Use your own Smartphone
More and more organizations provide smartphones to their employees. Using these smartphones for multiple work tasks is often an easy decision to increase efficiency cost effectively.
However, in order to get the best user experience from GroupTalk on your smartphone or tablet it is recommended that you add a bluetooth Push to Talk button or a remote speaker mic. The benefit is that you can keep your smartphone in your pocket and use the accesory to activate PTT in the app.
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Push to Talk headset SKU 510+515 & 530 There are headsets with a dedicated PTT button and a dedicated media button for phone calls. Some headsets even have swapable earpieces depending on if you prefer acoustic airtube, G-hook or in-ear earpiece. |
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Bluetooth RSM with PTT and personal alarm SKU 547 Some users prefer the traditional Remote Speaker Microphone (RSM) for Push to Talk. Such RSM products are now avaialable with bluetooth and can be paired with your smartphone. It has buttons for PTT, Personal Alarm and Function button that can be mapped to Repeat last message, Queue, Silent mode or any other feature that you prefer. Bluetooth RSM with PTT, personal alarm and QR code scanning SKU 550 The process is simple: It has buttons for PTT, Personal Alarm and Function button that can be mapped to Repeat last message, Queue, Silent mode or any other feature that you prefer. |
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Bluetooth Push to Talk headset with mic SKU 546 & 565 |
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Peltor WS ProTac XPI headset The GroupTalk app for Android (version 3.6.23 or later) or iOS (version 3.4.20 or later) supports the bluetooth PTT button on the Peltor WS ProTac XPI headset. Note that iOS users require the Protac XPI headset with firmware 1.3.3 or later in order for the PTT button to work. You can also use your existing earmuff / headset and add a Push to Talk button so that you and your colleagues can communicate in groups through GroupTalk. |
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PC Dispatch
The GroupTalk PC Dispatch is used in Operations and Emergency Centers. In order to get the best user experience it is recommended that the PC or Mac is equipped with a USB desktop microphone with Push to Talk or a USB footpedal for PTT.
Desktop microphone with PTT button for command and control SKU 714 |  |
Foot pedal for Push to Talk SKU 731 and 732 |   |
| USB PTT Button SKU 715, 723, 724 & 725 Models with 1-2-3 or 4 buttons available for efficient communication in multiple PTT groups. |
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Dedicated PTT devices
GroupTalk radios such as the GT14, GT23 and GT24 are two way radio type of devices, but with additional features.
We also have a dedicated Push to Talk Smartphone GT31 with a personal alarm button. See images below.
For GroupTalk users who communicate a lot, it can be good to supplement with a dedicated Push to Talk device. GroupTalk users can have a mix of smartphones (Android and iOS), dedicated PTT devices and PC Dispatch.
Dedicated PTT devices typically have physical buttons for PTT, personal alarm, queue to distpatch, channel select, etc. Which makes the collaboration very efficient. Additionally these devices typically are a bit more rugged for outdoor use and come with high capacity battery.
GroupTalk Radio GT14 SKU 140 with desktop charger SKU 141 | GroupTalk Radio GT23 SKU 230 with desktop charger SKU 231 |
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| GroupTalk Radio GT24 SKU 240 with desktop charger SKU 241 | GroupTalk Smartphone GT31 SKU 310 |
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Dedicated PTT devices can be provided with accessories, such as:
| Remote Speaker Microphone SKU 180 |
Acoustic listen only headset SKU 708 |
Push to Talk headset SKU 181 |
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There is an increasing number of PoC radios / phones / smartphones available in the market and some models work better with GroupTalk than others.
If there is a particular Push to Talk phones model that you are interested to use, it is a good idea to check with GroupTalk if that model has been tested.
GroupTalk vehicle radio with PTT GT61 SKU 808 |  |