How to choose radio for mountains?
When it comes to communication, the first thing that comes to mind are devices like smartphones. But many outdoor activities may exceed the coverage area of mobile phone signals, so mobile phones will not work. It is a good choice to use walkie-talkies. For example, one of our customer said“I’m looking for a business radio solution using a portable repeater. The jobsite is a mountainous logging operation.” This blog introduces how to choose walkie-talkie in mountainous areas.
1.Sturdiness and durability
Considering that the weather can change at any time in an outdoor environment, it’s good to have a radio that can withstand these changes and still function even if dropped. The design of Retevis RT29 meets the military level can anti-fall, dustproof and waterproof,never waste your money. Rugged walkie talkies features extremely strong obstacle penetration ensuring you have long distance talk.
2.Long range
The range isn’t that much of an issue when it comes to outdoors since walkie-talkies are designed to function in a clear and open space. Mountains may also have several obstructions like trees, for instance, so having more range is essential. Retevis RT29 is long range high power radio. It has UHF and VHF version. You can choose the corresponding version according to your usage environment.
UHF: 400-480MHz frequency band.
UHF frequency band has a better penetration ability, it’s more suitable to use in the surroundings that has more barriers, like inside the city, inside the building, inside the rolling mountains, noisy neighborhood, etc.
VHF: 136-174MHz frequency band.
VHF frequency band has a better diffraction ability, it’s more suitable to use in the surroundings that has less barriers, like in the farm, on the sea, on the beach, on the island, anyway, in a “open” site that has very few barriers, VHF is more suitable.
3.Battery Life
Battery life is also a priority when we talk about outdoor use. At the very least you have to buy a radio that lasts 10 hours or more. RT29 come with a 3200mAh high capacity battery, which supports over 12 hours of use and more than 250 hours of standby time. You don’t have to worry about interrupting during use.
4.Emergency Alarm
Emergency SOS alarm will provide you with a great help when you are in emergency condition. RT29 has the Emergency Alarm function. If you encounter an emergency, you can ask your friends for help in time. Press the alarm button, and the radio will emit alarm sound or give alarm to other walkie-talkies with maximum sound.
If you have any questions or interests in the retevis RT29 radios, please feel free to contact laura@retevis.com,thanks.
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