Game Time Communications Chooses Telex Intercom Systems, Segment 2

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Jan 19, 2012 3:55 PM

Although the Telex BTR-1 network is used in the NFL and for a few Division 1 colleges, other college teams in Division 1, 2 or 3 use unencrypted Telex UHF systems such as the BTR-80N, that uses narrower bands to enlarge the future accessibility of coherent channels when the RF mood is crowded. "The BTR-80N is a great system," says football intercom expert Andy Cocallas of Game Time Communications, who's supposing coaches' intercom for dozens of colleges.

"At Wheaton College here in Illinois, for example, they were having a lot of problems with Wi-Fi interference in the area. There are considerable Wi-Fi towers shut by, and wireless scoreboards that caused drop-outs. Normally you can prevent a lot of that by going with the Telex BTR-800 or BTR-700, but the Chicago civil area, where I've been using the Chicago Bears is to final 13 seasons, is a quite difficult RF environment. We brought in the BTR-80N, and it was a lot simpler for them to obtain coherent channels without interference."

In not as big stadiums that do not have Chicago's RF challenges, such as many high schools and descend Division colleges, Cocallas finds that a high-quality Wi-Fi network frequently functions fine. "A big segment of what we do in those situations involves the Telex Legacy system," he says. The Legacy array uses 802.11 wireless LAN technology and is encrypted with 64-bit DES. "It's a great small out-of-the-box, inexpensive, easy-setup network for up to 7 wireless coaches. And you can simply add a few additional coaches in the counter with a few cheap Telex line splitters to make a great nine-coach high college system," Cocallas adds.

"It's a great product that's durable, reliable. we even have an Illinois Division 8 state finalist high college using the Legacy in Ireland for a 2012 featured football game, as Telex products are moreover built for general use."

For incomparable high schools and small colleges, Cocallas is seeking deliver to deploying the new RTS BTR-240, moreover a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi system. "It's got more filters than Legacy," he says, "so in a tighter Wi-Fi mood you'll have clearer communication. And you'll be able to interface to the same Telex BP-2002 connected beltpacks that we are using in the counter at the pro level."

Cocallas moreover cites the design, ease and high quality of Telex intercoms as reasons because he continues to spin to the Telex line. "The Telex systems mount out for football on many levels, inclusive the receiver design, ClearScan, the operating systems, and the beltpack design," he says.