Several times we have had people contact us for an intercom system they could
use as an elevator call system. These are mostly construction projects that have
an elevator operator for a manually controlled elevator. They want an intercom
system that can be used to call the elevator operator from any floor.

We have tried the WireFree Outdoor Intercoms in this application, but they don’t
usually penetrate the concrete that’s around an elevator shaft. The MURS 4-mile
Range Intercom would have the range needed but it’s not battery powered, which
is a requirement. Plus it doesn’t wall mount.

What can be used is the MURS Outdoor Customer Service Callbox . This Callbox is normally used in stores so a customer can call for assistance. When its button is pushed, it sends out a prerecorded message to a handheld two-way radio. You can program the recorded message yourself. So each floor would have a message something like: “Floor 3″.

When someone presses the button, a light on the unit lights to indicate the message has been sent. The elevator operator then goes to that floor and hits a reset button on the bottom of the unit to turn the light off.

These Callboxes are battery powered and the batteries last up to a year so this can be the perfect solution to this problem.