Hi,

I'm after a couple handheld CB-radios with the longest possible
range/distance.
Any suggestions please?

Cheers

Frank Gilliland wrote:
On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:57:20 +1000, Gerhard Beulke
wrote in u:

Hi,

I'm after a couple handheld CB-radios with the longest possible
range/distance.
Any suggestions please?

Cheers

Forget CB; go FRS or GMRS. Longer range, clearer audio, less noise,
smaller antenna, cheaper, etc, etc.

Good advice.

On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:57:20 +1000, Gerhard Beulke
wrote in u:

Hi,

I'm after a couple handheld CB-radios with the longest possible
range/distance.
Any suggestions please?

Cheers


Forget CB; go FRS or GMRS. Longer range, clearer audio, less noise,
smaller antenna, cheaper, etc, etc.

On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:10:39 -0800, Frank Gilliland
wrote in
:

On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:57:20 +1000, Gerhard Beulke
wrote in u:

Hi,

I'm after a couple handheld CB-radios with the longest possible
range/distance.
Any suggestions please?

Cheers


Forget CB; go FRS or GMRS. Longer range, clearer audio, less noise,
smaller antenna, cheaper, etc, etc.


Whoops, too much eggnog.... didn't see the "au". Do you have an
equivalent UHF service down there?

"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:57:20 +1000, Gerhard Beulke
wrote in u:

Hi,

I'm after a couple handheld CB-radios with the longest possible
range/distance.
Any suggestions please?

Cheers


Forget CB; go FRS or GMRS. Longer range, clearer audio, less noise,
smaller antenna, cheaper, etc, etc.



Or MURS. A bit more expensive, but better range, generally.



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"U-Know-Who" wrote:
"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:57:20 +1000, Gerhard Beulke
wrote in u:

Hi,

I'm after a couple handheld CB-radios with the longest possible
range/distance.
Any suggestions please?

Cheers


Forget CB; go FRS or GMRS. Longer range, clearer audio, less noise,
smaller antenna, cheaper, etc, etc.



Or MURS. A bit more expensive, but better range, generally.

True.

(did you change nsp's?)

"Steveo" wrote in message
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"U-Know-Who" wrote:
"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:57:20 +1000, Gerhard Beulke
wrote in u:

Hi,

I'm after a couple handheld CB-radios with the longest possible
range/distance.
Any suggestions please?

Cheers


Forget CB; go FRS or GMRS. Longer range, clearer audio, less noise,
smaller antenna, cheaper, etc, etc.



Or MURS. A bit more expensive, but better range, generally.

True.

(did you change nsp's?)


Yep Steveo I did...well actually added one as RR has too many issues with
theirs. Sometimes it works, lots of times it doesn't, and I got tired of it.
I suppose you get what you pay for. :-)

Anyway, at the risk of being non-PC, Merry Christmas to you and all who read
this. For those who object to Merry Christmas, bite me! :-)



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On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:57:20 +1000, Gerhard Beulke wrote:

Hi,

I'm after a couple handheld CB-radios with the longest possible
range/distance.
Any suggestions please?

Cheers


I just picked up a pair of Realistric TRC-222. They are fairly small (as
compared to older Walkie Talkies. They are 40 channels. They have the extra long
center loaded antenna. They also have an external antenna jack. They run 2.5
watts on hit power, and 1 watt on low power. And they are cheap on ebay.

I would suggest these, because most of the newer radios you have, put out 4
watts, which drains batteries far faster. And the difference btween 4 watts and
1 or 2.5 watts in insignificant. Also, the newer radios offer crap antennas.

Vinnie S.

On 25 Dec 2006 05:06:48 GMT, Steveo wrote:

Frank Gilliland wrote:
On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:57:20 +1000, Gerhard Beulke
wrote in u:

Hi,

I'm after a couple handheld CB-radios with the longest possible
range/distance.
Any suggestions please?

Cheers

Forget CB; go FRS or GMRS. Longer range, clearer audio, less noise,
smaller antenna, cheaper, etc, etc.

Good advice.


If he is in open country, hell yeah. If he is in the city of heavily wooded
areas, forget it. I have some of the higher power ones, and even their range in
limited in the woods. Nothing can touch them if you are within range, though.

Vinnie S.

Gerhard Beulke wrote:

I'm after a couple handheld CB-radios with the longest possible
range/distance.
Any suggestions please?

What's the application? 11-meter CB by rule gets pretty terrible
performance on handie-talkies.


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