On that GSM theme, we have a large selection of GSM controlled systems, some quite small,
that may be used for monitoring audio, controlling relays, being updated by MMS images to cellphones or via email,
send GPS location on demand or at regular intervals.
In recent months (early 2010), many things changed, including this Company's operating name.
For many years we operated under the 'Tongue in Cheek' banner of "Complete Police Supply Limited" It was 'Tongue in Cheek' for a number of reasons; the obvious
one being that we didn't supply anything like what all Police need, and another being the name was Complete at one end and Limited at the other.
Now we believe that Special Surveillance Supply LLC is more appropriate as well as being more descriptive.
Another thing that has changed is that we are not trying to be the ultimate "One Stop Shop" for every form, type or shape of surveillance equipment.
One thing that hasn't changed (nor will it) is our willingness to help with equipment and advice to any agency, including local PD's with only one
investigator, if they feel that we can, or may be able to help.
If you call, email or text, we will reply ASAP, and when we do, we will not try to sell you anything! However, we will tell you what the equipment won't do,
rather than over emphasizing what it will do on a good day, downhill, with a following wind! Never ask how far things with transmit, but do ask "With this transmitter/antenna
setup, and that receiver/antenna, how far away will I get good reception?"
We have being doing this for 20 years in Georgia and for many more years in the UK before that!
As the requirements of Investigative Agencies has evolved we have strived to be ahead of those changes by monitoring the activities of known 'Bad Guys'
both here and abroad, as well as monitoring the improvements in equipment and techniques, also here and abroad.
Over the past two to three years, we have all become complacent, and ignored certain developments and traits of the 'Bad Guys' who seem to learn from their
mistakes much faster than the 'Good Guys' seem to do. As we are an International Company with many contacts in other Countries, we have access to
both specialized equipment, and regional intel from those countries, and other Countries abroad. These contacts have helped us keep up, and be in a position to know
what works, and what no longer works.
Since last updating some of these web pages, we have introduced a number of products, some of which were shown, and ignored by 99% of attendees,
at NATIA 2009 in Memphis.
However, they were not ignored by other manufacturers or dealers, distributors etc who rarely have any original ideas or thoughts of their own.
(Let's go to NATIA and see what we can copy for ourselves!)
Features on one of our new small DVR's has already been copied, and others are trying to replicate an important feature of another.
This important feature relates to the method of so called 'Continuous Recording.' This is where the surveillance takes many hours. A little known, and
rarely talked about FACT is; there really is no continuous recording with DVR's the way there was with VCR's or other video tape recorders.
This means that if a DVR is set to record until memory is full, or loop 'record over' when memory is full (commonly called "FIFO") it has to make many one hour,
or two hour files and save them to memory. This may also happen if the recorder has memory file size limitations, such as 1GB or 2GB file sizes.
When this happens, the recorder normally can't do both at the same time. It can either record to temporary internal memory (RAM) or write to either a memory card
(SD/CF etc) or HDD as not many can do both. This results in gaps between what the user thinks are continuous recordings! However, this 'fault' can and does result
in gaps in what are supposed to be continuous recordings.