Siemens Dispatch Console

[littona]

Just a query... am I the only one out there that has a Siemens HiPath Trading console system? I know there are quite a few military bases that use them, but I haven't seen anyone else!

For those that are thinking "A Siemens what?".... that's what I said when I first saw it!

[joescanner]

Originally Posted by littona

Just a query... am I the only one out there that has a Siemens HiPath Trading console system? I know there are quite a few military bases that use them, but I haven't seen anyone else!

For those that are thinking "A Siemens what?".... that's what I said when I first saw it!

A portion of the dispatch office I work in uses SIemens Tradeboards. They are tied into the motorola console interface so that the dispatchers can use a single headset for both radio and phone.

They're quite customizable, if you know what you're doing, but...

[ocguard]

Baltimore County 911 switched to the Seimens Tradeboard in 2001. Initially, every position in the center was outfitted with a tradeboard. That's 16 call takers, 8 fire dispatch positions, and 3 police dispatch positions. Then the county ran out of parts/money to keep them up and running, so the fire and police stations were pulled for spares/parts for call taker positions, and replaced with basic handset units.

The tradeboard is EXTREMELY functional/customizable. The admin there thought that only THEY could customize the boards from the master computer. I took it upon myself to create a new page on my board, including the local food establishments. This was frowned upon.

[littona]

Thanks for the input! It's good to know I'm not alone.