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May 17, 2018Two-way radio rentals are vital to the safety and security of a large outdoor festival. When thousands of people gather in a specific, tightly controlled location, they can easily overwhelm the nearest cell phone tower, especially if an emergency happens. We’ve all seen the tragic stories of cars plowing into parade goers, and crazed pop-music fans trampling each other, but most outdoor festival issues are more mundane: grandparents suffering from heat exhaustion, parents scouting for lost children, guys getting into scuffles at the beer tent. With easy-to-use two-way radios, festival managers can get EMTs and security personnel to the scene of an incident quickly and efficiently. To ensure success, outdoor festival planners need to keep a few points in mind when planning their communications setup:
Renting vs. Buying Two-Way Radios
Many event planners rent a two-way radio network rather than buying and stocking -
December 03, 2015If you buy the right two-way radios (walkie-talkies), they can transform your business, making it safer, stronger and better at keeping customers happy. If you buy the wrong radios, they can collect dust on a shelf and render your investment worthless.
Two-Way Radios for Business
The prime appeal of two-way radios for business is the ability to push one button and talk to someone or a whole team immediately. This basic communications capability is absolutely essential in many enterprises, but may not be of much value in some operations. The key is figuring out where your organization lies on this communications continuum. Answering the following seven questions can help ensure you make the smartest decision when you’re investing in two-way radios. 1. How do my employees communicate -
October 15, 2015Event security can be a substantial logistical challenge with dozens of things happening at once and people gathering by the thousands. Whether it’s a sporting event, a music series, a trade show, an art festival or a corporate event, it’s all about coordination. And coordination comes down to communication. Are the right people getting the right information in a timely manner? Is everyone able to respond quickly to unforeseen events? Those involved need to have clear direction, the ability to ask questions and solve problems, and access up-to-date information. That’s why event organizers need to approach two-way radios (walkie-talkies) as their first and most essential safety device. Here’s a look at the key advantages of renting two-way radios for event security:
- Crowd control and disturbances: The sooner you can rush security people to the scene of a scuffle, the greater your chance of preventing it from turning into a full-blown
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March 19, 2015Making the decision whether to buy or rent two-way radios can come down to something as simple as imagining a warehouse shelf. If you think your communications gear might spend a lot of time there over the course of a year, renting equipment may be the smarter choice. Two-way radio rentals are often seen at public events such as athletic competitions, concerts and festivals. The applications are almost endless, and include trade shows, corporate meetings and conferences, school and church outings, and petrochemical plant turnarounds. If you think your radios might spend too much time on that shelf or you just don’t have the budget for an equipment purchase, consider rentals. Here’s how it works:
Simplifying Two-way Radio Rentals
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February 17, 2015A venue manager looking for the best two-way radios (walkie-talkies) for events has two realities to deal with: large crowds and loud performers. People numbering in the thousands mean security staff, concessionaires and maintenance staff all need to be able to communicate with each other quickly and efficiently no matter where they might be in the venue. Loud performances mean the radios need to be designed with noise-control technologies. Both of these realities create complex communications challenges that require radios packed with capabilities often missing from less-advanced models designed for smaller settings like retail stores and restaurants.
What to look for in a two-way radio
If you’re in the market for radios, it’s helpful to scroll through the feature list of a model on the market and see what each feature does. The HT1250 two-way radio from Motorola Solutions is designed for more complex -
December 16, 2014Business radio customers across the Rocky Mountain region are about to have more options to choose from thanks to BearCom’s recent acquisition of Frontier Radio Communications, which is based in Denver and Colorado Springs. Frontier Radio has been in business since 1988, serving thousands of two-way radio customersin industry, manufacturing, hospitality, education, hospitals and public safety. Key clients include major ski resorts, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and the city of Aurora, the Denver Post reported. The acquisition, announced December 1st, helps broaden the scope of services available to customers in the Front Range and the wider Rocky Mountain region. Principally, BearCom’s radio rental program, which is the largest in the country, will become available to current and future clients in business,
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July 08, 2014Highly mobile people and companies inevitably find themselves disconnected — the traveling sales rep stuck in a hotel with no Wi-Fi or the oil-and-gas developer drilling wells 50 miles from the nearest cell tower. That’s where satellite phones and broadband cards really prove their worth. An Iridium sat-phone bounces calls off a satellite and can reach people in polar regions, remote deserts and empty expanses of ocean. A broadband card connects to the Internet over a
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July 02, 2014Fifth in a series When you buy that new cellphone, within weeks something familiar happens: a new generation of phones arrives on the market with more power and better features. When you're looking for push-to-talk phones for business use, that let-down feeling can be avoided when you rent push-to-talk phones rather than buy them. Another attraction is that BearCom deals with all the fine print in the service-provider contracts and handles all the complexities of getting your network up and running. Push-to-talk phones are still a popular option for businesses. No matter how much you like your two-way radio, in some situations,
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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 18, 2014Third in a series Base stations and repeaters add enormous power and flexibility to a two-way radio network. They also can add considerable expense and complexity. That’s why a lot of organizations choose to rent base stations and repeaters rather than buy them. You don’t have to bear the full cost of the equipment, and your dealer can be an enormous asset with the technical details. When you acquire a fleet of radios and turn your people loose on them, unforeseen problems start cropping up:
- People find themselves out of radio range in an emergency.
- Trees, buildings and hills block critical transmissions.
- Nobody seems to be in charge of the radio network, creating