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UHF VS VHF for SHort Range Comms??
5/25/2012 11:38:34 PM
Well the the wife and I are getting back into camping (she did it for years w/ her Dad as did I when I was in boy scouts). The one thing we did agree on is since we are typically going to be bringing our family w/ her dad and his family (version 2.0) was the need for comms. Any way looking at professional grade radios
Saw these first and they look reputable and they are Motorola
But then saw these and they look slick but are double the price.
Power between the 2 units is same @ 1WATT but range on the second one is listed @ 50% higher
Getting my HAM is on the list of shit to do but is gonnna have to wait till late summer (at the earliest) as work holds my left night and the wife and kids have the right one
If there are better options out there that are similar to what I posting please point me in the correct direction
ETA: for my terrible grammar
Saw these first and they look reputable and they are Motorola
But then saw these and they look slick but are double the price.
Power between the 2 units is same @ 1WATT but range on the second one is listed @ 50% higher
Getting my HAM is on the list of shit to do but is gonnna have to wait till late summer (at the earliest) as work holds my left night and the wife and kids have the right one
If there are better options out there that are similar to what I posting please point me in the correct direction
ETA: for my terrible grammar
5/25/2012 11:41:44 PM
Originally Posted By Ghost271911:
Well the the wife and I are getting back into camping (she did it for years w/ her Dad as did I when I was in boy scouts). The one thing we did agree on is since we are typically going to be bringing our family w/ her dad and his family (version 2.0) was the need for comms. Any way looking at professional grade radios
Saw these first and they look reputable and they are Motorola
But then saw these and they look slick but are double the price.
Power between the 2 units is same @ 1WATT but range on the second one is listed @ 50% higher
Getting my HAM is on the list of shit to do but is gonnna have to wait till late summer (at the earliest) as work holds my left night and the wife and kids have the right one
If there are better options out there that are similar to what I posting please point me in the correct direction
ETA: for my terrible grammar
Well the the wife and I are getting back into camping (she did it for years w/ her Dad as did I when I was in boy scouts). The one thing we did agree on is since we are typically going to be bringing our family w/ her dad and his family (version 2.0) was the need for comms. Any way looking at professional grade radios
Saw these first and they look reputable and they are Motorola
But then saw these and they look slick but are double the price.
Power between the 2 units is same @ 1WATT but range on the second one is listed @ 50% higher
Getting my HAM is on the list of shit to do but is gonnna have to wait till late summer (at the earliest) as work holds my left night and the wife and kids have the right one
If there are better options out there that are similar to what I posting please point me in the correct direction
ETA: for my terrible grammar
"Getting my HAM is on the list of shit to do "
Getting a ham license isn't a shitty thing, it's a good thing.
5/26/2012 12:04:10 AM
I apologize up front wasn't diminishing what Hams are capable of doing.... 09/11 proved what they can do, they were getting word out and things coordinated until the .gov agencies managed to get their shit back together and started to do something, in the middle were the HAMS.
I just was trying to circumvent the folks they would immediately jump to "get your Ham tech license" Its in the plan but I want to have the time to study the most amount of time in the shortest possible as to prevent me from forgetting things and I have seen the threads that the ARF community has for helping rookies. When the time comes I will be pouring over that thread
This is just a level 1 or "war belt" layer of comms that will have a biweeklyish utilization shortly after acquisition so I am looking for something that is relatively easy to use, durable/ reliable, and most of all not going to ass rape me with no lube to buy in for 4 units.
I just was trying to circumvent the folks they would immediately jump to "get your Ham tech license" Its in the plan but I want to have the time to study the most amount of time in the shortest possible as to prevent me from forgetting things and I have seen the threads that the ARF community has for helping rookies. When the time comes I will be pouring over that thread
This is just a level 1 or "war belt" layer of comms that will have a biweeklyish utilization shortly after acquisition so I am looking for something that is relatively easy to use, durable/ reliable, and most of all not going to ass rape me with no lube to buy in for 4 units.
5/26/2012 12:14:06 AM
Originally Posted By Ghost271911:
This is just a level 1 or "war belt" layer of comms that will have a biweeklyish utilization shortly after acquisition so I am looking for something that is relatively easy to use, durable/ reliable, and most of all not going to ass rape me with no lube to buy in for 4 units.
This is just a level 1 or "war belt" layer of comms that will have a biweeklyish utilization shortly after acquisition so I am looking for something that is relatively easy to use, durable/ reliable, and most of all not going to ass rape me with no lube to buy in for 4 units.
Get GMRS license ($85), and order 4 Icom IC-F4001 (400-470 version with lithium battery option) radios.
5/26/2012 12:51:19 AM
Both of those ad's look like a radio designed for in buildings and don't even say what freq range they are for. "perfect for manufacturing, retail, construction and education based jobs".
Pick up some bubble pack radios to use short term and then get your ham ticket. I don't think it matters which brand of bubble packs you pickup - they all are going to have similar features and range claims. The five watt Rinos work reasonable well but are high dollars.
Pick up some bubble pack radios to use short term and then get your ham ticket. I don't think it matters which brand of bubble packs you pickup - they all are going to have similar features and range claims. The five watt Rinos work reasonable well but are high dollars.
5/26/2012 12:55:32 AM
both of those radios are UHF, VHF not found on your list. MURS is your only option in VHF for a non licensed person.
