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September 30, 2014The CP200 two-way radio from Motorola Solutions has been the company’s most popular radio for more than a decade. It’s an economical, industrial-strength portable radio with 16 channels, 4 to 5 watts of power and dust/water resistance. With few bells and whistles, the CP200 is easy to use and requires little training. About the only thing missing is digital capability — and Motorola closed that gap last year by introducing the CP200d, a digital/analog hybrid. The CP200d is identical to the analog model in form factor, with all the buttons and knobs in the same places. All the improvements are inside. If you already
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June 24, 2014Fourth in a series So you’ve picked out the radios you want to rent for your annual arts and crafts fair, but you’re not done yet. You still have to decide on the two-way radio accessories: batteries and chargers, earpieces and headsets, speaker microphones, and perhaps even surveillance kits for your security crew. Every radio brand makes a host of accessories for specific radios. Typically, if you can rent the radio you can rent its accessories, but don’t assume. Make sure the model you’re renting has the accessories you need. Also, ask BearCom about after-market accessories that might do a specific task a little differently from the brand-name models. BearCom has a handy web tool
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June 10, 2014Second in a series So you’ve decided to rent two-way radios for your annual event. Renting is an economical choice, giving users access to the latest generation of radios at a much lower cost than buying. If you don’t need the encryption or data-transmission capabilities of digital radios, you will be well served by analog models. BearCom offers a range of Motorola radios for short-term rentals and long-term leases. The analog two-way radios for rent come with a range of features and capabilities. These four models highlight the flexibility and trustworthiness of analog radios. A simple, sturdy and dependable two-way radio Let’s start with the Motorola