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[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

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[@Jacob-mm8xq]

I know this video was a while ago so not sure if you will see this. If these radios are capable of doing a scan function you could assign the radios you had out for the sunday school rooms on channel 2 and you keep your main communications on channel 1. Then you assign your team lead or one member that day to hit scan on there radios to monitor both channels incase they need to call you

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

@@Jacob-mm8xq These do not scan, we just have our kids workers keep radios on our same channel and turned down in their areas so they can pick them up and talk and we hear them, but they don't necessarily hear us! Then we can respond to issues. But your idea on scanning would be great!! Thank you for sharing

[@AB-ue1rr]

Thanks Captain, We have been using the Retevis RT21 VHF for over a year now. The radios have been very efficient for our use. We have a 20 acre campus and the range is amazing. A couple of things we found to enhance the radios are. 1. don’t push the earpiece all the way in, several of the guys have gotten the mushroom stuck as it will come off easily. ( we did get a few of the outside the ear sets for our people with hearing aids) 2. Turn the volume all the way up, in between services its very noisy and hard to hear with people all around. 3. We programmed our own privacy code to cut down on the Interference from the neighborhood kids. We do issue a radio to our (MRT)Medical Response Team at special events. During Sunday services we have restaurant pagers for them ( also sold by retevis). We did get two of the gang chargers as they take up less space in the radio cabinet. Overall great radios for the money and retevis CS has been great. AB

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Hey AB, great information about how your team uses your radios and communicates. Great information for all of us in this community!! Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching out for your people and church!!

[@FriendBears]

Joe, that is a good start. You are able to get small bass units that’ll do 15 watts. I’m a ham radio operator. You can also use FRS ~ Family Radio Service. With either GMRS, FRS, or MURS you can set up different channels for different things. The Radioddity GM 30 lets you put PL tones on the out & in side of the frequency to reduce outside interference

[@LeeDee779]

Thank you for this video,I actually emailed you about this very topic over the weekend. God bless you for everything you do,I've learned a lot as myself and another brother in Christ begin the process of forming a security team for a our newly forming church.

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Yes Leon thank you for the note and email. I am glad you two are working to protect your people and your church....thank you for doing that for them!!

[@LeeDee779]

@@ChurchSecurityAnswers Thank you and keep up the great work 👍🏽

[@dougfaucette2748]

Those Retevis radios look pretty good for the money. Hard to go wrong at that price point. And your comments about MURS are spot on. Its a radio service not that many people know about - which makes it ideal for churches to consider. MURS may not work for everyone, but usually its better than FRS - and often a lot better, because its a business grade radio, and not consumer grade ( like the FRS units. ) Because its based on VHF, MURS might not work as well going through a number of building walls, concrete, steel etc. UHF radios may have an advantage in that environment. We use MURS in our church security team, and found it be more than adequate around our church property. Just one comment about interoperability on MURS - not every vendor numbers their channels the same way. MURS uses a couple of channels in the 151 and 154 MHz frequency spectrum. Motorola, as I recall, puts their 154 MHz channels first, and then the 151 MHz ones. channels. Another vendor I checked out did the 151 MHz channels first, then the 154 MHz ones. All the channels are there in both radios, but their numbering may not be the same. Just something to watch out for if you mix radios from different vendors.

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Thanks Doug for some great comments! Great knowledge on the interoperability with their frequencies.....thanks for sharing your knowledge with us here in this community!!

[@bradlong7941]

Let me help. There are 5 MURS channels (only). Three of them are narrow band, two of them are wide band. I like wide band on FM but that is just my opinion. FRS is not inferior to MURS now that the FCC allows up to 2 watts on 15 of the channels. The big plus for MURS is that it allows for a detachable antenna. So, running 15 feet of cable to a 2 meter antenna can vastly improve the line of sight environment. I believe the Retevis units shown on this video do not have that option. But you really only need 1 unit to act as a 'base station'.

[@DefinitelyNotAFed4473]

All other things being equal (e.g., power, comparably efficient antennas) VHF will perform better going through obstacles than UHF. This is because VHF’s frequency range is lower than UHF’s, and the frequency has an inverse relationship to the wavelength (which means that the VHF wavelength is longer than UHF) and a longer wavelength is less susceptible to attenuation from obstacles and distance in general (again, all other things being equal). If you want something that will go through obstacles really well while using the same amount of power (and a comparably efficient antenna), pick up an HF radio

[@revgriz120000]

Several years ago, we picked up some inexpensive radios from Wal-Mart and they never gave us any trouble. Quite honestly, we only use them during "big events" like VBS or community-oriented things where lots of people are on the property. Our normal Sunday morning routine does not employ radios, although I occasionally wish we did. Great information. Thank you for sharing

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Hey Troy thanks for sharing more of your information, it is good for us to hear what other teams are doing!!

[@unklemikesplace8872]

Thsnk you brother! Praise you for your service to our Father!!

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Hey Unkle Mike, thanks for watching and thanks for the comment!

[@bryantuggle1432]

Thank you for the informative video. I’m wanting to purchase some radios for our church security team. But my questions is, have you ever noticed any interference with the church sound system when keying up the radio or vice versa??

[@robertsimmons5611]

We use these at our church. I wear hearing aids and have found that if I use the earpiece in one ear and a single hearing aid in the other I get good balance and can hear conversations and activity around me with no problem.

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Thanks for sharing Robert....great info for anyone in this community who may be struggling to hear their radio!

[@paultaylor4342]

Joe you can also give other staff a whistle so if they can't call or radio someone aleast it's a form of communication and signaling for different situations

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Yes Paul that is very true! Thank you for commenting and reminding us of that option as well!

[@charlesriley4937]

We use Arcshell radios, which is similar and almost priced the same. Great little radios for sure.

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Thanks for the note Charles. Those Arcshell do look good as well - amzn.to/3vDp46A Are they a MURS radio ?

[@user-hv9cs9zi4d]

Great radio and earpiece is comfortable

[@theateranddrama123]

Tidradio, BF 888 two way radio

[@JoeyIngles]

The earpieces are the weakest link, here. The acoustic tube doesn’t carry the sound well and is hard to hear over the church music.

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Yes that is true Joey......seems to be tough for a lot of people to get use to those earpieces as well as the design. Thanks for the note!!

[@andrewfaint5274]

You can tell your team you push the ptt to talk with too.And we use bafong radios for now

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Hey Andrew, thank you for the note, yes I saw that brand amzn.to/3tgVmRK and they looked similar to the others we are talking about. Do you folks feel like those radios are working well?

[@andrewfaint5274]

They are working right now .but someone with a scanner can get friquecncy .or with friquecncy finder.i am looking for new radios for team .going to look into relevis radio .i have three from my security company.and they work very good.moto radios would a good they out price they self.

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

@@andrewfaint5274 Yes many of these radios can be picked up by scanners if people are looking.

[@andrewfaint5274]

@@ChurchSecurityAnswers .To answer about the boa feng radio they very good.we have not had any problem with them.

[@ScottCooper136]

Great video. If you buy multiple units, I am assuming that they all are on the same frequency so they are compatible with each other?

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Yes Scott, I am assuming the same thing also. I have purchased the 10 pack, but I have not purchased a second 10 pack yet.

[@trun10tion]

Question. I'm ex military and former corrections officer. My question is can we do security at church outside functions; such as public and state parks? I know at municipal parks were to contact park security or police, but how far does our responsibility go as far as restraint if park officials are not nearby?

[@trun10tion]

And maybe you can do a vid on subject?

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Hey Don....that is a great question. I do not know. I believe each state may vary on this. Some require a certificate, some have other requirements. Check locally on this issue, because we need security at outside events as well, but you better check, you might have to hire certified security officers or off-duty police depending on where you are at for those remote events. Thanks for posting. What state are you in Don? Someone from your state, might have a better answer.

[@jimmyh1188]

Are you securety

[@DefinitelyNotAFed4473]

How have these units held up for your church?

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

These are still going strong....we have had them for going on 2 years now and I am still a fan.

[@sasbaz1]

MURS is very low power, only about 2watts. GMRSIs better, up to 50 watts if the radio as a good wattage

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Hey Barry, yes those are great options also...thanks for watching and commenting.

[@DesertJacks]

How's it holding up now since it's been a year?

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Desert.......We still use and love these radios!! No major issues. Radios - Retevis RT27V 10 Pack of Radios: amzn.to/363NFqh

[@DesertJacks]

@@ChurchSecurityAnswers Thank you for the update and link. Great series of videos. 👍

[@tjbishop1400]

smart phone with earplugs mic

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Hey Tj - Are you using an app on the phone or just direct call your team members?

[@miamifins2012]

Are you still using this on your team? I'm very interested in getting them but I would like to make sure they are still recommended

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Hey Miami, yes we are still using them. We have a full set of 10 of these and we still like them and use them every week. Would recommend you get a couple extra sets of the earpieces, I think they sell them in a pack of 5. You get a full set of earpieces with the radios, but people lose them and one got damaged because of catching on something.

[@SteelRaider12]

@@ChurchSecurityAnswers also people don't like sharing earpieces so I would buy a lot and give it out to ushers who may rotate different services

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

@@SteelRaider12 Yes we have little bins that everyone's earpieces go in and the bins have their name on them so they don't get mixed up. Great share K

[@jmmorgenstern7005]

The problem is what these earbuds allow the people get irrifections. So whoever does weird these little air buds from this manufacturer? Better go to the air doctor a little bit more often because you will get Aaron sections. Remember that. Even if everybody keeps their own airpiece even if everyone in the place keeps their own air peace. And keep throwing microphone and keeps their own thing the day plugging to the radio. You'll still have to see the air doctor many times. Could these airbuds give air infections? Remember that.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Churches need actual security equipment.😂 What's a matter, the invisible imaginary man in the sky is NOT good enough? 😅

[@billydaubenmire1047]

Here's a little wrench for you to consider... Retevis radios are not legal to be sold in the United States nor are they legal to use in the United States. They haven't been typed accepted by the FCC and probably never will.

[@ChurchSecurityAnswers]

Hey Billy......I like the "check" system comment. Retevis makes many many different models, which many fall into the licensing / other requirements. However, the RT27V that we are recommending fall into the 'Business Commercial Class" and runs on frequencies set aside for small operational/business as low power and not needing FCC licensing. Several manufactures have these "business class" low power radios. Thanks for commenting and "checking" us Billy! Are you on a security team at your church?