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Walkie Talkie Hire Centre - Hire Walkie Talkies from only £7 + VAT per
week
What Hire Walkie Talkie Radios & Accessories Do I Need?
We hire out two different types of walkie-talkie radio. Which type you need
depends on your event, the range that you need etc.
The
first thing to realise is that for many uses where the distances
involved are smaller (less than half a mile, or within a venue with
only a few rooms) it won't actually make any difference which model you
hire - both will work fine.
However there are performance differences between the different models of radio, so:
VHF walkie-talkie radios for the best outdoor range
If your event or application for the walkie-talkies involves bigger
distances and is outdoors or mainly outdoors (including temporary or
lightweight structures such as marquees, wooden buildings, shelters
etc, then you should hire the Kirisun VHF PT2208 16-channel professional walkie-talkie. This is an extremely rugged,
simple to use radio very similar to the Motorola GP300, GP320 and
GP340, or the Kenwood 3201 / 3202 or Maxon SL55 or SL100. VHF gives the
longest range out of doors.
UHF walkie-talkie radios for best signal penetration within larger buildings
If your event or application is within a larger building or buildings, then consider hiring the new Kirisun
PT5200 UHF 4W 16-channel professional walkie-talkie. These
walkie-talkies are light and compact. UHF signals work better inside
and amongst big buildings.Click
here for a full printable list of our two-way radio equipment
for hire (PDF file).
How Many Walkie Talkies Will You Need?
You need to work out how many walkie-talkie radios you need for
all of your users. If organising an outdoor event, you need to work out
which of your stewards / security people / staff etc will require their
own radio. It is worth making sure that you have a few more than you
definitely need - once your event starts, you may well find that more
people need a walkie-talkie than you initially planned for.
How Long Does the
Walkie Talkie Battery Last?
Our walkie-talkie radio batteries will last for around 15-25 hours on one
fully-charged battery. The exact battery life will depend on how much
transmitting each radio does - it is transmitting that uses the most
battery power. Recharging takes no more than 1-3 hours. We can provide spare battery packs
walkie-talkies we can provide spare battery packs if
required, for a small extra charge.
Will You Need
Earpiece / Microphones, speaker/mics or headsets?
Depending on your use for the walkie-talkie radios, you may find it
useful to hire earpiece / microphones,
speaker/microphones or headsets to go with your walkie-talkies.
If the radios are to be used in a noisy environment - for example where
loud amplified music is being played - the user may not hear radio
messages, especially if their walkie-talkie is on their belt or in
their pocket. Or they may want to be able to leave the radio attached
to their belt and be able to speak into a lapel-worn speaker/microphone
or hands-free headset.
Wearing the earpiece/microphone avoids the possibility of important
radio messages going unheard because of high ambient noise
levels.
Also, for some applications, where privacy may be important, having
your walkie-talkie radio users wearing earpieces prevents people standing near a
radio user from hearing what is being said over the radio. This can be
useful in security work - for example to avoid causing panic, or
alerting someone to the fact that they are being discussed on the
radio.
For our Kirisun
walkie-talkies we can also rent out speaker/microphones, leather carry cases with neck straps, headsets of
various types etc.
How Many Chargers
Will You Need?
We have enough chargers for one per walkie-talkie radio hired, but
often users do not need this many. If your use for the radios
only
lasts for one day, you almost certainly will not need one charger per
radio. Let us know when arranging your hire how many of the chargers
you want. For the Kirisun and Motorola radios we have six slot multi-charger
units so that you do not need to provide dozens of mains sockets to charge your hired walkie-talkies.. How to Book Walkie Talkie Hire With Us
If you want to hire some walkie-talkies from us, or if you want to talk
to us about what you need, please call us on 020 7328 9792 or email us.
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