moducom

DAL-COM · Post by **DAL-COM** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 8:00 pm

Has anyone here had experience with Moducom dispatch consoles or systems? I would like to hear about it.
Thanks.....

arlojanis · Post by **arlojanis** » Sat Nov 15, 2003 6:32 am

If that is the old, long console from the 70's, I have two in storeage and might recall a little about them. I also might have a manual and card extender.

Post by **xmo** » Sat Nov 15, 2003 6:51 am

"...the old, long console from the 70's..."
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That would be Modcom, but I think what he is asking about is Moducom:

http://www.moducom.com/

007 · Post by **007** » Sat Nov 15, 2003 1:22 pm

What do you want to know? I'm sitting in front of it here at work...

DAL-COM · Post by **DAL-COM** » Sat Nov 15, 2003 5:06 pm

Does the Moducom unit control radios and paging encoders using hardware (switches, buttons) like the old Zetron 4000? Or do you have a touch-screen as input to a SW application that is sending commands to a system out back somewhere?
The idea being to move all the hardware except PCs and screens out of the dispatch room.
What model do you have, how old and has it been reliable?

007 · Post by **007** » Sat Nov 15, 2003 7:19 pm

The short story:

All radios, phones etc. are interfaced thru a console PC under the desk, and the physical hardware is mounted in the back room.

A crude diagram is:

Touchscreen --> PC <-- Equip. Interface units --> PC <--back room

All the crap is in our equipment room: Master III's, microwave, voter, phones, digital recorder etc.....all interfaced thru modules in the back room into the master PC's in back that network to PC's under the desk for the 2 touchscreens.

I'll get you the particulars tomorrow, as I'm out the door now...