WEST MELBOURNE, Fla., RELM Wireless
Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: RELM) today announced that after recently
completing its testing, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has recommended
RELM's APCO Project 25 digital portable radio, the DPHX, for fire use. The DPHX has passed rigorous testing by both agencies for durability
under extreme fire conditions. has manufactured and marketed
high-specification two-way communications equipment for use by public safety
professionals and government agencies, as well as radios for use in a wide
range of commercial and industrial applications, including disaster recovery.

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The DPHX is compliant with the APCO Project 25 standard for digital public
safety radio equipment. 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.

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The American Economics Group estimates that tobacco sales directly support
12,500 retailer and wholesaler jobs across the state.50 per pack) and
approximately $233 million in sundry product sales, or products normally
bought in conjunction with tobacco products . Such factors and risks include,
among others, the following: reliance on contract manufacturers; heavy
reliance on sales to the U.

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carton (70 cents per pack). "Small businesses in towns all across the state are in
jeopardy.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Today the Ohio Council for
Reasonable Business Policy, including retailers and wholesalers from across
the state, outlined the impact of the Senate's proposed increase of $7.
"There are very real consequences to raising the excise tax even higher
than it already is," said Beth Wymer, Executive Director, Ohio Wholesale
the same trunk full of cigarettes
would generate nearly $1,000 in profit. 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 year ended December 31,
2004 and in the Company's subsequent filings with the SEC.

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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.

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3 million in local cigarette excise
taxes and $312 million in MSA payments for a grand total of $1. The BLM fire recommendation opens the door for
its agencies to purchase RELM's BK Radio-brand DPHX for fire applications.

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06 billion. For more than 20 years, our products have
distinguished themselves with agencies such as the U.relm. 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.

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This was the third largest funding source for the state and more than the $864
million generated by Ohio corporate franchise taxes. Combined with its affordability, we believe these advantages
yield the best value in APCO Project 25 products available today.

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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; 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.

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According to the
Department of Taxation and economist William Orzechowski with Orzechowski and
Walker, in FY 2004 , smokers paid $540 million in state excise taxes, $207
million in sales taxes on cigarettes, $4.
Revolutionary advances include new low-cost digital portable two-way radios
compliant with APCO Project 25 technical specifications. The company maintains its headquarters in West Melbourne, Florida
and can be contacted through its web site at http://www.com or directly at
1-800-821-2900.

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RELM President and CEO Dave Storey stated, "Providing rugged and reliable
communications for critical fire and emergency situations has been the
hallmark of our BK Radio brand.

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"Bottom line, this is going to cost 1,900 jobs -- real jobs like the guy
who sells you your newspaper, coffee and doughnut at the convenience store
every morning," said Nate Willison, Executive Director Ohio Association of
Convenience Stores . Forest Service,
setting the standard with firefighters nationwide.

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The Ohio Council for Reasonable Business Policy is a coalition of
manufacturers and trade associations who represent retailers, wholesalers ,
vending machine operators, entertainment and hospitality venues and others who
share common interests with regard to tobacco-related issues and tobacco
consumers.S.

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About RELM
For nearly six decades, RELM Wireless Corp.

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"This is only going to get worse if we increase the cigarette
tax even more.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995.

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In addition to its rugged
reliability , the DPHX offers key functional advantages including lower power
drain, which lengthens the battery usage cycle, plus exceptional audio clarity
and ease of use. Products are
manufactured and distributed worldwide under the BK Radio, RELM/BK and RELM
brand names.

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If the excise tax is
increased by 70-cents-per-pack, retailers will lose approximately $805 million
in retail sales (230 million packs evaluated at a price of $3.

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More than 55 percent of
Ohio's tobacco sales take place in convenience stores.
"Organized crime, smash-and-grab robberies, even counterfeit cigarettes
have been increasing in Ohio since we raised the cigarette tax previously,"
Willison said.

RELM's APCO Project 25 Digital Portable Radio Recommended for Fire Use by Bureau of Land Management

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Approximately 22 percent of adult Ohioans smoke.

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Proposed Cigarette Excise Tax Increase Could Cost 1 900 Ohio Jobs

That means lost sales, lost tax revenue and lost jobs for
Ohioans. The
DPHX has also been fire-certified by the National Interagency Fire Center
(NIFC).