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Tait Electronics has launched the TM8260 mobile radio - a dual band system.

Designed specifically for public safety incident management where cooperation between different groups of personnel is essential, the radio can receive and transmit on two frequency bands simultaneously. This enables multiple user groups, such as fire, ambulance and police services, to communicate when involved in mutual response operations.

The cross band repeat mode can also extend radio coverage for users operating away from their vehicle or in network fringe areas.

The radio has an alphanumeric display to view information such as the frequency band and identity of co-communicators and, when connected to a GPS receiver, the user's latitude, longitude, course and speed.

Its single control head is mounted separately to the radio bodies, maximising the limited space inside modern emergency vehicles.

The radio is also suitable for private sector organisations such as in the mining industry, to provide cross-group communication between radio user groups or with external business partners who operate on previously incompatible frequency bands.