Hello all,
I've been toying with an idea for a while and I wanted to see whether you guys think it would sink or swim.
The idea is to take a Motorola-style handheld radio (same look, feel, ruggedness and push button operation) but make it transmit over the mobile phone network instead of the radio waves.
This means you would get almost unlimited range across town (or further), but also saturation coverage inside buildings and built up areas. It would work exactly the same as any normal radio - but with the coverage of a cellphone.
So let's say you are on CP duty; you could have radio comms between all the team including the BGs, cars, residence and even a central control - and it would be encrypted. Or if you do security mobile patrols or keyholding, you could always be in touch with control via radio no matter where you went. If you were on surveillance, you wouldn't need to worry about losing touch with the rest of the team if your target jumps in a car.
Any situation where you need communication over more than half a mile or so. In some ways it's like the Government Airwave service, but open to everyone.
I would sell the radios for around the same price as a digital radio (£350 - £400), plus a monthly subscription that gave unlimited voice communication. There would also be professional audio accessories like the clear tubes, three-wire kits, etc.
The technology is there to build this, but I wanted to see what you think before I spend any more time on this.
Thanks.
John
I've been toying with an idea for a while and I wanted to see whether you guys think it would sink or swim.
The idea is to take a Motorola-style handheld radio (same look, feel, ruggedness and push button operation) but make it transmit over the mobile phone network instead of the radio waves.
This means you would get almost unlimited range across town (or further), but also saturation coverage inside buildings and built up areas. It would work exactly the same as any normal radio - but with the coverage of a cellphone.
So let's say you are on CP duty; you could have radio comms between all the team including the BGs, cars, residence and even a central control - and it would be encrypted. Or if you do security mobile patrols or keyholding, you could always be in touch with control via radio no matter where you went. If you were on surveillance, you wouldn't need to worry about losing touch with the rest of the team if your target jumps in a car.
Any situation where you need communication over more than half a mile or so. In some ways it's like the Government Airwave service, but open to everyone.
I would sell the radios for around the same price as a digital radio (£350 - £400), plus a monthly subscription that gave unlimited voice communication. There would also be professional audio accessories like the clear tubes, three-wire kits, etc.
The technology is there to build this, but I wanted to see what you think before I spend any more time on this.
Thanks.
John