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Mitigating TDI (Time Delay Interference) on Public Safety DAS Systems

Public Safety communications systems and networks, whether analog or digital in nature, inherently have the potential to suffer from time-delay...

Solving Indoor Cellular coverage issues – Copy

If a cellular fiber DAS has ports where I can simply plug in my Public Safety service and share some...

T-Band is Alive and, Uh, Well?

About 28% of the US population resides in the 11 major metropolitan areas that still use T-Band for Public Safety...

WHY CODE JUST MADE THE DONOR ANTENNA A ROCK STAR

The Donor Antenna: possibly the most overlooked and underappreciated component of a Public Safety in-building coverage system. We tend to...

The Mechanics of Colocations Filters

There are several reasons why combining Public Safety and Commercial (Cellular) active DAS may not be the best choice, as discussed in...

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...

Gain vs. Isolation

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

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...

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. ...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Choosing Between Fiber DAS and Individual BDAs for Large Building Applications

When designing a public safety DAS for a single large building, sometimes you need more than just a single BDA...
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