At just under $90, the Midland BizTalk offers better performance and lower prices compared to models like the Kenwood PK T-23 and Motorola CLS 1110. The value proposition is likely going to draw a lot of interest. When it comes to compatibility, the BizTalk is pre-programmed to work with two of the radios you may already have on site – the Motorola CLS series and Kenwood PKT-23. The Midland BizTalk doesn’t have the look of a radio that’s designed to survive a drop of more than one or two meters, so you’ll want to make sure that you and your crew keep it securely fastened to your wrist when in use at heights above ground level. The second optional accessory is a lanyard. This is a small inconvenience considering that it gives the clip better holding strength.

The mounting bracket doesn’t sit nicely over the screw holes and you have to fight a little bit to flatten it out. You’ll need a small Phillips head screwdriver to remove the two screws at the top of the back in order to install the clip. This is pretty much a no-brainer in any application. Two optional pieces are included with the package and I would recommend keeping both installed, particularly for use on the jobsite. The battery simply slides and locks onto the back of the radio, so if you’re rotating batteries it’s not difficult or time-consuming to swap them out. According to Midland, you can expect to get up to 21 hours of talk time from this battery pack.Įach of the new radios comes with its own charger that will allow you to charge the battery onboard the radio and a spare battery with two ports. The included 3.7-volt lithium-ion battery is rated at 1800 milliamps, giving it a total capacity of 6.66 watt-hours. However, Midland went with the more reliable and longer-lasting lithium-ion technology. Unlike power tools, many two-way radios are still operating on Ni-Cad and Ni-MH battery packs. In order to take advantage of this privacy codes, you’ll need to load up Midland’s software on a computer and it will require a PC connection cable ($9.99) that is not included. There are also 56 business band frequencies and 142 privacy codes along with a monitor and scan functions. It has 16 business radio channels you can select with the dial on top of the unit. The Midland BizTalk is a reasonably small, lightweight two-way radio. Let’s start off by taking a look at what the Midland BizTalk as to offer on paper, then we’ll take a look at its real-world function.

That makes it a great solution for applications like office building security, retail stores, warehouse communication, and – most importantly to us – jobsite communication. Specifically, Midland rated their business radios to operate in office buildings up to 20 floors and 250,000 square feet. The BizTalk is a radio that was designed to operate not so much over long distances, but in spaces where there are a lot of physical interferences. So where exactly is the Midland BizTalk designed to work?

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