MSS Security - Garden Island (HMAS Kuttabul)

[matthewn1983]

Just some observations today, Security had both the motorola radio and the benelec radios, however it seems that almost every building had a brand new benelec in them. There was no model number printed on the radio, just the branding. Had large lcd screen, 4 buttons, 2 round either side, with 2 triangle up/down's in the middle. 2 dials on the top of the radio, Very similar to a M2 XTS5000.

http://www.australiandefence.com.au/A17 ... ityID/1700

[mudlark86]

i had a quick look i beleive it could be a Benelec BLP5100
http://www.benelec.com.au/P25_prof_radi ... alogue.pdf

[matthewn1983]

Nah, none of those, thats the strange part. Ive looked everywhere to try and get a match and havent seen one. Its kinda hard to get a photo of one, but i can draw it up might help, i think thats what intrigued me a little, the fact that i hadn't seen that actual radio anywhere else before. I'd have to say, the closest it would come to would be those new Tait P25 portables that ARFF are using at the moment, Mode2, 4 buttons. Size comparison, was about the same as the MTP850 when they were sitting on the desk, both height and thickness.

[mudlark86]

it's got me stumped ill keep looking ill see what i can dig up

[mudlark86]

ok ive got some i thought of
harris xg-75
bendix king KNG-P150

the bendix is the only one i could think of with the triangle buttons ill keep looking lol im going to be up all night trying to think of the dam thing lol

[rustynswrail]

While it might be a long bow to draw, and these radios do not have triangular buttons, it is worth keeping this in mind.

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Greenest Building Exterior

Greenest Building Inside

Application On-Spot

Background
With a Corporate mission of Protection, Passion & Peace of Mind, MSS Security is Australia's largest security company with more than 4,500 employees, approximately $300 million in turnover, and a national infrastructure with offices in the capital cities of all states and territories. By providing a full range of security services across all market segments MSS Security provides a visible security presence, demonstrating a broad range of skills from general guarding to highly specialised security roles.

Challenge
Radio Communications have always played and important and in many instances critical part in the role of MSS providing security services to its clients. MSS staff has used a variety of Analogue two way radios systems and they are well aware of the limitations of Analogue radio systems with poor and inconsistent radio communications at the fringes of coverage and issues with battery life.

After deploying a Hytera Digital Mobile Radio system at Governor Philip Tower in Sydney CBD, where previous issues with Analogue radios were proven to be overcomed, MSS Management decided to deploy the same Hytera digital radios when they were awarded the security contact at the very high profile and Sydney's greenest office high-rise, No 1 Blight Street Sydney.

Solution
The main requirement for radio communications for No 1 Blight St Sydney was to provide clear and reliable communications throughout the unique building. A site radio coverage survey was undertaken for MSS by Combined Communications, the distributor of Hytera DMR radios in Australia and it was found that the vast majority of the building was covered by simplex, radio to radio coverage.

In order to meet the requirements of total coverage of the unique building and maintain the building esthetics, it was decided to place a Hytera DMR Repeater Base Station in the building basement area and run coaxial cable up to ground levels to provide complete radio coverage wherever MSS and their clients staff operated within the building and its surrounding precinct .

Benefits
The Hytera Digital Mobile Radio solution deployed at No1 Blight Street, Sydney was simple and costs effective and provided MSS staff with reliable and crystal clear radio communications throughout the building. The budget for the Hytera Digital radio solution was very similar to that for an Analogue radios solution and the Hytera DMR system provided a number of unique benefits.

In comparison to previous Analogue radio systems MSS staff using the new Hytera DMR system experienced no background noise on transmissions, extended battery life on hand held radios, standard digital encryption to secure radio transmission, the ability to make individual and group calls and they found the Hytera DMR hand held radios to be lightweight, tough and waterproof.

[cartman]

This is the current MSS SECURITY allocation on the ACMA database:

484.9750 Simplex. 118.8 Security. Tx 309 Kent St Sydney
(Have heard a few bursts of TRBO as well. There are 2 other users in metro on this frequency)
485.3000 Tx Horsley Park
485.5000 118.8 Security Tx 309 Kent St Sydney
487.1500 91.5 Tx Horsley Park
489.9750 Tx Sydney Tower
493.2375 Tx Governor Philip Tower Sydney
500.2000 Tx Darling Harbour
500.8375 Tx Darling Harbour
505.0125 Tx 188 Pitt Street Sydney (Pitt St Mall)
506.0500 TRBO - 1 Bligh St Sydney
509.8000 NSW Wide 5w


Grant

[matthewn1983]

bendix king KNG-P150 <-- very very similar, just without the number keypad.

[Bigfella237]

bendix king KNG-P150 <-- very very similar, just without the number keypad.

Which would make it a KNG-P150T2... although at $2,613 ea they're definitely not cheap!



(sorry about the size, I couldn't figure out how to shrink it?)

Andrew

[matthewn1983]

Yep that looks like the one, slightly different aerial.