Virtual cop stays on the beat 24/7.A Carmel, Ind., company is producing a quick deployment, wireless surveillance package that is designed for police departments and security firms. The compact, battery-operated Quick Talk vS relies on an integrated radio transmitter A device that generates signals. Contrast with receiver. with a voice storage capability and a magnetometer that can detect vehicles within a 24-foot zone. "The Quick Talk vS, said a RITRON Inc. spokesman, "senses any approaching vehicle-cars, trucks, motorcycles, all terrain vehicles, golf carts, and even bicycles and transmits your prerecorded pre·re·cord tr.v. pre·re·cord·ed, pre·re·cord·ing, pre·re·cords To record (a television program, for example) at an earlier time for later presentation or use. Adj. 1. voice message alert over a two-way radio A voice network that provides an always-on connection enabling the user to just "push the button and talk." Also called "dispatch radio," two-way radio has traditionally been used by police, fire, taxi and other mobile fleets. system up to a mile away. Since the system talks to your two-way radio, it allows mobile monitoring anywhere within the range of the transmitter." Additionally, through the use of a radio repeater (1) A communications device that amplifies (analog) or regenerates (digital) the data signal in order to extend the transmission distance. Available for both electronic and optical signals, repeaters are used extensively in long distance transmission. , it can transmit "relatively long distances to headquarters or some other command and control center," he said. |
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