ADRASEC

What ADRASEC does

ADRASEC 45 (Association Départementale des Radioamateurs au Service de la Sécurité Civile du Loiret) is a French non-profit voluntary association founded on September 29, 1985, and headquartered at 4 rue de la Gare, 45460 Les Bordes, in the Loiret department (Centre-Val de Loire region). It is one of approximately 95 departmental chapters constitutively affiliated with the national federation FNRASEC, which groups roughly 1,800 members across France. The association provides emergency radio communications, aircraft distress-beacon direction-finding, and supplementary transmission-network capabilities to French civil security authorities — primarily the Préfecture du Loiret, the SAMU45 emergency medical service, the DGAC, and the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (RCC Cinq Mars La Pile) — under a national Sécurité Civile accreditation renewed every 3 years by ministerial arrête.

Operationally, ADRASEC 45 fields a fleet of specialized equipment: four fixed transponder stations distributed across the department for on-demand radio coverage; a single fully equipped mobile command vehicle (VPC SAMU45) carrying two transponders, two generator sets, a 15-meter pneumatic mast, 12V battery banks, satellite geolocation, digital cartography, and radiogoniometry receivers; and member-donated personal radio gear. The technology stack includes custom-built components — a 406 MHz distress-beacon frame decoder, DOPPLER direction-finding systems with 4- or 8-antenna switching, HOMING antenna receivers, FOXTRACK GPS-coupled APRS transmitter modules, FOXVIEW APRS decoders, plus SSTV (Slow Scan TV) and MULTIPSK digital transmission software. Most of this software and tooling is developed within the amateur-radio community itself, and 13 of the 18 voluntary members are specifically authorized to operate the VPC SAMU45 command vehicle.

The business model is fundamentally non-commercial. ADRASEC 45 does not charge customers for emergency communications; services are delivered free of charge when activated by the Préfet under emergency plans (Plan SATER, ORSEC, ORSIL, Plan ROUGE) or on request from RCC, DGAC, or SAMU. Cash inflows are limited to (i) annual member dues, of which 80% is passed through to FNRASEC; (ii) per-diem and duty reimbursements from DGAC for SAR operations; (iii) personal equipment contributions from members (including the donation that funded the VPC SAMU45 purchase); and (iv) annual SAR equipment subsidies allocated to the West Defense Zone, which remain FNRASEC property. Distribution is purely direct — services are activated upon official request from civil authorities — with secondary visibility through public-safety events (EXPO_TRANSMISSION, Rencontres de la Sécurité), quarterly West Zone technical days, and a WordPress-based website (adrasec45.wordpress.com).

Name

ADRASEC

Legal name

ASSOCIATION DEPARTEMENTALE DES RADIOAMATEURS AU SERVICE DE LA SECURITE CIVILE

Website

https://adrasec45.wordpress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ADRASEC 45 is a French non-profit association of 18 volunteer amateur-radio operators providing emergency communications, aircraft distress-beacon direction-finding, and supplementary transmission networks to Loiret civil-security authorities (Préfecture, DGAC, RCC, SAMU45) under a national Sécurité Civile accreditation renewed every three years.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Security Radio Communications

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Radiotelephone Communications (4812)

akta.pro primary industry

Crisis Management & Communications Support (Mass Notification) (BPABANAF)

Keywords

• Emergency radio communications
• Civil security radio
• Radiogoniometry services
• Search rescue support
• Amateur radio association

Headquarters

HQ city

Les Bordes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Member Dues: Annual membership fees from 18 volunteer members; 80% of dues are reversed to the national federation FNRASEC.
2. SAR Operations Reimbursement: Vacation/per-diem payments from official services; DGAC reimbursements for search and rescue (SAR) operations.
3. Equipment Donations: Personal equipment contributions from members; vehicle purchased via member donation.
4. SAR Equipment Subsidies: Annual SAR subsidies distributed to West Defense Zone as equipment allocations; equipment remains property of FNRASEC.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ADRASEC is a French voluntary nonprofit association that provides volunteer emergency radio communication services to civil security authorities in the Loiret department. Its core activities include analog and digital radio transmission, radiogoniometry (radio direction finding for locating distress beacons and lost persons), on-site deployment of a VPC SAMU mobile command vehicle, decoding of 406 MHz distress beacons, and training operators to support public authorities during disasters, search-and-rescue operations, and large public events.

Product overview

ADRASEC 45 is a departmental amateur radio association for civil security, providing emergency radio communications, search and rescue operations, and crisis coordination services. The organization operates a fleet of specialized equipment including a command vehicle (VPC SAMU), a network of four fixed transponders, and portable radiogoniometry systems. Core services encompass distress beacon detection (406MHz decoders), APRS mobile tracking with GPS integration, and digital transmission capabilities (SSTV, MULTIPSK). The association also participates in international disaster response through the DITRANS program and coordinates with French civil security authorities including SAMU, Préfecture, and the COGIC crisis center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• FNRASEC (Fédération Nationale des Radioamateurs au Service de la Sécurité Civile)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 1985ADRASEC 45 is constitutively affiliated to FNRASEC, the national federation of radio amateurs serving civil security. The federation groups approximately 1800 members across ~95 departmental associations. ADRASEC 45 pays 80% of member dues to the federation and operates under the federation's statutes and national civil security accreditation framework.
• Ministry of the InteriorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficially recognized and under convention with the French Ministry of the Interior. The association's national civil security accreditation is renewed every 3 years.
• DGAC (Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReimbursed by DGAC for search and rescue operations. Coordinates with the Rescue Coordination Center for aircraft distress beacon detection and location via radiogoniometry.
• Loiret First Aid AssociationssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides radio and IT network expertise during public events and festivities for first aid organizations in the Loiret department. 13 members are authorized to operate the VPC SAMU45 emergency vehicle.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Croix-Rouge française (French Red Cross): Major French humanitarian organization providing emergency response and relief services. Operates in adjacent civil protection space to ADRASEC 45, often partnering with first-aid associations that ADRASEC 45 supports with radio communications during events.
• Protection Civile: French association agréée de sécurité civile providing first aid and emergency response support during public events and disasters. Operates as a complementary volunteer civil security organization, sometimes coordinating with ADRASEC 45 on Loiret events.
• Sauveteurs en Mer (SNSM): French volunteer maritime rescue organization. While maritime-focused, shares the volunteer-based civil security mission and operates under French government convention, providing an organizational peer in the civil protection ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• IARU (International Amateur Radio Union): Global federation of national amateur radio societies including emergency communications coordination. Operates at the international level coordinating emergency communications policy and standards across member societies including FNRASEC.

Direct peers

• DARC (Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club): Germany's national amateur radio association with a dedicated emergency communications function (Notfunk). Provides organized volunteer radio operator support for civil protection, comparable to ADRASEC's role in France.
• ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service): American amateur radio emergency communications service operated by the ARRL, providing volunteer radio operator support during disasters and emergencies. Closely analogous mission to ADRASEC 45, providing backup communications and emergency response coordination in the US.
• RAYNET (Radio Amateurs Emergency Network): UK-based volunteer organization providing emergency radio communications support during disasters and public events. Operates with similar mission, volunteer-based model, and government/user-services orientation as ADRASEC 45.
• FNRASEC (Fédération Nationale des Radioamateurs au Service de la Sécurité Civile): National federation and parent organization of ADRASEC 45, grouping ~1,800 members across ~95 departmental associations providing emergency radio communications and SAR support to French civil authorities. Operates under the same Ministry of Interior convention and civil security accreditation framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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