Hi,
Im looking to get some radios/walkie talkies for general outdoors communication, partly as an emergency back up if get split up etc. When on Snowdon in February using cheapish PMR446 radios we lost contact as one person was up a ridge so not in direct line of sight although distance could only have been a few hundred meters.
I've recently aquired a CB licence and a handheld cb which when used with to talk with a CB in a car with ariel gives reasonable range but not great. I also believe that the range of to handheld CB's to each other is not great because of the frequency using small ariels??
Has anyone tried the PMR446 radios as in argos that claim 6km and 8km ranges? The Uniden PMR885/845 and Binatone Trek 100 respectivley I think. Do these give a better range than others? How well are they built?
Also are the "Proffesional" versions such as kenwood or motorolla ones worth the extra money?
Is the ammature radio route difficult or expensive? What range can you expect from the entry level licence from handhelds? How much would it cost to get a licence and radios?
Sorry for the length of the post. Thanks for any help.
Thanks
Sam
Im looking to get some radios/walkie talkies for general outdoors communication, partly as an emergency back up if get split up etc. When on Snowdon in February using cheapish PMR446 radios we lost contact as one person was up a ridge so not in direct line of sight although distance could only have been a few hundred meters.
I've recently aquired a CB licence and a handheld cb which when used with to talk with a CB in a car with ariel gives reasonable range but not great. I also believe that the range of to handheld CB's to each other is not great because of the frequency using small ariels??
Has anyone tried the PMR446 radios as in argos that claim 6km and 8km ranges? The Uniden PMR885/845 and Binatone Trek 100 respectivley I think. Do these give a better range than others? How well are they built?
Also are the "Proffesional" versions such as kenwood or motorolla ones worth the extra money?
Is the ammature radio route difficult or expensive? What range can you expect from the entry level licence from handhelds? How much would it cost to get a licence and radios?
Sorry for the length of the post. Thanks for any help.
Thanks
Sam