TES and Freecoms

Guile SG

Anyone had a chance to try these new toys out?
I had the opportunity to use them in my last ICT during EX Mousedeer.

I-like-flings(m) SG

when u kena Mousedeer??? recently?? so regular nowadays meh?? i just kena in 2001 i think..

Guile SG

Just last week.
I think it's held once every 3 years.
In 2001 my BN took part in it too.

However this time we were the only full troop to take part as 2 SIR ord suddenly after the announcement that NS was cut down to 2 years.

TVaddict SG

haha.. u r from which unit? i'm from 2 sir which was originally supposed to take part as full troop but in the end only some of us were selected to take part as cyber warriors for the wargame...

I-like-flings(m) SG

the one i had... i think got at least 4 of 5 full Bn involved...reservist and NSF...

12qwaszx SG

ehehe.. I'm part of the enemy of Mousedeer 2001
Twisted Evil

we caught several scouts and BRCs. I think some LRRPs were caught too

the new SAF comms sets to replaces 732s suxs!

Guile SG

im from 673 SIR.
No wonder...u guys suppose to be there as well...and help us launch the boats.... end up we have to do everything.

I think some of the commanders ORD rite?
then the men got no commander for this ex.

Guile SG

Hehe, i ddin't take part in the 2001 ex but my Bn did.

The new comms sets has its pros and cons.
One thing, its much smaller and lighter...much like the old style handphones.

The bad thing is that the batts dun last that long and the damn thing overheats damn fast and will auto shut down.

At the end of our 1st mission, i was the only one left with comms which are still working and we ended up using gsm to communicate.
Laughing

wuming78 SG

Shocked auto shut down?!

Guile SG

yeah man...auto shut down
once it reach 60 degrees or something.
its to prevent its circuits from frying.

and believe me it gets real hot.
this is one of the flaws...
just imagine, singapore's weather is so hot...u r in the middle of a battle..and yr comms fail on u cos it overheated...then u need to cool it down before switching it on again. Rolling Eyes

wuming78 SG

unreliable comms is unacceptable esp in a network centric warfare! hope they are either doing something about it, or abandoning it altogether.

ColdMilk SG

regarding the batt of having a short life span it might have been something wrong done wif the charging or u have been allocated the batt wif a shorter life span.

freecom sets are issued wif a normal batt box for AA batts which will only show half full even when all AA batts are new.so the lifespan as expected not much. the second batt type is the low powered rechargable batt, n the lifespan when full charged will also be shown as half full. the last wan is the big batt which is the high powered rechargable batt. as the name claims it is suppose to be the most durable n only upon full charged ur set will show its power gauge to be full. n usually during exercises, power supply is usually given a contingency of at least 200 % rite, if in the end use GSM realli jialat leh.

the disadvantage of using the freecom is that wifout the headset u cant realli hear the comms coming in unless u constantly put ur ear on the set. u can only hear the comms clearly when u r using the headset. Compared to the predecesser 732 even when the headset is down, u can still clearly hear the comms coming in thru the set itself.

Lastly the antenna for the freecom is so freaking weak, once bent it will nv revert to its original shape, so lousy pok!!!

Apart from the size n weight, i still feel that the 732 is a betta choice, run out of ammo still can throw it at ur enemy mah Mr. Green

Guile SG

Well, most of the commanders use the low capacity battery which lasted only 8hours cos we though our mission can be completed within that time frame. Apparantly we didn't and we were late by 5-6 hours so by that time most of them had flat batteries. I was the only one who used the high capacity battery which had a 20 hour life span and it lasted through the whole mission. But it was no use in the end after the rest had their comms down and I was left talking to myself Rolling Eyes

Since it was our first time using the sets, none of us brough along any spare battery nor the AA battery compartment.

Another disadvantage I found with the headset is that it kinda blocks out most of the external noises(much like noise cancellation earphones), so when wearing it I kinda become half deaf on the side of my ear which I had it fixed. It becomes really annoying when u have to keep asking others to repeat louder what they are saying cos you cant really hear when you are trying to observe noise discipline as well.