Fayette, Somerset to join first responder radio network

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Two more counties plan to join Armstrong and two other counties’ Inter-County {motorola DP2400 2 way radio (camasirtopum.blogspot.co.uk)|{2|Two} way Radio|Walkie talkie} System to provide unified communication lines for emergency responders.
This year, Fayette and Somerset counties plan to start using the Inter-County Radio System, a regional radio network that allows first responders to communicate directly with each other across countylines, joining Armstrong, Westmoreland and Indiana counties. Their participation will lower the annual cost of maintenance and software upgrades, said Armstrong County 911 coordinator Ron Baustert.
The Inter-County Radio System’s warranty through Motorola, which covers system maintenance and software upgrades, expires next year. The counties plan to share the cost of the annual upgrades, and Armstrong expects to pay $340,000 annually. If more counties join the program, Baustert said, the price will drop for each county.
On Thursday, Armstrong County officials adopted a charter and governance documents, which the three participating counties developed, setting rules and cost-sharing measures for the {Icom two way radio|{2|Two} way Radio|Walkie talkie} system.
We’re excited to see the system grow, since it started with just Armstrong and Westmoreland counties, Baustert said. There are already othercounties looking into the program, so this could very well become a radio network serving all of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
The system relies on 800 MHz digital radios and 14 high-powered communication towers throughout each county.
Armstrong County started using the Inter-County Radio System last June. The system provides all emergency responders in the counties with the same radio system.
There are common channels for everyone to use for major incidents, and it makes it easier to communicate with other responders, no matter their discipline, Baustert said. With our old system, we maybe had 50 percent coverage, but now, we’re experiencing 99.7 percent coverage across the county.
Baustert said officials began building the radio system in 2010, and started using it last June.
He said the new system allows for better communication between all emergency officials, especially along the county lines.
We interface every single day with other departments across the county lines, Baustert said.
Now, they’re all able to talk to each other, when they couldn’t before.

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2 Way Radios for Highway Maintenance

2 way radio manualWhat would you do if i stated I have found a two way radio communication piece that isnt only interesting but educational also? I knew you would not believe me, so here it is the informative, superb and interesting editorial

Term contracts awarded for highways maintenance in the UK alone are valued at several hundred million each year all to keep traffic flowing and roads safe for its users.

Vast investments are made in integrated network management, the maintenance and improvement of infrastructure, incident and event management and contingency planning.

Contractors to national, regional and local highways authorities operate with crews situated at depots on and around the highway network they manage, often operating around the clock to carry out planned maintenance and emergency repairs.

The potential logistical problems associated in coordinating plant, equipment, materials and crew to multiple locations has resulted in the widespread adoption of two-way radio communications between command and control centres and their highly mobile teams, often located great distances away.

Kenwood has delivered analogue two-way radio solutions to highways maintenance authorities and contractors for many years with hand-held walkie talkies, mobile in-vehicle units and repeater systems to extend the range of radio coverage.

However, since the launch of Kenwoods NEXEDGE peer to peer and trunked digital Walkie Talkie solutions, many clients in the highways sector have upgraded to the improved clarity, increased coverage, additional flexibility and enhanced security of NEXEDGE digital two way radio technology.

Kenwood NEXEDGE is a fully scalable digital system which can be easily expanded to accommodate more users and groups and extend effective network coverage. Importantly, NEXEDGE features Mixed Mode, allowing all its hand-portable walkie talkies and mobile in-vehicle units to communicate automatically with existing analogue radios whatever the make; providing the additional benefit of a straightforward and economical migration path to digital technology.

As you would also expect, all NEXEDGE hand portable walkie talkies conform to MIL-STD-810 C/D/E/F/G for ruggedness and durability and are IP54/55 Water & Dust Intrusion rated, making them ideal in for operating in open environments.

Icom IC-4088SR

2 way radio interferenceWhat will you do if i stated I had found a Radio short article that is not only fascinating but informative as well? I knew you would not believe me, so here it is the educational, excellent and appealing article
PMR446 Handheld Transceiver
Designed to meet the demands of the licence free PMR 446 service, the IC-4088SR builds on its predecessor’s functionality, features and operating performance.
Featuring a high level of flexibility, the IC-4088SR allows instant communication between members of a group in and around buildings and over short distances. This makes it the perfect tool for keeping in touch with friends, family and work colleagues whilst in close proximity to them. The applications for the PMR446 service are almost limitless and the IC-4088SR would be suitable for camping, golf, catering, use in sports centres, on building sites, catering, events management, neighbourhood watch, factories, farms etc. What’s more it is water-resistant making it ideal for rambling, trekking, or for use on inland waterways etc.

An optional external charger socket or cigarette lighter lead allows you to charge and operate the IC-4088SR allowing you to use the IC-4088SR when and whenever you like.

The IC-4088SR has all the hallmarks of a quality product. It is well designed, easy to use and very robust. Its strong body makes it ideal for outdoor activity enthusiasts, for example. In fact the IC-4088SR is ergonomically designed and there are an absolute minimum number of switches making operation quick and intuitive. The large, easy to read LCD shows operating information at a glance with clear status icons such as ‘low battery’ and ‘timer’ that are easily recognisable.

In addition to its ease of use and aesthetic design the IC-4088SR is packed full of communication features that provides the user with a high level of usability and convenience. Among these useful functions are a simple voice scrambler that will provide secure private communication and a handy ‘Automatic Transponder’ function which automatically warns you if the other 2 way Radios are out of range.

Other useful operating functions include a call ring function, which allows you to send a ring tone when calling another party – similar to using a mobile phone. Ten different ring types can be selected from. To ensure clear communications with other walkie talkies, you can select from 8 different radio channels and 38 different group codes, giving more than 300 different combinations to choose from. A Smart Ring function is also included which lets you know whether your call has got all the way through.

The IC-4088SR transceiver is available with charger and four rechargeable batteries. Two commercial multi-packs are also available.
* Rugged construction and high performance antenna
* External DC power jack
* Built-in voice scrambler
* Simple to use for everyone
* Economical three alkaline cells
* Splash resistant construction
* Built-in CTCSS encoder and decoder
* Automatic transponder system
* Smart-ring function
* Call-ring function
* Power save function
* Low battery indicator
* Automatic power-off timer (0.52 hours)
* Scan function
* PTT hold function
* Variable time-out-timer (130 minutes)

Motorola Solutions announces first public-safety portable two Way Radio with LTE connectivity

So to carry on my run of content pieces on this blog, I’ve decided to share one of our favourite content pieces this week. I used to be tentative to add it to the website as I really didn’t want to offend the initial author, but I hope he/she is glad that I enjoyed reading their work and wanted to share it with my readers.

communication devices definition and examplesMotorola Solutions today announced the APX 7000L, a multiband P25 portable radio with an LTE module that enables the transmission and reception of broadband data—the first product to include LTE connectivity in a public-safety-grade LMR handheld device.

Expected to be available early in the third quarter this year, the APX 7000L provides the same multiband and ergonomic capabilities as the APX 7000, but the APX 7000L—the “L” is for LTE—includes an LTE module that provides broadband connectivity, according to Mike Petersen, Motorola Solutions’ director of Astro subscriber product management.

“This device just brings some fantastic opportunities to our customers,” Petersen said during an interview with IWCE’s Urgent Communications. “With over-the-air programming, to send over a new code plug … over traditional LMR data networks, it could take several minutes to do that. [With the LTE connectivity], we can take a 3 MB file and shove it over in less than 12 seconds.

“Not only is a fantastic speed change, but I’m not competing with voice [to send data]. On some of your integrated [LMR] voice and data networks, when you start to talk—voice is the primary item of that two Way Radio and is always priority—you would interrupt that data transmission when you address the voice call. That’s done. You don’t have to worry about that anymore with this solution, because you’ve got an LTE path that’s focused on bringing that information or code plug to that radio while you can simultaneously be talking on voice channel.”

The ability to rekey and install code plugs quickly is particularly important to federal law-enforcement users that routinely need to use such features to operate securely on different LMR networks, according to Petersen. For this reason, federal law-enforcement entities are expected to be the first customers for the APX 7000L, although Motorola Solutions also will market it to state and local public-safety agencies, he said.

Can I use a Kenwood Walkie Talkie to Communicate with a Motorola 2 way radio

walkie talkie zellersWhat’s your favorite feature of the 2 way radio shop? Personally, I much like the design job – It is cooler than an Inuit’s underpants!

Hope you had a great weekend (I’m writing this in the early hours of Monday morning).

To answer your question (that is, after all, why I’m here): It depends entirely on which models you are planning to use. For example, if you had two PMR446 variants that were both on the same band, they ought to work fine (even if one was Kenwood and the other was Motorola).

If two walkie talkies are the same basic type and set to the same channel, then I don’t personally see why they wouldn’t work. However, if they aren’t of the same type, then they probably won’t work, it’s that simple.

Two-way radio technology is both simpler than you’d think it would be and more complicated than it first appears (if that makes sense), so its always best to make sure you have access to good kit that is easy to use. Personally, (if it is at all possible for you) I’d suggest spending out a bit and getting a new set, I’ll explain why below…

Your question does incur a dangerous element, so I feel I’d better warn you. Make sure that you understand, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that your license covers the frequency you are using. For most of the frequencies you’d likely to be using in order to connect the two devices, a special license is required. Transmitting without a license is a serious crime and you could spend up to two years in prison.

As ‘Robert J’ from ‘Yahoo! Answers’, suggests, the reason it’s considered to be so serious an offence is because you can actually endanger lives by interrupting radio transmissions from ambulances or police cars. I hate to sound like a square here, but in this instance, the rules exist for a reason.

Anyway, you really need to do your homework on this one and it may actually turn out to be easier and cheaper for you to just buy a new set of radios from either Kenwood or Motorola. If you were running a business, I’d go as far as to actually recommend you take this step.

However, if you’re only using the radios for personal projects, then provided you check them out and stick to the rules, you shouldn’t have a problem.