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Intrinsically Safe (IS) DMR and P25 Tait portable radios – TP9361 and TP9461

March 31, 2016

Previously on this blog, we have discussed what Intrinsically Safe radios are and how they work.

This week, we present two new Intrinsically Safe portables by Tait, the TP9361 and TP9461, designed for maximum safety in the field and enhanced usability. These portables are engineered to operate safely in hazardous environments, ensuring your people have communications they can depend on while they get the job done.
Key Features of TP9361 – Intrinsically Safe DMR Portable

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TaitNet Analog Simulcast over IP – The best migration story in town

January 12, 2016

Tait has released an exciting new system with TaitNet Analog Simulcast IP (AS-IP).

Labelled as “the best migration path in town”, AS-IP offers an easy upgrade path for customers who want an analog system today, but who may wish to consider a future migration to P25 standards. Customers with existing analog products are able to retain their hardware and related simulcast software, and need only activate additional feature licenses to become fully P25-capable.

Due to TaitNet Analog Simulcast IP’s simple upgrade path and outstanding... Continue Reading

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Technology Partners and Customer Success: Zetron

November 19, 2015

Our technology partners add important value to Tait solutions, so we have a formal technology partner program with a number of endorsed and registered partners, and a framework to enable new partners to join and integrate with Tait. You can learn more about our technology partner program here.

In this blog series, we focus on some of our key technology partners and take a look and how these solutions come to life and deliver value for our clients.
Zetron in the Partner Spotlight
One of Tait’s global technology partners is Zetron, a leading manufacturer... Continue Reading

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Different Types of Radio | Tait Radio Academy

November 17, 2015

P25, DMR, Tetra, MPT– there are many types of radio technologies that support radio operation. Many of these technologies are suited more to a particular industry and work in their own specific bands.

The Communication Systems: Different types of Radio lesson covers each technology, including Conventional FM and NXDN, explaining each one including the industries they are commonly used in, their specific bands and their channel spacing, among other pieces of useful information.

To learn more about radio technologies watch the video below and read the... Continue Reading

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The Three Cs of Successful Partnerships

October 22, 2015

Glentel Inc. is one of Canada’s leading telecommunications companies and in 2013, celebrated its 50th year. Their success has not been without significant challenges.

Clients differ tremendously, as do their needs and the nature of their concerns. Glentel has overcome this challenge by developing and maintaining a great relationship with clients.

A successful partnership requires three key elements: comprehension, collaboration, and communication. These are not ground-breaking concepts. In fact, they are simple and applicable to any business. But it is how you... Continue Reading

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The complete ‘Introduction to P25’ course is now available on the Tait Radio Academy

October 20, 2015

A couple of weeks ago, we announced the launch of the new P25 Course on the Tait Radio Academy. We’re proud to say that the entire course is now online, including the new certification quiz!

Since our last announcement, we have two complete lessons and 6 new videos.

Lesson 3 (P25 Channel Operation and Configuration) contains three videos and explores the difference between physical and logical channels, how to operate channels, and how to configure channels and number P25 systems.

Lesson 4 (P25 Call Types and Features)... Continue Reading

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Tait Solution Partner Spotlight: Stolz Telecom

October 7, 2015

Tait Communications has a growing network of Tait Solution Providers, or TSPs. These organizations exist to serve their local areas by providing complete turnkey solutions for mission-critical organizations.

One example is Stolz Telecom. They started in 2009 in the state of Oklahoma and have grown to 13 employees in both Oklahoma and Texas.

Founder and Vice President, Robert Stolz, describes what they can do with an example. “One of the centers we just completed, Caddo County 911, started with nothing. It was a brand new 911 center. We did the networking,... Continue Reading

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Introduction to P25 course launched on the Tait Radio Academy

September 30, 2015

After much anticipation and positive feedback on our first two online courses; the Basic Radio Awareness course (hosted by Dr. Jan Noordhof) and the Introduction to DMR course (hosted by Noel Farrelly), the Tait Radio Academy’s Introduction to P25 course is finally here.

Commencing his employment at Tait Communications in 1999 and working in a variety of roles within the company, including Senior Technical Trainer and Customer Support Engineering Specialist, Andrew McTaggart utilizes his broad knowledge base to teach through the... Continue Reading

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9 Channel Concepts Every System Designer Needs to Understand

September 23, 2015

Successful system design is heavily dependent on the designer’s understanding of the channel and its properties. Tait Principal Engineer Ian Graham continues his radio theory series with examples of channel properties that are critical to overall RF system design.

In a radio system, there may be large distances (including hills, forests, buildings etc) between the transmit and the receive antennas. This is the channel, the medium over which we propagate the signal from the transmitter to the receiver. Here we look at nine key channel... Continue Reading

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FCC Reconsiders Narrowbanding Deadline

September 8, 2015

The FCC has announced that narrowbanding 700 MHz networks by 2017 is no longer mandated. In this article, Tait Public Safety Solutions Manager Dr. Russell Watson looks at who will be affected, and what the implications are.

Towards the end of 2014, the FCC announced that the 2017 narrowbanding implementation deadline was no longer viable, or indeed necessary. This decision was preceded by FCC granting a number of waivers to entities who had argued variously that:

  • they had no spectral congestion,
  • the regulation artificially shortens the life of their existing... Continue Reading
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