Botetourt County, VA, USA
"Areas like Botetourt are an example of where Quasi-Sync comes into its own. We estimate we improved coverage from about 50 percent of the County to more than 97 percent."
Situation
Botetourt County was using a low band conventional system. However, the rugged landscape meant that upgrading a conventional system or moving to a trunked system would require many sites to get the coverage required and it would be costly to install.
Response
The option of a Quasi-Sync system was investigated. The high performance of TaitNet QS2 significantly reduces maintenance. It uses high stability oscillators to maintain a very stable transmitter frequency. With traditional simulcast systems transmitter frequencies drift over time so regular maintenance is required at each site to avoid distorted audio signals in areas where coverage overlaps.
TaitNet QS digital signal processing-based Line Equalizer Modules route audio to each transmitter, analyze the characteristics of a neighboring transmitter and automatically adapt their own signals to match.
Outcomes
The four-site seven-channel system is used by three main agencies in the county - the sheriff's department, fire and rescue ambulance and the school district's 90-strong bus fleet.
Each group has its own channel to ensure privacy and channel space without overlap. At the same time, a single common channel there is one channel common to all radios on the system so that the groups can co-ordinate in an emergency. Local authorities in Botetourt County, Virginia now have improved radio coverage with their new Tait Quasi-Sync System.
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