Festivals and Event planning – Our Guide For a Successful Day
By 2WRS
Organising a festival or a major event can be a logistical nightmare and extremely challenging. Months into the planning, hundreds if not thousands of attendees and various locations
This is all before you start to consider how to communicate with the various user groups you may have. These could include security, stewards, parking and first aid etc… Additionally, how you talk to all team members in an emergency is instantaneous to maximise everyone’s safety
Whilst we cannot help you book the latest chart act for your festival or an Olympian for your run. We can take away all the hassle regarding communications.
‘Eemits Communications’ our parent company have been supplying hire radios for over thirty years in the UK. Our industry experts are always available to chat with you to ensure you get the right equipment. We supply hire radios that come with our hire frequency as standard. We can also re-program to your frequency if you already own one. However, if you do need an Ofcom licence? We can sort all that out for you as well!
Wait! Need an “Ofcom what?”
Don’t worry; this is the best way to ensure you have an independent use of the frequencies your two-way radio communications will be using during your event. Some people have approached this situation thinking they could use any high-street purchased batch of “walkie-talkies”. These are inadequate, low-range, and all on the same frequency with limited segregation and anyone in the crowd with a similar piece of kit could listen in!
Professional kit supplied by industry specialists gives you maximum ROI and peace of mind at your event!
We supply digital two-way radios from the industry’s major companies. This means you are guaranteed a high-quality, reliable and rugged digital radio!
The benefit of digital includes background noise cancelling. A big plus when you are in a big crowd or near a stage as this removes the background distractions so the message can be heard – and therefore understood.
Our radios can be segregated into “channels” and each channel can be designated to a unique function within the teams at your events. For example channel 1 = security, channel 2 = first aid, channel 3 = vehicle parking ..etc. This means that the teams only hear the communications and notifications that are relevant to them and are not interrupted by the chatter from all the other groups.
With Eemits frequencies you can have up to 12 channels, so there is plenty to go around. This includes having dedicated broadcast channels for emergencies to make sure all teams get the message at the same time providing instant communication, whether to an individual or a large group – no waiting for a phone signal to connect or a text to send if using mobile phones.
Radio Hire Includes
Each radio comes with either an individual charging unit per radio or with a multi-charger that holds up to 6 radios depending on your preference. As the average life cycle of the battery is approximately 10-12 hrs we always advise the hire of spare battery packs to make sure you can quickly swap out and always be on the go.
So, what else may you need?
When you talk with our team they will run through your requirements and will be able to advise if you may need to have repeaters (to extend the range of communication over a larger area) or maybe a base station if you want to run things from a central hub.
The radios all come with belt clips as a standard hire supply. Additionally, you can add in remote speaker microphones (you may hear this abbreviated to RSM’s), headsets, earpieces and carry-cases if you wish.
To find out more, or talk to the team about your event
call us on 0800 328 0100 or email service@eemits.co.uk