In the 1950s, security forces and railway companies were increasingly outfitted with radio equipment. Kapsch recognized the significance of this market and took on the position of general agent for the German Telefunken GmbH in Austria in 1953. This cooperation enabled Kapsch to offer a complete spectrum of services in the realm of telecommunications.
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1953, Photograph Use of a radiotelephone at ÖBB (Austrian Railways) in Gnigl, Salzburg.
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around 1955, Photograph Kapsch presented radiotelephones, components for Austrian radio link systems, high-voltage capacitors, capacitors and type W 48 telephones. Enlarge picture (opens new window) |
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around 1955, Photograph Kapsch’s partner Telefunken equipped Vienna’s police motorcycles with radio telephones. The photograph shows a police officer at Vienna’s Rossauer Barracks. Enlarge picture (opens new window) |
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around 1955, Photograph
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1981, Photograph High performance antennas were erected on behalf of ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation).
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1981 - 1989 Such devices were purchased as a licensed product from the British company Racal to equip the mechanized units of the Austrian armed forces. The equipment had a range of up to 30 kilometers.
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around 1985, Photograph The Austrian military had long desired to have a manufacturer of transmission technology located inside the country. Therefore Kapsch opened its Fürstenfeld location and the production of tank radio equipment began in 1982. Enlarge picture (opens new window) |
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2014, Photograph Public safety radio was operated on an analog basis until the end of the 1980s. In such systems, radio channels were bundled to allow multiple user groups (such as rescue services and the police) to share frequencies. A standard for digital bundled radio was developed in the Enlarge picture (opens new window) |
