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Communications => Radio => Topic started by: Kobalt on November 17, 2011, 04:34:00 PM

Title: Radios
Post by: Kobalt on November 17, 2011, 04:34:00 PM

What kind of radios would be best for a wrol security team? Two way or Handheld CB? What do you guys use?

Title: Re: Radios
Post by: APX808 on November 17, 2011, 04:38:50 PM

I'm using a Yaesu FT-270r that works in VHF 2m band.
You have plenty of accessories really cheap, battery life is awesome (months if used sporadically) and its IPx7, that means you can submerge it for 30 minutes and it will still work.

EDIT: Check this thread also http://straightprep.com/forum/index.php?topic=343.0 (http://straightprep.com/forum/index.php?topic=343.0)

Title: Re: Radios
Post by: JohnyMac on November 17, 2011, 04:39:30 PM

Spirit,

do a search on radios or communication. There is a lot of info already on this subject such as: http://straightprep.com/forum/index.php?topic=343.msg5795#msg5795 (http://straightprep.com/forum/index.php?topic=343.msg5795#msg5795)

This might be a quicker way of gaining the info you are looking for. Good luck.

Title: Re: Radios
Post by: Outonowhere on November 18, 2011, 09:41:08 AM

APX...

http://www.gigaparts.com/store.php?action=profile&sku=ZYS-FT-270R (http://www.gigaparts.com/store.php?action=profile&sku=ZYS-FT-270R)

That looks bad ass and worth the money!

Title: Re: Radios
Post by: JohnyMac on November 18, 2011, 10:00:25 AM

Check this out ttp://www.elecraft.com/KX1/KX1.htm

Good for receiving voice but designed for morose code sending and receiving around the world. Small, light, works on minimal power.

Check it out.