Tip 35: Ask For Analytics Reports

  • Just like you review other operational areas after your event, it’s also important for you to review your communications as well. For larger events, ask your vendor if they can provide analytics reports after your event. These reports can tell you exactly how your radios performed prior to and during your event. Included in these reports are things like traffic per channel (PTTs), average length of transmissions, system overload such as busy or not able to access channels or talk groups. This type of data is useful for your event next year in identifying areas that can or need to be addressed such as system capacity.

Tip 36: Clean Your Radio Equipment Properly

  • It’s really important after an event that you or your communications vendor cleans the equipment properly to ensure that the equipment remains in good working order. This includes wiping down the radios and removing any prior labeling. To clean the grooves of the radio, we recommend using a small air compressor to remove dirt.

Tip 37: Recondition Your Batteries

  • Overtime, the ability of your batteries to hold a charge will degrade. The process of reconditioning can help maintain the life of your batteries for a longer period of time.

  • The life of your battery can determine how long your radio will remain powered during an event without needing to swap batteries. A good standard to have is 80% of original life.

Tip 38 : Clean Your Accessories

  • Just like radio equipment, accessories need to be cleaned and in some cases replaced as well. It’s important that you clean out the grooves of speaker mics and get any gunk of the equipment that could potentially damage the pieces.

  • A really great way to do this is by using an air compressor.

  • If you’re using an outside vendor, make sure that the equipment your getting has been cleaned recently. You definitely don’t want to be sharing unsanitized surveillance or headset pieces!