GMDSS marine radio station for the Solomon Islands
The Asian Development Bank recently commissioned GMDSS specialists Dunstan and Associates and its local partner company Cruz Communications to supply and install a new GMDSS marine radio station for the Solomon Islands Maritime Safety Authority.
The station is located at the Rescue Coordination Centre in Honiara and provides communication for vessels operating in the Solomon Islands region.
The station uses Barrett Communications 2050 MF/HF radio communications systems and the TransOceana Digital Selective Calling (DSC) system.
The managing director of Dunstan and Associates, Glenn Dunstan, said, “We use four Barrett 2050 radios as HF DSC receivers, a fifth 2050 as the DSC transmitter and a sixth for radiotelephone operation.”
As part of the installation of the system, five operators attended a training course on the principles of GMDSS and operation.
The Barrett 2050 was designed to enable operators to easily transition to the new radio system with minimal training.
Dunstan and Associates has used similar Barrett HF configurations for projects in Thailand, Papua New Guinea and Iraq.
“The Barrett 2050 radio offers great value for money. That is why we have used them in many projects,” said Dunstan.
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