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in the aviation headset market,” says
Keith LeBlanc, Marine Product Manager
at David Clark Company. “We have also
produced communication intercom sys-
tems for other high-noise applications,
including thousands of emergency and
public safety vehicles, so the marine mar-
ket is a natural for our expertise.”
“Commercial vessels, especially those
used in the law enforcement and special
operations sectors, typically take water
over the bow and need to keep on target
and on mission,” says LeBlanc. “In addi-
tion, there are several potential sources of
electrical interference in marine applica-
tions that can adversely affect sound qual-
ity, as well as the generally corrosive con-
ditions from salt and spray.”
To meet these challenges, the Series
9500 Marine Intercom System is designed
for water and corrosion resistant commu-
nication solution. Master station and belt
stations feature watertight RFI shielded
enclosures for increased reliability.
Noise-attenuating headsets are equipped
with corrosion-resistant stainless steel
hardware, waterproof connectors and
water-resistant, noise-canceling M-87
electret microphones to ensure clear trans-
mission.
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Beier Radio Offers
New Yacht System
Beier Radio has introduced a docking
and maneuvering system that is designed
to give yacht owners total control of their
vessel. Beier Radio’s Integrated Vessel
Control System, Beier IVCS2000, pro-
vides mega yacht owners and captains the
most precise and safe movement for their
vessel, no matter what the conditions.
While maneuvering a large yacht, the
captain has many different controls to set
and monitor. With the Beier IVCS2000
the captain controls his engines, rudders
and thrusters automatically with the push
of a button or manually with a single joy-
stick control.
In many cases it will reduce the number
of crewmembers required during docking.
It also reduces wear and tear on gears as it
clutches from full forward to full reverse
faster than any person can. In addition,
owners who want to be “hands–on” can
operate their yacht with as little as 15
minutes of training.
The Beier IVCS2000 interfaces all sys-
tems on a vessel to one control station.
The vessel’s steering system, propulsion
system, thrusters, gyro compass,
annenometer and DGPS are all integrated
into, and controlled by the Beier
IVCS2000.
“This system was created because the
marine industry was lacking a user friend-
ly, service friendly and affordable sys-
tem,” says Beier. “Our system, in an
emergency or critical situation, can hold a
vessel in a given spot at the push of a but-
ton, and it can take an engine from full
forward to full reverse faster and
smoother than any person or any other
system.”
Prior to the development of the Beier
IVCS2000, independent manual and
semi-automatic control systems were the
norm. The only automatic control systems
were large, expensive and captain
unfriendly commercial systems. Parts
and components of these systems were
proprietary, in addition to being very
expensive, and had to be ordered, deliv-
ered and installed by engineers. Previous
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