Two‑Way Radios for your Industry & Public Safety
Sales • Service • Installations • Repairs • Programming • Rentals in Wichita and across Kansas.
Trusted locally • FCC licensing help • Fast turnaround
Industries We Serve
Business • Agricultural • Education • Hospitality • Construction • Manufacturing • Public Safety • Transportation • Events • Utility
Advantage Communications offers a selection of radio manufacturers that provide great products to fit your needs with the expertise to guide you into the right product at the best price.
What we offer
Motorola
Mindshare Dispatch Consoles
PUBLIC SAFETY P25 RADIOS & SYSTEMS
Advantage Communications is authorized to sell and program radios for Sedgwick County and State of Kansas P25 700/800 Digital Trunking radio systems as-well as surrounding counties. Accepted by KDOT for use on the statewide P25 800 Trunking system.
Advantage Comm also offers Public Safety conventional Analog & Digital Narrowband Radios by Kenwood, EF Johnson, Motorola, and other specialty brands that will meet the stringent standards required by Government agencies for durability, interoperability and ease of use.
911 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INSTALLATION & SERVICE
Radio Dispatch Console systems that feature true IP connectivity and P25 functionality along with every feature you expect from an industry leader in a Radio Dispatch Console.
Business Radios by Kenwood, Motorola, and MAXON.
Small portable analog and DMR Business radios are great for any business operations needing local area coverage for their staff to communicate in medium to large buildings, outdoor areas, sporting events and more. No FCC license is needed when BRS radios are chosen business qualified interstitial frequencies. Many radio models can be programmed to work with your existing business radio and repeater systems as well.
Many choices of accessories like speaker mics, earpiece or headset VOX operation these radios can outperform larger and more expensive units. One to Three year warranty available with serviceable battery, antenna, and belt clip.
DMR – Digital Mobile Radio
DMR is the latest technology available with TDMA signaling for clear voice communications that rival analog signaling and help restore coverage lost to narrow banding. DMR also provides two talk paths for use on a single freq channel, individual and group call, and Data services such as text messaging. Networking DMR repeaters can also provide a wide area communications systems that enable more PTT range than conventional
systems at competitive prices. Advantage offers Motorola, Kenwood, Maxon and other DMR radio products in hand held, mobile, base station radios and repeaters.
ADVANTAGE BUSINESS DMR REPEATER SYSTEM
Increase productivity and range of your business PTT (push to talk) radio communications through Advantage’s area wide DMR Digital UHF repeater system providing extended TDMA clear digital voice radio with privacy on portable and mobiles as compared to your stand-alone radios. Group and Individual call, text messaging, GPS and other features are available at economical prices and you operate under Advantage FCC licenses saving you money and providing quick system access. Coverage in Sedgwick County and more is available.
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING
Confused over the narrow band vs wide band, digital vs analog, trunking vs conventional, paging, man down, multiple systems integration, coverage issues, tower needs or management, portable vs mobile or base, interconnection, IP radio, simulcast, and licensing issues of radio systems today?
Let Advantage experienced staff and associates consult with you to provide you the right answers to get your communications system needs handled. Call for a FREE initial consultation and quote.
FAQ
UHF vs VHF—what should I choose?
UHF typically performs better indoors and dense areas; VHF can excel outdoors and open terrain. Provide us your case scenario and we will point you in the right direction.
How far will radios reach?
Range depends on terrain, buildings, power, and antennas. We can size your system (and repeaters if needed) to fit your coverage needs.
Do I need an FCC license?
Business‑band UHF/VHF generally requires licensing. We’ll help with frequencies and paperwork.
What is DMR / NXDN / P25 ?
DMR, NXDN, and P25 are all digital standards for two-way radio communication, but they use different technologies to achieve spectrum efficiency and support features like voice and data. DMR uses two-slot Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) for use in a (12.5) kHz channel, NXDN uses Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) for much narrower (6.25) kHz channels, and P25 is primarily used by public safety, is flexible in its implementation, and uses various technologies like TDMA and FDMA to achieve efficiency.
Key Differences of Digital Protocols
| Feature | DMR | NXDN | P25 |
| Technology | Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) with two slots in a 12.5 kHz channel | Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) in a 6.25 kHz channel | Phase 1: Uses FDMA. Phase 2: Uses two-slot TDMA in a 12.5 kHz channel to double capacity. |
| Primary Users | Businesses, organizations of all sizes | Businesses, public safety, ham radio | Public safety, emergency services |
| Compatibility between different brands | Very high, widely adopted digital radio standard for DMR radios. | Very low, Kenwood (NEXEDGE) and Icom (IDAS) compatible radios only. | Very high, widely adopted digital radio standard for P25 radios. |
| Interoperability | Standardized to allow compatibility between different manufacturers, although different tiers exist. | Not natively compatible with other digital modes like DMR or P25 | Designed specifically for interoperability among different public safety agencies and equipment manufacturers. |
| Cost | Generally more cost-effective | Mid-range | Tends to be more expensive |
Can you program my existing radios?
Give us a call with the model of radio you’re inquiring about. we have access to most major brands/models programming and cables. Bring them in or we can schedule onsite.