Between towers I'm guessing? I expect you'd get similar distances being the same band.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > We have some older Motorola models (don’t know which they are) where we > could talk between towers at 15 miles J > > > > We purchased them over 10 years ago. > > > > They are mostly broken now. > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Justin Wilson > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 11, 2016 10:39 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Good two way radios for tower crew? > > > > They are 5 watts so decent output power. I have talked to guys going to > the store a few miles out easily from a tower. > > Justin Wilson > > [email protected] > > > > --- > http://www.mtin.net Owner/CEO > > xISP Solutions- Consulting – Data Centers - Bandwidth > > http://www.midwest-ix.com COO/Chairman > > Internet Exchange - Peering - Distributed Fabric > > > > On May 11, 2016, at 10:35 AM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > What is the range on these Justin? > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Justin Wilson > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 11, 2016 10:33 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Good two way radios for tower crew? > > > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/4x-BAOFENG-BF-888S-UHF-400-470MHz-5W-16CH-Ham-Two-Way-Radio-Walkie-Talkie-US-/391378028608?hash=item5b1ff2c840:g:BggAAOSwvUlWslRV > > > > > > BAOFENG. Cheap and work decent. You can get headsets and other > accessories. No bluetooth. > > > > > > Justin Wilson > > [email protected] > > > > --- > http://www.mtin.net Owner/CEO > > xISP Solutions- Consulting – Data Centers - Bandwidth > > http://www.midwest-ix.com COO/Chairman > > Internet Exchange - Peering - Distributed Fabric > > > > On May 11, 2016, at 10:19 AM, Tushar Patel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi > > We have been using two way radios (consumer grade) by Motorola. It is ok > to use but we are looking to get somethings better which makes it easy for > tower crew to use. > > No days when we go to some department stores or Apple Store etc. all the > employees their have nice head set and small talk button to speak. It would > be good to have Bluetooth on them so person on the top can talk with ease. > > Any suggestions? > > Tushar > > >
