[Lipo charger arghhh help]

How common is it for batteries to do this? I live in an apartment, and don't want to risk burning it down. Should I just stick with Gas maybe?

[Plates for LBX 0300 S?]

18 minutes ago, TheFull9 said:

Some 1-1.25" foam from ebay, cut to the shape of the plate bags, done, works great.

Off the top of my head the -S is SAPI small and I think PTS do Smalls in their foam plates if you want a pre-made solution, or generally anything foam or hollow plastic that's a small - though I'd stick to foam as sometimes if a plate of any solid material is a little too tall you can have exposed hook velcro on the inside that'll eat your shirts (though I don't own an LBX PC, but that's common).

 

Thanks. I'll look for some. I did discover the LBX 0400 plates after making this post. But they're 30GBP, so probably not worth lol.

[Plates for LBX 0300 S?]

Hello, could anyone recommend plates for the LBX 0300-S Plate Carrier? I want to be as light weight as possible while keeping structure.

I haven't bought the PC yet, trying to plan ahead since it's quite costly. Thanks!

[How does the Ofcom License Work?]

43 minutes ago, Rogerborg said:

 

Yes, and you're doing the right thing, even if pragmatically speaking, there are no consequences for (ab)using the PMR channels at higher power.

 

You should have a Simple UK Light licence, which allows use of any of these frequencies.

 

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0036/79965/Business_Radio_Simple_UK_licence_template.pdf

 

 

Yup, that's the exact table I have I believe. I'm going to contact them tomorrow (if I have time + remember) to see if I have the sole trader or organisation license, as I believe I need the latter - hopefully I do already :S

[Audio Setup for Dye i4 Goggles]

22 hours ago, concretesnail said:

I've just tried my racal frontier under a dye i4 and the fit was fine. Radio comes through the left ear, and microphone os built into the right ear.  I have it running through a ptt into a baofeng 5ur radio.

If you really want over ear then I'd look to remove the ear Pro from the mask and go from there, but look to get some gel cups as they conform better to a misshapen set of surfaces (in use peltors for work with assorted pieces of ppe)

Thanks for the information looks like I'd have to get a really old used version of those as they don't seem to sell them new anymore?

[How does the Ofcom License Work?]

11 hours ago, Chev Chelios said:

 

Leah, how many UV-5Rs do you see kicking about? These are illegal to transmit on PMR as the equipment is not permitted to transmit over a maximum power of 0.5 watts, even on low power they transmit more power than is legal in the UK for the PMR446 allocation. Even it it was 0.5 watts they have a removable antenna and that excludes them being used on PMR. The ones I have don't even carry CE Marks. 

 

I would never advise anyone to break the law but do your own research and I think you will come to the same conclusion as me, that nobody cares if you are using "business radios" with or without a licence or using high power radios to transmit PMR.  

 

Which is the reason I bought the Ofcom license, so I don't have to transmit on the free frequencies? or am I misreading something here.

23 hours ago, Tommikka said:

 

The guidance notes via the link below would generally cover airsoft users as a team (under incorporated association of people with a common interest) or an individual.

An individual won’t have much use of a radio channel.

But under either you can have handsets configured to an appropriate channel and let some extra people use the same channel to talk to them for the day under your licence (you could hand them a handset from your collection, let them Programme in your frequency, or as there are common frequencies which others may be licenced to use just agree on the one to use today - and conversely to use different ones so you are separate)

 

 

 

Incorporated Association
Is a group of people who share a common interest.

Individual or Sole Trader
Any person may apply for a licence in his or her own name. If the person runs a business solely in his or her own name then that person is known as the sole proprietor of that business. Legally that person is wholly liable for all aspects of that business and all its obligations. Thus the person will need a WT Act Licence in their name to operate a radio system which states the applicant/ licensee’s name. If the person holds a trading name, then this may also be stated on the licence but it is important that this is not substituted in the place of the individual’s name.

 

Off topic as the OP already has a licence but PMR is the easy solution with free to use  unlicenced channels, and again can be used together or seperately among groups (I used to set PMR ranges between factions and let them pick particular channels ….. and I could then be nosy and listen in with the very old fashioned cheap handsets that could pick up all the subfrequencies)

 

I'm not sure which one I got to be honest. I may try contacting Ofcom tomorrow, it does say this in my License Document:

 

2. Purpose of the Radio Equipment
2.1 Subject to the administrative and technical requirements set out in this and the subsequent schedule(s)
to this Licence, the Licensee and any person authorised to act on the Licensee’s behalf is hereby
authorised to send and receive messages concerning the business of the Licensee between the mobile
stations.

 

 

[How does the Ofcom License Work?]

1 hour ago, Pseudotectonic said:

I guess most if not all of the radio users in airsoft will be on PMR446. Which is the license free walkie-talkie 16 channels.

If you are running the £75 business radio license, you will be on totally different channels from the PMR446 and any person will also have to shell out the £75 and have their radio also programmed to tune into your particular channel. Which seems totally unnecessary unless you really really want to stop most people from listening in.

 

I'm pretty sure yourself and your friends/company/org are covered under the same license. So you wouldn't all have to spend 75GBP

[Audio Setup for Dye i4 Goggles]

Hello, does anyone have any recommendations for a headset/earpiece setup while using a Dye i4? Prior to the i4 I used a headset, however this is way too big for the goggles. I'd prefer to keep a headset-like setup if possible since my earbuds hurt my ears after a little time - though I understand that this may not be ideal with the goggles.

Does anyone have any recommendations for buds/earphones that would fit - along with a microphone. I currently run a Z113 PTT, so not sure if I may need to replace that too?

My radio is a UV-5R

[How does the Ofcom License Work?]

14 hours ago, Chev Chelios said:

I am assuming you have the one you just fill in and pay £75 rather than completing the 6hr foundation course? 

 

Hi, that's correct. I never did a foundation course, maybe I would know this stuff if I had lol.

 

I never got as many frequencies as you just showed me. I got 17 in total across all of the bands.

[How does the Ofcom License Work?]

Hello, I bought an Ofcom license in March 2020 for the ability to use radios while playing Airsoft. However, it has been unused since lockdown. I'm now trying to get back into Airsoft, but I cannot remember how the license works.

I have the option of using one of multiple bands all on a 12.5 kHz bandwidth. These include: Low Band (77 MHz-86 MHz), Mid Band (164 MHz-164MHz), High Band (169 MHz-173MHz) and UFH1 (449MHz-458MHz). I'm assuming that means I can use any of the frequencies listed? But i'm not 100% certain on that - plus I'm not sure what band is best to use? We use UV-5R radios.