Vehicle mobile comms, what do you use?

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Vehicle mobile comms, what do you use?

Poll ended at 14 Apr 2019 17:14

VHF
15
60%
UHF
6
24%
29Mhz
1
4%
None
3
12%
 
Total votes: 25

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I have VHF and UHF handheld with magnet mount on the Patrol. And a spare hand held for anyone travelling with me. Never considered the 10m band as it seems there are too few people using it.

I also have my ham radio license, but I have never had use for it for convoy / 4x4 comms.
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pgreeff wrote: 10 Apr 2019 10:33 I also have my ham radio license, but I have never had use for it for convoy / 4x4 comms.
Agree, but the HAM tools makes life so much easier. My radio is programmed for the Gauteng HAM repeaters and ORRA frequencies.
Also easy to program for a specific convoy frequency if you know all the detail on the radio itself without having to link a laptop to the radio.....
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Post by offroadbiker »

Bring with to 10 year, then we can do a bit of a radio check as well....
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Ian are you bringing your laptop with ??
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Tinus lotz wrote: 10 Apr 2019 17:04 Ian are you bringing your laptop with ??
Ons kan n plan maak, ja.
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Post by ChristoSlang »

Oelie, as a radio ham you should know that UHF is for talking to planes and 29 MHz is only for people who miss their CB radios! :rolling:

PS: A handheld VHF radio costs the same as a Bosvark, and the annual license fees are negligible via 4x4 Community Forum or ORRA...
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ChristoSlang wrote: 11 Apr 2019 20:35 Oelie, as a radio ham you should know that UHF is for talking to planes and 29 MHz is only for people who miss their CB radios! :rolling:

PS: A handheld VHF radio costs the same as a Bosvark, and the annual license fees are negligible via 4x4 Community Forum or ORRA...
Airband is for talking to planes, VHF airband uses the frequencies between 108 and 137 MHz; ORRA VHF frequencies around 160Mhz and UHF frequencies are 400 to 470Mhz.
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Post by Jorrie »

I use a Kirisun DP 405 handheld and a Hytera MD 655 mobile radio with a Zara 40 antenna. Both radios are Digital Migration Radios and work very well in digital mode on the ORRA frequencies. The comms in digital mode is crystal clear.
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Post by izakjbrt »

Well I am now officially a VHF radio user (uhm just need to install it)
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