radios
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I am now looking at antenna and looked at Nagoya 771 buy frankly cant tell the real from counterfeit. Has anyone used this brand ... kind of expensive $20 BUT hand made ... https://signalstuff.com/
Generally it is the green packaging and includes an o-ring to seal between the antenna and the radio. The molded section that narrows is smooth and not a steeped design as seen in the fake.
Street price for Nagoya 771 is around $20 ... Can buy a hand made antenna directly from https://signalstuff.com/ for the same price of $20. Why not go direct to eliminate the likelihood of a counterfeit? im still looking for an "authentic Nagoya 771" under $20
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I'm a happy rino user but i can't find a durable shoulder mic for the single pin and i don't have any friends willing to spend $400+ on the Garmin. It is so nice being able to track down friends with the Garmin!
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Leave your Rino on your sled as your "legal" transmitting radio and have a Baofeng in your pack with a shoulder mic for your "emergency" radio. Officially only transmit from your Rino and listen on your Baofeng.
I have the license to operate on GMRS(my rino is dual band) so, unless there is something else making the baofeng unlawful, wattage? Frequencies? I should be able to legally operate it.
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For those who don't have a ham operators license you should get it but some don't or won't. And depending on your country there are different rules and requirements.
Did you get them. Ive heard nothing or seen nothing
Yes, they are both on my bench in the garage.
Just need a few hours to go through the package, take photos and fire them up for the first time.
good info thanks
What about OXBOW? Anyone have any experience?
BCA 2.0s in our group. Zero issues. Work well.
My buddy's 2.0 sucks. Broke my 1.0 so i got the 208 radios to try. They just showed up
Tried mine last weekend !!! Worked GREAT!!!
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volcano buster
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I know we are all a bit snow deprived, but any updates on radios?
Looking to purchase a set of 4 for work and am looking for reviews.
Looking to purchase a set of 4 for work and am looking for reviews.
The Oxbows are alright. Cheaper than a BCA. You don’t have to take up space in your pack and dig the thing out to charge or if you are having issues.
Battery life seems excellent.
The volume knob should have like 6-8 preset volumes that require a little bit of “force” to change. In current form it is just a progressive knob that is super easy to turn, and I find it shut completely off throughout the day.
I have been accidentally hitting the PTT button often. I need to work on finding a better mounting location or method. I do like that the button is responsive to minimal touch though, seems like on the BCAs half the time I would be holding the button and talking without it working.
Battery life seems excellent.
The volume knob should have like 6-8 preset volumes that require a little bit of “force” to change. In current form it is just a progressive knob that is super easy to turn, and I find it shut completely off throughout the day.
I have been accidentally hitting the PTT button often. I need to work on finding a better mounting location or method. I do like that the button is responsive to minimal touch though, seems like on the BCAs half the time I would be holding the button and talking without it working.
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Jaynelson
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If you use FSR's to access trailheads, make sure to get something that can communicate between sledders, and also program for the forestry road channels (the BCA's can't do that). Tons of problems every winter in BC with the public driving on active FSR's with no radio. 1 lane snowy/icey road with loaded logging truck coming down and truck pulling sled trailer going up = a bad time.
