2 way radios
10-07-2005, 09:53 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ft Rucker, AL
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2 way radios
I searched for the answer and I didn't find what I was looking for. What are some good and cheap 2 way radios and where did you get them. Me and my cousin, bamahuntin, are looking for some cheap 2-way's with a silent mode...anything like this around?
10-07-2005, 11:00 PM
#3
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 40,086
RE: 2 way radios
I take it cell phones aren't good where you hunt? Look around. We use to use regular radios and just key the mic a few times when we wanted to talk.
Now a days I've been on conference calls while hunting. I've still seen deer underneath me. Got to love the cell phones! Yes, boss I'm working hard.
Now a days I've been on conference calls while hunting. I've still seen deer underneath me. Got to love the cell phones! Yes, boss I'm working hard.
10-07-2005, 11:22 PM
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PA
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RE: 2 way radios
we use motarolas mostly when we do our drives in rifle season...some of the cheap models...and some of the better ones.....dont make a diffrence to me...just as long as i can hear the drivers talkin to me telling me when they are close to us........only reason we have them.....dont know about silent mode....when someone talks i want to hear it
10-08-2005, 06:26 AM
#6
Fork Horn
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RE: 2 way radios
motorolas all the way. we use the talkabout 250's. [noty sure if they make them anymore]have had them for 5+ years. some of the guys had cheaper models in the beginning. make sure the ones you get dont make noise when you key the mike. those 1's would alert with beeping noise that some one was gonna talk.
10-08-2005, 11:25 AM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Newville, PA
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RE: 2 way radios
ORIGINAL: mauser06
we use motarolas mostly when we do our drives in rifle season...some of the cheap models...and some of the better ones.....dont make a diffrence to me...just as long as i can hear the drivers talkin to me telling me when they are close to us........only reason we have them.....dont know about silent mode....when someone talks i want to hear it
we use motarolas mostly when we do our drives in rifle season...some of the cheap models...and some of the better ones.....dont make a diffrence to me...just as long as i can hear the drivers talkin to me telling me when they are close to us........only reason we have them.....dont know about silent mode....when someone talks i want to hear it
10-08-2005, 11:52 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Norman OK USA
Posts: 3,318
RE: 2 way radios
Just a note, but you may check your local regulations. My buddy was in Kansas last year talking to his buddy about deer coming down the fence line. Evidently the Game Warden was scanning channels and heard the conversation. He warned them and told them about that being illegal. Just a heads up.
10-08-2005, 06:05 PM
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Grand Haven, MI
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RE: 2 way radios
ORIGINAL: bighorns35
motorolas all the way. we use the talkabout 250's. [noty sure if they make them anymore]have had them for 5+ years. some of the guys had cheaper models in the beginning. make sure the ones you get dont make noise when you key the mike. those 1's would alert with beeping noise that some one was gonna talk.
motorolas all the way. we use the talkabout 250's. [noty sure if they make them anymore]have had them for 5+ years. some of the guys had cheaper models in the beginning. make sure the ones you get dont make noise when you key the mike. those 1's would alert with beeping noise that some one was gonna talk.
me and ma ol' man use those 2..really really reliable...a good thing to get is the head set where u clip a voice thingon ur jacket and put the ear phone in your ear.. or go to radioshack.com or somtin...they get good reception at long distance 2!
10-08-2005, 06:08 PM
#10
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
Posts: 12,157
RE: 2 way radios
dmax is right on the ball about this one. I have seen game wardens in PA driving around with a little scanner radio in the truck just waiting for someone to spout something on the radio about a deer's location.
Regardless, I like the Motorolas as well. The T6400 model is my favorite though they discontinued it. I also have a T7200 but don't like it quite as much because of its larger than average size.
Regardless, I like the Motorolas as well. The T6400 model is my favorite though they discontinued it. I also have a T7200 but don't like it quite as much because of its larger than average size.