What applications/businesses/environments are suited to the use of analogue two way radio?

There are some customers out there that want a high capacity, multi-site, Tier III digital system from Icom with all the features possible, but at the other end of the spectrum there are still a lot of users that just want a push to talk system and there are still some manufacturers out there that can cater for this simple and cheaper alternative.

If you were operating over a large distance, by its very nature, analogue two way radio will degrade over distance but you will still hear it. Digital two way radio will just cut out when it has reached the limit of its distance which is a very important issue if your comms are critical. Obviously, listening to the end users requirements and carrying out site an in -depth site survey, with both technologies will allow the Icom Authorised Dealer to provide an informed product recommendation.

If you are operating in a rural area and you have a lot of fields, trees, woodland, the digital CODAC might decide that the signal strength isn’t strong enough so the communication simply drops off. Analogue may be scratchy and noisy, but the audio will still come through and you will still be able to communicate with the person at the other end.

To read more about analogue two way radio, click on our article Some say Analogue two way business radio is dead…it isn’t!

27/04/2016