[Asterisk-Users] FRS & *: an actual business use

[Rich Adamson]

> I've noticed a growing number of stores using FRS radios. It would make 
> sense to interface (via soundcard/console driver, with the nessacary 
> electrical conversion) a VOX FRS radio to asterisk to allow someone in 
> the office to page/talk with people on the floor or warehouse. You could 
> throw that call (ie, all the radios) into a meetme conference. Then, you 
> could have people in the office either dial that extension and/or have 
> some of them always in that conference on a speaker phone (muted usually).

Unless I'm not understanding your comments, the meetme conference isn't
needed (assuming all radios are on the same channel). The radios 
become the meetme for all practical purposes. (When the base radio
transmits, all remote radios listen.)
 
> While I haven't tried this (yet!), it does seem like it would be a 
> useful feature. The restriction against PSTN interconnection would be 
> met UNLESS your dialplan allowed outside (PSTN) callers into that 
> conference. You /could/ allow remote softphone users into the conference.