Antennas 101 A critical yet sometimes overlooked accessory in two-way radios and two-way radio systems are antennas. There are a wide variety of antenna types designed to provide various levels of coverage (how far the RF signal will receive or propagate), gain (expressed in dB), frequency band (ranging [...]
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A Guide To Allcan's Most Popular Connectors & Adapters Regardless of your application, a flawed coaxial connection can have crippling effects on the performance of your digital and wireless communications. At Allcan Distributors, we pride ourselves in our customer service and the ability [...]
Staying Discreetly Connected In The Hospitality Sector As we gain control of COVID-19 and the hospitality industry slowly opens up, it is a great time to verify that the proper communication tools are in place for optimal operational efficiency. In hotels, communication requirements vary widely depending on [...]
UHF vs VHF: How To Decide What Is Right For you For individuals who do not have a lot of experience working with two-way radios, it can be pretty easy to confuse frequency requirements during the purchase phase. One of the key questions to address when navigating [...]
6 Reasons Two-Way Radios Have Remained Relevant You might be curious as to why two-way radio is still relevant. We encounter people on a daily basis who are curious as to why anyone would want to use what is essentially 80 year old LMR technology in [...]
Service Tools for Two Way Radios When it comes to two-way radio shops there are numerous tools available that can help enhance customer service. These tools give the ability to test and trouble shoot radio equipment (both for end-user gear and infrastructure equipment), and design two-way radio [...]
How to Keep Your Communication Devices and Accessories Clean During the COVID-19 Pandemic As the Coronavirus Pandemic continues across Canada, properly disinfecting your devices is critical to slowing the spread of the infection.Often times, the people utilizing two-way radios, PTTOC devices, and various accessories are on the [...]
Let me introduce you to DMR Digital Mobile Radio, often referred to as DMR an international digital radio standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). What makes DMR stand out from some of the other digital modes is that it utilizes TDMA (Time-Division Multiple Access) [...]
How Lightning Events Interfere With Communications What is a Lightning Event? A lightning "event" is an occasion where lightning affects communications equipment, either through a direct strike to the equipment, or as a side effect of an indirect strike. They can cause [...]
