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Offline JohnyMac

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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #25 on: September 13, 2012, 02:08:05 PM »
Great tip Crudos. Thx for the tip.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #26 on: September 13, 2012, 02:09:52 PM »
Check out the puxing px-888.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #27 on: September 13, 2012, 03:35:03 PM »
Quote from: Kobalt on September 13, 2012, 02:09:52 PM
Check out the puxing px-888.
Thanks Kobalt, hadn't seen that one. Also check out the BaoFeng UV-5R. Lots of good reviews for a cheap. Haven't pulled the trigger on this one yet though.

Edit: Just found the BaoFeng UV-5R Plus is the latest/greatest of this model for around $50. Tempting, very tempting...... I don't know too much about VHF/UHF frequencies (I'm more of a HF person), but this might be a good way to start learning.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #28 on: September 13, 2012, 04:37:33 PM »
OK Kobalt you got me going and i have spent the afternoon researching handheld 2 meter radios. It seems that the yaesu FT 60R was the one that received the best reviews and got the most praise.

Unfortunately the closest ham shop in my area is 81 miles away (Salem NH). I would like to go to a retailer to pick their brain. 
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #29 on: September 13, 2012, 11:31:26 PM »
JM, I splurged and took a chance with the latest version of the BaoFeng UV-5R Plus. Just under $50. The original UV-5R got rave reviews when it was first introduced. I figure that by this time, they have all the bugs worked out (if any to begin with), and this version should be golden, hopefully. Will keep the forum posted when it arrives via Mao-land.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #30 on: September 14, 2012, 07:08:41 AM »
Quote from: special-k on September 13, 2012, 09:36:10 AM
Do not waste your money on TriSquare eXRS radios.  They ALL have syncing issues...and there is NO way to solve these issues, no matter what the manufacturer says.   

I bought 4 pairs several years ago from a distributor at a huge discount.  The syncing problems make them completely undependable, they are definitely not to be used in a serious, life or death, or emergency situation.  I do use the ones that I have on a daily basis for a home intercom system.  I keep a pair in the charger at all times at each location in my home.  This doubles the chance of actually being able to receive a transmission, but even with the odds doubled, they fail to sync often.

EDIT:  Any reviews on amazon or elsewhere that claim to have no problems with these radios, are assuredly TriSquare plants trying to promote their shitty product.

On a side note, I've heard that the software that these use for their FHSS (frequency hopping spread spectrum), is the exact same software used in Dessert Storm 1 that caused more than one U.S. tank to be destroyed by friendly fire for lack of being able to communicate at critical times.

Thank you very much for your invaluable input!  These were recommended by a prepper I know but he has never really used them.  I read a couple places about the syncing issues so I wasnt sure about them in the first place and Im too cheap to waste that kind of money on a mystery product like that anyways...
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #31 on: September 14, 2012, 07:40:52 AM »
Crudos,
I will be looking forward to your review.  [URL=http://www.smileyvault.co
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #32 on: September 16, 2012, 09:35:06 AM »
Radios and Commo are ridiculously important.  Just look at the way the Chechen Resistance used tiny cheap short distance radios to great effect in Grozny.  Its the difference between success and failure.   [URL=http://www.smileyvault.co
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #33 on: September 16, 2012, 02:03:25 PM »
I have a yaesu ft-270. It's almost the same thing as their vertex standard line but has some civilian influences in it. It's self programmable, waterproof, shockproof, and all that good stuff.
I did have to modify it to be able to transmit on the public safety  frequencies but that was easy. i mainly use it for fire fighting but i also bought it for wrol comms use.

Pretty soon i'm going to be buying a base stattion for my house and maybe one for my truck.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #34 on: September 16, 2012, 03:43:13 PM »
Same as v0dka, I'm using a yaesu FT-270 and I'm extremely happy with it, there are a lot of accessories available and its IPX7 so you can put it underwater and it will still work, the battery life is excellent in reception mode it last for weeks without discharging and there is an accessory so you can use it with AA batteries.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #35 on: September 16, 2012, 05:05:07 PM »
Did you remove the tiny ass resister in yours?
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #36 on: September 16, 2012, 05:45:14 PM »
I dunno man, the guy from the store "liberated it". I just know I can listen to the police and emergency services.
It goes from 137 to 174 Mhz, yours has the same range?
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #37 on: September 16, 2012, 05:58:33 PM »
Yes, by default it does that. If he did anything he made it able to transmit on the public safety channels.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #38 on: September 16, 2012, 10:42:56 PM »
So you can hear public safety on that radio v0dka? Police and Fire?
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #39 on: September 16, 2012, 10:59:11 PM »
yeah im gona pick up 2 or 3 of those ft 270s when i have the means, and the AA packs.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #40 on: September 16, 2012, 11:47:15 PM »
Quote from: thatguy on September 16, 2012, 10:42:56 PM
So you can hear public safety on that radio v0dka? Police and Fire?
Yeah all the channels that use the freqs between 154-173. Our system is pretty complicated, there isn't one radio for all the emergency services and alert systems.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #41 on: September 17, 2012, 08:38:52 AM »
The BaoFeng UV-5R Plus that I ordered transmits and receives on all frequencies between 136-174MHz and 400-480MHz right out of the box. Of course you'll need a license to transmit on some of the those, just saying.  :))
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #42 on: September 19, 2012, 01:26:45 PM »
Does anyone know of a "cheaper" 2m shortwave base station? All the ones I find are $500+. I'm probably going to have to spend alot of money for this, I can find 2m radios under $200 but just adding shortwave on it jacks the price up another $400.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #43 on: September 19, 2012, 01:32:41 PM »
Just a suggestion...

1) Figure out what are the top three for your application,
2) Go onto Craigs list and EBay daily, and
3) Contact a local HAM store. They often have units that were used in trade or they may know of someone who is selling.

I have seen some older models in the $200- range on crailgs list.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #44 on: September 20, 2012, 03:35:26 PM »
Quote from: crudos on September 17, 2012, 08:38:52 AM
The BaoFeng UV-5R Plus that I ordered transmits and receives on all frequencies between 136-174MHz and 400-480MHz right out of the box. Of course you'll need a license to transmit on some of the those, just saying.  :))

Still haven't gotten mine yet, but the reviews on Amazon of this are pretty good....

BaoFeng UV-5R reviews
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #45 on: September 20, 2012, 03:51:15 PM »
Quote from: crudos on September 20, 2012, 03:35:26 PM
Quote from: crudos on September 17, 2012, 08:38:52 AM
The BaoFeng UV-5R Plus that I ordered transmits and receives on all frequencies between 136-174MHz and 400-480MHz right out of the box. Of course you'll need a license to transmit on some of the those, just saying.  :))

Still haven't gotten mine yet, but the reviews on Amazon of this are pretty good....

BaoFeng UV-5R reviews

It looks like a neat little 2-way for the price.  I want to know if the programming software is compatible with Mac?... And is it as hard as the reviews are saying to program it from the keypad?   

Looking forward to your review.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #46 on: September 20, 2012, 04:03:16 PM »
Quote from: special-k on September 20, 2012, 03:51:15 PM
Quote from: crudos on September 20, 2012, 03:35:26 PM
Quote from: crudos on September 17, 2012, 08:38:52 AM
The BaoFeng UV-5R Plus that I ordered transmits and receives on all frequencies between 136-174MHz and 400-480MHz right out of the box. Of course you'll need a license to transmit on some of the those, just saying.  :))

Still haven't gotten mine yet, but the reviews on Amazon of this are pretty good....

BaoFeng UV-5R reviews

It looks like a neat little 2-way for the price.  I want to know if the programming software is compatible with Mac?... And is it as hard as the reviews are saying to program it from the keypad?   

Looking forward to your review.

The programming software is not mac compatible, windows only, and that sucks. Although most ham software is winblows only anyway. Think the latest version has much better instructions, so hoping keypad programming won't be as bad.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #47 on: September 20, 2012, 04:34:34 PM »
Those are pretty cheap and look as they work fine.
Do you know if there is a 12v charger for those baofeng?
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #48 on: September 20, 2012, 05:11:31 PM »
Quote from: APX808 on September 20, 2012, 04:34:34 PM
Those are pretty cheap and look as they work fine.
Do you know if there is a 12v charger for those baofeng?

This is the current package of the latest/greatest.....

http://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-Dual-Band-136-174-400-480-Two-way/dp/B0097252UK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1XJOEUB2D7LT7&coliid=IGTBT5GN2XIA8

I was able to pick mine up for just under $48 shipped on eBay, fyi, not trying to promote Amazon or this particular seller.
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Re: Radio's?????
« Reply #49 on: November 01, 2012, 11:36:23 AM »
Check this out!!! I was playing with it last night. Pretty cool for what it is and for the price.



It has an internal rechargeable battery, takes batteries, and can be crank powered- LOL
http://www.midlandradio.com/Two-Way-Radio.BS3/XT511-Base-Camp#
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