To improve safety, reliability and efficiency of their radio systems, Mussel White Gold Mine have upgraded their above to below ground communications to IP.

A 619DSRI was installed to further increase safety and reliability by creating an automatic switch to a backup fiber optic cable in the event of an outage on the IP line.

See the full Application Note here.

The AFI-IP+, our operator interface to the DX-Altus dispatch system, is now available.

Due to the constant need to improve Occupational Health & Safety, Omnitronics has added an Acoustic Shock Protection feature to the AFI-IP.

This feature ensures that high volume shrieks or loud buzzes caused by interference and third party radio equipment is eliminated. This enables a constant safe level of audio to operators so that hearing is not impaired or damaged over the long term.

For more information, contact our sales team.

There are a number of scenarios in which a fixed IP line is not available to organizations and therefore 3G or 4G is required. However, these come with the extra complication of dynamic addressing.

Click here to learn how to connect your IPR device when dynamic addressing is used.

Does your simulcast radio system seem to exhibit improved range and performance when certain transmitters are turned off? In almost every case, this is an indication of improper system operation and that your system needs on-site optimization.

In a simulcast system there are several parameters that adversely can affect system performance, but one parameter that is sometimes misunderstood is time-delay interference, or TDI. In this article we begin a discussion of TDI and its significance in a simulcast radio system.

Simulcast radio systems are used when a limited number of RF channels are available and a large geographical area needs to be covered. As the name implies, simultaneous broadcast, or simulcast, occurs when two or more sites transmit at the same time on the same frequency; invariably the coverage from these multiple sites will overlap.

See the full article here: A look at time-delay interference — Urgent Communications article.

Spectrum belongs to every country as a natural and renewable resource. It is limited because of the demand by so many different sectors of industry, commercial business, education/academia, research and government. For example, TV and radio broadcasters use their channels to entertain and inform. Many universities use frequencies for scientific research. Aviation uses spectrum for air-to-ground communications. Public safety uses frequencies for communications when responding to help citizens in trouble. Because of the limited amount of spectrum, governments manage the entire spectrum range for all sectors of industry, allocating segments as they need to, in the best interest of the country and as fair as possible for all users. There is a high demand for frequencies, often making it difficult to get spectrum when needed. Most of us believe that frequencies will always be made available for two-way radio systems, even if the spectrum takes a lot of time and justification to acquire. However, spectrum is becoming more limited and tougher to get.

See the full article here: Radio Resource Magazine: OnlyOnline.

After successfully implementing an IP communications network to increase the reliability, efficiency and safety of port operations. The Middle Eastern customer has ordered another solution to coordinate vessel traffic in additional regions.

Click here to learn more about the original IPRdispatch and IPR radio over IP gateway solution provided.

Omnitronics will be exhibiting at the Texas APCO/NENA Conference & Awards next week.

April 2-3
The Fairmont Dallas
1717 N. Akard St

DX-Altus was on display at APCO Australasia on the Gold Coast recently and the reaction was resoundingly positive. One existing DX-64 customer stated “I can see it’s a definite solution for us when we move to P25.” Another public safety representative was excited about it’s interoperability:  “It will be simple to transition from our existing conventional radios to digital.” As for the GUI, Alto, visitors were impressed by the user configurability and customization.

Click here to learn more about the DX-Altus and what it could do for you.

Come and Visit Omnitronics at the 2012 PA APCO Conference

March 25-27

Best Western Premier Eden Resort

Lancaster, PA

The European Space Agency (ESA) is working toward a goal of deploying enough satellites and ground equipment to begin the in-orbit validation of its Galileo navigation and positioning system by the end of the third quarter.

The Galileo system is a collaboration of the ESA and the European Commission (EC) to build an independent satellite positioning system under civilian control. The EC is responsible for politics and high-level mission requirements, while the ESA focuses on technical components and the physical deployment of the system. Buildout of the system has slowed during the past decade because of funding issues.

See the full article here: Radio Resource Magazine: OnlyOnline.