headsets and earpieces have been selected after careful
user trials. They provide hands free operation and
exceptional voice communication quality to increase speech
intelligibility and discreet communications.
The Tait Unified Vehicle solution will enhance incident
ground communications by converting the firefighter
vehicle into a network of networks. Tait Unified Vehicle
combines multiple radio frequency (RF) bearers and
integrates these into a compact vehicle mounted mobile
radio. Tait Unified Vehicle is capable of Digital Mobile
Radio (DMR) and analog radio communications, whilst
integrating Wi-Fi, 3G/4G/LTE and Bluetooth.
What accessories do you use for the fire solution
and why do they make the solution safer?
Specialized audio enhancements, such as the Tait C-C550
Remote Speaker Microphone (RSM), for both ATEX and
non-ATEX radios, ensures that voice is captured loudly
and clearly for transmission, as it can be positioned at
an optimal operational position for the user and easily
connected to a radio with a lead routed through the
BA harness.
Dual PTT Buttons have been included with the RSM
for enhanced safety, as they make it easier to operate the
radio in zero visibility. The two buttons are large, providing
excellent tactile feedback, and can be operated with either
the palm of the hand or fingertips, providing a significant
advantage over the existing RSM. There’s also a second
PTT button located at the top of the RSM for added safety.
The Tait TP9300 portable radio solution offers a
number of enhanced operational features, such as Voice
Announcements, which loudly and clearly identify the radio
type when first switched on, the selected channel when it’s
changed, and the battery status, mitigating the risk of user
error and enhancing firefighter safety.
Audible battery status announcements indicate current
capacity at four stages, indicating how long any radio
may stay in use before recharge. As battery performance
is a crucial safety component, the solution improves
upon ESFRS’ batteries and delivers 500mAh (27%) more
capacity at 2300mAh. The batteries can also last several
hours longer per shift, and the efficient design reduces
self-discharge when stowed in vehicles for weeks at a time,
which is another key benefit independently verified during
early engagement tests by ESFRS project management.
Further safety enhancements of the TP9300 radios
include a programmable minimum volume level to ensure
received calls will always be heard, preventing users from
reducing volume to zero and missing vital calls.
telent recently won the tender to migrate East
Sussex FRS from analog to digital DMR Tier II.
How will you ensure that the migration goes
smoothly and why did telent and ESFRS select the
Tait solution for this project?
The solution delivered to ESFRS has been designed
in consultation with the service to ensure it can be
incorporated seamlessly to meet the specific requirements
and challenges it was facing.
Throughout the past 12 months, we have supplied a high
degree of consultative support and knowledge transfer. This
is based on years of manufacturing and user engagement
knowledge, combined with solution design experience,
specifically around Fireground Communications, which
helped develop proven working solutions for ESFRS.
Following successful simulated incident trials, telent
will supply 350 Tait handheld digital radios to ESFRS and
provide ongoing support and maintenance of the radios.
ESFRS highly appreciated our engagement and I think that
this was decisive for them.
telent has already provided successful communications
projects to ESFRS, as part of an ICT managed service,
so ESFRS was familiar with telent’s reliable and trusted
solutions for the emergency services sector. The sector is
a key focus for telent and we’re proud to be able to deliver
communication services to support fire and rescue services
across the country as they carry out their crucial work.
We are also very pleased to be partnering with Tait for
Fireground Communications, as they have vast experience
in digital migration projects and have proven that they
go the extra mile to ensure optimized solutions for their
customers.
Tait and telent will be exhibiting at BAPCO. What
can visitors expect to see?
Visitors can book a stand tour and meetings at
www.taitradio.com/bapco Tait experts will of course
demonstrate the equipment used for the fire solution. In
addition, Tait and telent are giving a presentation together
with Mike Wattam from ESFRS on Wednesday, 11th of
March, at 2.30 – 3.00 pm.
Visit us at BAPCO 2020
Tait and telent will be exibiting at BAPCO
10-11 March at Ricoh Area, Coventry.
Tait stand: D40/D50
Tait contact: richard.russel@taitradio.com
telent stand: F2
telent contact: Stephen.Moore@telent.com
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