The equipment is mounted in an operator console.  One Barrett radio and one Tait VHF radio are connected to the DSC system.  The Barrett is locked on the 2 MHz DSC channel – 2187.5 kHz, and the Tait on the VHF DSC channel, channel 70.

The second Barrett MF/HF radio and the second Tait VHF radio are used for voice communications from the station - they are operated locally from the operator console. 

The DSC system keyboard, monitor and mouse can either be placed on a nearby table, or mounted on a flat top console as depicted in the photo below - the photo also shows our standard operator console with Barrett control heads.

Operator console

This is another of our consoles, below - the Barrett voice radio is mounted at the bottom, with three Tait voice radios mounted on top - there is a dedicated radio for channel 16, one for the voice working channels, and the top radio is used in conjunction with a telephone interconnect. 

The Barrett and Tait DSC radios are mounted behind the lower front door - the Barrett can be seen through the holes in the front of the console.  The operator desk bolts on to the front of the console.

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