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Technology for the Great Outdoors

(Newstream) -- Whether you're hiking, fishing, hunting or camping, two-way radio communication in the great outdoors can make it safer and more fun to explore the wilderness. Some of the newest two-way radios can communicate up to five miles, while others act as a portable compass, weather watcher and much more.


Two-way radio communication in the great outdoors can make it safer and more fun to explore the wilderness.


Fishing fanatic Greg Settler has a sixth sense for where the fish are biting. With local knowledge from fellow fishing buddies and instant communication with two-way radios, those fish don't have a chance.

"You can talk to your friends, find out where the fish are biting and see what's going on," says Settler. "The bay is a big place and they could be anywhere."

On Barnegat Bay, just off Long Beach Island on the Jersey Shore, two-way radios provide quick and easy communication. Some of these new radios can even reach up to five miles -- just about the area these anglers will cover in pursuit of the big fish.

"A two-way radio is good for remote areas because it doesn't depend on any carrier or network or service provider to work," says Stuart Jackson of Motorola. "Two two-way radios free you up to communicate wherever you want to go."

Weather is a big concern for outdoor enthusiasts. A big storm could blow onto this bay in minutes, and these two-way radios are equipped with handy weather alerts and many other features.

"A lot of times they incorporate features an outdoor enthusiast might want to use -- an altimeter, barometer, clock, compass, thermometer -- and putting all these features into one radio allows the enthusiast to leave a lot of other gear at home," says Jackson.

Two-way radios provide a layer of safety. If you're lost in the woods, or your boat runs aground or someone gets hurt -- with a two-way radio, help is never far away.

 

 

 

 

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