Our public safety radio communication consulting services cover a wide spectrum and can be summed up in the four following disciplines. The menu items to the left provide complete descriptions TCS services.

· Investigation:  Ability to properly evaluate current infrastructure/user equipment conditions, antenna tower structures, electrical systems and/or mechanical systems. Ability to analyze departmental operations to identify new tools and applications to enhance productivity and user well being.

· Analysis:  Provide the experience and demonstrated ability to thoroughly analyze, evaluate and recommend conceptual radio network and dispatch center alternatives and user-centric solutions. Conduct existing-system audits to improve functionality, reliability and maintenance effectiveness.

· Planning:  Assist in the development of cost studies and grant submittal packages for the purpose of securing funding to complete a Client's desired new system or modernization project. Ability and proven expertise to evaluate and recommend improvements geared toward enhancing radio network survivability in the face of natural disasters, such as for hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, lightning storms or ice storms.

· Implementation Support:  Ability to provide expert technical support throughout a project’s procurement and implementation phases. Proven expertise in the development of sound maintenance practices and quality assurance processes.

TCS has supported public safety communications since 1991. Our clients are typically municipalities, counties or regional groups that are already using some form of radio communications. Often, particularly in rural, semi-rural and even small suburban areas, these radio systems are operable on frequency bands below 470MHz. Some still operate on the nation’s first public safety radio spectrum: low band VHF (between 30 and 50MHz).

These older systems operate using either direct, unit-to-unit or repeater technology. Generally speaking, these older networks are very limited in capacity, are plagued by co-channel interference, use non-encrypted analog technology and are not readily or easily expanded to suit new needs. Most of these systems are operated by police or fire personnel having little experience with high capacity, digital or trunked radio networks. So, when the time comes to investigate new solutions, a consultant is often selected to help steer the process through a “land-mine” of competing technologies, vendor sales hype, network planning, cost identification and implementation complexities.