AST Oct/Nov Digital Magazine 8 | Page 94

Volume 8 Oct/Nov 2016 Edition AHD for On-Scene and Tactical Communications The Columbia PD use LRAD 100X systems with optional magnetic vehicle mounts on their patrol cars • Communicate to large crowds during parades, festivals, concerts and sports events • Establish safety zones and humanely enforce perimeters • Control traffic congestion • Conduct SWAT operations • Disperse crowds • End hostage and barricaded subject situations • Serve high risk warrants • Extract inmates safely from cells • Secure jails, prison yards and facility perimeters • Communicate to protesters • Stop threatened suicides • Evacuate neighborhoods during emergencies and disasters • Conduct search & rescue operations from the land and air • Communicate lifesaving information to citizens during disasters In addition to being 20 – 30 decibels louder than bullhorns and vehicle-based P.A. systems, the LRAD 100X is also up to 6X louder and much more intelligible than other hailing devices of comparable size and weight. Live or recorded broadcasts from the portable LRAD 100X easily overcome engines, sirens and noisy crowds to ensure every message is heard and understood. LRAD 100X voice and tone broadcasts easily overcome engine, siren and other background noise to ensure every message is clearly heard and understood over distances up to 600 meters. Optimized driver and waveguide technology coupled with power efficiency ensure several hours of clear, continuous communication. The LRAD warning tone safely alerts attention to the voice messages that follow, establishes large standoff zones, and is the safer crowd control alternative to non-lethal and kinetic measures. FEATURES The LRAD 100X – The Leading Portable 1. 8-hour rechargeable battery 2. Easily operated with gloves and MOPP gear 3. Optional power sources 4. Simple user interface 5. Water resistant 6. HD Camera (optional) 94