Use of radios for communication

[Koko Ed]

Teams aren't supposed to use them but I have seen quite a few teams with them. So who do we report this to?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Teams aren't supposed to use them but I have seen quite a few teams with them. So who do we report this to?

Regional Director or FTA would work. They then get the "fun" of telling the team to put the radios away.

[pyroslev]

If you want to still use PTT method, Voxer is a good app. Uses Data on your cellphone. I use it when I wanna have a short conversation beyond texting but without calling. There is also bluetooth integration as well.

Warnings:

Careful about when you use it. If you are using it for stand to field comms in alliance selection, possibly legal. During match play at a off-season event, one team communicating from stands to field non-electronically was given a yellow card. So be smart on that front. Read the manual and ask the staff at your event before you use it. When it comes to bluetooth earsets, I encourage teams to take them out if they're on the field.

The app can eat battery power. Between that and my FRC Spyder App, my battery hated me by noon. Also the default ringtone is extremely quiet. That makes it hard to hear.

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Teams aren't supposed to use them but I have seen quite a few teams with them. So who do we report this to?

If you see a team using radios to communicate, go to the Regional Director or Event Coordinator (In Districts, there is no RD to speak of, but there are local event leads). It is (as has been outlined already) against the "At the Event" rules (Section 4 of the manual) and it's on the event to speak to the team and inform them of said rule violation.