I realize this isnt an expensive radio, but how tough its built? Want to use it on my ATV for search and rescue. Anywhere near Milspec?
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Yup thus far its fallen from some tables (I've now placed rubber studs for non skid underneath the radio) when someone grabbed the mic for a qso. Used with SWR of 3 (by accident) for long qsos. Passes the test for me. Far better than my FT-1900R which overheats at 5watts in 30 mins with a 50% duty cycle and becomes unstable at 64 degrees Celsius.
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Not sure about milspecs, but I use them on a farm. Have bought and installed a few in tractors, off-road trucks, and tractor-trailors. They have as much broadcast strength as our old, $600 Regencys and seem to stay cool. I have only been using them for about 18 mos, but so far, they seem to be a fiscally responsible investment.
1715205
It seems to be very rugged. I have owned mine for about a year in very rough and dusty conditions. It has performed very well. K4TOE
1715206
Hi. I have one of these. It does ok in my pov, but I doubt it would last long exposed. For the price it's a decent radio, but no where in the class of a Motorola or anything. One look at it and you can tell the country of origin , if you know what I mean. Hope this helps. Leo P North Marshall EMS/Rescue Squad
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Yup thus far its fallen from some tables (I've now placed rubber studs for non skid underneath the radio) when someone grabbed the mic for a qso.Used with SWR of 3 (by accident) for long qsos.Passes the test for me. Far better than my FT-1900R which overheats at 5watts in 30 mins with a 50% duty cycle and becomes unstable at 64 degrees Celsius.
1715208
I believe it's close I've had mine on my Razor for about six months still works great.. An external speaker was a most.
1715209
I don"t know just how tough it really is, but it is solidly built. For the price, if it were damaged you could probably forget it and buy another one. I think it most likely is gonna draw more current than your ATV can provide when transmitting high power.
1715210
It's a tough radio but it will not handle the amount of moisture you are gonna be subject to on an ATV (like a quad)
1715211
I'd use a hand held radio with an upgraded antenna - although I have no complaints about my TyT-9000.
881730
Also, a lot of people love this heli, and a lot of people love this heli but say the servos are weak, cyclic/tail. I fly in Houston summer weather. ESC and tail server do get hot, but I have got about 60+ flights with it, no issues yet.The devo 7 is a good radio. I like the feel of it. I did however upgrade to the 8s. You have got more options as to what you can fly with deviation software available now.
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Sorry to hijack your question but read all of the negative reviews and take them to heart. This radio is a disappointment, has glitches, and is unreliable. It also eats batteries.
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To be truthful i wouldn't recomend this antenna becase it is hard to tune and i had problems with the glue on the outside part of the antenna if fell off after it got wet a number of times the transmit range is not that good .I would recomend a wilson 1000 magnet mount it will hook up to your midland radio miminal tuning with a swR meter to get a good swr and you radio will get out farther..just remember to tune the antenna on channel 21 set for lowest SWR 1.1 may have to cut the bottom of the whip a 1/4 of an inch and put the antenna all the way at bottom of antenna tighten set screw and see what your swr is you will need an swr meter most shops can check it for you good luck To be truthful i wouldn't recomend this antenna becase it is hard to tune and i had problems with the glue on the outside part of the antenna if fell off after it got wet a number of times the transmit range is not that good .I would recomend a wilson 1000 magnet mount it will hook up to your midland radio miminal tuning with a swR meter to get a good swr and you radio will get out farther..just remember to tune the antenna on channel 21 set for lowest SWR 1.1 may have to cut the bottom of the whip a 1/4 of an inch and put the antenna all the way at bottom of antenna tighten set screw and... » Read More To be truthful i wouldn't recomend this antenna becase it is hard to tune and i had problems with the glue on the outside part of the antenna if fell off after it got wet a number of times the transmit range is not that good .I would recomend a wilson 1000 magnet mount it will hook up to your midland radio miminal tuning with a swR meter to get a good swr and you radio will get out farther..just remember to tune the antenna on channel 21 set for lowest SWR 1.1 may have to cut the bottom of the whip a 1/4 of an inch and put the antenna all the way at bottom of antenna tighten set screw and see what your swr is you will need an swr meter most shops can check it for you good luck « Show Less
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Mattyd, It's full blast always. Mine didn't last very long. Grandson dropped the transmitter into the water. Bouts!
1501228
In my opinion I'd try and find a smaller radio since it's a motorcycle trip. Because one the antenna is pretty long and two it's the size of an answering machine. But if size is not an issue I'd say sure why not. Just make sure you program all the places you're going to pass through. Good luck and have a safe trip!
1871127
The radio works great I put it on my fishing skiff. This is the only radio I have found that can take the abuse I have put it threw. I used marine soni speakers! Great set up!
149702
Its not an expensive radio....but mine works well for what it is..I also have a broadcast station about 15 miles from my house though...but for a small packable radio its good.
1159978
The radios are good for line of site. If there are obstacles in the way there will be interference. Once I was on a high hill and picked up a conversation almost 50 miles away. Other times when we are riding our ATV's on the trail and I go around a hill in front of my friends (only a couple hundred yards back) they can't understand me until they are back in sight or close to it. Other times when we are separated in the hills and trying to hook up, I've been able to talk to them miles away. No way to know when you'll have reception or not. I love my radios and have bought 3 sets of them. I get better, more reliable reception than with any others I have tried.
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Hi. I have a British friend I met backpacking on the US west coast. We were on the Pacific Crest Trail, extremely remote and 4 to 7 days between towns. She listened to the BBC every night on a very small radio powered by one AAA cell and having a 4' wire antenna. Whatever it was she used was almost primative and it still functioned very well all the time. She used one ear bud.
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In your case I would get a good strong set of FRS radios. I use several when hunting and have better range (3-4 miles) on High Power. You really can't skimp on them though. They are FM and line of sight so reaching over a mountain ridge is not likely but I've been 5 miles out and near a ridge and there was no problem talking. This CB is nice but if it were up to me I'd spend a $100 on a good set of FRS radios with WX band and perhaps a spare set of battery packs. You'll get better range than most portable CB radios.
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it is a 60 watt radio, howerver it depend,s on freuqency of operation, and ant . load.. the only true way to meaasure this is into a GOOD dummy load, and a calb. scope. i own this radio a run it base, work,s very well once you learn operation.. hope this help,s you.. p.s. if you run this hard, put a fan blowing on it !!!!!!!!!!!! Bob .. 73,s KB1ZYK
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I and another friend of mine with this radio for the home shacks are using a home-made Ed Fong design J-pole made from a 300 ohm TV twinlead in a PVC pipe of all things. Works great and cost me maybe $7 to make. The instructions were in an old issue of QST, you will have to look it up. Excellent SWR (you can 1:1 tune for any freq with a pair of scissors and a ruler). Or just leave as is for the entire band at less than 2:1, as I recall, it's less than 1.6:1 on the Bird on the machines I use locally. Or you can buy them pre-made from Ed Fong as a DBJ-220 on ebay for $22 including shipping. Tell him the freqs you want and he will pre-tune for best SWR before shipping. I think the picture of the girl on the roof with the antenna is his daughter. Your choice. Note... this antenna can not take ANY more power than the TYT can put out, so no amps. And don't use metal strapping to secure it to your pole unless you put the straps BELOW the actual antenna or else you will couple it out.
2014239
I own the PL-660 and PL-210 and like them both the PL-880 is the latest offering from Tecsun the 660 and 210 are good radios and I really like them I would think the 880 is a new radio with added features I would like to see some reviews on the 880 before I made the purchase in any case the 660 is a good radio.
127399
absolutely. it would be a great radio. There are some accessories that may make this even better for that use. As always - you would need the EMT department's permission to use their frequencies to transmit.
37204
Certainly not enough wattage or sufficient range. I got in trouble off the west coast of Florida and this radio was basically useless. The Coast Guard could not hear my transmission well enough to react to my ,Mayday Call. Luckily another member on board had a stronger radio and was able to transmit to the Coast Guard. I would not recommend this radio.
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Not very sure. I'd try like a abc warehouse or somewhere that sells radios. I've had mine for a year and is still pretty solid.