Wow..great, I learnt a new term, EIC and A1. We haven't use the telephone interface yet, and we haven't had to interface with other stations' systems too. We usually function independently. We were thinking of going digital, so that we could combine backstage, lighting guys, all into one system. Or we could setup multiple 803 Master Stations in our TW, but it may or may not be as cost effective. Thanks for all your replies.

Most new trucks in the U.S. use an RTS ADAM Digital Intercom System

Without knowing what you are doing with the intercom, it is difficult to advise on this. We, those in the US, generally do not know what is common in your part of the world. Do you need to use telephone interfaces? Do you have to worry about what other stations owned by the same company are buying? You might want to find someone who is an intercom specialist in your part of the world. A system for a full sized TV station can cost serious money and should last a while.

An A1 is your main audio engineer on a truck. They are responsible for overall set-up of everything sound, and run the mixer for the production. The EIC is Engineer-in-Charge, and they are the ones that are overall responsible for the entire truck, how it is hooked up and how everything in it operates (i.e. if something is not working correctly, they know how to get it to work correctly). Hope it helps, Todd

Pardon my ignorance. What's an A1 or EIC? Is it a specialist technical role? Here in Asia, the TD doubles up as the overall all-equipment-in-charge plus the usual TD roles. We own a RTS TW system, was thinking of a future upgrade to digital. Perhaps someone could share with me the pros and cons you've encountered on either system?? Thanks.

An RTS based system is considered the standard for the remote world. If you are building a studio or say a small truck that your company will use, then buy whatever you can afford. Because the RTS is what the remote business uses does NOT mean it is the best, it just means that it is the most common piece if gear found in "big time" trucks. We are TD's, you would have to ask either A1's or EIC's why they consider one better then the other. I do know that many stadiums/arenas use ClearCom systems, a stadium doesn't need all the bells and whistles the remote world sometimes needs. The buildings that do use ClearCom also have several adapters that allow them to integrate RTS channels into their systems.