Features for Commercial Applications.

A rugged, highly portable system designed to be rapidly deployed and to enhance the local, state, federal and defense agencies/medical teams responding to disasters, civil-military cooperative actions, humanitarian assistance and/or WMD emergencies in both CONUS or OCONUS settings.
A Virtual hands-free, 'hot microphone' communications can be selected for mission planning, and/or incident response between the triage medical personnel, trauma center ER and public safety.
Full compatibility of crew members wireless ICS unit with SPH-4B, HGU-55/P, HGU-84/5P and other "milspec" headsets/helmets with low impedance microphones and speakers including ANR-equipped headsets.
Lightweight crewman's wireless ICS unit is fully compatible with tactical ensembles and N-B-C protective ensembles.

2.400-2.483GHz configuration: Spread spectrum, direct sequence, time division multiple access (TDMA). Supports six, 6-member crews operating simultaneously, in a tight 1000' circle.
User selectable "hot mic", push-to-talk operation. VOX option available.
Power for the AIU/AIC-xx interface can be taken from aircraft or APU-supplied +28V (<0.5A); spike protection to 600V is provided. Accommodation for single-use batteries for emergency power is provided. Rechargeable, sealed lead acid batteries are available.
Plug-in module battery pacs for crewmen's wireless ICS unit (8, single-use, AA, alkaline batteries, or NiMH rechargeable).
Battery pac duty cycle (when interfaced to low impedance speakers/microphone):

high demand drain rate ("hot mic" transmit/large amount of intra-crew communications): 4 hours

average demand drain rate (push-to-transmit/low amount of intra-crew communications): 10 hours

Audio (voice) signals are encoded into a robust digital format. Microprocessor-controlled squelch. Y2K compliant.