Two-way radios for farms and agribusiness

Distance is the problem, and the solution is well known

A handheld radio covers the area around the main buildings and shed. To cover an entire property, the answer is repeater: installed at a high point, it receives and retransmits, multiplying the range of all devices at the same time.

For those spending the day in a vehicle (tractor, harvester, patrol pickup, supply truck), the mobile radio installed in the cab has more power than a handheld and an external antenna, which makes a real difference to range.

Where radios change everyday farm work

Harvesting. Coordinating machinery, grain carts and trucks determines whether harvesting progresses or waits. Every minute of idle machinery is costly. Field maintenance: A machine breaks down far from the main buildings: describing the problem over the radio gets the right part on its way and avoids a second trip. Safety for lone workers: Workers in distant plots, pesticide application, animal handling: situations where being out of contact is a real risk. Patrols and gate staff: Large properties have access control and perimeter patrols.

What usually matters when choosing

Actual, measured range. Range depends on the terrain, not the catalog. Hills, valleys and woodland block the signal. Assess the property before deciding how many repeaters are needed. Antenna and high location: Half the result of a rural system depends on the antenna and its installation height. Power: A repeater at a remote point needs reliable power: mains, generator or solar. Address this in the project, not afterward. Durability and sealing: Harvest dust and rain are constant.

Rent or buy?

Purchasing, because the need is permanent and the system is installed. Rental makes sense for seasonal work, outsourced harvesting and construction on the property. ABC offers rental of the models DEP250 and BP516.

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