Almaddog Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Looking for suggestions for a good 2 way radio what do u recons d guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommikka Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 40 minutes ago, Almaddog said: Looking for suggestions for a good 2 way radio what do u recons d guys For what, and to talk to who? One radio for you or a set for a group? Generic PMRs are fully legal, require no licence and transmit/receive on the common frequencies. They are available in various sizes and looks, different models / manufacturers handsets can take remote headset/microphones in either specific or industry standard fittings, and though most will take their own custom battery of various capacities some can have compatible spare batteries available and a number can take ordinary AAs or AAAs if you need some extra life when you can’t recharge Rogerborg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lord_Poncho Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 This Thread might be handy for you: Many good options, cheap (but good) baofengs can be had for under £15 - on the likes of aliexpress - e.g. the venerable UV5R, or the newer UV13 pro - just make sure that you take the time to programme them to frequencies that aren't going to annoy people (i.e. PMR446). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Waco Kid Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Don’t listen to them! Start with a one way radio and work up to it. 😋 The_Lord_Poncho, Lozart, Tactical Pith Helmet and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez_Armstrong Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 On 28/03/2024 at 09:00, The_Lord_Poncho said: This Thread might be handy for you: Many good options, cheap (but good) baofengs can be had for under £15 - on the likes of aliexpress - e.g. the venerable UV5R, or the newer UV13 pro - just make sure that you take the time to programme them to frequencies that aren't going to annoy people (i.e. PMR446). You can't use a UV5R on PMR 446 frequencies legally because the UV5R puts out 5w which is over the mikitnfor someone without a licence Get UV-5R's and a business license from OFCOM and use the designated frequencies they assign the licence to cover your arse, it's like £75 for 5 years and you can have unlimited people under it The Waco Kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lord_Poncho Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 2 hours ago, Jez_Armstrong said: You can't use a UV5R on PMR 446 frequencies legally because the UV5R puts out 5w which is over the mikitnfor someone without a licence Get UV-5R's and a business license from OFCOM and use the designated frequencies they assign the licence to cover your arse, it's like £75 for 5 years and you can have unlimited people under it You are absolutely right of course. If ever there was a useful selling point for UKAPU or similar, this would be it. For a very low outlay, they could take out a licence, and then advertise the ability for their members to use the frequencies assigned to them.... Albeit, I confess to never having heard of anyone successfully prosecuted for using a Baofeng on PMR446 frequencies - that's not to say that it hasn't happened. Rogerborg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Waco Kid Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 They’ll get to it once they’ve run out of people to pursue for TV license money. Far easier to bully people on that at the moment. The_Lord_Poncho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez_Armstrong Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 8 hours ago, The_Lord_Poncho said: You are absolutely right of course. If ever there was a useful selling point for UKAPU or similar, this would be it. For a very low outlay, they could take out a licence, and then advertise the ability for their members to use the frequencies assigned to them.... Albeit, I confess to never having heard of anyone successfully prosecuted for using a Baofeng on PMR446 frequencies - that's not to say that it hasn't happened. Probably because 5w in the woods isn't effecting anyone but as a licensed ham radio licence holder I understand why these things should be regulated Rogerborg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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