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Surprise surprise the postal delivery guy wanted 68 bucks! to cover taxes.
Yes I took a look at that BOAFENG and I saw it was 2 watts but I read at eHam a guy with a BAOFENG got 10 miles and hit the repeater on low power setting.
Which I don't know 0.5 watts
I think the guts are made by Wouxun because they have the same software.
MTC has made their own now using that same board I think but they sell them for 65 bucks.
Originally posted by imitator
reply to post by Rocketman7
Surprise surprise the postal delivery guy wanted 68 bucks! to cover taxes.
WTH! wow that is crazy, 68 for Taxes? some kind of fast shipping tax?
I'm still a little skeptical on the Home Patrol, let us know how it goes when you have it all set up. I would imagine having the Wouxun on your delivery route would be better.
Yes I took a look at that BOAFENG and I saw it was 2 watts but I read at eHam a guy with a BAOFENG got 10 miles and hit the repeater on low power setting.
Which I don't know 0.5 watts
I think the guts are made by Wouxun because they have the same software.
MTC has made their own now using that same board I think but they sell them for 65 bucks.
Most radio brand names use the same circuit boards: for example Uniden and Cobra or Galaxy and Connex ect.. If you wanted to modify or program them, it's more than likely it will be the same mods with the other brand names. I haven't checked with these little radios yet, but I do know the BOAFENG UV-100 and the UV-3R are exactly the same, but with different housings.
Well my radios came in today, the shipping package was cool looking. I like these Chinese stamps! The battery was charged and ready to go out of the box, I hooked the supplied vhf antenna and hit a 2 meter repeater from 15 miles away on 2 Watts, not bad considering I live under a hill in the woods. This means I could talk for hundreds of miles on that repeater if need be. Just set the repeater shift, offset and the tx code and your good to go.
When I hooked this up to my dual band 2m, 70cm base dipole 50ft in the air, I was very impressed by the rx range, hit a lot of far off repeaters on 2 watts. The audio is awesome and the receiver is sensitive. I like all the features.
The only problem I found with this radio is the battery cover sliding off if clipped to your belt. I fixed this by adding a rubber seal between the clip and cover, still this is worth every bit of $48. dollars a radio!
Anyway, I'm glad I found this little thread, I have been out of the radio loop for awhile and had no ideal about these little Chinese radios, this is a great addition to my ham radios and survival gear.
here is a pic of one my UV-100 boxed and unboxed.
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Originally posted by imitator
Ok heh... so I didn't read the instruction manual lol... until now, apparently the radios have a lock for the battery cover. duh... Anyway I removed the rubber seals that I added lol. Real men don't read instructions is false...
Now no problems at all, other than it scans a little slower than a scanner.edit on 3-11-2011 by imitator because: (no reason given)
I purchased two from Main Trading Company for $109 each.
Downloaded KC8UNJ, Jim Mitchel's KG-UV Commander.
The radios are a good value for the price.
I tried out the Home Patrol but with the duck antenna it can't get anything. A bit of chatter but keep in mind around here hardly anything ever happens. Victoria BC.
Originally posted by imitator
reply to post by Rocketman7
I tried out the Home Patrol but with the duck antenna it can't get anything. A bit of chatter but keep in mind around here hardly anything ever happens. Victoria BC.
I think your in a good location for HF... you probably can pick up some Russian, military, marine stations etc... maybe HARRP too.
You should look into a HF tx radios, you can find some used cheap... like the Yaesu FT-101 or Kenwood TS440. I bought the FT-747GX for $250. Most of the old HF radios will be around that price.
As for VHF/UHF you should get a dual band 144/440 YAGI for your house with a rotator or a high gain dual band mount for your car. MFJ has some great antennas www.mfjenterprises.com... There is so many options with VHF/UHF antenna's, you could build a antenna from clothes hangers lol.. some people use a TV antenna for their scanners. I made a handheld yagi for hitting satellites.
You will never hear the full potential in your radio with a HT antenna, they are only good for walking, running etc... maybe on a mountain good. You could set up base on a mountain with HT gear or set a repeater up to a yagi.
I read the DIamond is a good dual band HT antenna, but nothing beats a base or car mount antenna. It's good to have all three for a shtf scenario "base, car, HT."
edit on 4-11-2011 by imitator because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Rocketman7
I spent 1400 bucks over the last 2 weeks on stuff. I wanted to beat the Christmas rush.
I still have a list of stuff I haven't even ordered yet that I want.
That sh*t better hit the fan soon or I am going to be some pissed off.
I mean I was all over the city, and I did not hear anything. No police chatter, no fire chatter, no ambulance nothing. With cell phones people are just not using radios like they used to.