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Steel Reserve Scenario Paintball Team has joined with TriSquare to exclusively run eXRS TSX300 radios.  Please check out our review after the first game using the radios:

eXRS Review

April 5 & 6, 2008 – CPX in Joliet, IL – Legends Scenario Game

"Steel Reserve successfully demoed the Trisquare Electronics Corporation eXRS radios in a 26-hour scenario paintball game.  During the weekend, we tested some of the features of the product never before seen in a two-way communications device.  Steel Reserve was able to test the battery life, communication range, security and bonus features of the eXRS radios including digital communication and cloning capability.

The battery life of the radios proved to be better than anticipated with the supplied Trisquare rechargeable batteries easily lasting 7 hours plus.  We also tested the radios with regular AA batteries and rechargeable AA batteries and found similar results. 

The communications range of the eXRS radios proved equal to most FRS/GMRS type radios with the only degradation coming from a large valley on one end of the field.  There, a player’s communication would transmit slight static though not enough to disrupt the message.  At no point during the weekend were members of Steel Reserve out of range.

The security of the radios was outstanding in that while many players using FRS/GMRS radios were experiencing cross chatter from other players on other teams; the eXRS radio and its digital frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) signal was completely secure.  Not having to use codes for locations on the field made communications between players easier.

The digital nature of the communication proved to be one of the hidden gems we found with the product.  It was impossible to break in on another person’s transmission.  Using other two-way radios, if one person is talking, another person can hit their talk button thus scrambling the signal for everybody.  The eXRS radio disables this by only sending or receiving (not both at the same time) and its call waiting.

The cloning capability of the eXRS radio made setting them up for different players easy as one radio was set up as the master radio and all others were cloned off it.  This enabled all members of Steel Reserve to save a good deal of hassle as they just needed to program the “My Radio” setting and the technology took care of the rest.

During the weekend, Steel Reserve experienced only minor flaws/drawbacks to the eXRS radio, at one point one of the players radios stopped communicating with the other radios.  After turning the radio off and back on again, it resumed function as normal.  The only other problem was the backlight feature on the screen could not be turned off.  During night play, we turned the radios so the screen was facing the inside of the radio pouch and that eliminated any light problems.  These were the only problems experienced at all and the lighting is not so much a problem as a preference.

Overall, the radios performed quite well.  The security and the call waiting features were outstanding.  The range and battery life were comparable to any FRS or GMRS radios that we have used.  We would recommend the TriSquare Electronics Corporation eXRS radio to anyone interested in purchasing a two-way communications device.  They are a true replacement for FRS/GMRS radios in scenario paintball."

We will be putting up another review after we have used the radios a little more and explored the rest of the unique functions.  They work much like a Nextel so you can set up various different talk groups or contact only one radio at a time.  Check back for more updates.

Please visit www.trisquare.us for more information or send us an email with any questions at thebear@steelreservepaintball.com

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