A wireless call box can be used for any application where you need an an outdoor communication device that people can use to contact you on your wireless intercom or two way radio. These callboxes have a range that’s measured in miles, not feet so they can be a long distance away from you.

One version of these callboxes can sound and send recorded voice messages. These pre-recorded voice messages notify other intercoms and two-way radios when specific events occur. These voice messages are recorded and stored on the callbox, and automatically played back when the associated event occurs.

There can be a total of 5 event messages as follows:

• Greeting Message: This message plays when a user presses the Talk button on the Callbox. You can use it to record instructions for the user to follow such as “Welcome to our facility. An attendant will be with you shortly.“
• Identification (ID) Message: The ID message is transmitted automatically when the Talk button is first pressed.  This message identifies which Callbox has been activated. A typical message might be, “South delivery entrance” or “Main Gate.” The message will be retransmitted every time the Callbox is pressed until it is answered. If the Greeting Message is used, the ID message is transmitted after the greeting is played. The ID message can be periodically until the Callbox is answered. It is also sent ahead ahead of a Sensor Detect or Low Battery/Power Fail messages.
• Low Battery/Power Fail Message: This message is automatically transmitted when low voltage is detected on the Callbox. The message may say something like “Power failure” or “Low Battery.” The ID Message is sent immediately before this message.
• Sensor Detect On Message: This message is automatically transmitted when a switch attached to the Sensor Input is closed. A typical message may be something like, “Door opened,” “Motion detected,” or “Vehicle present.” The ID Message is sent immediately before this message. A typical message may be something like, “Main Gate,” Vehicle present.“
• Sensor Detect Off Message: This message is automatically transmitted when a switch attached to the Sensor Input is opened. A typical message may be something like, “Door opened,” “Motion detected,” or “Vehicle present.” The ID Message is sent immediately before this message.

Click on the link in the first paragraph to learn more about how a wireless callbox can help you. You can also visit www.IntercomsOnline.com to see these wireless call boxes.

No matter what industry you are in the American Disabilities Act (ADA) likely has some impact on your business. Accessibility by wheelchairs is one of the more common modifications made.

If you have a business that has two public entrances, in most cases, only one must be accessible. When one entrance is not accessible and another entrance is accessible, a sign must provide direction to the accessible entrance. The alternative entrance must be open during store hours.

If the alternative accessible entrance remains locked due to security concerns, you must provide an accessible way for notifying staff to open the door. A wireless callbox provides a good way to alert staff provided it is located on an accessible route and mounted at an accessible height (generally not more than 48 inches above ground).

To assist businesses with complying with the ADA, Section 44 of the IRS Code allows a tax credit for small businesses and Section 190 of the IRS Code allows a tax deduction for all businesses. The tax credit is available to businesses that have total revenues of $1,000,000 or less in the previous tax year or 30 or fewer full-time employees. This credit can cover 50% of the eligible access expenditures in a year up to $10,250 (maximum credit of $5000). The tax credit can be used to offset the cost of undertaking barrier removal and alterations to improve accessibility; providing accessible formats such as Braille, large print and audio tape; making available a sign language interpreter or a reader for customers or employees, and for purchasing certain adaptive equipment. The tax deduction is available to all businesses with a maximum deduction of $15,000 per year. The tax deduction can be claimed for expenses incurred in barrier removal and alterations.

Purchasing wireless callbox equipment could be tax deductible, but you will want to seek advice from a tax accountant on this.

The MURS Callbox XT Outdoor Intercom is a good choice for this application since it does not require getting an FCC license and it can communicate directly with two way radios or base station intercoms.

A business needs a safety plan and part of that plan is the office building evacuation plan. If a fire, bomb threat, chemical spill, or some natural disaster occurs that requires everyone to get out of the building, then each person should go to an external checkpoint where a safety coordinator can log that person’s safe arrival.

In the chaos that occurs during an evacuation, there needs to be a way for the safety coordinators to let appropriate personnel know if a person is missing.

The MURS Callbox XT Outdoor Intercom is the perfect device for this application. The Callbox enables the coordinators to press a button to instantly notify security personnel who are carrying two-way radios that receive calls from the Callboxes. Unlike using cell phones for this application, there is no delay in dialing, no worry about finding the phone number to call, or no worry about not having a cell phone at all.

You could also install a wireless PA system at each external checkpoint so security personnel can make announcements to each group.

Especially for a large campus environment implementing a system like this is the best way to ensure that everyone gets out of the building safely. But no matter what the size of the company, effective communication during an emergency is key to saving lives.

The quicker security personnel on a college campus can be notified of a crime in progress or of some other dangerous situation, the faster they can get the necessary help. Minutes can make a huge difference.

Most students and faculty carry cell phones so they can call in an emergency, but the problem with this is that they have to know what number to call and it can take 30 seconds or more for them to dial the call and have the call connect to someone.

Installing wireless callbox systems in areas around the campus lets students and faculty quickly request a late-night escort or notify security personnel of a crime in progress so they can call authorities.

With a wireless callbox a student or faculty member simply presses a button and starts talking. In emergency situations this speed could be critical.

These wireless callboxes are easily integrated with existing campus two-way radios and there is no big installation cost.

These callboxes can also be used in conjunction with a wireless PA system to campus security personnel can instantly notify students of a danger.