There are numerous features available to users, but below is an outline of the main features and functions that most two-way radio users will need and likely use regularly.

Safety and Security Features

One of the key reasons most businesses use a two-way radio system is for safety, and so the safety features are numerous. Here are a few:

Lone Worker, No Movement, and Man Down Alarms

If a lone worker’s activity, movement pattern, or location ‘goes quiet’ or that person doesn’t move, an alarm is triggered. Alarms can also be triggered if the position of the radio is greater or less than a pre-agreed angle, or if a radio user goes into or out of a certain area or location.

Remote Monitoring

The radio can be put into a transmit mode without the operator’s knowledge, or after an agreed action such as those outlined above. This allows remote assistance in situations that may have become dangerous or confrontational, or if there is a health and safety emergency.

Text or Data Messaging

Text or data messaging between display portables and mobiles is a powerful feature with many practical day-to-day applications. Radios without a display are sometimes able to be set up to send quick or pre-programmed texts or status messages too.

Radio Disable and Enable

Many mobile phones include technology that allows them to be automatically wiped of data and disabled if stolen. This ‘radio disable’ functionality is the two-way radio equivalent.

Priority Calling

Two-way radio systems are designed to improve communication. Depending on the situation, this communication may be to individuals, groups, or a combination of the two. Setting up pre-defined priority channels, groups, and people to call is a very useful feature that supports both health and safety and operational best practice.

Contact Books

In a similar fashion to an address book on a mobile phone, contacts can be pre-loaded to ensure ease of use and time savings.

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In Summary

In a nutshell, two-way radio systems are incredibly powerful and can be deployed in a way that suits a wide range of individual circumstances and combats a wide range of daily challenges. At 2826, our ethos is to ‘sweat the asset’ and, as standard, we ensure that the systems our clients opt for use all available functional capabilities. We’ll also make sure you get the most out of your radio system, as standard.