[ICOM] Emergency radio ICOM

Wed Oct 27 08:10:13 EDT 2010

(I am assuming you are in the US.  If not, the licensing/legality of this may be different in your country)

You will need to get the non-Amateur versions of these radios no matter what brand you get (unless everyone who will use them is a licensed Amateur radio operator).  Motorola, Kenwood, Icom all have commercial/business models.  Check FCC licensing requirements too.  You may need a license for their use unless your company already has a license for security, truck dispatching, etc. 

If the radios will be placed in a ER kit and then that kit is placed in a closet, then battery storage will become and issue. Radios that can use regular AA lithium batteries (Shelf life of 10 years I think) would be needed. 

You mention "underground rooms" - that will be a problem too.  Depending on distance, wall thickness, etc you may have a hard time with any type of hand held radio.

You best best is to go to a 2-way radio shop that specializes in that - unfortunately they won't be cheap.

There are options out there, you just need to weigh in all your factors - Battery Storage, capability to penetrate walls, etc.

Good luck

Walt

-----Original Message-----
>From: Anna ostensson <annamajken at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Oct 27, 2010 7:28 AM
>To: icom at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [ICOM] Emergency radio ICOM
>
>
>Hi!
> 
>The Safety department at my company has asked me to buy four radios (i.e. walkie talkies) to put in an Emergency Response kit. I've been looking around and ICOM seems like the best options.
>But I'm still a bit lost. I need 4 "walkie talkies" that could be used in case of fire, explosion or any other big emergency. The biggest problem is that they have to work the facilitie's underground rooms..
>What should I buy...? Hopefully we will never need to use them so they shouldn't be the most expensive one available on the market but they still have to work well if anything happens... 
> 
>Thanks in advance!
> 
>Anna  		 	   		  
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