I am working as a IT contractor which does PC replacements on hospitals (replacing out-of-warranty old PCs to new PCs on regular basis) and i am looking into a low-cost 2-way FRS radio solution, as my team members will need to report to on-site superiors in-case of on-site issues, which currently we can only do so with via mobile phone sms/calls, any recommendations ? will these FRS radios will have range issues within hospital environment (such as hospital equipments interference,high floors-includes multiple basement floors and as high as 8-9 floors)
would prefer models that supports usb charging and headphone jacks,and uses AA batteries if usb charging is not available.thank you
With FRS though the range is just not going to be very good. They are UHF and will do ok in a building, but on the FRS channels there is not much power. We recommend eventually getting a business license and upgrading to something like: http://www.buytwowayradios.com/products/icom/ic-f4011-41.aspx
I hope you checked with the communications manager of the hospital. Some hospitals use wireless communications for their heart patients in ICU. I have seen a lot of them in the 460-470 MHz range, real close to FRS. If you interfere with their telemetry equipment they will not be pleased.
