I'm looking to buy a new 2 meter radio for my Off road race car.
I currently have a road master which has seen better days...
I need something that is *very* durable. I don't need all the bells
and whistles.
Mainly use it on one or two channels. there are a couple of "race
Radio" shops around but they want a little too much, for what I think
I should be able to buy at a HAM shop.
I have been looking at the Yaesu FT 2800M and the Kenwood TM-271A both
of which are Mil/Spec rated.
Is their anything I can do internaly to make them more shock proof?
Any opinions on what might be my best buy?

Thanks,

Scott
kd6zrf

Forget the manufactured for amateur radio junk and find yourself a
surplus Motorola radio.....model and frequencies of course will depend
on the basic RF performance you require. Of course everyone will have
their own testimonials but I've personally seen, for example, HT1000
portables (in their leather holster) accidently dropped 20 feet onto
steel decks and a Radius portable that was left on the hood of a truck
and flew off at over 40 mph bouncing off the pavement - both of which
were picked up and were in GOOD working condition (first was unscathed,
second one needed a knob and the case was cracked).

73 - Gord VE1AJF

Forget the manufactured for amateur radio junk and find yourself a
surplus Motorola radio.....model and frequencies of course will depend
on the basic RF performance you require. Of course everyone will have
their own testimonials but I've personally seen, for example, HT1000
portables (in their leather holster) accidently dropped 20 feet onto
steel decks and a Radius portable that was left on the hood of a truck
and flew off at over 40 mph bouncing off the pavement - both of which
were picked up and were in GOOD working condition (first was unscathed,
second one needed a knob and the case was cracked).

73 - Gord VE1AJF

On 26 Dec 2003 18:43:26 -0800, (scott) wrote:

I'm looking to buy a new 2 meter radio for my Off road race car.
I currently have a road master which has seen better days...
I need something that is *very* durable. I don't need all the bells
and whistles.
Mainly use it on one or two channels. there are a couple of "race
Radio" shops around but they want a little too much, for what I think
I should be able to buy at a HAM shop.
I have been looking at the Yaesu FT 2800M and the Kenwood TM-271A both
of which are Mil/Spec rated.
Is their anything I can do internaly to make them more shock proof?
Any opinions on what might be my best buy?

Thanks,

Scott
kd6zrf

There's not a whole lot that can shake loose in those radios,
especially if they're mil-spec rated -- and there are certain ratings
for shock-proofedness you can look for. Otherwise, you might call Fair
Radio, as well as Surplus Sales of Nebraska, to see if they have any
military-type shock mounts for radios (they both have web sites where
you can get contact into).

I believe some of the Yaesu radios are also sold in commercial
versions, and have tougher than usual construction.

Bob
k5qwg

On 26 Dec 2003 18:43:26 -0800, (scott) wrote:

I'm looking to buy a new 2 meter radio for my Off road race car.
I currently have a road master which has seen better days...
I need something that is *very* durable. I don't need all the bells
and whistles.
Mainly use it on one or two channels. there are a couple of "race
Radio" shops around but they want a little too much, for what I think
I should be able to buy at a HAM shop.
I have been looking at the Yaesu FT 2800M and the Kenwood TM-271A both
of which are Mil/Spec rated.
Is their anything I can do internaly to make them more shock proof?
Any opinions on what might be my best buy?

Thanks,

Scott
kd6zrf

There's not a whole lot that can shake loose in those radios,
especially if they're mil-spec rated -- and there are certain ratings
for shock-proofedness you can look for. Otherwise, you might call Fair
Radio, as well as Surplus Sales of Nebraska, to see if they have any
military-type shock mounts for radios (they both have web sites where
you can get contact into).

I believe some of the Yaesu radios are also sold in commercial
versions, and have tougher than usual construction.

Bob
k5qwg