Radio beacon for a handheld radio

Abstract

A handheld radio for a construction job site includes a radio body housing a communications component therein. The handheld radio further includes an antenna communicatively coupled with the communications component and protruding from the radio body and configured to deliver and receive a communications signal. The handheld radio further includes a volume selector knob protruding from the radio body and operable to change a volume of sound emanating from the radio body. The handheld radio further includes a channel selector knob protruding from the radio body and operable to cause the antenna to deliver and receive the communications signal on one or more radio channels. The channel selector knob includes a beacon configured to emit a short-range wireless signal.

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