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Wireless conferencing introduced for tank crews.


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n (also: hands-free kit) → kit m mains libres inv

hands-free adj (
, digital radio for armored personnel carrier and tank crews permits unencumbered Unencumbered

Property that is not subject to any creditor claims or liens.

Notes:
For example, if a house is owned free and clear (meaning the owner owes no mortgage to anyone), it is unencumbered.
 communication in and out of vehicles. The VIC-500 vehicular intercom system, developed by Tadiran Communications, allows a crewman to keep in touch with his mates from as far as 800 meters away from the vehicle.

A spokesman said the VIC-500 was spurred by "today's digital battleground demands for greater freedom of movement and optimized coordination."

The system's full-duplex Capable of transmitting and receiving over the same channel simultaneously. In pure digital networks, this is achieved with two pairs of wires. In analog networks or in digital networks using carriers, it is achieved by dividing the bandwidth of the line into two frequencies, one for  conference communications capability, he said, "allows two crew members to speak simultaneously, while an unlimited number of personnel listen in." The upshot is fewer errors.

Features include whisper See WISPr.  function, 15 network channels, voice-activated messages and alerts and data communication protocols.
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Title Annotation:Tech Talk
Author:Williams, Robert H.
Publication:National Defense
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:7ISRA
Date:Dec 1, 2004
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