"Diverd4777" wrote in message
...
I heard that in Afghanistan, all the troops ( on both sides taliban &
northern
front ) used motorola radios on the
same frequency;
- so maybe thats what they're talking about . .



The Motorolas are more popular than I thought:

"Soldiers have no confidence in the ICOM radios. The range was
unsatisfactory. Everyone had a Motorola-type hand-held radio that had vastly
better range and power performance. Soldiers purchased handsets and longer
antennas for their ICOM radios."

This is from:

http://www.sftt.org/article06102003a.html

Frank Dresser