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The Facebook group above has a ton of info and parts available... ask people there about them.

I'm sure this has been answered before (scrolled up a bit and didn't see it so sorry in advance) decent comtacs that won't break the bank?

Used comtac III's for around 300

was looking at those, found walker razors for relatively cheap...i'm assuming they're cheap cause they're not worth a shit yeah?

Probably, not ones I'm familiar with, so most likely, lol

Used comtacs are literally the best cheap option

got a website or anything for used gear? all i can find are new ones

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1687000848242078/?ref=share

should've assumed that. don't know why i didn't even check there. thanks man

using a run of the mill MICH helmet. well they fit underneath?

Ebay has deals from time to time

So does anyone actually run a baofeng in kit or is that just the general noob go to radio?

Hey, some of us noobs are in here 😤

Plenty do because thats all they have/can afford/know how to use but they are the quality of kids toys and have a shitty ui.

Will a dual band 2meter/440 have a decent swr on murs freqs?

https://youtu.be/nzDj0u1HhvE

Thanks for sharing

Secondary comms up and running 😂

Just got 6 of these on ebay for $125, what am I in for

Probably a knockoff tbh. Check once you get them

It's from a known seller but definitely will

I'm absolutely new with comms. Would this be worth considering for a small group?

Much appreciation

pay 10 bucks and get a ham radio license. if you use them inna woods you'll probably be ok, it's not worth their resources to triangulate where you are if you're just hunting and camping. *not that I would advocate for doing anything illegal*

I strongly recommend getting your ham license. It's not hard and it's a fun hobby that's useful when SHTF

Whata a good starting radio something i can put on my side or pc

Been looking at baofeng

Baofeng is the usual starter... Retevis RT82 is under 200 and does 128 bit encryption

Lmfao... that is completely wrong

Never was... always a misconception.

Not legal on certain frequencies

No clue what you're talking about... again most people don't understand the rules, politicians especially

Also, never really been any prosecution from "illegal" use of radio frequencies

Like, you're not supposed to encrypt ham or FRS channels, but who's gonna catch/find you? No radio police

The RT82 sounder $200 for 128bit.

*is under

Yeah, but how will they catch you... they are though, you are correct

Yeah,it's physically possible, but by who?

Also, you can get your HAM license, use DMR and legally encrypt if you really wanna use those channels.

https://youtu.be/vU1w1shrr-E

I bought 25 business band itinerant channels years ago,and you can legally encrypt those and don't need a license

@Recon_5.11 I shared that last week... VERY good basic intro

This is live right now

It's not that same video

Oh, they are doing another live stream, nice

Yessir

DMR is just digital

T-Rex talked about this last week, definitely something everyone should look into http://js8call.com/

Yeah, DMR can be radio to radio, doesn't need the internet

Yeah, just remember they really only have the same range as any 5-10 watt radio

😂

It never ends.... even the government has a shopping list

@Recon_5.11 you watching this live stream? LOTS of good info on here

I always like the way these guys think.

All stuff I already know, but another good one everyone needs to watch.

Oh shit... CivTAK was just publicly released

https://www.takciv.org/2020/03/31/civtak4-0-1-has-been-released-download-here/

So I just bought a pair of Hesenate radios and I want one more radio that is a step above that for my own personal use so the Hesens can just kinda be thrown at people that need them if things go bad

Suggestions

What are you looking for in terms of specs?

The hesens are my first set so very new to comms

Are you meaning Jensen? Hensen isn't a brand I've seen

Oh, wait... just googled

So you cheaped out on baofengs, the literal cheapest radios known to man. A real baofeng would be a step up.

Not trying to hate on you at all... many don't understand there are knock offs that are all trash

So, what's your budget for a higher tier radio?

As far as I know baofengs and hesens are made in the same factory or at least that's what a friend of mine said

Probably not... baofeng has alot of knockoffs for such a cheap radio

Retevis is a step up for cheap still

Woxun

Then you get into kenwood and icom for the mid to high end

Really, baofengs are more than 99% of people will ever use

They're something to learn on and yeet into a bag if things aren't good

Looking for something a step or two up, $100?

Hopefully higher range

They all have the same range really

Feature sets and build quality is what changes

I'm up for suggestions, going to use the ones I ordered to get a feel for things

The ham radio technician test doesn't look very hard at all. Found a couple phone apps that seem to do a good job of prepping you for the test

It's not for the basic level... there are 3 levels though

The practice apps are the way to go thoughm

Which level is needed to legally use something like a baofeng? The higher class licenses looked to be all lower frequencies

"Lower" yes... but HF you can use to literally talk to the other side of the world with no repeater

I am very familiar with the physics of it all, just don't know the law part.

Lowest level is all you probably want though

My undergrad research was in radio astronomy. I built some wave guides and amplifiers

I would just do all three tests then, you should have no issues

We found out that a local airport had a radar unit that was broadcasting out of band.

FCC said tough luck, so we had to get a different broadband filter

But good luck either getting into a remote test, and all these commie governors are keeping shit locked down and ham clubs are staying closed.

Yeah

Fucking tyrants

Yeah, there really isn't enforcement of the radio laws

Its just im a budget.. so im looking for a good comms my limit is $300

Ill look around

> Yeah, there really isn't enforcement of the radio laws @EDDSkitz quite a few NALs get sent out by the FCC for dumb shit. They don’t prosecute, they fine...and heavily.

https://www.fcc.gov/document/eb-imposes-18000-fine-against-amateur-radio-licensee

That guy was licensed, being dumb, and refused to stop multiple times... not even close to what we're talking about, and SUPER rare.