisis and adverse economic conditions; reliance on contract manufacturers; heavy reliance on sales to the U.S. Government; federal, state and local budget deficits and spending limitations; limitations in available radio spectrum for use by land mobile radios; general economic and business conditions amid the financial crisis; changes in customer preferences; competition; changes in technology; changes in business strategy; the debt and inventory levels of the Company; quality of management, business abilities and judgment of the Company's personnel; and the availability, terms and deployment of capital. Certain of these factors and risks, as well as other risks and uncertainties, are stated in more detail in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and in the Company's subsequent filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: RELM Wireless Corporation CONTACT: Timothy Vitou, VP Sales & Marketing of RELM Wireless Corporation, +1-321-984-1414; or Investor Relations, R. Jerry Falkner, CFA, R.J. Falkner & Company, Inc., +1-800-377-9893, , for RELM Web Site: http://www.relm.com/

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