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The Bean
     
location:
Austin TX
Gender: Male
Some dude with a camera
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< on 8/20/2005 4:35 AM >
|  | | | So.. I'm sure this has been hashed to death, but who carries 2 way radios when UEing? Which ones do you use?
I picked up some cheap Motorola FV200's today - one of them completely died 30 minutes after buying it. The display went blank and it got stuck in transmit until I pulled the batteries, now it doesn't do anything at all  Thinking of returning all 4 and getting something else, but $20/pair...
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Jester
location:
Vancouver,B.C. Canada
Gender: Male
Always just out of sight...
| | | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 1 on 8/20/2005 7:36 PM >
|  | | | I've been using two way radios since before the forum started (and at the start people said it was stupid, pfftt). I found some audiovox ones at walmart (yes, i know, walmart, yuck) but they were $42 canadian for 2 radios, base for charging, all the nimh batteries for both and a headset/mic for both. To buy headsets alone costs around $30 each... And they have a 9 km range, i'm quite pleased...
In the states they were around $32 - $36 I believe, but I think that model is being discontinued at walmarts, look around.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf. |
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The Bean
location:
Austin TX
Gender: Male
Some dude with a camera
| | | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 2 on 8/21/2005 12:51 AM >
| | | | I think they're a good idea, personally. Most people these days carry cellphones, but a radio comes in handy if you need to communicate quickly. Plus if you fall in water or the like, a radio is a lot cheaper to replace.
I wound up exchanging the dead one today. The package has 2 Motorola 22 channel radios (FV200) for US $19.99, though they run on alkaline batteries and don't come with headsets. They claim 30+ hours out of a set of 3 AAA's though (assuming you don't transmit much).
I'm pretty pleased with them, but headsets would be very nice. Still, it works out to $10 per radio, and I've got 4 total. 5 mile range as well (when lightning strikes of course).
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DriverDan
location:
Austin, TX
Gender: Male
| |  | | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 3 on 8/23/2005 3:15 PM >
| | | | We carry radios as well. They are much easier than taking out a cell phone, dialing the number, waiting for the person to answer, etc.
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Mark
Very Noble Donor
location:
South Carolina
Gender: Male
What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
| | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 4 on 8/24/2005 12:05 PM >
| | | | I own so much 2 way.....
"If the threat level goes up its probably because of me." "I am looking for a girl who enjoys headbutting beltbuckles" |
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Rust
I am a rustbucket
| | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 5 on 8/24/2005 10:49 PM >
| | | | I do occasionally but they're only shitty FRS radios that couldnt transmit through a godamn piece of bread for the life of them. I need something more powerful. :/
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michiganman
location:
Detroit, Michigan
Gender: Male
| | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 6 on 8/27/2005 4:50 PM >
|  | | | Two way radios work great to keep in contact with outhers in your group but if any serious happened I still prefer the cell phone to be on me so i will carry both if I can.
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DocHolliday
location:
Olde Virginia
Gender: Male
| | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 7 on 8/27/2005 5:47 PM >
| | | | The biggest problems with 2 ways is that other people can hear what you say. My family used to take some of them to Wal-Mart before the huge coming of cell-phones. We could hear every Wal-Mart employee and thier uncle talking. We actually hear some neat stuff, there is a lot more that goes on there than you think.
In Order To Protect, We Must First Learn To Destroy.
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggy.'
until you can reach for a rock.
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RedDragon
location:
Southern New Jersey
Gender: Male
UE Master Of Your Mom
| | | | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 8 on 8/30/2005 4:35 AM >
| | | | In this age of cell phones radios are one more unnecassary thing to carry
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The Bean
location:
Austin TX
Gender: Male
Some dude with a camera
| | | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 9 on 8/30/2005 8:30 AM >
| | | | Radios get you in touch much faster though - no waiting while the phone rings.
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DriverDan
location:
Austin, TX
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 10 on 8/31/2005 4:29 AM >
| | | | Radios are much better than phones when in a group. Everyone can hear what you say. Try doing a 3 way call in the 0.5 sec it takes to push the tx button on a radio.
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NoSuchPerson
Stop, or I'll ask you again!
| | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 11 on 8/31/2005 7:36 AM >
| | | | Blah.
All you people and your FRS shit!
That's where it's at 
Unit calling radio say again? |
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SilentSearch
location:
Cowtown
Gender: Male
My rebellion against the santa cursor! HoHoHo
| | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 12 on 8/31/2005 2:53 PM >
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I am radio impaired. How about some details on those units EX?
Posted by ExKa|iBuR
That's where it's at
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Official UE Safety officer and rescue specialist. |
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NoSuchPerson
Stop, or I'll ask you again!
| | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 13 on 9/1/2005 4:32 AM >
| | | | VHF, Digital, Encryption.
Need I say more?
-Ex
Unit calling radio say again? |
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el nerdo
 
Chief UER Lackey
Gender: Male
What are you, from the Department of Know'm Sayin's? You takin' a Know'm census?
| | | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 14 on 9/1/2005 1:12 PM >
| | | | Posted by RedDragon
In this age of cell phones radios are one more unnecassary thing to carry
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hah. I leave my cell phone in the car and take my 2 way, *every time*.
Why? Because when you're inside a thick walled concrete structure, or *underground*, good luck getting a cell signal.
Lower band two way radios get through; not to mention most commercial two way radios have, oh, about TEN TIMES the TX power of a cell phone.
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Archer
location:
Toronto, ON
Gender: Male
Imperator Sagittario
| | | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 15 on 9/1/2005 4:15 PM >
| | | | Posted by ExKa|iBuR
VHF, Digital, Encryption.
Need I say more?
-Ex
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When I go out to get some two-way radios in the near future, I am so getting you to come along and help me nail a set, radio-God. 
Abandoned UE - http://www.abandonedue.com
"We live in a twilight world... and there are no friends at dusk." |
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Mark
Very Noble Donor
location:
South Carolina
Gender: Male
What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
| | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 16 on 9/2/2005 4:20 AM >
| | | | Be warned if you go with him you will need a larger check book and some heavy instruction.
"If the threat level goes up its probably because of me." "I am looking for a girl who enjoys headbutting beltbuckles" |
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el nerdo
Chief UER Lackey
Gender: Male
What are you, from the Department of Know'm Sayin's? You takin' a Know'm census?
| | | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 17 on 9/2/2005 1:53 PM >
| | | | Posted by Mark
Be warned if you go with him you will need a larger check book and some heavy instruction.
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hahaha. Ain't that the truth.
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OttoL
location:
Pacific Northwest
Gender: Male
Renob
| | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 18 on 9/3/2005 7:19 AM >
| | | | Posted by ExKa|iBuR
Blah.
All you people and your FRS shit!
That's where it's at
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These kids just realized that there IS a FRS radio, and you show them an ?/\/\ Astro Saber... hahahaha... They have no clue about that stuff...
Fuk The sabre, XTS....
Whatever.
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OttoL
location:
Pacific Northwest
Gender: Male
Renob
| | Re: 2 way radios?
<Reply # 19 on 9/3/2005 7:25 AM >
| | | | Posted by Mark
Be warned if you go with him you will need a larger check book and some heavy instruction.
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Good luck with the RSS and a RIB box and all that complicated shit.....
It's not your $20 walmart frs radio though..
We all talk shit, but I wish I had more /\/\ stuff myself....
Just got a few MICOR mobiles (cheap).... Mabe setting up a GMRS repeater here soon... Once I figure out the pinouts...
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