Business Walkie Talkie

I press the button to talk ? It wont allow me to interact with my partner. The walkie Talkie is a Standard C156. Thankyou

It means the RF frequency is wrong. If there is a band switch, try changing bands; otherwise you may have to take it to someone who can put it on the right frequency.

2008-01-23 15:26:22 by Charlie

More info: www.jr.com Ideal for managers, security officers and more / Up to 5-mile outdoor range and 200000 Square Foot indoor range / 1 Channel

I am the manager at a retail store and i want my employees to wear a walkie talkie and headset so they can communicate with each other when needed. I recently bought some walkie talkies from Radio Shack that are Radio Shack brand but the battery doesn't last and in the last 3 days two of the headsets have stopped working. I need something that will have working headsets and a long lasting battery and won't freak out when it is around computers. Thank you in advance!

I find it really annoying when businesses are using FRS radios to conduct thier work since this was intended for private citizens to use, not busesses. Besides, in some areas there's quite a bit of traffic and you can have significant interference from other users on the same channels.

I agree with John in that you should use professional equipment. There's 2 methods that can be used:

1. Licenses frequency: this is the "old fashioned" approach. You get a license to use a specific frequency for your area, nobody else can use it. You have radios setup for that frequency. This can turn out very expensive since licensing is not cheap. Usually only suitable these days for very large operations.

2. You subscribe to leased radio services from a provider. These are sometimes setup by cellphone companies and others. You have radios that are programmed to use "trunked" frequencies that are shared by other subscribers. You only ever hear and talk to your own radios, however this avoids expensive licensing costs and is a better way to use the radio spectrum.

Check out your yellow pages under business radio and you should find services in this area. Most of the radios being used for either scenario I described are light-years ahead of the consumer goods you find in Radio Shack and similar in terms of durability and performance.

2008-08-08 09:38:12 by spoiled007diva

Price: $169.00

Rechargeable lithium ion battery provides up to 12 hours of continuous use
Transmits up to 200,000 square feet, or up to 15 floors in a multi-level building
Operates on 56 business-exclusive frequencies and features 121 codes for added security
Ideal for businesses that are labor-intensive or have high employee turnover
Key pad lock prevents accidental changes to the settings

Are there any software programs that help with taxi dispatching, as far as telling you where all the cabs are in town, and a mapping system of getting wrongly routed taxis on the right path to pick-up customer. Also any Ideas of cost for this software, and where to get it. Also what is the best method of communication, between taxi and the dispatcher... cb/cell phone/walkie talkie...etc

use your cell phone to begin with. Where the competition is
is not relevant initially.

2008-10-28 11:41:44 by matt d

Hi, can someone help me. I don't know how I should talk to my employer about this problem I am having. I know that this is a bit long, but please bear with me!

So, I'm deaf in my right ear. I have perfect hearing in my left ear, but sometimes if my environment gets too loud it can get tough to single out and hear things. Now then. I just started my new job working at Old Navy. We use your regular old walkie talkie's to communicate (not the ones that go in your ear, but the big bulky ones you can clip to your pants and stuff.) Sometimes, if we are really busy, it can be tough to hear the walkie talkie if it goes off. Usually things are fine, because I am only scheduled to be in the fitting room or on the floor straightening clothes. So usually, there isn't really much walkie talkie business going on that involves me.

But, last time they made me a back up cashier. If the regular cashier had a long line, I was called up from straightening clothes on the floor to work the register and help get the line down. Well, a couple of times I didn't hear the walkie talkie! We were busy, and people around me were loud, and I just didn't hear it. I don't want to get in trouble, and I don't want to seem like I am slacking off! I am a really hard worker, and I have no problem being a back up cashier or doing anything with a walkie talkie. But I feel that I need to let my managers know about this.

So, How can I talk to my manager about this issue? What can I say? Can they fire me for being hearing impaired? Thanks!
To rwa000: Yes, there was something on the application. But I didn't know that walkie talkies would be involved at the time. I can hear okay when doing other things: main cashier (not having to listen to a walkie talkie), clothes straightener, and fitting room clerk. Currently, I don't have any disability that will heed me from doing those functions. The walkie talkie part, yes, I do have a disability with that. On the application, I didn't assumed that I would only be doing those things, and so that is why I didn't put it down.

Thanks everyone for your answers so far!
Ack...spelling errors on that last sentence, sorry :-/

*I meant to say, "I assumed that I would only be doing those main things, and so that is why I didn't put it down." I had no idea about the walkie talkies, because they don't mention them on the job description or application.

communication is a wonderful tool .....................when used!

talk to your manager and say just what you wrote here. they are not going to fire you and will be glad that you were proactive and want to solve the issue before it is a problem. good luck and do not worry just talk to them.

2008-09-25 14:58:51 by SSJ

What is the best brand of 2 way radio/walkie talkies for professional use? They need to have a strong enough signal to communicate via a basment/parking garage storage area to a ground floor business.

Thanks for your suggestions.

If you are only going up one level, you shouldn't have much trouble with any commercial radio. Bear in mind, a commercial radio license and frequency coordination are required before you get on the air.

2007-11-12 14:51:17 by wine&foodcat