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combine boy

04-21-2005 07:17:19




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what is the best kind of 2 way radios i need to get up to 15 to 20 miles or more got to be handheld we are going to use them on tractors to call like when we need fuel,food,ect like that




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JiminIA

04-21-2005 11:21:18




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 Re: OT 2 way radios in reply to combine boy, 04-21-2005 07:17:19  
Nextel....works good 90% of the time for me,only a few dead spots, and like said above you can talk on the two way nationwide, it costs me about $65 a month per phone, they do have cheaper plans though...Jim



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Jim in MA.

04-21-2005 09:31:52




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 Re: OT 2 way radios in reply to combine boy, 04-21-2005 07:17:19  
Have had both cb & bisness radios over the years. I went to Nextel two years ago and love em, can talk all over the country "no charge" need cell phone anyway. three units cost me about $125.00 a month abd never let me down



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JMS/MN

04-21-2005 09:08:44




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 Re: OT 2 way radios in reply to combine boy, 04-21-2005 07:17:19  
I've had two-way radios since 1980. Mostly Johnson, one Motorola, base and mobiles. Home made 70 foot tower, no repeater. Best distance and reception is with UHF- high band. VHF will give less distance. Terrain does influence distance, max we ever talked was almost 40 miles pickup to tower, most usage was within 25 miles. Primary reason to get them was talking between tractors and home, under five miles. Still prefer radios to the cell phone because it's handier to just pick up the mike and talk when unloading on the go, spotting wagons in the field, etc. Now you can find sets cheaply on auctions- make sure you get enough units now, otherwise added units need to be recrystallized (about $100) to match your frequency.

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dr.sportster

04-21-2005 08:24:45




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 Re: OT 2 way radios in reply to combine boy, 04-21-2005 07:17:19  
I only used them in a two mile radius but Ill say this the little yellow Motorolas worked better than the expensive large black Motorolas.Sounds to me like you need cellphones for what your doing.I mostly tried to ignore mine but when there was a medical emergency they and the guy I was telling call an ambulance failed me.I hate when a concrete block falls on a co-workers head.Poor guys name was Ed.Then they called him sore head Ed.He was ok after stitches.If you dont like aggravation pack lunch and spare fuel when you go out in the field.Just trying to be helpful.

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Ludwig

04-21-2005 08:23:18




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 Re: OT 2 way radios in reply to combine boy, 04-21-2005 07:17:19  
Get a couple of old bag type cell phones. Usually can find them for $10-$15. Get the cheapest cell plan you can, say $20 a month and it"ll be at least a year or two before you reach what it would have cost for 2 way radios.
Dad for years had a car phone instead of a cell phone because it worked so much better back in the woods. At the lake camp with a cell phone you have to put on waders and go 20" out into the lake to get service. With Dad"s car phone you could sit in the camp. His used a 12v camcorder battery and would give hours of talk time and weeks of standby on a charge.

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Errin OH

04-21-2005 08:04:51




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 Re: OT 2 way radios in reply to combine boy, 04-21-2005 07:17:19  
Good luck. Doubt a couple ports sittin on two hill tops would talk 20 miles. A couple hi power mobles maybe if the land in between is flat and there are no obstructions (towns, trees and such). What your going to be lookin at is a base system with an antenna 75-100' in the air. Then maybe you could reach a port 20 miles out (line of sight thing). Earths curve comes in to play at 10-12 even on level ground. Between ports 2-3 miles. Dat said, you use the unlicensed shared freqs you'll be limited to 5w transmit power and it may not work anyway (designed for local business yards). So I'd say your gonna have to get a license, put up a 100' tower and use a min of 15w mobles. *OR* check the local shops and see if you can rent space on a repeater. Depending the terrain, freq band, location and its height, it may cover as much as a 40 mile radius (port, 60 mobles) around that tower. Just make sure your needs fall into it.

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brianh

04-21-2005 07:55:33




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 Re: OT 2 way radios in reply to combine boy, 04-21-2005 07:17:19  
It depends on many things, like frequency band, licensed or unlicensed, repeater or conventional, etc. Low band VHF works well base-to-mobile and mobile-to-mobile but handhelds don't, even with huge antennas. Many low-band channels available for use with about a $200 coordination charge.
Hi-band VHF works pretty well with handhelds but there are not many channels available any more in most areas. UHF with a repeater is best, but most $$$$$.
Some of the new class A CB uhf radios that you can get at Radio Shack, Walmart, etc. are the most readily available and cheapest but you are going to be sharing your channel with many other people and privacy will be nil.
Depends on what exactly your needs are. Best bet is to go talk with a local two-way radio shop and he can give you the specifics for your area, along with repeater rates etc.

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buickanddeere

04-21-2005 11:26:48




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 Re: OT 2 way radios in reply to brianh, 04-21-2005 07:55:33  
You are talking about the 460 or so UHF GMRS "General Mobile Radio Service" radios. Portable power is limited to 5W which is quit a step up from the 0.5W FMRS. The GMRS transmits over three times farther. Or 9+ db stronger signal. GMRS does allow the use of 25W repeaters which will boost your range. The Rino model130 GMRS does allow GPS location reporting with the push of a button. As previously stated. If you can find a cell phone that works on analogue, TDMA and GMS. With a good flat rate long distance plan between the radios. That cell system is tough to beat.

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Leland

04-21-2005 07:39:01




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 Re: OT 2 way radios in reply to combine boy, 04-21-2005 07:17:19  
If your radios go thru a repeater then you will have an unlimited range to keep in contact with home but you will also share your channel with others .



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billyiron

04-21-2005 07:37:36




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 Re: OT 2 way radios in reply to combine boy, 04-21-2005 07:17:19  
we have motorola,radius cm200,,base to mobile good for 20 miles mobile to mobile maybe 10 miles,,will reach farther but depends on hills in between,,,, ,, billy



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