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Becker Varis UHF Leaky Feeder System

The Becker Varis UHF leaky feeder system is one of the most robust and reliable communication systems to enhance safety and production in any mining facility. Maintaining reliable communications in difficult environments is exactly what we can do. Our UHF system is designed if you can need of every customer and offer robust maintainability and performance if you’ve any size mining facility. We can create a custom plan that will suit the needs of your business we also provide an upgrade path to ensure that your system can be continually expanded in the future.

We recognize that one size does not fit all and with our mark, and operations we have built the world’s most premium UHF leaky feeder system with up to four times more coverage in underground mines than any VHF communications system. We can work in narrow veins mines as well as in low-back operations. Our local diagnostics are standard on every amplifier including an all-finding system and troubleshooting that can quickly identify components within the leaky feeder system that could be faulty.

10 MHz bandwidth and 10mhz system bandwidth for component voice channels are included with separate bands for data. The ethernet upstream of 20 to 40 MHz, as well as downstream ethernet 140-185 MHz, ensure that the system operating standard cable modems will deliver up to 20 Mb per second hotspots along the leaky feeder system. The UHF more calm system offers the greatest flexibility for VOIP, IP cameras, WLAN, and use for PC. The system can also be maintained with ease offering complete diagnostics and analysis for downstream and upstream signal levels. Report time and voltages will be managed easily and the automatic gain mode will ensure that the amplifier can be managed intelligently as the system grows.

The separate voice and data channels ensure that you can maintain quality communications as well as the systems that are required to keep you operating with ease. Our systems are designed for the best in extreme environments support and maximum uptime. Using our mining systems will provide you with a solid upgrade path should you wish to enhance your communications later on.

This offers some of the best flexibility for maintaining upstream and downstream signal levels as well as reporting times and voltage. Automatic responses will reduce your maintenance costs and ensure that you have a more reliable communications network throughout your business. If you need enhanced flexibility as well as reduced maintenance through updated troubleshooting and support, this is a system that could benefit your mining site. We have fine-tuned our communication systems over years of development and we are ready to help your business generate the best in reliability and efficiency.

To learn more about the Becker Varis UHF Leaky Feeder system or to install one at your mining site today, contact the team at Becker Varis now. We are always ready to handle your inquiries on our communications systems.

Top Rated Features of the Kenwood NX 203-303 Radios

kristian November 14, 2022 Product Review, Underground Communication

With any quality, underground communication can take place on a sophisticated radio device. With Becker Varis, you can be assured that the digital communication devices that we recommend are of the top quality industry standard. For both short and long data messages as well as over-the-air alias and programming, the Kenwood NX 203-303 radios offer the best in communications for underground mining environments and the integration with any of the leaky feeder systems used and installed by our company. If you’ve been seeking reliable communications in hazardous underground environments, we have the tools to keep your business operating with efficiency.

Some of the main features that separate the Kenwood style of radio from other options on the market include:

Flash Firmware Upgrading

Radios from Kenwood receive regular flash updates ensuring that they have the best in encryption technology as well as the best new tools for keeping your business operating with robust communications. Other radios may require ongoing patching and support from an IT perspective but these offer integrated solutions for upgrades and improvements for expansion in your communication system.

The multifunction display as well as the bright LCD screen ensure that the device can be read in a wide range of lighting conditions and managed by operators performing a variety of functions throughout the mining site. Whether there’s a need to transfer channels or an operator must react quickly in an emergency, the easy controls and multifunction display make the process simple.

Call functions include the option for call alerts, busy signals, and conventional load access numbers for emergency call features. You can complete everything from calling cues to various hold lines and data transfers through shortwave messages on the device. Call queuing with priority to if not available on every underground radio but it comes standard on both these models. Individual or group selection calls make it easy to set up ongoing groups or working levels of management amongst staff members.

The robust construction of these devices is also difficult to match any underground communication device. With complete IP54 water and dust intrusion support, these are items that can provide extremely strong construction in hazardous environments and a level of protection against environmental threats.

Levels of connection are also made easy through enhanced signal solutions and automatic site roaming. Whether you’re attempting to manage communications in a multisite mine or you need support for masked over-the-air alias from close partner mines, the system can be calibrated for ease of use.

Auto roaming registration and group registration across multi-system communications tools ensure that you do not experience downtime and that you are ready for all communications tasks. With 12.5 and 25 Khz channels, you will be ready to succeed with strong voice communications and ultra-wide area group calling.

If you are interested in learning more about the Kenwood NX 203-303 radios and would like to integrate these systems for your mining site, contact us today at Becker Wholesale Mine Supply. We can help you learn more about these solutions and show you how to integrate Kenwood radios into your underground communications.

VHF Communication Platform

kristian November 7, 2022 Leaky Feeder Systems, Mining, Mining Communication, Underground Communication, Underground Mining

The VHF leaky feeder system remains one of the most versatile solutions for communication needs in mining facilities worldwide. For interruption-free data and voice, these are systems that can be put in place to leverage data collection and coverage for communication across the mining area. Becker Varis deliver a low-maintenance and robust solution for VHF communication platforms with the lowest cost of ownership on communication systems for mining sites. A series of narrow-band radio channels provide multiple voices and data channels along the entire leaky feeder network. Narrowband radio modems can also be used to provide a 9600 bps signal for mobile data connection across the coverage area for your needs. 30 MHz bandwidth is the industry-leading level of communication for data and voice networks. Superlow intermodulation noise levels as well as the industry’s highest RF gain pilotless amplifier offer you the best in intelligent communication that is amplified along long distances. The inclusion of this support system can reduce your maintenance costs and improve the overall efficiency of your business.

Your system maintenance can be handled through easy troubleshooting and identifying components that are faulty through a full-line sensor system. Every VHF line we have in place has onboard diagnostics via three onboard LED indicators. With power on, RF leveling, Low Red LED, and Yellow fault-finding LEDs, you can have regular data on all of your systems and ensure that you maintain the maximum uptime for all communications.

The supply voltage range for these devices is 36 VDC to five VDC and there’s a two-year component in the workmanship warranty on it system that is installed. Communication systems offer the best in reliability through a two-year workmanship and component warranty. The common amplifier platform as well as the easy upgrade path make this a system that is very simple to upgrade for the future and an intelligent way that you can alter levels independently as the system evolves.

The noise-free operation of the data radio channels for voice offers some of the clearest communication support in loud underground environments. If you had difficulty with communication proficiency in the past, a leaky feeder system could be the flexible solution that you need to manage communications in narrow mining sites or with local interference from a variety of factors.

Planning for the future and reliability is easy with our tool as every item that we install has a fault-finding system for easy troubleshooting as well as a backing warranty. We are always innovating with our communication systems at working to identify new components that could provide our customers with cost savings or improvements to communication in any mining site.

If you’d like to learn more about the VHF communication leaky feeder system contact the team at Becker Wholesale Mine Supply today for more information. We are available to learn more about your mining site and how we can configure your communication support for maximum reliability.