Clear-Com announced the FreeSpeak Edge Base Station, an IP base station that supports the full range of FreeSpeak digital wireless intercom solutions. It includes 1.9 GHz (including both E1 and IP transceivers), 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and third-party Dante devices.

The FreeSpeak Edge Base Station provides a stand-alone solution for FreeSpeak Edge 5 GHz systems and supports FreeSpeak 1.9 GHz IP Transceivers via AES67 connections. The single 1RU device supports up to 16 total beltpacks and six IP transceivers (10 E1 Transceivers) with the flexibility to mix and match bands. It also has up to eight ports of IP interoperability with third-party Dante connections. With a mixture of IP, two-wire and four-wire audio ports, the FreeSpeak Edge Base Station can integrate a variety of systems, including Clear-Com Encore party line and the two-way radio systems with an intelligent GPIO interface.

FreeSpeak Edge Base Station is configured through Clear-Com’s browser-based CCM software. The software has been redesigned from the ground up to improve the configuration experience through intuitive menus and functions. The new CCM software offers at-a-glance system monitoring reducing the potential for downtime.

Designed to be quick to deploy, users can be up and running with a transceiver and two beltpacks in less than five minutes. Other features include a default system setup right out of the box, the ability to add transceivers on the fly right from the front panel and the ability to add beltpacks via USB. All of these result in a system that is an option for live event settings.

The 1RU station features two full-color high-resolution touch screen displays with four rotary encoders. This allows four talk and listen channels, enabling the station operator to be able to communicate with the wireless beltpacks.