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How many radios can one repeater channel support before calls start getting blocked?
How many radios one repeater channel supports depends on Erlang traffic, not headcount. Typical figures, DMR two-slot capacity and when to add a channel.
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Why can our staff hear the repeater clearly, but the repeater cannot hear them from inside the building?
Staff hear the repeater but it can't hear them. The uplink runs 16-20 dB weaker. The link budget maths, and the four fixes that actually work.
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3 days ago5 min read
Why Don't Our Two-Way Radios Work Inside the Data Hall, and What Does a Data Centre DAS Need?
Why two-way radios fail in data halls: rack rows, containment and mesh cages. What a data centre DAS needs in Singapore, with real dB figures.
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4 days ago4 min read
Does an In-Building Radio Coverage System Need Battery Backup, and How Many Hours Must It Run Through a Mains Failure?
How many hours of battery backup an in-building radio (BDA/DAS) system needs in Singapore, what SCDF and IMDA require, and how to size the battery bank.
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4 days ago4 min read
Will Switching to Digital (DMR) Radios Fix Our Building's Dead Zones?
Digital DMR radios buy only 2-3 dB over analogue, less than one concrete slab. Here is when a repeater or DAS is the real fix for in-building dead zones.
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4 days ago4 min read
Can Our Two-Way Radio System Share the Building's Existing Mobile/Telco DAS?
Can two-way radio share a building's cellular DAS? An RF engineer explains why UHF won't pass the telco system, and what you can share instead.
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4 days ago4 min read
How Long Does It Take to Install and Commission an In-Building Two-Way Radio (BDA/DAS) System in a Singapore Building?
How long to install and commission an in-building two-way radio (BDA/DAS) system in Singapore — a realistic week-by-week timeline from an RF engineer.
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4 days ago4 min read
How Often Does an In-Building Radio Coverage System Need to Be Re-Tested, and Who Is Responsible?
How often an in-building radio coverage system must be re-tested in Singapore, who is responsible for the annual test, and what a retest checks.
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4 days ago4 min read
What Is a Distributed Antenna System (DAS), and Does My Singapore Building Need One for Two-Way Radio Coverage?
What a DAS is, when a Singapore building needs one for two-way radio coverage, and when a single repeater is enough. Dead-zone thresholds explained.
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Aug 114 min read
Do I Need an IMDA Licence and Type-Approval for an In-Building Repeater or Signal Booster in Singapore?
Do you need an IMDA licence and type-approval for an in-building two-way radio repeater or booster in Singapore? Here is exactly what applies, and the fees.
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Aug 104 min read
How many antennas does it take to cover a large shopping mall with two-way radio, and what does it cost?
How many antennas does a large shopping mall need for two-way radio coverage, and what does a DAS cost? An RF engineer gives the numbers.
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Aug 94 min read
Why do our radios buzz, hiss, or lose range near LED lighting and VFDs, and how do we fix it?
Why do two-way radios buzz, hiss or lose range near LED lighting and VFDs? An RF engineer on noise-floor desense and how to fix it.
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Aug 94 min read
How many repeaters does a multi-building campus need, and do they have to be linked?
How many two-way radio repeaters does a multi-building school or campus need, and must they be linked? An RF engineer explains the design.
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Aug 94 min read
Why your BDA squeals or shuts itself down, and how much antenna isolation you actually need
Why does a BDA/repeater squeal, alarm or shut down? An RF engineer on how much donor-to-service antenna isolation you need — 15 dB above gain.
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Aug 94 min read
How many repeaters do I need to cover a large warehouse?
How many repeaters does a 100,000+ sq ft warehouse need for two-way radio? An RF engineer on why antennas, not repeaters, fix dead zones.
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Aug 94 min read
Can a Walkie-Talkie Cover a 50-Storey Building?
Can a walkie-talkie cover a 50-storey building? An RF engineer explains why you need a repeater or DAS, with the dB math and coverage numbers.
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Aug 94 min read
Can two-way radio cover a whole hospital, including lead-lined radiology rooms and MRI suites?
Can two-way radio cover a hospital, including lead-lined radiology and MRI rooms? An RF engineer on DAS design, dead zones and SCDF rules.
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Aug 94 min read
How much signal does a two-way radio lose passing through each reinforced-concrete floor slab or basement wall?
How much signal a two-way radio loses through each reinforced-concrete floor slab or basement wall — real dB figures and when a DAS is needed.
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Aug 95 min read
What does it cost to fix radio dead zones in a hotel with a BDA or DAS?
What it costs to fix walkie-talkie dead zones in a Singapore hotel — indicative BDA/DAS pricing, the cost drivers, and IMDA licensing, from an RF engineer.
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Aug 74 min read
How Do You Fix Walkie-Talkie Dead Spots for Security Guards Across a High-Rise Condominium (MCST) in Singapore?
Why condo security radios die in stairwells, lifts and carparks in Singapore — and how a repeater or DAS clears the dead spots for good.
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Aug 64 min read
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