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Software and silicon chips make digital radios a bit more like handheld computers every day. With microprocessor capabilities perpetually expanding, radio manufacturers can pack ever more features into each model.
That’s the lesson of the latest upgrade to Motorola’s MOTOTRBO line of digital radios and communications gear, which makes several subtle enhancements to the experience of using these devices. Release 2.4 features:
IMPRES over-the-air battery management
Text to speech
User-selectable audio profiles
Event-driven location updates.
Here’s a look at each of these features in a
Golf courses need a sturdy, dependable radio that’s just as handy for the groundskeepers trimming the greens as it is for the clubhouse staff serving the steaks.
For years, the simplest choice for golf course managers was the CP200 portable two-way radio (walkie-talkie) from Motorola Solutions. A workhorse of business communications worldwide, the CP200 offered a basic, easy-to-learn set of controls and industrial-strength construction. As the wave of digital technology washed over the radio industry in recent years, Motorola introduced the CP200d, a digital upgrade of the stalwart
Rapid advances in mobile devices and wireless networking technology are changing the communications landscape. Companies can install temporary wireless networks and beam Internet connectivity to every nook and cranny of a designated area. That capability comes in especially handy on construction sites, where two-way radios (walkie-talkies) have long been commonplace.
Is there still a need for two-way radios in a time when construction professionals can bring their laptops, tablets and smartphones to work and communicate with colleagues around the world in real time? The answer is an em
A 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 capabili
It’s a fact of life in schools these days: Kids text each other on their smartphones when they should be working on their algebra. But if a school has some kind of serious emergency, those phones suddenly become a lifeline for concerned parents. Tap in one number and they can be reassured their children are safe. That works fine until a whole school’s worth of parents tries to call in at the same time, overwhelming the local cell network.
Cellphone shortcomings are one of the key reasons why so many schools rely on two-way radios (walkie-talkies
