How-To-Radio: Preventative Maintenance

Preventative maintenance checks are regular inspections that operate in the same way that you would service your car. If you don't service your car regularly, you may be completely unaware of issues that are causing you trouble on a day to day basis. 

The same thing can happen to your two-way radio system, think of them as a WOF for your communications system. Through these checks, we can ensure that nothing is getting in the way of communication in your workplace. As many industries have seasonal fluctuations, scheduling preventative maintenance checks before peak times can ensure that your day to day operations can continue without interruption. 

You would be amazed at some of the faults that we find. One driver logged a fault that his radio wasn’t going – the simple answer was that the aerial was nowhere to be found. Recently we carried out a radio audit and maintenance check for a new customer and found that the radio configuration had been slightly out for years. This meant their coverage was greatly reduced, all it took was a simple fix to get a very happy customer; but without getting it checked, the problem may have continued unnoticed.

During our preventative maintenance checks, our technicians will physically inspect the equipment, remove any dust or foreign material from the radios as well as to measure, test, align and tune antennas. They will also ensure that the frequencies your radios are transferring and receiving on are correct, evaluate battery condition and service life as well as upgrade to the most current firmware if necessary.

If you are interested in learning more about preventative maintenance, our team at Mobicomm can help figure out how we can make it work for you, and ensure that your radio solutions are always working when you need them.