Rack Mounted Substitute for Federal Signal Informer

[firefighter331]

Looking for something rack-mountable to replace a Federal Signal Informer.

For anyone not familiar with an Informer, it detects over-the-air paging tones and can play an audible alert or activate relays based on the tones. In our case, we want something for station alerting (via the intercom) and that can activate the siren, which the Informer currently does. Any help is appreciated.

 

[kf8yk]

Why not use a rack mount shelf or use the mounting holes on the bottom of the Informer to affix it to a rack mount blank panel? A recessed rack panel like this one would prevent the Informer from sticking out beyond the rack rails.

If you want something really pretty NovexComm could probably build you a custom rack or you can design your own with services like Front Panel Express.

 

[a417]

are you looking to replace the Fed Sig device due to functionality issues? Installed many, why take a step back?

Get the wall mount (model number ends in -??OW), and mount it in a 2u rack shelf laying down (I think I used a 3u, it was extra - but a 2u should fit) and slide it into the rack, hang it inside the rack, anywhere.

Unless there's a functionality issue with the FSI, I really don't know why you'd want to get away from what is basically a relied-upon, well supported, industry standard.

 

[Cameron314]

FedSig does make a rack mounted Informer but it isn't an over the air radio its an IP model.

 

[flametamer]

Speaking of the Fed Sig Informers, do they make them for the P-25 700 MHz LMR band?

Dt

 

[PACNWDude]

Interesting product. I deal with fire stations using the Phoenix G2 series IP based Fire Station Alerting system, but this and other Federal Signal products could be useful as well. Thank you for asking the question, lets more of us know what is out there.

 

[captaincab]

Speaking of the Fed Sig Informers, do they make them for the P-25 700 MHz LMR band?

Dt

No the federal signal informer does not decode P25 and is not offered in 700/800 MHz only vhf low vhf high and uhf hi and uhf low

 

[kf8yk]

only vhf low vhf high and uhf hi and uhf low

Low band (30-50 MHz) Informers were discontinued a few years ago.

 

[captaincab]

Low band (30-50 MHz) Informers were discontinued a few years ago.

Didn’t know that have used only the vhf high ones

 

[kb4mdz]

It's been my experience that if you can think of a rack panel configuration, some manufacturer somewhere has made it, or a very close cousin. Now, finding that manufacturer, there's the rub.