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  1. #51
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    Re: radios used on logging roads

    "Type Approved"

    Devices used in the radio spectrum undergo testing to meet certain standards for power output, frequency stability, user interface etc. ALL aspects of that radio must meet a minimum standard and are tested for that criteria.

    Commercial radios must meet certain criteria, Amateur radios meet a different criteria and scanners meet yet a third criteria. (self programmable radios are not type approved for use in the commercial band are one part of the criteria)

    Generally, old commercial equipment is sought after by ham enthusiasts as tolerances are quite a bit tighter than ham radio gear.
    Somewhere down at the bottom of the pile are those cheap chinese Baofeng radios. Connect one of those to an analyzer and you'll see those splattering shit all over the spectrum.
    However, they still work and they are cheap (for a reason)

    Used commercial radios can be had fairly inexpensively and cables and software can be obtained reasonably easy.

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    Re: radios used on logging roads

    Is a Baofeng UV82HP a Good hand held radio unit ? RJ

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    Re: radios used on logging roads

    Quote Originally Posted by REMINGTON JIM View Post
    Is a Baofeng UV82HP a Good hand held radio unit ? RJ
    Depends on what your definition of Good is....

    In the technical department, compared to a Kenwood or a Motorola they are a terrible radio.
    In the price department, compared to a Kenwood or a Motorola they are a fantastic bargain.

    As was described elsewhere here, if the Baofeng breaks, toss and buy another. A fella isn't as concerned about the welfare of the radio at the price point the Baofengs sell at as compared to a Kenwood or Motorola.

    Do they work? Sure they do, are they legal for anything but Amateur radio? No they are not. Is anyone really going to notice? Maybe? depends on how they are programmed.
    Does the Baofeng UV82HP do narrow band?
    Resource road frequencies are narrow band. LAD frequencies are wide band.

    If the resource road frequencies are programmed wide band, there will be audio problems. You will sound loud and distorted to a properly programmed radio.

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    Re: radios used on logging roads

    Go to store, buy radio, get programming with ALL the RR channels and maybe some others if you like. Pay the license fee and go have fun. This isn't something that needs to be over thought. You don't get a bill to get a new license, no one is policing this. $500 will get you a very good setup, or rent one for $50/month. Small price for coming home alive or for not being the cause of a accident. No, 99% of FSR's are only RADIO ASSISTED not radio controlled. That being said it sure is nice to have,

    Let's not over complicate this beyond what it already is.

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    Re: radios used on logging roads

    Found this option on 4WDABC

    Some wheelers have long argued for one radio that could do both… and now we can offer that!


    With a LOT of help from our Corporate Sustaining Member, Vernon Communications Ltd, we have applied for, and received, our own 4WDABC licensed frequency that is now a part of Appendix RR of the ISED spectrum: in short, if you license your land mobile radio for RR channels, you now get the 4WDABC channel for convenient backroads communications in your groups as well.


    This greatly simplifies all-in-one backcountry communications for off-roaders province wide! One radio, one license, no course or test required. It also moves regular chatter off RR channels into an area where you can talk within your group without causing problems for industrial users.

    https://www.4wdabc.ca/communications
    Never say whoa in the middle of a mud hole

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    Re: radios used on logging roads

    Box hitch Thank You for posting this ! I may have some questions .
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    Re: radios used on logging roads

    Quote Originally Posted by REMINGTON JIM View Post
    Is a Baofeng UV82HP a Good hand held radio unit ? RJ
    I think that is what i have.
    They work.

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    Re: radios used on logging roads

    Quote Originally Posted by BromBones View Post
    Mine are the UV-82 models. Kit comes with charging stations and earpieces, and you can buy better antennas for them to extend the range a little for an extra $30-40. Or like I mentioned above, buy a magnetic truck mount antenna and use an adapter for the handheld when using in a vehicle, it works well.

    Google or Youtube search and you'll find a ton of info on different models, the radios are very popular.
    Same here, external mike, 12V power adaptor and a magnetic roof antenna. Cheap, does the job.

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    Re: radios used on logging roads

    When you meet the first commercial truck on any forest service road, every other truck will know your location! yOU DONT NEED A RADIO, YOU JUST NEED TO DRIVE SANELY!

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    Re: radios used on logging roads

    Quote Originally Posted by JAGRMEISTER View Post
    When you meet the first commercial truck on any forest service road, every other truck will know your location! yOU DONT NEED A RADIO, YOU JUST NEED TO DRIVE SANELY!
    Get a radio . . . learn how to use it.

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