Britt Bowers, regional sales manager for RTS Intercom Systems, was one of the presenters at the workshop this year. "This was our highest attendance ever. We had approximately 30 nuclear plants represented, in addition to contract suppliers." says Bowers. "Attendees take away knowledge [of the intercom system] and application capabilities that help them coordinate operations in their plants more simply, creating a safer working environment."
The two-day workshop covers everything from maintaining wireless fidelity and setting up beltpack users to linking a digital matrix system to the plant's IP network and managing it via AZedit control software.
"A typical nuclear plant features an RTS Cronus or ADAM digital matrix frame connected to several Telex RadioCom UHF synthesized wireless systems," Bowers explains. "Beyond that, every plant is different. Some interface two-way radios, telephones, fiber networks, copper - you name it. It's our job to take those diverse requirements and design a system that works the way they need it to, when they need it to."
New to the agenda this year is the BTR-80N narrow band wireless intercom system. The Telex BTR-80N narrow band wireless intercom system offers a user friendly and versatile set of features. The narrow band system provides 25 kHz of modulated bandwidth, allowing more users per channel in the cramped UHF spectrum. The BTR-80N is based on the BTR-800 wireless intercom system, which has become a standard in the nuclear industry, and inherits features such as DSP digital processing and intelligent power control.
(Jim Evans)
