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December 23, 2014With the holidays just around the corner, it’s a good time to look at some of the most attractive products from the top manufacturers of wireless communications gear. Here’s a look at great gift possibilities across all the industries we serve at BearCom. Airlines and airports Ramp crews and private pilots alike prefer a portable two-way radio purpose-built for aviation. A great fit is the IC-A6 from Icom, which features simple one-handed operation and “flip-flop” channel recall and 200 memory channels. Automobile dealers Car dealers need a reliable, economical radio that’s easy to use and doesn’t take much trouble to train their staff. They can’t go wrong with the Motorola CP200d, a reliable mainstay of business radio around the globe. Construction
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October 15, 2014Second of five parts Being able to hold a two-way radio in your hand goes from awesome to annoying the minute you start doing a chore that requires free use of your hands. That’s why earpieces and headsets are such popular accessories for two-way radio users. They set the hands free. A great way to explore these accessories is to walk through the features of an existing model. For instance, Motorola Solutions makes a head-hugging headset called RMN4049A that has a host of high-tech features: Bone conduction — This model transmits sound vibrations to sensors that rest against the skull. The ear can still perceive these sounds while allowing the eardrums to hear sounds as well. Traditional earpieces can blot out critical background noises like the sound of a machine that has suddenly malfunctioned, so bone-conduction headsets can make sure the user is not losing any listening capacity.