How Two-Way Radios Can Help Santa Deliver Presents
19/12/2023
In the 1994 Christmas film, The Santa Clause, Scott Calvin assumes the responsibility of Santa Claus, when the Santa before him falls off his roof and vanishes into thin air. And it got us thinking, what role could two-way radios play for Santa in respect to safety, productivity, and efficiency?
In a whole host of Christmas films, there's a recurring theme where something has gone wrong, and Santa has to try and piece things together in a race against time to deliver all his presents. For the purposes of this content, we'll assume that it never quite runs smoothly in real-life - especially when Santa has to deliver presents to 152,130 households per minute!
So, in this blog, we're going to explore the ways in which two-way radios can make Christmas Eve run a bit smoother for whoever is in the big red suit.
Elf and safety features
Two-way radios have a range of safety features, and some of them would come in very handy for Santa and his merry band of elves. Keep reading below to find out what they are how they'd benefit the mad Christmas Eve dash.
Man Down
Santa has a lot of roofs to land on in one night. If it's snowing, his reindeer aren't behaving, or he's had one too many trays of cookies, then the likelihood of falling from a great height is increased.
Man Down is a feature where the radio detects that the device is at an unusual angle, and if it stays in the same position for a set period of time, an alert will be sent to other radios and PC dispatchers. If someone needs to take the reins like Scott Calvin did, then Man Down can ensure this happens in speedy fashion, and the real Santa can be seen to quickly.
Lone Worker
Although Santa has Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph to keep him company, it can still be a lonely job. With Mrs Claus and the elves back at the North Pole, Santa has the difficult job of navigating the entire globe as the only human.
Lone Worker is a feature that acts as a welfare check and a safety feature. Rather than nobody having contact with Santa, or trying to call him when he's stationery, a pre-emptive alert/message can be sent to his radio device. To signal that everything is fine, Santa just needs to press a button.
If something is wrong, and Santa doesn't respond to the welfare check, an emergency alarm will be triggered, so Mrs Claus and the elves can either send for help or magically appear like they do in the movies, to help him out.
Lone Worker also syncs up to GPS location tracking, so Santa's precise location is easy to identify.
Outdoor Location Tracking
Santa Tracker's have become so popular online, that Google have their own Google Santa Tracker. But whilst this one is designed to keep the kids entertained, Mrs Claus and the elves could be taking advantage of the GPS location tracking feature on a two-way radio.
Via a PC dispatcher, the workshop can keep track of Santa's precise location. Not only that, but they can create geofences that will ensure they know Santa is on the right tracks for his deliveres. If he strays from the geofence or enters an unknown area, an alert can be sent straight to the workshop, and any worries of there being a last-minute dash to save Christmas can be eradicated.
The present of productivity
It's not just safety features that make a two-way radio a suitable companion on Christmas Eve. Some two-way radios have great productivity features. Here's a quick list of a few features.
Job Ticketing
Santa's made his list and checked it twice, but now it's the turn of his Head Elf to check their own list, and make sure the big man isn't spending too much time eating cookies and drinking milk. A feature known as Job Ticketing is a great way for a team to keep track of task completion.
Via a centralised dispatcher, tasks can be created, logged, and reviewed to ensure productivity is high. In the scenario of delivering presents, tasks can be set and sent directly to Santa's radio so he knows exactly which house he's calling at next.
Once deliveries have been completed, task statuses can be reviewed - along with how long the task has taken. This will help the entire workshop to plan for next Christmas in respect to how smoothly the last one went.
Taking into account the point above, the elves themselves can utilise Job Ticketing for when they're busy building toys and fulfiling the wishes of people all over the world.
Text Messaging
Delivering millions of presents, whilst ensuring nobody sees you, is about as covert as a mission can be. If the workshop has vital updates for Santa, they can send him a text message to his radio, and he can either read it or reply to it, without waking people up.
The latest accessories
High on Santa's own Christmas wish list should be the latest radio accessories. Earpieces, remote speaker microphones, and headsets can help Santa throughout his journey. Earpieces are ideal for when conversations need to be discreet, remote speaker microphones make it easier to communicate when he's rumaging around for the next present, and a headset is suitable when he wants to block out any unneccessary background noise on his way from one continent to the next.
Merry Christmas from Eemits
We hope you enjoyed reading our lighthearted blog. And we'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas.
Whilst the points raised in this blog are trivial, the features mentioned are real and utlisied by businesses across the UK. Through our award-winning TRBOCALL we implement these features, among a host of others, for a diverse range of industries.
Contact us today if you'd like to hear more about how our TRBOCALL platform can improve safety, productivity, and efficiency for you.
News Archive
05/02/2024
31/01/2024
22/12/2023
22/12/2023
22/11/2023
10/11/2023
27/10/2023
26/10/2023
22/09/2023
31/08/2023
09/05/2023
23/12/2022
30/11/2022
28/01/2021
14/09/2020
15/06/2020
22/05/2020
18/12/2019
31/07/2018
20/02/2018
05/10/2017
See What Our Clients Say
“Eemits Communications has been a long-time partner of Whitby Seafoods. Their single-site conventional digital repeater system has driven daily efficiency and given us greater on-site access control. We appreciate their continued commitment to customer satisfaction and look forward to what the future holds.”
"We have a great and longstanding working relationship with Eemits and they have always ticked every box. They offer an excellent, friendly and reliable service.
Eemits have a great understanding of the park and its needs for the customer and our retailers. With a positive can-do attitude, they never say no."
"We started working with Eemits following on from a recommendation from another customer. They provided us with a solution that suits our needs and they continue to supply the best service with no issues.
Eemits is a professional, friendly and reliable company."
"Eemits continue to provide us with a great supportive service consistently being very helpful. The whole team is great and it's very clear the staff have a great knowledge of the products and are happy to pass this on.
Eemits is a great company."
"The service offered by Eemits is second to none, we have a great working relationship with them and the contract we have is good value for money."
"We needed two-way radios for the guys on the test track and something that was scalable. The solution Eemits provided was far superior in comparison to other competitors offerings.
Everything is done in-house and the service and sales department is particularly good. As masters in their field they are extremely knowledgeable."
"Eemits dedicate a lot of time to us as a customer - we feel like we get a personal touch. They're excellent and go above and beyond. They'll put the work in - i.e. training users.
Good quality, good people, good team, all of who are positive about their company. They demonstrate real passion."
"The quality of service that Eemits provides is excellent. The team is very knowledgeable and they offer high quality products. The TRBOCALL solution fitted meets our site requirements and upgrades our technology.
Lone worker function is particularly useful allowing us to monitor our staff ensuring they are safe at all times."
"Eemits Communication is friendly, professional and competitive. They are excellent and their workmanship and knowledge is great.
Eemits attitude sets them apart - no problem is too big"
"Prior to the installation of our current system onsite communications were poor. Eemits Communications offered us guidance and advice on the different technologies available and delivered a highly effective system on time and within our budget. Its success has led to other departments using the system."
"Eemits Communications Ltd have been involved in work at Hartlepool Power Station for over 10 years now. During this time they have installed an Aerial network through our buildings to enable more efficient internal radio communications.
I have found the staff highly professional at all times and willing to provide help whenever they can, I would have no hesitation in recommending this company."
"Having previously worked with Eemits, we knew that we were dealing with a supplier that we could trust and one that could help us to significantly increase the safety of our lone workers with its unique solutions.
The equipment supplied by Eemits is excellent. We have been greatly impressed by the knowledge and skills of their engineers who have carried out the onsite surveys and installation of the system.
Eemits came up with an innovative approach to overcome challenges that we had with installing a system with the structure of our building, and as such, the quality of radio frequency is outstanding."
"The service delivered by Eemits has been excellent and we have developed a very good working relationship over the years.
As a local business to Falck Fire Services they can respond to faults or general requests very quickly - which is very important in our line of work - whereas similar suppliers have a greater response time.
TRBOCALL is an overall platform that has made a massive improvement to our communications in comparison to the analogue system that we had been using for many years. It provides us with many different applications that can be utilised across the business.
Since introducing TRBOCALL we have seen significant improvements related to safety and in our communications itself, which is critical to our operations."