Best bang for buck prepper radio????

[varminter22]

I've never been able to make any contacts on that repeater, unfortunately. C4FM or analog. I do hit other repeaters on that site marginally so maybe that's why. 🤷

As I understand, that Angel Peak fusion repeater does NOT cover all of Vegas. Maybe that is why?

And it seems that Fusion just doesn't (yet) have widespead popularity in Vegas?

 

[titanNV]

I am not in Vegas. But I hit some repeaters on AP.

 

[NYECOGunsmith]

I am not in Vegas. But I hit some repeaters on AP.

Hmm, I see anger management classes in your future, boss, not good to go around hitting poor little repeaters, what did they ever do to you?
Garble a message or two, refused to transmit your traffic just because you got the CTCSS PL wrong?

 

[Mikeee54]

Just an fyi radios are now mia on Amazon...

 

[Golgo13]

Just an fyi radios are now mia on Amazon...

Yeah, they will be back though👌

 

[titanNV]

Yeah, they will be back though👌

I wonder when or if that's true!


If nothing else, this should be an inexpensive way to communicate via hot spot.

 

[tremors834]

I've never been able to make any contacts on that repeater, unfortunately. C4FM or analog. I do hit other repeaters on that site marginally so maybe that's why. 🤷

You may want to give it a try again, the repeater owner replaced the K5BLS Angel Peak Fusion capable repeater last month, same frequency (449.550-, C4FM, no PL). Receive seems a bit more sensitive now. I believe there's plans for a new antenna as well once the weather breaks.

 

[titanNV]

You may want to give it a try again, the repeater owner replaced the K5BLS Angel Peak Fusion capable repeater last month, same frequency (449.550-, C4FM, no PL). Receive seems a bit more sensitive now. I believe there's plans for a new antenna as well once the weather breaks.

Clear as a sunny day now! I think part of it was forcing my radio to stay in C4FM instead of AMS.

 

[titanNV]

I was able to set my Cotre up with a hotspot today. Talked to a gentleman off Red Mountain with his DMR radio. Neat little radio to get into hotspots with.

If they had more I'd get another.

 

[Golgo13]

Nice! We are lucky to have so many DMR repeaters around. And yeah, they are unbeatable for 35 bux. I don't know how they are doing it. But I did reach out to the OEM manufacturer rep about a bulk buy. I met him at IWCE. The OEM radio is called "Mount Tai."

Also, the auctus chips that drive them are used by Hytera, Motorola and multiple others.

 

[titanNV]

. But I did reach out to the OEM manufacturer rep about a bulk buy. I met him at IWCE. The OEM radio is called "Mount Tai."

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So what did the rep say about a bulk buy?

 

[Golgo13]

So far they blew me off, but they responded to my friend who has ties to Subaru. I'll keep you posted.

 

[Technobird007]

Picked up a couple of these from amazon, pretty new at this. Is anyone willing to share a starter code plug for the Vegas area SW. Thanks in advance.

 

[Golgo13]

Picked up a couple of these from amazon, pretty new at this. Is anyone willing to share a starter code plug for the Vegas area SW. Thanks in advance.

Yes, send me a DM

 

[titanNV]

Picked up a couple of these from amazon, pretty new at this. Is anyone willing to share a starter code plug for the Vegas area SW. Thanks in advance.

Lucky dog!
I've been trying for weeks to pick up a few more, but they are out of stock

 

[Technobird007]

Luck Draw...lol!

 

[Golgo13]

They seem to be in stock every other week or so, but it's only 3 or 4 when they are...

 

[titanNV]

I've been looking for at least a month using the listing I bought it from before. Shows "currently unavailable" every day. I check it like clockwork daily.
If you see them back in stock, please post here if you can. Thanks in advance!

 

[titanNV]

Haven't seen them in stock in 5 months. Maybe I'm missing it every time when they do become available.

 

[Golgo13]

Haven't seen them in stock in 5 months. Maybe I'm missing it every time when they do become available.

Yeah, I don't know where they went. You can still get that $16 one though. Not great for ham stuff, although usable, but good for basic encrypted SHTF comms.