A door intercom is can be used by a gate or exterior door to greet your visitors. When they press button on the door intercom it sounds an alert on an inside station. The person inside can then press a button to respond. There are two primary types of door intercoms, wired and wireless. If you have a new building under construction, then a wired system would probably be best. There is no better time to install wiring than before the drywall goes up. If you install CAT-5 wiring you can use the Read more [...]

A Wireless PA System is used applications where it would simply be too costly or even impossible to run wires for a conventional PA system. A wireless PA system consists of a wireless receiver box connected to a horn PA speaker via a cable, and then some sort of wireless transmitting device, which could be a two-way radio or base-station intercom. Someone who wants to make a page to the wireless PA system just has to set the transmitter to the same channel as the wireless PA and then press the Read more [...]

A 2-way Industrial Intercom could either be wired or wireless. With the high cost of running wires most most businesses are looking for wireless options. At IntercomsOnline.com we sell mostly wireless systems, but we are distributors for most types of wired intercom systems. Since putting these systems together can be complex, we need to custom develop the system for each business. Since a wired system can be so complex, that's why most businesses choose to go with a wireless system. A wireless Read more [...]

A building to building intercom system poses several challenges. For a wired system there's the obstacles between the buildings. Usually there is a paved parking lot or city street between buildings. If you've ever gotten a quote to have someone come and trench across a parking lot to run a cable, and then repair that parking lot afterwards, you know that the expense can be astronomical. If you have a public street between buildings, now you not only have the huge expense, but also the red tape Read more [...]

We quite often get requests for a wireless video intercom system. People want to be able to place a camera/intercom at their front door or gate and then have a monitor inside the house or business. At www.IntercomsOnline.com we do carry one wireless video solution. The Portable Handheld Wireless Video Intercom enables you to place an outdoor camera at the front door or gate so you can see who is there and talk to them as well. This system also lets you capture video snapshots so you can have Read more [...]

A long range wireless PA system is used where a wired system would simply be too expensive. The PA system consists of wireless receiver that is attached to a horn PA speaker. A transmitter in the form of a portable 2-way radio, mobile radio or base station intercom is used to send live voice messages directly to the PA speaker from up to 2 miles away. An external antenna can be added to increase range. The wireless PA does need a 110volt power source, however there is a rechargeable battery Read more [...]

A motorcycle intercom system turns a solitary riding experience into a shared experience. If you’re riding with a passenger or another biker, having an intercom mounted in your helmet eliminates trying to shout to communicate. There are lots of motorcycle intercom systems to choose from so it's hard to decide how to choose the right one for you. These intercoms have to work in an extremely difficult environment so choosing the right one for your riding style is important. There's Read more [...]

Child care centers have to meet state care regulations, which of course can be quite stringent. One of the requirements is often to have some form of communication system out on the playground. An outdoor wireless intercom can meet this requirement. We had a childcare center in New Mexico meet this requirement with our MURS wireless intercom system. They placed our MURS Outdoor Callbox Wireless Intercom on the playground. Then inside they place a combination of MURS Commercial Intercoms and Read more [...]

One application we get requests for is a wireless intercom that can be heard in noisy environments. Usually one intercom is in a quiet office environment and the other in a garage or workshop where loud engines or machinery is being used. The person in the noisy environment can't hear someone calling them on the intercom. We have a couple of ways we handle this application. Both applications require installing a wireless intercom on both the quiet and noisy sides. In really noisy environments Read more [...]

Wireless Commercial Intercom Systems are usually used by businesses because they don't want the expense of running wires. Wireless intercoms also have the advantage of portability and mobility. You can get base station units that plug into AC and communicate over the airwaves, but they can easily be unplugged and moved to another location. You can add a handheld two-way radio to this same system and people moving about the building can keep in touch with those base stations. These systems are Read more [...]