and be powered by 120VAC electrical power.
1.2 The Emergency c ommunication c omponent shall c omply with t he ADA. When used with cellular phone dialing, the phone shall have t he
abilit y t o be programmed with up t o five (5) emergency phone numbers. Upon ac tivat ion of t he emergency push butt on; a c all will
be automat ically placed, the strobe shall instantaneously flash until the call has been disconnec ted by the called party.
2.0 Construction
2.1 The Tower shall be c onstructed of hot rolled steel t hat is weatherproof and manufac t ured with a weather and corrosion resistant finish.
2.2 The Tower is to stand 9™ t all from base to top, 10.75 wide and 6 deep and all aspec ts of its c onstruction will be vandal resistant.
2.3 The emergency phone plate shall be made of 12 gauge Stainless St eel and be 11.25 inches high and 8.25 inches wide and will attach to
the t ower using six (6) stainless st eel sc rews (provided).
2.4 The emergency phone button shall be located approximately 36 above the base to ensure conformanc e with the ADA requirements.
2.5 The Tower must have a Braille faceplate located approx. 36 above the base to ensure c onformance with the ADA requirements.
2.6 The base of the Tower shall be .625 in thickness, welded to body of tower with four (4) built in 1 mounting holes to att ac h to a
concrete mounting pad.
2.7 The strobe and beacon light shall be mounted directly t o t he top of t he T ower.
2.8 The strobe elec tronics access opening shall be 7.25 high and 6.75 wide and located on the back of the tower.
2.9 Phone electronics and most electrical connections shall be housed in a NEMA enclosure within the Tower.
2.10 The T ower shall have a rear acc ess panel locat ed on t he bac k of t he tower, direct ly behind the phone plate. The panel provides access
to the electrical and phone connect ions.
3.0 Mounting
3.1 The Tower is const ructed of steel that is of one continuous piece with a welded internal base .625 thick c ontaining four (4) built in
mounting holes. A template for installing the anchor bolts is to be included. The unit shall be mounted on a c oncrete pad with 3/4 galvanized
anchor bolts, galvanized nuts and washers (available for purchase Alpha Communications® model ABLT MHN).
4.0 Electrical
4.1 The phone shall be powered by 120VAC elect rical power. Power must be supplied to the tower though conduit that extends down into
the base of the t ower.
4.2 The power consumption shall not exceed 7 amps with a fully active phone, strobe, beacon, fac eplate LED, wide area speakers, widearea lighting and c amera.
4.3 When cellular phone t ype t owers are used, the compat ible cellular phone service (GSM or CDMA) shall be provided by the installing
contract or.
5.0 Lights
5.1 The dual element light shall be located at the top of the Emergency Phone Tower. The light shall contain a strobe and (depending on
optional model) a constant-on beacon.
5.2 The strobe shall be ac tivated upon pushing of the emergency butt on. It shall have an output of approx. 150 to 500 candelas and flash
at a rate of a minimum of 60 flashes per minute.
5.3 The beacon shall provide continuous, steady illumination and will utilize an LED cluster as its light source.
5.4 A Photocell shall be offered as an opt ion to allow for the deact ivation of the beacon during daylight hours (which may incur additional
costs).
5.5 A single element strobe shall be offered as an option. The st robe shall be activat ed upon pushing of the emergency phone button.
5.6 Strobes must also be available in red and amber (which may incur additional cost s).
6.0 Communications
6.1 The unit shall have an ADA compliant and vandal resistant speaker phone.
6.2 The cellular phone shall be a push once to t alk phone. Once the button has been pushed, t he phone will call programmed emergency
numbers. T he c ellular phone must be capable of being programmed with up to five (5) emergency numbers.
6.3 The phone shall have Locat ion Message capability. Phone must have a minimum 18 second recordable message capability programmable
to play 1 or 2 times or play c ontinuously until * is pressed by called party. Phone shall notify called party of the location of the call upon
being received at the emergency dispatc h center.
6.4 Phone shall be capable of allowing the c alled party t o replay the phone locat ion message if necessary to ensure an understanding of the
location of phone tower.
6.5 Once call has been made (button pushed), the call can only be terminated by the c alled party.
6.6 Phone plate must have a red LED that will light up upon push of the button. The light shall be a solid color when the phone is ac tivat ed
and will flash when call has been answered.
6.7 The speakerphone must be c apable of being programmed and reprogrammed on-site and remotely.
6.8 Line powered phones and Dip Switc h programming are not acceptable.
6.9 Standard Cellular Phone features:
Programmable with up to five (5) emergency phone numbers
Weather Resistant speaker
Weather Resistant mic rophone
Operating Temperature of between - 40 deg. F to +150 deg. F (-40 deg. to + 65 deg.C)
Programmable passwords
On-Site or Remote Programmable
EEPROM memory to protect programming
Adjustable speaker and microphones levels