Quick answer: The right radio set-up for a security team depends on how far apart your sites are. For sites close together, digital VHF or UHF radios with a repeater and a base radio in the control room keep everyone on one channel. For sites in different towns, SIM-card radios let guards at every site stay on one group over the mobile network. Many security companies combine both.
Matching radios to your sites
- One site, or sites close together: handheld radios for guards, a base radio in the control room and mobile radios in patrol vehicles, with a repeater if coverage needs it. See fixing weak coverage and dead zones.
- Sites far apart: SIM-card radios work wherever there is mobile data, so one control room can reach guards at every site.
- A mix: two-way radios on each site, with SIM-card radios for patrol vehicles and supervisors who move between sites.
What to look for
- A rugged build and a battery that lasts a full shift.
- An emergency button, and lone-worker or man-down alerts, on models that offer them.
- GPS location on models that support it.
- Discreet accessories for guards, such as earpieces and speaker microphones.
- Digital mode for clearer audio and call privacy. See digital vs analogue radios.
Body cameras
SATLEC also supplies body cameras, including the Hytera Smart SC580 and the Hytera Smart GC550.
Next step
Browse our security two-way radios or request a quotation. SATLEC is based in Krugersdorp, Gauteng. Call 011 660 2237 or email sales@satlectwowayradios.co.za.
