Booster Basics for
Public Safety
Providing life critical coverage is more important than costs. Coverage is needed where first responders and citizens go during any emergency. Areas requiring coverage include; fire suppression facilities, underground areas (parking and basements), and emergency exit routes (especially stairwells) in high-rise structures.
Reliability and survivability requires power back-up, redundancy, and public safety grade equipment. Serviceability includes 24/7 access to the system. The ability to alter the system in an emergency and offer pre-incident fault monitoring is critical.
Common Public Safety Rated Signal Booster Features:
- Non-vented housings; NEMA 12, 4, 4X
- 4 to 12 hour Battery Back-up Compatibility
- Fail-safe redundancy and design.
- Remote Failure Alarming.
- Historical Performance Data.
- Non-Disruptive Testing while in Service.
- Factory Certified Training School available.
- Retuning and Band expansion compatibility.
- Radio technology compatibility; i.e. Delay
Public safety handsets are much more powerful and can overload a system designed for cellular. Filters used in cellular boosters have a lower performance level than those used in public safety rated boosters. Overloading can generate interference (IM), distortion and loss of data.
 The number one cause of destructive interference to radio systems from in-building systems is oscillations caused by feedback! Many times this is caused by the design and installation error of insufficient antenna-to-antenna is isolation. A study of in-building systems feedback problems has determined that 97% were a result of untrained installers and 3% by poorly designed BDA products. This is why it is important to have a certified technician design and install the system.
Frontier Radio Communications has a proficient technical team that is experienced and capable of designing an in-building system to meet public safety standards and needs. In addition, Frontier recommends use of Bird Technologies TXRX products. Their boosters are widely recognized and set the industry standard. Our technician's have been certified on these products and will ensure the system is installed correctly to avoid the potential problems addressed above.
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