TalkBeam for Parks, recreation & golf
TalkBeam is a push-to-talk walkie-talkie app that connects the pro shop, grounds crew, marshals, rangers and rec staff across your whole property, with thunderstorm and heat alerts read aloud and SOS for staff working alone.
CH 01The problem
Big properties, spread-out staff and weather that changes the whole day.
Clearing the course when a storm rolls in depends on someone watching the sky.
With TalkBeam
Automated broadcasts read thunderstorm and severe weather alerts aloud to every staff member, and an all-call sends marshals out.
The superintendent drives around to find people.
With TalkBeam
The live map shows crew members who are sharing their location.
Old radios, tired batteries and a charging rack that’s always short.
With TalkBeam
Staff use the phones they already carry.
Park rangers and maintenance staff work alone far from the office.
With TalkBeam
Lone-worker check-ins escalate a missed “Are you OK?”, and SOS sends an alert with a location.
Grounds crews and camp counselors work through the hottest afternoons.
With TalkBeam
Heat index alerts for your property are read aloud when they cross the level you set.
The tee sheet changes, and the starter and marshals find out last.
With TalkBeam
Channels for the shop, the starter and marshals, all on one app.
CH 02A day on TalkBeam
A public golf course runs pro shop, grounds and marshal channels on TalkBeam Enterprise, alongside its lightning horn.
The pro shop had a clear record of when play stopped and restarted, and every marshal heard the same call at the same moment.
Illustrative scenario. People, places and times are made up; the features are real.
Mowers out on the front nine. Hold carts off 7 until the greens are rolled.
Rolling 7 now, done by 6:30.
Thunderstorm at Oak Hollow Golf Course. Lightning risk: get indoors or into a vehicle and stay off equipment until 30 minutes after the last thunder.
Sounding the horn. Marshals, bring everyone in. Starter, stop tee times.
Back nine is clearing. I’ll sweep 14 through 18.
Last thunder was at 2:10. We reopen the course at 2:40.
CH 03What you get
Everything a two-way radio does, on the phone, headset or vehicle your people already have, plus the things a radio never could.
Severe weather warnings, thunderstorms, earthquakes, air quality and extreme heat near your sites or crews, read aloud on your channels automatically.
Supervisors cut through the chatter mid-sentence, or reach every channel at once with one hold.
See everyone who’s sharing their location on one map, and who’s talking right now.
A channel per crew, site, shift or job, and the people who need each one. Supervisors can sit on all of them.
People working alone get an “Are you OK?” check-in on your schedule. A missed check-in escalates to a supervisor.
Hold SOS and the channels you choose get an alert with your location. Teammates tap On my way.
Talk through AirPods, a Bluetooth or wired headset, Ray-Ban or Oakley Meta glasses, Apple Watch, CarPlay or the phone itself.
Tap once to open your mic, tap again to close it. Built for people whose hands are busy.
Features marked Enterprise are part of the Enterprise plan. TalkBeam isn’t an emergency service and doesn’t contact 911.
CH 04Plans
Both start with a 14-day free trial for up to 50 people. No credit card.
$8per person / month
or $6 billed yearly · 5–50 people
For a course or rec department of 5 to 50: channels for the shop, grounds and marshals, the staff map, all-call, SOS and transcripts.
$15per person / month
billed yearly · 25+ people · $13 from 100 · custom from 500
When weather and solo work matter: automated thunderstorm, severe weather and heat broadcasts, lone-worker check-ins for rangers and night crews, man-down detection and single sign-on.
Weighing it against your radios? Compare three years of costs, or read the 30-day radio replacement playbook.
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CH 05See it in action
In our 2½-minute demo, a fictional ambulance company dispatches with an all-call, reroutes a crew over private direct talk, hears a flood warning read aloud in every unit and reviews it all in the transcripts. Every feature in it is real.
Or try the demo company yourself. In the TalkBeam app, open Me → Company and enter this code:
HCEMS247
TalkBeam for iPhone is in early access. Get early access.
CH 06FAQ
No. TalkBeam’s thunderstorm alerts come from weather forecasts and National Weather Service warnings, not from a lightning detector. Keep your detection system and horns; TalkBeam makes sure every staff member hears the call.
Where your property has cellular or Wi-Fi coverage, yes. Check the far holes, trails and maintenance buildings during your trial.
Yes. They join with your company code, and you remove them from the console at the end of the season.
On Enterprise, you choose the heat index that triggers an alert. When your property crosses it, TalkBeam reads a heat warning aloud on your channels.
No. SOS alerts the people in the channels you choose, with the staff member’s location. In an emergency, call 911 first.
Teams is $8 per person per month, or $6 billed yearly, for 5 to 50 people. Enterprise is $15 per person per month billed yearly, from 25 people.
Try TalkBeam free for 14 days with up to 50 people. No credit card, and no radios to buy.