Re: 911:: Help on Voice Logging

[Guest guest]

>

> Need some quick help on voice logging systems.

> Our " dinosaur " finally took a dump. It's been in the

> process of doing that for quite a while now. We

> had an old system from Loeffler that used video tapes.

> Well, we're trying to find a good system that won't

> bankrupt our small county. Have any suggestions?

> We have to go to the commissioners with any

> info this coming Tuesday Oct 3rd, so any quick info

> would be greatly appreciated.

>

> You can send the info to: dmouse911@... or

> dmollema@...

>

> Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!!

> Donna J. Mollema

> 911 Dispatcher/Jail Administrator

> Murray Co SO, SW Minnesota

I will personally vouch for the Racal Mirra series.

For their propaganda, go to:

http://www.racalrecord.com/public_safety/recording/mirra.html

It's all digital, records by laser onto DVD media;

is accessible by a computer with a sound card, CAD

terminal (w/ sound card added), or the dept intra-net

(not necessarily a good thing since the sergeants

discovered that they can call up the recorder and

hear each call as it comes in/goes out on the PC

in the sergeant's office... while they play Tetris

on the PC and watch the Redskins game). It's an

amazing little box (size of a VCR) that puts

Dictaphone to shame. For a small shop, it can

even be your 'instant recall' recorder if you

have a PC w/ a sound card and Windows 95/98/2K/ME

so you can leave the icon on the screen. Tell it

to search and play the last X number of seconds

(we have it set on 8) and it plays instantly.

Falls Church used the Mirra thru 3 versions, the

original w/ DAT cartriges, series 1 with CD-RW,

and now we've settled on the latest DVD. I can't

verify but was told that the Racal Mirra is now

being sold 'cheap' to try to make inroads into the

public safety recording sector that has been

dominated by Dictaphone and Lanier. Your staff

will have to contact the company to verify and

determine actual, current costs.

Good luck. It's always nice getting new toys.

50's not old if you're a... Tree

R J 'Tree' Greenwood

doctree@... or tree.greenwood@...

doctree@... on 911 Console

Falls Church City & Fauquier County VA

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