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Why a Fiber DAS is Better than Individual BDAs for Campus Applications

When looking to provide public safety coverage for a campus environment, it is important to look at the building configuration...

THE CARE AND FEEDING OF SIGNAL BOOSTERS (BI-DIRECTIONAL AMPLIFIERS)

The National Fire Code bodies have adopted language that speaks to the use of amplification systems within buildings. While the model...

THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPLANNING OF A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

Installing an in-building public safety communications system is more than just simply mounting a BDA/Fiber DAS along with a donor...

Commissioning Tip #2 – Isolation resolution

Virtually every in-building system that reradiates an off-air signal is subject to the detrimental effects of isolation on system performance....

Commissioning Tip #1 – Antenna Orientation

The ProblemThere’s a good chance that your next Public Safety BDA Emergency Responder Radio Communications System (ERRCS) will be located...

The UHF Band

SPECTRUM This article is specific to US frequency bands and their uses amongst the Public Safety in-building radio coverage enhancement community. ...

CLASS A VS. CLASS B

FCC DefinitionPart 90 Signal Booster ClassificationsClass A signal booster. A signal booster designed to retransmit signals on one or more...

Gain vs. Isolation

Can’t have one without the other. Well, maybe you can, but you may fall out of grace with your AHJ....

WHAT’S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT UPLINK NOISE?

Well, for starters, many municipalities have--or are in the process of adopting--code requiring reliable in-building Public Safety communications, which oftentimes...

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