Public Safety Solutions
PIM-Rated Passive Components
What are Public Safety Networks
Public Safety Networks (PSNs) are dedicated communication systems designed to support first responders and public safety agencies. These networks provide reliable and secure communication channels for police, fire, emergency medical services (EMS), and other critical personnel. Unlike commercial networks, PSNs are built to withstand emergencies and ensure uninterrupted communication during crises.
Why are Public Safety Networks Important?
PSNs are crucial for effective emergency response and community safety:
- Reliability: PSNs are engineered to operate even when commercial networks fail due to congestion, natural disasters, or other disruptions.
- Security: They offer secure communication channels, protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access.
- Interoperability: Modern PSNs are designed to enable seamless communication between different agencies and jurisdictions, fostering coordinated responses.
- Coverage: PSNs provide coverage in areas where commercial networks may be limited or unavailable, ensuring first responders can communicate in remote or challenging environments.
- Priority Access: Prioritized communications for public safety personnel during emergencies.
Microlab Solutions
Public Safety networks face several challenges, including limited coverage and capacity due to the physical characteristics of buildings, interoperability issues with other wireless networks, the mobile radio technologies in use (FMN, OpenSky, TETRA, and APCO P25, FirstNet), and overall PIM performance. Microlab offers a wide range of reliable RF passive components that are well-suited for Public Safety. They support all public safety bands, including UHF/VHF and 700/800 MHz.
Featured Products
Low PIM, Hybrid Combiner for reliable signal combining of VHF, UHF, TETRA, and FirstNet signals
The CA-PS-2×2-196FN hybrid combiner ensures reliable signal combining of VHF, UHF, TETRA, and FirstNet signals across 128-1000MHz for in-building DAS. Its electrical design delivers high isolation, low loss, low PIM of -153dBc, and high reliability for mission-critical applications. It features N-Type connectors, an IP65 rating, and is painted red for easy identification in the network.
- Wideband coverage 128-1000MHz
- High reliability and power rating (300W avg)
- Low VSWR (<1.3:1) and high isolation (>23dB)
- Robust design – IP65 rated
- Painted red for easy identification in PSNs
- Conveniently spaced N-Type (f) connectors
- RoHS Complaint
Meet the most demanding lead times with red, plenum-rated low-PIM assemblies
Microlab JA-PS Series coaxial cable assemblies are developed for reliability and guaranteed low PIM performance. These cables are designed with a red plenum jacket to help visually aid AHJs and building owners to identify public safety DAS networks. JA-PS cables are ideal interconnections between radios, antennas, and RF passive components.
- Plenum rated, CMP UL Listing
- Guaranteed low PIM and minimal RF insertion loss
- 0.141-in cable with 100 W power handling
- Pre-connectorized with various combinations of Type N
- Lower cost than jumpers with comparable performance
- Painted red for easy identification in PSNs
- Always in stock and ready to ship
- RoHS Complaint