Choosing your radio manufacturer
by David Harvey VK2DMH on Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments
What two way radio can you recommend with longer range, that is practical to use and is the most affordable for personal use?
I’ve researched a bit and found out that most two-way radios have maximum of 5watts output and they differ in price.
Midland seems to have a good price, while Icom costs a bit more. Yet both radios have the same 5 watts output.
Why is this so?
should i go for midland or any motorola products?
pls advice. thanks
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search ebay for the bellsouth ranger series or motorola talkabout series.
make sure it is limited to 14 channels only and has an effective radiated power of 500mW.
under the right conditions you should get a range of 2 miles to communicate over.
i mentioned these radios because they are legal for use w/o a liscence from the fcc.
the 5 watt 22 channels radios are also legal, but you need a liscence to use chan. 15-22 period, and 1-7 if you put out more than 500mW.
if you get caught communicating on the channels mentioned above you’re liable to get a $10K fine from the fcc
EricJohn was referring FRS walkie talkies. They are in the UHF part of the radio spectrum and so they basically only work line-of-sight, and FRS radios are only half a watt in power, and with a fairly poor antenna. They are made that way so the thousands of users sharing those few channels don’t interfere too much with each other.
If you want to talk longer distances, you will need to operate on different frequencies to be legal, and will have to use equipment that requires a paid-for radio licence.
Nowadays it is quite easy to get an Amateur Radio license… Just find your local Amateur Radio (ham) club. Hams and not CBers.