Recommend where to get radios

[Remington92]

Looking to get a radio for riding in the mountains with buddies in Montana and wondering what radio/ dealers yall recommend? Seems to be mixed reviews on the bca/oxbows and a few of my buddies run baofengs they got off Amazon and seem to be happy with them?

 

[CISC0]

Ride 208 ….. I've bought a few pre programmed baofeng from him.
Or get one off Amazon and program yourself.
youtube how to program.

 

[Remington92]

Just out of curiosity I have an ICOM ic-a6 vhf air band in my desk from an old drone work project that failed. Is there any way to unlock and reprogram this for use sledding?

 

[Pickin’ Boogers]

Baofeng had to limit channels or maybe power on the radios sold in the US. Someone posted that info on this forum last season, and how to jailbreak them.

 

[Remington92]

Is the gmrs pro worth the price over the uv-82hp?

 

[05rmksteve]

I switched from bca 2.0 and boefang radios to oxbow renegade x with Bluetooth a couple years now and I've been very happy with them.
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[mtspin]

I have and have used all the radios mentioned and like them all for various reasons. One that is not mentioned that has become my go to is the Rocky Talkie. Easy to use, battery charge lasts, easy to attach etc. All good but like Rocky Talkie, Oxbow and BCA in that order.

 

[IDspud]

Does your setup allow listening to music or any additional functions from phone or just radio?

 

[Timbre]

I looked into the Rocky Talkie. They are expensive for sure, but look pretty though out and water proof. Another $65 to add the mic to the radio. Cool design though!

I use the Baofeng radios and love them. Very inexpensive. Programming in the past has been a bit of a bugger! There is a new way to program them using android or apple. Looks pretty easy.

Here is the ASIN # for amazon B098SM9FVL

 

[idahosledder]

I always thought programming the Baofeng was pretty pretty easy, much easier than I expected.
Especially if you have a buddy that already has the channels you want, then you just clone the thing.

 

[blastco2]

Is the gmrs pro worth the price over the uv-82hp?

I run the pro and I say yes it is. Out standing audio quality. GPS, and Bluetooth control of all functions/settings from your phone. Location sharing between pro's. Location polling of your group. Preprogrammed with gmrs/frs channels. Analog and digital squelch control (sub channels).

Last I checked the BCA was close to $200. (Seriously overpriced.) For that much you can get a btech pro with speaker Mic, gps, phone app to control the radio with topo mapping.

Be very careful doing business with ride208......

 

[RBalazs]

Pulled the trigger and ordered a set of the 5w rocky talkies and mics. My names Ryan and I’m a gear junkie….. There, I feel much better

Can’t find much info online with this, but If I have a 5w radio and others are rocking standard .5w radios AND we’re all on say a 5w capable channel (1-7).

Who benefits?

Purely me, with my 5w getting my more powerful signal to others vs a combined benefit to others?

 

[IDspud]

They’ll hear you, you won’t hear a response.

 

[RBalazs]

They’ll hear you, you won’t hear a response.

Really? Even on same channel/privacy code?

 

[IDspud]

You’re pushing a signal farther.
They can’t.

 

[IDspud]

We’ve got two strong ones and we frequently can be heard but they can’t get back to us.

 

[RBalazs]

Ya, I get that, if I’m at a distance that only my 5w radio is capable of. But if we’re in proximity as we’d be with standard 2w or .5w radios, we’d be fine communicating. Makes sense.

 

[christopher]

Ya, I get that, if I’m at a distance that only my 5w radio is capable of. But if we’re in proximity as we’d be with standard 2w or .5w radios, we’d be fine communicating. Makes sense.

Though, given the choice, in an emergency situation, MORE POWER is ALWAYS the right answer.

 

[IDspud]

Had a spot today I busted through a rough spot to get to a better ridge, called back to them and they heard me perfect, all I could get was there key in. Told my son to follow my tracks in and they know two one key is and two is to respond.

 

[IDspud]

3 Days, 9-11 sleds each day, only sheered one skag on a rock….
41 degrees rolling out of lot, We’re calling it quits on our luck and parking machines until snow flies.