Author: Michael Howarth

I'm head of IT at PMC Telecom. I occasionally write tech blogs and provide tech support here for my colleagues. I also photograph sports in my spare time.
Buying Guide / Tech

The Benefits Of Digital Two Way Radios

Digital Two Way Radios (view range here) are the way forward for a vast number of industries and workplaces; with so many technological advancements changing the workforce in the past few years, digital radios are now rapidly replacing their analogue predecessors.

Analogue two-way radios were introduced to the workplace in the early 1930s with their original limit contained within a small area and though over the decade’s improvements have been made to analogue radios the only way to really improve on them now is to switch over to digital.

FAQs / Tech

What is PMR446?

PMR 446 is a licence free radio frequency for use by two-way radio users in the UK and most of Europe.
The number 446 relates to the frequency band 446Mhz which these radios and types of devices use to communicate and can be used for business or leisure use without licence.

FAQs / Telecoms

Telecom Jargon Buster FAQ

Your All-in-one Jargon Buster, Explaining Telecoms Technical Terms and Acronyms in Simple Language where PMC Telecom break down some of those confusing acronyms you can often see related with Telecom technologies.

FAQs / Telecoms

How Do I Register My DECT Cordless Phone Handset?

Registering your Cordless Phone Base and Handset. In essence you’ll be putting both your base unit, (the main box that is plugged into your telephone socket), and your unregistered handset into registration mode at the same time so they’ll effectively be “looking” for each other to make the connection.