Motorola Solutions Staff Use MOTOTRBO for Charity Bike Ride
In order to facilitate communications during the ride, the team used MOTOTRBO mobile radios in the two support vehicles, MOTOTRBO portable radios, earpieces and microphones for the cyclists, and a dedicated channel.
On Saturday 2 April 2016, a team of Motorola Solutions employees and friends in Australia cycled 520 km over a 28 hour period in the Murray to Moyne Charity Event. At time of printing the team had raised $5735, which they elected to donate to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal of 2016.
Beginning in Echuca, the cyclists rode in relay teams of four from Saturday, through the night and into Sunday, finally arriving in Port Fairy. In order to facilitate communications during the ride, the team used MOTOTRBO mobile radios in the two support vehicles, MOTOTRBO portable radios, earpieces and microphones for the cyclists, and a dedicated channel.
Support vehicles drove quite closely behind the riders, so usually riders used hand signals to indicate they were stopping or required something, such as a puncture repair kit. This system was used by other teams, in addition to mobile phones.
With a MOTOTRBO radio communications system, there were a number of benefits for the team: Constant communication: At all times the support team knew how the cyclists were going and where they were as they could check in over the radio. Even if one of the vehicles fell behind to help a rider or took a detour for supplies, they were immediately contactable especially in the case of an emergency. With half a dozen punctures encountered over the 28 hour period, this proved very useful.
