Would you reccomend me a good pair of two way radios? Mainly to be used in dense bush areas...

Just now I have a pair of Mildand 650GTX, a really POS

So far I think Motorola`s Talkabout Mr355r might be a good upgrade

Any suugestions?
Thanks in advice !

I have used Talkabouts for several years, and I am don't believe that they would accomplish your goal.

My experience is that the radios work much better and have more range is totally open areas with no trees or hills. Where I hunt is heavily wooded, and I get about a half mile range on a 2 mile radio.

I gave up on the little radios. They always let you down when you need them. Get a set of marine VHF radios. They eat batteries but tend to work when you need them.

I use SP50 Motorola. I use them in the mtn country and they are best there is.

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Originally posted by Mikelravy:
I gave up on the little radios. They always let you down when you need them. Get a set of marine VHF radios. They eat batteries but tend to work when you need them.

+1

Way, way better than any FRS or GMS or any of the other UHF bands.

FRS power is limited so in mountains or thick woods they're good for much less than the advertised 5 miles. It's not a big deal to get a basic HAM license and with that you can get as much as 7 W like mine.Make sure you know the limitations of a radio or cellphone in the area you hunt !!

It really depends on the terrain, most FRS will not go the advertised 25 30 miles. The Midlands are not to bad, but you need to get up to the higher GTX numbers, basically anything above your 650's. I have a pair of GTX800's that will go about 3 to 4 miles in canyon tree country. The Marine VHF radios will be much better. Depends on what type of liceinse you can get to operate legally.

A number of years ago, I bought a pair of Motorola hand held two way radios for me and my son, so we could communicate while hunting. They are utterly useless. We might be able to communicate with them at a distance of 200 yards, as long as no hills or trees are in the way. The ones I bought were the most expensive ones Motorola made at the time. So, there will be NO Motorola's in my lfe ever again.
About two years ago, a guy on another forum posted about his two way radio experiences.
I copied his posting, and I'll post it here. I've not bought the radios he recommends as my son and I now use our Cell Phones to communicate during our hunting trips.
His Posting:

I have used a ton of radios in my business in South Africa.

Spend the money and get yourself a set of Icom radios. The FRS cheapy radios are never gonna do what you want or expect of them. All the advertising crap about 5 mile range is a joke. Maybe under flawless conditions without any obstructions they will stretch that far.

The Icom's will make five miles easy, and I've used them to 17 airmiles from a hunting camp under flawless conditions to the dining room of my home.

As far as rechargeable or not I think that the battery packs I use have a replaceable tray for AA batteries. I will only use rechargeable packs, never AA's. I use them so much that I would have to buy batteries by the case load.

When fully charged over night they will last two days or maybe a bit more depending upon how much you talk. I feel sorry for the people spending the amount of money they have on those FRS radios with the BS claims that are made about the range. I've used my Motorola FRS frequency radios in the same places that the ICOM's. They would not communicate even close in range. I can double or even tripple the range with the ICOM radios. This would be about 6-7 miles with the ICOM in thick bush, the Motorola might make it with lots of static to 1.5 or 2 miles maximum.

Not much more annoying then barely being able to hear the guy trying to tell you something with the radios breaking up or all the static you get.

Buy these guys, the Icoms are military grade Iraq approved and make the simple consumer grade FRS radios look like the "toys" they are.

http://www.discounttwo-wayradi...ms.asp?kc=F21-04-DTC


Don

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You mean two meter FM band radios?