Exclusive ISS Travelers Information Station Features

The Information Station

Distinguishing Features

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Information Station Specialists, Inc., (ISS) is the sole provider in the United States of the exclusive Information Station — Classic and MP3 Editions. Other specific-area radio systems being offered are designed for the traffic industry and cannot perform any of the following important functions:

Only the Information Station offers an antenna system that is simple and compact and may be installed in adjacent yard areas or at locations not associated with buildings. If installed in adjacent building yards, the Information Station’s antenna requires only that a support pole be set. Not required are large buried antenna (copper wire) groundplane installation or the burial of chemical-emitting ground pipes. Only the Information Station's antennas are black in color to discourage ice build-up and are finished with a special UV-resistant, architectural-anodization process to prevent color fading. Only the Information Station can include a Vertical Profile Antenna System that does not require a groundplane. Major site disturbances such as surface trenching or drilling for the installation of deep ground rods is not required. The Vertical Profile Antenna System also means: 1) the antenna's cables and arrestors are inside the pole for safety and security; 2) theft of copper ground wire is impossible; 3) it is possible to move the system if required; and 4) the aluminum pole is attractive in conjunction with public buildings and may be painted as needed.

Only the Information Station uses an AM transmitter with a modern synthesized frequency system, so that should a frequency change ever be necessary, it can be easily done without component changes or board-level work. This transmitter, the TR6000, utilizes an efficient Class D amplifier, comprised of only two driver devices for highest reliability. The TR6000 Transmitter is the only such unit manufactured and type-accepted for Travelers Information Station (TIS) applications in the United States.

The Information Station - Classic Edition - provides high quality message recording (16-bit sampling rate), 80 minutes of recording time, 1,000 broadcast messages, 50 playlists and automatic station identification. See the NX8R Digital Message Player webpage.

Only the Information Station comes with no-charge message-recording service by professional announcers.

ISS’ electronic designs are nonproprietary. This means that in the future, you may change out components, as needed, without the requirement to return to ISS; i.e., simple wiring diagrams are provided, so you can service equipment yourself, if you choose, or have a third party assist – all with full ISS support.

Additionally, only Information Station Specialists offers technical assistance for the life of the product. ISS supports today radio stations that first went on the air in the 1980s. ISS’ staff of engineers has more than 80 years of combined experience specifically in the kind of radio technology under which the Information Station operates (FCC Rules, Part 90.242). This experience level total is more than double that of any other company in the business.

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This page was last updated: January 17, 2008.