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Renting Walkie Talkies for Nationwide and Local Events

It’s important for staff to be able to communicate during events, festivals, and parades. Summer is coming and having two-way radios to communicate with your team can help things go smoother and get done quicker. We will work with you to provide the equipment you need to ensure your team stays connected and on the same page. Large or small, your job is important to us.

We are located in Denver but have provided thousands of rentals to customers around the United States since 1989. We have served small local operations such as churches and parades and larger events like the Super Bowl and Color Run to name a few. When it comes to team communication and making your operations team efficient, two-way radios can greatly enhance your operations.

We ensure that your equipment is on time and ready to use, and our staff will give you guidance as to what radios and equipment would be best for your event. If you already have an idea of what you are needing, we can assist you with filling that order as well.

In addition to radios, we can set you up with surveillance kits, speaker mics, gang chargers, and other two-way radio equipment that will equip your staff for any type of environment.

We pride ourselves in quality customer service and can even deliver the radios to you in person if you are located throughout Denver, and surrounding cities. If you are out of state, we can ship the equipment securely to your location and ensure that the radios and accessories are ready for your event.

Our Radio Resource team would love to assist you with your event!

For more information you can call us at 303-987-1545, or feel free to visit us at

https://www.radioresource.com/contact-us.htm

Are you looking to expand two-way radio coverage within your building?

Look no further than the Motorola SLR 5700 repeater. This repeater will give you reliable voice and data communication, helping your staff communicate in every corner of your operations. The SLR 5700 is the next generation of repeaters, and with its low power consumption is engineered for low cost of ownership. This durable repeater can operate as an analog, digital, or mixed

Kenwood NX-5000 Series

The Kenwood NX-5000 Series is setting a new standard in public safety, public, and commercial sectors. The NX-5700/5800/5900 encompasses the mobile radios in this Kenwood series. With this series, there is an option to create a variety of configurations and setups, utilizing up to 3 different RF decks if needed. These mobile radios allow for mixed digital and analog operation, accommodating use in mixed sights. The intelligent migration available with these mobiles is ideal for many different operations. This series from Kenwood supports 3 different CAI’s- NXDN, DMR and P25 (Phase 1 & 2). Having these features allows you to migrate to digital, or allow you to operate in both analog and digital for as long as needed.

The large-colored TFT display is ideal for any time of day, making it clear and easy to read for any user. The display shows a multi-line text that allows more information to be displayed at one time. Also, the front panel can be removed and used as a remote controller if needed.

This product, along with others from Kenwood posses renowned audio, and gives you clear communication even in noisy environments. The NX-5000 series has gone through a series of stringent tests, ensuring that this series is suitable for any operation

Other features include:

• P25 Conventional/Trunking (Phase 1/Phase 2)
• Gen2 & NXDN® Conventional/Type-C Trunking Protocol
• DMR Tier 2 Conventional
• Multi-Digital+FM Analog Operation
• FM Analog Conventional & LTR Zones
• Color 2.55" (154 x 422 pixel) TFT Display
• Color GUI and Multi-line Text Display
• 4 W/4 Ω; 3 W/4 Ω for the Remote Control Head
• 6 Front PF keys & 4 Up / Down Selectors
• Emergency Button
• MDC-1200
• FleetSync®/II
• Maximum of 4,000 CH/Radio capacity, 512 CH/Zone, 128 Zones

To get more information on the NX-5000 series, contact us at https://www.radioresource.com/contact-us.htm

Sources: http://www.kenwood.com/usa/com/lmr/nx-5700_5800

In Building Solutions: Bi-Directional Amplifier & Distributed Antenna Systems

Radio Resource Inc. of Colorado can help engineer and design a custom solution for your facility. We offer custom Bi-Directional Amplifier (BDA) and Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) solutions to amplify and easily distribute RF signal throughout your building.

Systems like these require proper engineering design and analysis in order to function correctly and work specifically for your situation. Common applications we see these systems are, hospitals, underground structures, sports stadiums, shopping malls, and many others. We partner with many top manufacturers in the United States to increase the signal strength of your radio system. These products will not only enhance your operations, but it will improve safety of staff, customers, and tenants that use your facilities. We have years of experience in two-way radios, bi-directional amplifier, and distributed antenna systems. We serve clients nationwide and would love the opportunity to help you and your operations.

Investing in your building and infrastructure is important for the long-term health of any business and its employees. Make sure that your building is up to the fire departments requirements, and ensure your employees are working in a safer environment. 

To find out more about our different in building solutions, visit us at: https://www.radioresource.com/contact-us.htm

Motorola EVX-261

The Motorola EVX-261 is a 5-watt radio that is durable and can give you a great amount of coverage for a great value. This radio was recently rebranded on January 1^st, and still has the same specs and design as it did when it was branded as a Vertex EVX-261. This radio boasts superior audio output, while being able to operate in both digital and analog modes. Two-way radios are slowly shifting toward digital, and this could be the perfect radio to help make that transition smooth and easy. The ability to mix your fleet gives your team and your budget the flexibility of upgrading your radios.

The EVX-261 has features available such as Lone Worker and Emergency Alert that gives work teams peace of mind, knowing that there can be safety measures put in place for any type of job. Rated IP55, the EVX-261 is a reliable and durable radio that can enhance team communication in all types of environments. The EVX-261 has two programmable keys and the ability to have 16 channels. There are multiple scan options and many different functions that can take your team communication and team safety from good to great.

Motorola Solutions has been a trusted brand for team communication and operations for decades. If you are looking to enhance your team communication, or find out more about the Motorola EVX-261, visit:

https://www.radioresource.com/contact-us.htm

Take Advantage of Motorola Trade-in Offers

Are you looking to upgrade your two-way radio fleet in 2018? There is no better time for new radios, than at the start of a new year. If you are looking to enhance your work team productivity and increase team communication, now is the perfect time.

Motorola is offering a trade-in deal where you can save $1,250 when you purchase 10 or more XPR7000 or SL7000 radios and trade in 10 or more eligible units. The XPR7000 series radios are designed for customers who are looking for advanced features with integrated voice and data. These rugged and reliable radios are ideal for operations looking to boost the connectivity of their workers. The SL7000 series radios boast a sleek design and are easy to handle. These light and slim radios can give you better quality voice and greater range.  Motorola is also offering another trade-in deal where you can save $300 when you purchase a SLR5700 repeater and trade in a MTR2000 U2 repeater.

Upgrade your infrastructure and/or radios today, and see the benefit of MOTOTRBO. With the upgrade, you will have more ways to keep your team connected, and this will help you decrease down time and improve operational efficiency. Text messaging and GPS tracking are some of the many features that you will be able to enhance your team communications with.

To get more information about these limited time offers, please visit: https://www.radioresource.com/current-promotions.htm

Important Update for Vertex Standard & Motorola Radio Users

Starting this month, Vertex Standard and Motorola Solutions will join forces and unite under one brand, Motorola Solutions. With this merging comes some changes to the Vertex Standard Product Portfolio.

The following Vertex Standard model radios will be rebranded as Motorola Solutions commercial radios:

          - VX-260 Series

          - VX-450 Series

          - VX-2100 and VX-2200 mobiles

          - EVX-261 and EVX-S24

Along with the rebrand are some product cancellations. The following products will be cancelled and no longer offered.

          - EVX-531/534/539

          - VX-4500/4600, EVX-5300/5400

          - VX-4500/4600,EVX-5300/5400,VX-5500 UHF/VHF

          - EVX-Link

If you have any questions regarding this change, feel free to reach out to us at:

https://www.radioresource.com/contact-us.htm

How TDMA Digital Technology can Increase Efficiency and Save you Money 

 Shifting to digital radios can give you a much clearer path of communication, and it allows you to operate more efficiently. Not to mention, digital radio’s give you more features, and enhances team communication. One type of digital technology is TDMA.

TDMA stands for, “Time Division Multiple Access” and it allows multiple conversations to share the same radio channel. This digital technology doubles the performance of your repeater and allows more conversations to take place. Essentially TDMA doubles the voice capacity of your repeater without needing to makes changes to your FCC license. Also, the second slot can be used for transmitting data such as text messages or location. TDMA allows you to support more users per site and allows conversations to have clearer digital voice.

Using TDMA is also more cost-effective for your radios and equipment. TDMA digital technology essentially cuts your equipment costs because you can have a greater amount of talk paths with fewer repeaters. Your repeaters will be used more efficiently and effectively, and one digital repeater using TDMA can replace two analog repeaters. There is no need to combine equipment or buy extra repeaters to have an extra repeater slot. TDMA can also save battery power because it requires only half of the transmitting power. By cutting the transmitting power in half, it enables up to 40% reduction in battery drain. This will cause your radios to operate more efficiently

Motorola Solutions believes that TDMA is the most effective form of digital technology and most efficient for business solutions. The slow shift from analog to digital two-way radios is here to stay. See how TDMA and going digital can enhance your business communications.

To speak to a representative today about TDMA and two-way radios: click here

IP Site Connect-Connecting Your Team Without Constraints

Imagine using two-way radios to talk to one of your job sites in another city, or another building across the world. MOTOTRBO IP Site Connect allows you to extend the reach of your two-way radio system and connect up to 15 different sites, with up to 200 users per site, regardless of where they are located.

IP Site Connect allows you to connect multiple repeaters over an IP network to extend your coverage. IP site connect can be perfect for school districts that have buses dispersed around the city, or manufacturers looking to communicate between different facilities that are miles apart. For example, if your manufacturing plant is located in Denver, you can communicate real time with your engineers and distribution warehouses in other countries! If one of your locations is running in VHF and the other in UHF, IP Site Connect is able to connect these two different sites so they can talk to each other.

The IP network gives you areawide coverage and can link geographically dispersed locations. Features like GPS, text messaging, and work order tickets can make your team more efficient and keep you better connected. No matter how dispersed your different facilities and sites are, you can stay connected. IP Site Connect enhances coverage throughout your property. Drop-out spots are greatly decreased, regardless if you are in a metal structure or a concrete building. This system from MOTOTRBO system allows your operations to run smoothly regardless of location.

IP site connect is currently helping many different industries communicate efficiently and stay connected regardless of location.

See how IP Site Connect can enhance you and your team:

https://www.radioresource.com/motorola/mototrbo/ip-site-connect.htm

To get more information or request a quote, click here

Increase Efficiency and Reduce Costs in the Construction Industry

Construction companies are constantly looking for ways to compete and get an edge over their competition. In today's economy, customers are continually demanding lower prices and want projects done quicker. In order to stay competitive, contractors should look to cut down time on their project and increase the effectiveness of their workers.

In order to cut costs, construction companies must maximize their efficiency when working on a project. Team communication is a large part of getting any project done in a timely and organized matter. This is where two-way radio communication comes in. Seamless communication between different workers at a job site can help operations run smoothly and keep your team safer. Whether your company is in charge of building homes or bridges, Motorola solutions has many radio and radio accessory options to keep your team connected.

Workers can instantly connect with their PTT button and find out what they are supposed to be doing next, or communicate with team members throughout their day in regards to the scope of the project. Motorola has a selection of rugged, reliable, and effective radios that can be a great option for you and your team. Many of these radios can withstand extreme temperatures and the roughness of being in the field. To see which radio may be right for you, make sure to look at its IP Rating. This will help guide you in choosing a radio that is right for the conditions that you are exposing them to.

Radios like the CP200D, or the XPR3300 are two of the many radios that can be great options for your construction site.

We would love to assist you and choosing the right two-way radios for your company.

Contact us today at: https://www.radioresource.com/contact-us.htm

Source: https://www.radioresource.com/downloads/motorola/application_brief/construction_twoway_radio.pdf