Instant two-way radio - no Licence to apply for.
Very wide coverage - typically 3 or 4 times greater than that obtainable from an aerial on a radio user's own premises.
Direct communication between all radios - vehicles and hand held radios can talk to each other direct without the necessity of a base operator relaying messages as is the case with most non-repeater systems. This means that communication is not limited to office hours.
Privacy - other repeater users do not hear your messages. Equally important you do not have to listen to theirs.
Totally predictable running costs - unlike cellular, costs are fixed.
Patterson Electronics operate Community Repeaters throughout Northern Ireland.
Below is a guide to the coverage from the various sites that we use.
BELFAST - Up to 50 miles from Belfast including most of the M1 and M2 motorways.
MID ULSTER - Almost continous coverage from Omagh to Belfast. Best in Armagh, Dungannon, Cookstown, Craigavon, Maghera, Magherafelt, Toomebridge, Moira, Belfast Int. Airport, Antrim and Banbridge. Useful coverage in Newry, Warrenpoint and Rosstrevor.
LONDONDERRY - Extensive coverage in Counties Londonderry, Tyrone and Donegal.
LONDONDERRY TOWNLINK - Excellent hand-held coverage within the city limits; wider coverage with vehicle radios e.g. Strabane and Limavady.
NORTHLINK - Portstewart to Glengormley, Cookstown to Ballymena, Dungannon to Lisburn + some useful spot coverage in Belfast.
NORTHWEST - Londonderry to Ballycastle, Portrush to Ballymena + a large area of Donegal.
BROUGHER MOUNTAIN - Large areas of Fermanagh and Tyrone including the county towns of Enniskillen and Omagh. Also large areas of Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal.
MOURNELINK - Almost continuous coverage from Rostrevor to Belfast via Newry. Also a large area of central Co. Down - Rathfriland, Castlewellan, Newcastle, Hilltown, Crossgar and Downpatrick. Also South Armagh and parts of Counties Louth and Monaghan.
At only £27.50 per radio per quarter with NO CALL CHARGES we believe that our wide-area radio systems provide one of the most cost effective methods of keeping in touch on the move.