It only takes one or two shared batteries in a large fleet of radios to create an apparent multitude of poor batteries. It is a model that can be applied to headset sockets, earpieces, antennae and so on.
A duff battery or indeed a radio with a duff battery will go straight back in the most convenient slot in the charger and the next user will pick it up. If the last radio back in the charger was also duff and has now gone green the first user will also have walked off with another duff battery. Before long several duff batteries will be circulating in the most commonly used slots and people will be saying none of the radios are reliable.
This model can equally be applied to earpieces, headsets sockets, antennas (how often do you see people carrying their radio by the antenna).
The biggest money saving tip I can offer customers is
If you do not already mark your radios now is the time to do it.
A simple unique number on the radio, the battery and the headset will quickly enable you to pull out possible culprits as a pattern evolves. Who knows it could be a particular charger socket, a particular battery or a particular headset socket causing all your reliability issues.
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Monday, 20 January 2014
Tetra Radio accessory Orders to Isle of Man and Gibraltar
We were pleased to recently to send orders to both the Isle of Man and Gibraltar
Isle of Man Parking Administration
Showcomms BG-F 1 wire earpieces for Tetra Motorola MTH800 radios
Motorola FTN6355A MTH800 Klickfast Shoulder worn radio bracket
Motorola FTN6355A MTH800 Klickfast Shoulder worn radio bracket
Gibraltar Health Authority
EUROS - Showcomms we have made it even easier with Euros
From 17th January payment can be made directly in Euros on the SHOWCOMMS website.
To switch the price of item
from £ to Euro
click on the European Flag at the top left of the page.
To switch the price of item
from £ to Euro
click on the European Flag at the top left of the page.
Thursday, 17 October 2013
2 Secrets that have contibuted to our continuing success at Showcomms
Here are 2 secrets which I believe have made a significant contribution towards our continuing success during these past 3 years.
All of our sales and order team have attended at least one Dale Carnegie course either Skills for Success of their Sales Advantage course. I would like to Congratulate James Lovell (picture below) having just received his certificate from the Dale Carnegie Sales Advantage course he completed this week. James is our newest member of the Showcomms' team
The second secret is Action Coach who have installed into me the importance and virtues of planning, goals, frameworks, procedures, reporting and measuring results. The proof is really in the figures and the goals we have achieved in just 9 months. If I might just introduce our coach, Shweta Jhajharia, recently receiving an award for Franchisee of the year.
All of our sales and order team have attended at least one Dale Carnegie course either Skills for Success of their Sales Advantage course. I would like to Congratulate James Lovell (picture below) having just received his certificate from the Dale Carnegie Sales Advantage course he completed this week. James is our newest member of the Showcomms' team
The second secret is Action Coach who have installed into me the importance and virtues of planning, goals, frameworks, procedures, reporting and measuring results. The proof is really in the figures and the goals we have achieved in just 9 months. If I might just introduce our coach, Shweta Jhajharia, recently receiving an award for Franchisee of the year.
Friday, 11 October 2013
Wheels of commerce turn with Herentals Fietst Annual City Centre Cycling Race in Belgium
For those of you that follow our Showcomms' posts you will know that Belgium is an area we often feature and over the last 8 years I have spent many visits to the country visiting exhibitions and customers. It was therefore interesting to receive an order from Herentals in Zone Kempen and learn about the towns rather large annual cycling event held after the Tour de
France.
The equipment purchased, Nokia THR880i tetra BG-THR 1 wire Kevlar headsets and Skeleton earpiece inserts, will be used by we use the
equipment for communication inside the organization and with the
emergency services.
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| Herental City Centre Cycling Race |
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| Brandweer HERENTALS |
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Showcomms new home
We have moved into new premises just down the road from our original home for 10 years.
It is quite a moment to have moved. The logistics of moving has taken nearly all of the excitement out the move in what has been the hottest week of the year so far. Thank you to all our staff and colleagues who have helped and offered help whilst we waited for the internet to catch up. Amanda and Nikki who stepped up to the plate when I pulled a muscle in my shoulder dismantling racks. James who lent the use of his trailer and helped load and unload, Nick the chippie, Justin who installed the network infrastructure & alarm system and Wes our preferred Man with large Van.
A special mention to The Phonecoop support teams and Performance media Insurance and our insurer's Aviva. Thank you to all the delivery drivers and Royal Mail on BR6 who are delivering to our new address despite the labels on the boxes.
To Petra - thank you.
It is quite a moment to have moved. The logistics of moving has taken nearly all of the excitement out the move in what has been the hottest week of the year so far. Thank you to all our staff and colleagues who have helped and offered help whilst we waited for the internet to catch up. Amanda and Nikki who stepped up to the plate when I pulled a muscle in my shoulder dismantling racks. James who lent the use of his trailer and helped load and unload, Nick the chippie, Justin who installed the network infrastructure & alarm system and Wes our preferred Man with large Van.
A special mention to The Phonecoop support teams and Performance media Insurance and our insurer's Aviva. Thank you to all the delivery drivers and Royal Mail on BR6 who are delivering to our new address despite the labels on the boxes.
To Petra - thank you.
Friday, 28 June 2013
What is new you ask me? (1) - Save est. £500 in year one on your Show & Production battery costs.
What is new you ask me?
Well I have been out to 2 exhibitions recently, BAPCO, in Manchester, for the Police and ABTT, in London, for Theatre where I discovered this new products which I have listed on our
New Products Page
WITH Rack Charger & 32 cells
£552.00.
Subsequent years 32 new rechargeable cells @ £160.00.
Cost effective more whilst reducing environmental waste.
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
B-APCO 2013 marks our return to the UK Bluelight market
VISIT US AT at BAPCO 2013Manchester Central
Mon 29th Tues 30th April.
Stand H10
to REGISTER for BAPCO2013
A number of new products will be launched at 2013 including
TC4_STP8000 covert wireless.
A low cost single wire acoustic tube earpiece headset. Similar to the BG-F for the MTH800 and MTP850 the low cost version is manufactured in the same factory with slightly different PTT and earpiece driver.
All our own brand Tetra headsets are supplied with a 1 year warranty.
Showcomms BG, Centurion, Sentinel, MSG and TC4 models are manufactured on an ISO9001 certificated line and full technical specs are available on request.
Saturday, 9 March 2013
SALE CLOSED - Used Comms Kits for sale Jelibox, UHF Radio Talkback and RTS User stations
| USED EQUIPMENT SALE | Each line Quantity 1 unless stated | All prices exclude VAT | |||
| Item No | Manufacturer | Acronym | Description | List Price | Used Price |
| 1 | RTS Systems | SAP 612 | 1U Source assignment panel | £645.00 | £290.25 |
| 2 | RTS Systems | CCD214 | RTS Crosstalk Cancellation Device | £220.00 | £99.00 |
| 3 | RTS Systems | MCE 325 | Programmable User Station 4 channel buttons | £745.00 | £509.40 |
| 4 | RTS Systems | MCS 325 | Modular Speaker short Jacklead | £205.00 | |
| 5 | RTS Systems | MCP-90-8 | 19.2cm mic for all RTS and Telex panels | £120.00 | |
| 6 | RTS Systems | MCP4 | Tandem Mount Kit | £62.00 | |
| 7 | RTS Systems | MCE 325 | Programmable User Station | £745.00 | £509.40 |
| 8 | RTS Systems | MCS 325 | Modular Speaker | £205.00 | |
| 9 | RTS Systems | MCP-90-8 | 19.2cm mic for all RTS and Telex panels | £120.00 | |
| 10 | RTS Systems | MCP4 | Tandem Mount Kit | £62.00 | |
| 11 | RTS Systems | MCE 325 | Programmable User Station | £745.00 | £509.40 |
| 12 | RTS Systems | MCS 325 | Modular Speaker | £205.00 | |
| 13 | RTS Systems | MCP-90-8 | 19.2cm mic for all RTS and Telex panels | £120.00 | |
| 14 | RTS Systems | MCP4 | Tandem Mount Kit | £62.00 | |
| 15 | RTS Systems | MRT327 | 2 Channel User Station | £390.00 | £175.50 |
| 16 | RTS Systems | MCS 325 | Modular Speaker | £205.00 | £100.00 |
| 17 | RTS Systems | MRT327 | 2 Channel User Station | £390.00 | £175.50 |
| 18 | RTS Systems | LMS 325 | Powered Modular Speaker | £280.00 | £747.00 |
| 19 | CTP Systems | FW6000 | 6 channel rack mount four wire box | £1,200.00 | |
| 20 | Beyer | DT100 | DT100 and Goose neck mic for FW6000 | £180.00 | |
| 21 | Oakleigh Cases | Flightcase | Case with cutouts for FW6000 | £225.00 | £112.50 |
| 22 | CTP Systems | FW400 | 4 channel desktop four wire box | £650.00 | £325.00 |
| 23 | Altair | WBS-200 | Altair Base Station 1.88 to 1.9GHz | £809.29 | £1,456.12 |
| Altair | W-BPS-200 | Charger for Altair beltpacks | £132.79 | ||
| Altair | WBP-200 | Altair wireless beltpack | £345.10 | ||
| Altair | WBP-200 | Altair wireless beltpack | £345.10 | ||
| Altair | WBP-200 | Altair wireless beltpack | £345.10 | ||
| Altair | WBP-200 | Altair wireless beltpack | £345.10 | ||
| Altair | AM-100/2 | Single sided headsets for beltpacks | £93.10 | ||
| Altair | WBP-200 | Single sided headsets for beltpacks | £94.10 | ||
| Altair | WBP-200 | Single sided headsets for beltpacks | £95.10 | ||
| Altair | WBP-200 | Single sided headsets for beltpacks | £96.10 | ||
| Peli | 1600 | PELI 1600 Flightcase | £211.36 | ||
| 24 | Altair | WBS-200 | Altair Base Station 1.88 to 1.9GHz | £809.29 | £1,456.12 |
| Altair | W-BPS-200 | Charger for Altair beltpacks | £132.79 | ||
| Altair | WBP-200 | Altair wireless beltpack | £345.10 | ||
| Altair | WBP-200 | Altair wireless beltpack | £345.10 | ||
| Altair | WBP-200 | Altair wireless beltpack | £345.10 | ||
| Altair | WBP-200 | Altair wireless beltpack | £345.10 | ||
| Altair | AM-100/2 | Single sided headsets for beltpacks | £93.10 | ||
| Altair | AM-100/2 | Single sided headsets for beltpacks | £94.10 | ||
| Altair | AM-100/2 | Single sided headsets for beltpacks | £95.10 | ||
| Altair | AM-100/2 | Single sided headsets for beltpacks | £96.10 | ||
| Peli | 1600 | PELI 1600 Flightcase | £211.36 | ||
| 25 | Telex | BTR-24 | Wireless intercom system - Base station Standalone | £1,200.00 | |
| Telex | TR24 | Wireless intercom system - Belt pack +PS | |||
| Telex | TR24 | Wireless intercom system - Belt pack +PS | |||
| Telex | TR24 | Wireless intercom system - Belt pack +PS | |||
| Telex | TR24 | Wireless intercom system - Belt pack +PS | |||
| Telex | TR24 | Wireless intercom system - Belt pack +PS | |||
| 26 | Altair | MTX-416 | Audio matrix and 2 wire rourter Matrix NEW | £540.00 | £400.00 |
| 27 | Tecpro | PS711 | Tecpro beltpack intercom power supply | £122.85 | £67.57 |
| 28 | Motorola | CP040 4Ch | 4 Channel UHF radio with battery stubby antenna and beltclip | £145.00 | £672.30 |
| Motorola | CP040 4Ch | 4 Channel UHF radio with battery stubby antenna and beltclip | £145.00 | ||
| Motorola | CP040 4Ch | 4 Channel UHF radio with battery stubby antenna and beltclip | £145.00 | ||
| Motorola | CP040 4Ch | 4 Channel UHF radio with battery stubby antenna and beltclip | £145.00 | ||
| Motorola | CP040 4Ch | 4 Channel UHF radio with battery stubby antenna and beltclip | £145.00 | ||
| Motorola | CP040 4Ch | 4 Channel UHF radio with battery stubby antenna and beltclip | £145.00 | ||
| Motorola | CP040 | CP040 6 Way charger | £250.00 | ||
| Motorola | CP040 | 6 x CP040 Spare Ni-MH Battery | £120.00 | ||
| Oakleigh Cases | Flightcase for holding 6 CP040 radios and Chargers | £254.00 | |||
| 29 | CP040 4Ch | 4 Channel UHF radio with battery stubby antenna and beltclip | £145.00 | £672.30 | |
| CP040 4Ch | 4 Channel UHF radio with battery stubby antenna and beltclip | £145.00 | |||
| CP040 4Ch | 4 Channel UHF radio with battery stubby antenna and beltclip | £145.00 | |||
| CP040 4Ch | 4 Channel UHF radio with battery stubby antenna and beltclip | £145.00 | |||
| CP040 4Ch | 4 Channel UHF radio with battery stubby antenna and beltclip | £145.00 | |||
| CP040 4Ch | 4 Channel UHF radio with battery stubby antenna and beltclip | £145.00 | |||
| Motorola | CP040 | CP040 6 Way charger | £250.00 | ||
| CP040 | 6 x CP040 Spare Ni-MH Battery | £120.00 | |||
| Oakleigh Cases | Flightcase for holding 6 CP040 radios and Chargers | £254.00 | |||
| 30 | Prolink | TKR-851 | Prolink - Kenwood Base Duplex Station UHF withdipoles and feeder cable | £2,095.00 | £1,047.50 |
| UHF Dipole | 2 UHF base station dipole antennae | £120.00 | £54.00 | ||
| Feeder Cable | 2 Low loss feeder cable with correct connector for base and dipoles | £90.00 | £40.50 | ||
| 31 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR4F | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 32 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR4F | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 33 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR4F | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 34 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR4F | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 35 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR5M | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 36 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR5M | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 37 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR5M | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 38 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR5M | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 39 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR5M | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 40 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR5M | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 41 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR5M | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 42 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR5M | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 43 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR5M | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 44 | Telex | PH2 | Double sided telex headset XLR5M | £165.00 | £74.25 |
| 45 | Pelicase | 1550 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £156.00 | £70.20 |
| 46 | Pelicase | 1550 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £156.00 | £70.20 |
| 47 | Pelicase | 1500 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £130.00 | £58.50 |
| 48 | Pelicase | 1500 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £130.00 | £58.50 |
| 49 | Pelicase | 1500 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £130.00 | £58.50 |
| 50 | Pelicase | 1500 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £130.00 | £58.50 |
| 51 | Pelicase | 1500 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £130.00 | £58.50 |
| 52 | Pelicase | 1500 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £130.00 | £58.50 |
| 53 | Pelicase | 1500 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £130.00 | £58.50 |
| 54 | Pelicase | 1500 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £130.00 | £58.50 |
| 55 | Pelicase | 1450 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £100.00 | £45.00 |
| 56 | Pelicase | 1450 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £100.00 | £45.00 |
| 57 | Pelicase | 1400 | Hard black Pelicase assume minimal foam lining | £86.50 | £38.93 |
| 58 | Altair | Charger case for charger and 4 batteries | |||
| Jeli Box Kit 1 | Jelibox System Camera crane talkback comms and tally kit | £4,352.00 | £2,176.00 | ||
| 59 | Oakleigh Cases | 4U Custom Flightcase, aluminium finish | £395.00 | ||
| Steve Jagger | Tally unit 1 | Remote camera tally box and 3 external lamps | £950.00 | ||
| CTP Sytems | Custom | 4 x four wire and mix amp | £950.00 | ||
| RTS Systems | PS15 | 1 + 1 channel intercom power supply | £425.00 | ||
| RTS Systems | SSA324A | Dual 2 wire / 4 wire system interface adapter | £555.00 | ||
| RTS Systems | MCP1 | Rack mounting kit (joins SSA324As together) | £85.00 | ||
| Bryant Broadcast | 2U XLR Jack field with internal wiring looms | £400.00 | |||
| Kelsey Acoustics | FD7/16 | Mains Distribution Unit | £142.00 | ||
| Ancillary items | £450.00 | ||||
| £14,572.18 | |||||
Saturday, 16 February 2013
Hire Department to close
Special Announcement
From 1st March 2013 our hire department will close
All RF comms kit will be sold off.
I will be concentrating my efforts on the Sales section of the business and also the spares.sennheiser.co.uk website when we move to our new premises in the coming weeks.
Our Wireless Tour Guide Equipment will remain to hire for Factory Tours and Manufacturing Plant Open Days.
From 1st March 2013 our hire department will close
All RF comms kit will be sold off.
I will be concentrating my efforts on the Sales section of the business and also the spares.sennheiser.co.uk website when we move to our new premises in the coming weeks.
Our Wireless Tour Guide Equipment will remain to hire for Factory Tours and Manufacturing Plant Open Days.
Monday, 14 January 2013
UKTI Brussels 1 day Table Top Security Event 28th Feb
Showcomms will be exhibiting at the
UK SECURITY & DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION
Thursday 28 February 2013 - Brussels
The Trade & Investment department of the British Embassy in Brussels is hosting a UK
Security & Defence Technology Exhibition, which will take place in Brussels at the
conference facilities of Autoworld for a one-day tabletop exhibition on Thursday 28
February (11.00-16.00).
http://ukinbelgium.fco.gov.uk/en/news/events/security-defence-event
To attend you must register at
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4857267217#
Myself and Keith will be arriving the day before in Brussels by Eurostar if anyone would like to meet before hand to discuss business over meal in the evening.
We will bringing along a selection of headsets and accessories for Sepura, Nokia, Cassidian, Hytera and Motorola Tetra Radios and also some Kenwood 2 pin accessories.
This year there are 2 of us so we can carry a little more on the train. If there is anything specific you require or would like to see please let me know.
We would look forward to see you at Autoworld
UK SECURITY & DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION
Thursday 28 February 2013 - Brussels
The Trade & Investment department of the British Embassy in Brussels is hosting a UK
Security & Defence Technology Exhibition, which will take place in Brussels at the
conference facilities of Autoworld for a one-day tabletop exhibition on Thursday 28
February (11.00-16.00).
http://ukinbelgium.fco.gov.uk/en/news/events/security-defence-event
To attend you must register at
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4857267217#
Myself and Keith will be arriving the day before in Brussels by Eurostar if anyone would like to meet before hand to discuss business over meal in the evening.
We will bringing along a selection of headsets and accessories for Sepura, Nokia, Cassidian, Hytera and Motorola Tetra Radios and also some Kenwood 2 pin accessories.
This year there are 2 of us so we can carry a little more on the train. If there is anything specific you require or would like to see please let me know.
We would look forward to see you at Autoworld
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Motorola Turbo Bluetooth Dongle and headets for Blue water Lend Lease
I know it is a long time since I wrote on the Showcomms Blog. Things have been truly busy whilst I have been working on the business rather in the business.
Our new Showcomms website is operational with new products including a Bluetooth Dongle for Motorola Trbo radios. DP3400 DP3600.
I would be interested to hear from anyone who would like to test it for us and present their findings.
Whilst I am on the subject of MotorolaTrbo accessories BlueWater, our large, local out of town retail centre acquired 200 headsets for their MotoTrbos through their company Lend Lease. Another great Kent based Customer.
Our new Showcomms website is operational with new products including a Bluetooth Dongle for Motorola Trbo radios. DP3400 DP3600.
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| McKay Bluetooth Dongle for MotorTrbo |
I would be interested to hear from anyone who would like to test it for us and present their findings.
Whilst I am on the subject of MotorolaTrbo accessories BlueWater, our large, local out of town retail centre acquired 200 headsets for their MotoTrbos through their company Lend Lease. Another great Kent based Customer.
Saturday, 10 November 2012
10th Anniversary. Action Coach. Sennheiser Pro Spare parts
Yes as we hit our 10th birthday this year as a company we have grown beyond the size of our original premises. Early in 2013 we will be moving across the site to what is known as the
Red Block.
For myself I have enrolled on an ActionCoach program commencing 1st Jan. I am looking forward to be under the guidance of Shweta Jhajharia. The ground work is already being put in place in preperation for exciting new times.
Our spare parts website spares.sennheiser.co.uk now includes spares for Das, Nagra, Neumann and Rane with Rycote soon to be added.
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Website relaunched
The blog has been very quiet again.
Since the end of a very busy summer I have been working on our new website.
I am pleased to say we relaunched the www.showcomms.co.uk site on the 1st November 2012.
The new site has a clean modern look and offers additional features.
There is a 1p postal rate on the first 40 orders if you would like to check out the cart.
Your feedback and comments would be appreciated. There is some snagging to do and some images still to upload.
Since the end of a very busy summer I have been working on our new website.
I am pleased to say we relaunched the www.showcomms.co.uk site on the 1st November 2012.
The new site has a clean modern look and offers additional features.
There is a 1p postal rate on the first 40 orders if you would like to check out the cart.
Your feedback and comments would be appreciated. There is some snagging to do and some images still to upload.
Saturday, 19 May 2012
We are exhibiting 3 Exhibitions in Holland then London and later this year in Belgium.
Showcomms will be exhibiting at 3 exhibitions this year starting the first week of June.
IVVP Holland, June 6th & 7th, Gorinchem
Innoverend Vakevenement voor Politie
Theatre & stage wired and wireless intercom equipment
Astrid User Days Lotto Mons Expo, Belgium, Oct 18th & 19th
The latest TETRA applications for secure communications are presented in the 3,000 m² exhibition hall.
Innoverend Vakevenement voor Politie
Theatre & stage wired and wireless intercom equipment
Astrid User Days Lotto Mons Expo, Belgium, Oct 18th & 19th
The latest TETRA applications for secure communications are presented in the 3,000 m² exhibition hall.
What a Journey so far!
I was up early this morning, Saturday 19th May 2012, to watch the start of the Olympic Torch relay on television. The man from the TST (Torch Security Team) who lit the torch for the first leg of the relay was wearing a Showcomms Acoustic Tube Earpiece (BG-F-Tetra one wire headset).
The Our journey began about 8 years ago when a Policeman on the first roll out of Tetra Radios in the UK called and asked me if I could get him a headset for his new radio. His issued headset was no good and he wanted one like the one he had seen on Showcomms website, one like they used on TV!
If you had said to me then that this same headset would be used by The International Criminal Court, Nato, Belgium Police Forces, Parts of the The Highways Agency, Dartford River Crossing, Westminster City Council, Kent Count Council, Transport for London and that I would be watching out for them on TV for the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay I would never have believed you!
What a journey so far!
Thank you all customers and colleagues both past and present!
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| As seen around the world and there is one of our earpieces on the left! |
The Our journey began about 8 years ago when a Policeman on the first roll out of Tetra Radios in the UK called and asked me if I could get him a headset for his new radio. His issued headset was no good and he wanted one like the one he had seen on Showcomms website, one like they used on TV!
If you had said to me then that this same headset would be used by The International Criminal Court, Nato, Belgium Police Forces, Parts of the The Highways Agency, Dartford River Crossing, Westminster City Council, Kent Count Council, Transport for London and that I would be watching out for them on TV for the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay I would never have believed you!
What a journey so far!
Thank you all customers and colleagues both past and present!
Friday, 11 May 2012
Voicevests and Earpieces London 2012
I have received comments from as far afield as Manchester that I have not posted anything on our blog recently. I shall make amends and start now with a brief summary of what is occurring.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
All the sums added up for Maths in The City
They say everything is governed by formula and complex equations.
Every graph has results outside the mean deviation and on this occasion all the numbers added for our "Factory" VIP Tour Guide System as a successful candidate for Oxford University, Department of Continuing Education, on their Maths in the City Tours.
The Walking Tours developed by Marcus Du Sautoy uncover hidden examples of Maths in our cities of London and Oxford. I have included a link above to their website if you are interested to discover more.
I don't believe there is any homework involved!
Every graph has results outside the mean deviation and on this occasion all the numbers added for our "Factory" VIP Tour Guide System as a successful candidate for Oxford University, Department of Continuing Education, on their Maths in the City Tours.
The Walking Tours developed by Marcus Du Sautoy uncover hidden examples of Maths in our cities of London and Oxford. I have included a link above to their website if you are interested to discover more.
I don't believe there is any homework involved!
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Building Bridges
Sales techniques keep reminding me to Build Bridges with our Customers.
After many months I have literally got the message, this week has been all about Bridges!
Bill Boley moves bridges, in Chislehurst!
Bill Boley is one of our earliest wired and wireless communications customers from outside the Broadcast Industry. Bill uses a Tecpro wired Beltpack system to communicate clearly with his team of skilled operators as they use hydraulics to lift large objects! Bill's team is in nearby Chislehurst and today I dropped in to deliver an 8 way Intercom system they will be using whilst they install a safety skirt under the current bridge. The old bridge has been weak for some time and is to be replaced by the Fourth Bridge between the Petts Wood and Chislehurst sides of the railway line. Bill Boley's Website.
Staying with Bridges Connect Plus Services have placed an order for Peter Jones High Visibility Klickfast Cases for the Dartford River Crossing.
The cases and accompanying belt docks will prevent damage from drops to their Tetra Sepura STP8000 radios. The Klickfast Docking system can only be removed from it's holding Dock in one position at 180 degree making it quickly accessible when needed and otherwise safe & secure when not!
The Dartford River Crossing Crossing is another local famous bridge and we are pleased to be able to include another Area of Highways operations in England and Wales to our list of customers.
After many months I have literally got the message, this week has been all about Bridges!
Bill Boley moves bridges, in Chislehurst!
Bill Boley is one of our earliest wired and wireless communications customers from outside the Broadcast Industry. Bill uses a Tecpro wired Beltpack system to communicate clearly with his team of skilled operators as they use hydraulics to lift large objects! Bill's team is in nearby Chislehurst and today I dropped in to deliver an 8 way Intercom system they will be using whilst they install a safety skirt under the current bridge. The old bridge has been weak for some time and is to be replaced by the Fourth Bridge between the Petts Wood and Chislehurst sides of the railway line. Bill Boley's Website.
Staying with Bridges Connect Plus Services have placed an order for Peter Jones High Visibility Klickfast Cases for the Dartford River Crossing.
The cases and accompanying belt docks will prevent damage from drops to their Tetra Sepura STP8000 radios. The Klickfast Docking system can only be removed from it's holding Dock in one position at 180 degree making it quickly accessible when needed and otherwise safe & secure when not!
The Dartford River Crossing Crossing is another local famous bridge and we are pleased to be able to include another Area of Highways operations in England and Wales to our list of customers.
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
First Impression of Constant Carrier Digital Radio Talkback
The Barbican Centre have been investigating different solutions to replace their BTR wireless Beltpack system in the main hall. Today we tested a Kenwoood Nexedge Digital Base station with some dual mode Digital/Analogue capable radios. The base had the required Tx enable button and audio in and audio out on a trial version interface panel. The radio system was interfaced to the backstage RTS 2 wire intercom using an RTS 2 wire to 4 wire interface.
The Nexedge radio system was operating in 6.25khz bandwidth offering a possible saving in licence cost as opposed to the normal 12.5kHz OFCOM/JFMG licence. There was some work to do on the interface to improve the audio levels and litlle of noise however overall it was better than Bruce expected and it was nice to not have that background noise present on Production Radio Talkback. There is a delay, albeit very small, and the infinite echo of an open radio through an open mic in production sounded like a not longer clean feed coming back to some poor presenter's IFB earpiece from a remote studio, studio, studio ,studio, studio (I guess you get the drift)!
This was the first Digital radio talkback system Showcomms and Bruce had tested as runner for a possible replacement to the present analogue UHF base stations. The clear improvement in range running 5W through some little mag mounts was the biggest surprise. Certainly the in-house production team were impressed by the lack of black spots. If you have been to the Barbican you will know it is a concrete steel jungle and good rf coverage from backstage to FOH foyet and upper levels can be a struggle.
In short the Benefits appear to be:
This was the first Digital radio talkback system Showcomms and Bruce had tested as runner for a possible replacement to the present analogue UHF base stations. The clear improvement in range running 5W through some little mag mounts was the biggest surprise. Certainly the in-house production team were impressed by the lack of black spots. If you have been to the Barbican you will know it is a concrete steel jungle and good rf coverage from backstage to FOH foyet and upper levels can be a struggle.
In short the Benefits appear to be:
- reduced bandwidth and possibly therefore lower licence fees. I need to ask JFMG in this respect to booking a licence.
- increased range especially in 6.25kHz
- Private audio, the audio cant be scanned by other users
- Base station and handset transceivers can be used in Analogue or Digital mode
Monday, 29 August 2011
Come and meet us in London Brussels and the Hague
I have been busy organising some new exhibition dates including one in London and one in both Brussels and The Hague.
London 29th September 2011 - ADS 3rd PSE one day event.
Invitations to attend as a visitor are extended only to officers of the police service, Home Office, HM Revenue and Customs, UK Border Agency, SOCA and the prison services, as well as other relevant government departments.
We would like to meet as many of our customers as possible. To attend as a visitor please follow the below link and complete a registration form.
Brussels 23rd November 2011 - UKTI Benelux Security and Defence Roadshow
Brussels at the conference facilities of Autoworld for a one-day tabletop exhibition
The Hague 24th November - UKTI Benelux Security and Defence Roadshow
Location The British Ambassador’s Residence. This is our first visit to The Netherlands and I promise to bring as many new products as possible with me!
Both of these events are by invitation only. Please contact me if you would like to receive an invitation for either of the European events.
bruce@showcomms.co.uk
London 29th September 2011 - ADS 3rd PSE one day event.
Invitations to attend as a visitor are extended only to officers of the police service, Home Office, HM Revenue and Customs, UK Border Agency, SOCA and the prison services, as well as other relevant government departments.
We would like to meet as many of our customers as possible. To attend as a visitor please follow the below link and complete a registration form.
Brussels 23rd November 2011 - UKTI Benelux Security and Defence Roadshow
Brussels at the conference facilities of Autoworld for a one-day tabletop exhibition
The Hague 24th November - UKTI Benelux Security and Defence Roadshow
Location The British Ambassador’s Residence. This is our first visit to The Netherlands and I promise to bring as many new products as possible with me!
Both of these events are by invitation only. Please contact me if you would like to receive an invitation for either of the European events.
bruce@showcomms.co.uk
Monday, 11 July 2011
SEPURA TETRA RADIO ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED TO NWTRA
(NWTRA) The North Wales Trunk Road Agency manage and maintain
the trunk road network in North Wales on behalf of the Welsh Government
In June 2011 we supplied a range of products including Peter Jones Klickfast accessories, Lowe Headsets and Sepura branded Chargers to be used as part of the communications solution for the Welsh Government’s Traffic Officer service on the A55
the trunk road network in North Wales on behalf of the Welsh Government
In June 2011 we supplied a range of products including Peter Jones Klickfast accessories, Lowe Headsets and Sepura branded Chargers to be used as part of the communications solution for the Welsh Government’s Traffic Officer service on the A55
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
BG-THR Headsets for Zuiderkempen Police
At the end of May (2011) we made our second visit to the Infopol exhibition.
Westerlo, a Province of Antwerp and Lokale Police Zuiderkempen was the first Force to place it's order for Nokia THR 880i headsets following the show.
A new Nokia covert headset based on the popular TC4 headset has been designed based on the suggestions of a team from the VSSE who visited us at the exhibition. The new headset has minimal cable with a BG style PTT mic and a short lead to a 3.5mm jack socket allowing quick change of leads from Covert Wireless to Acoustic Tube Earpiece.
Monday, 30 May 2011
Kent County Council Emergency Planning Headsets
Showcomms owner Bruce Cocks, who was born in Tonbridge, Kent and lived most of his life in the county, was very pleased to recently receive an order for 19 BG-F headsets for Motorola MTH800 Tetra radios from Kent County for their Emergency Planning Unit.
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| The Rampant White Horse of Kent |
"Our headsets are worn all over Europe and further afield. Our headsets have been purchased by several International bodies including part of the UN.
"I travel a lot in Belgium and every town is always proudly flying their local and; regional flags so there is always something special in receiving an order from your own local region."
Amey - Area 9 Highways Agency
180 Headsets for use with the Sepura STP8000 radio
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| Amey Area 9 Highways Agency |
We have provided 180 headsets with earpiece and PTT microphone to Amey the Oxford based support services company.
Amey maintains more than 650 miles of road in area 9;
including one of the busiest stretches of motorway in the UK – the M6 through Birmingham.
It is one area achieved, 13 more areas to go!
Saturday, 16 April 2011
Planes Trains and Buses
April 2011 has seen a succession of Transport Industry related orders
Our new Sales Adminstrator, Amanda Yangin, has been busy sending orders all over the UK and Europe
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| DHK Air Leipzig |
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| London Transport Buses |
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| BTP London Underground |
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| DSB Danish State Railway |
Popular Items have Peter Jones Klickfast Accessories and BG Earpiece headsets for different models of digital radios both Tetra and Motorola Trbo Models.
Showcomms will be in Europe on 23rd, 24th and 25th May at Infopol Belgium
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
BG-Tracker-Thr Proprietary headsets for MiddelKerke Police
Middelkerke Police Department first contacted Showcomms with a requirement for 75 proprietary earpieces at a trade fair being attended by Showcomms in Belgium with the assistance of UKTI.
Earlier this month, March 2011, Showcomms supplied the acoustic tube earpieces for connection to Middelkerke's THR880i radios. The new earpieces complete with comfortable ear inserts will be used by Middelkerke Police during the region's busy summer season. Middelkerke is a seaside resort and the holiday season attracts a large influx of tourists to the area popular for it's long sandy beaches.
Showcomms will be exhibiting at Infopol in Belgium in May 2011.
Thursday, 24 February 2011
It is along stay at the Savoy Hotel London for our Vocera concierge headsets
London's celebrated Savoy Hotel recently placed an order for our new headsets to use with their Star Trek name badge wireless communication system made by Vocera.
The Vocera wireless communication system allows mobile workers to stay instantly contact each other using simple spoken commands.
If a concierge wants to get in touch with a colleague somewhere in the Savoy Hotel they simply say the name of their colleague into their lapel microphone and a specially-developed voice recognition system immediately connects them to their colleague.
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| Concierge for Vocevera |
The Vocera wireless communication system allows mobile workers to stay instantly contact each other using simple spoken commands.
If a concierge wants to get in touch with a colleague somewhere in the Savoy Hotel they simply say the name of their colleague into their lapel microphone and a specially-developed voice recognition system immediately connects them to their colleague.
Friday, 28 January 2011
John Bishop Sunshine
Sunshine again and everyone is beaming.
John Bishop has started the 2nd leg of his Stand Up tour Sunshine Tour around the UK. Showcomms are providing backstage radio comms following a successful hire last year
12 New Motorola CP040 radios and a Kenwood Base Station with constant carrier will provide 4 simplex and 1 duplex feed. The licences were booked via JFMG's online system and we were able to co-ordinate the same frequencies at all the venues for continuity of use.
John Bishop has started the 2nd leg of his Stand Up tour Sunshine Tour around the UK. Showcomms are providing backstage radio comms following a successful hire last year
12 New Motorola CP040 radios and a Kenwood Base Station with constant carrier will provide 4 simplex and 1 duplex feed. The licences were booked via JFMG's online system and we were able to co-ordinate the same frequencies at all the venues for continuity of use.
Sunday, 19 December 2010
Cancer Research UK - Recent events break records
It’s been a full on very busy couple of months for Showcomms, Drive Productions and their client Cancer Research UK. Showcomms provided wired and wireless comms for their 3 events at Battersea Park. Rachel King and Jim Hudson, Producers at Drive Productions contacted us early in the year to see if we could provide a wired and wireless solution.
Showcomms provided a standalone comms system comprising of an Altair Wireless Intercom System with 4 wireless belt packs. The Altair base also directly provided power to 10 wired Tecpro BP111 and BP511 belt packs
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Rachel wrote to us following the final event:
Showcomms provided a standalone comms system comprising of an Altair Wireless Intercom System with 4 wireless belt packs. The Altair base also directly provided power to 10 wired Tecpro BP111 and BP511 belt packs
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.Rachel wrote to us following the final event:
"Having you on board has really helped us deliver the events successfully and as a result we have happy CRUK clients who have broken previous fundraising levels at each of their events".
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