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For People Who Make Smart Choices
Baltimore IDAS
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At 6.25 kHz, this is way beyond the FCC
requirements that everyone be narrow-
band by 2013.”
Beyond just spectral efficiency, this
trunked digital system offers features
like complete privacy, GPS functionality,
limitless talk time, text, and nearly infinite
scalability. In fact, Veolia is preparing
to add data terminals to all the mobiles,
which will work through the IDAS system.
More than that, it’s simple.
“It took us a week to get it up and run-
ning,” reports Bruce. “And with that, our
client got a F6061D base station, 29 ve-
hicles set up, and the portables that they
needed, all working on a digital system
that I can grow for them as they need it.”
With 3 channels up and running now,
Bruce’s system covers Baltimore and a
25-mile radius around the city. However,
he is licensed for 8 channels using his
new IDAS system, and is quickly bring-
ing on both new and existing clients. The
same efficiency that serves Veolia will
enhance business operations for delivery
fleets, first-responders, campus manag-
ers and any other organization needing
flawless communication between many
units and over a wide geographic area.
Additionally, it’s the only system of
its kind in Baltimore, and a giant leap
forward for everyone in the area. As
fleet-managers scramble to meet FCC
requirements, Bruce will be able to not
only add users, but is already planning to
expand his coverage area with additional
stations.
“This is precisely what the IDAS
system is designed to do,” says Mark
Behrends, National Sales Manager for
Icom America. “The IDAS system was
created to help migrate from analog to
digital, and increase features as needed,
without getting trapped in an outdated
system that can be hard and expensive
to maintain. With handheld, mobiles,
repeaters and accessories, this system
can meet the needs of a variety of us-
ers, from local delivery services to first
responders and anyone else.”
The radios in the IDAS system are
backwards compatible, so something as
simple as replacing a handset is a step
towards building a future system. While
the analog functionality will work with
existing repeaters, the digital capabilities
open up all the possibilities of a digital
network, allowing users to grow at their
own pace.
“It’s where we’re heading,” confirms
Bruce. This is what Icom has been build-
ing for years; a simple and efficient digital
system that brings clients to the future,
without missing a beat.
Icom’s FR6000 is the
heart of the new Howard
Communication’s system.
