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Best bang for buck prepper radio????
- Thread starter Golgo13
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It is supposedly 5watts. I will put it on the meter tonight.
Keep in mind, for small unit comms, you want to keep power as low as possible to avoid direction finding adversaries.
Also keep in mind, a DMR protocol signal can be heard with full clarity almost to the very limit of it's range. That is to say, a DMR signal will not degrade over distance like analog fm.
Additionally, power has almost no affect on range when compared to antenna efficiency and height. This is why you can hear satellites from space in full clarity despite weak yet efficient power transmitters on board the space craft. It is because they have direct Line of Sight to the radio.
Keep in mind, for small unit comms, you want to keep power as low as possible to avoid direction finding adversaries.
Also keep in mind, a DMR protocol signal can be heard with full clarity almost to the very limit of it's range. That is to say, a DMR signal will not degrade over distance like analog fm.
Additionally, power has almost no affect on range when compared to antenna efficiency and height. This is why you can hear satellites from space in full clarity despite weak yet efficient power transmitters on board the space craft. It is because they have direct Line of Sight to the radio.
I love the simplicity and function of fusion radios. I have quite a few. But their functionality shines in the above ground amateur world, not necessarily the tactical world.
To be sure, using C4FM digital radios in a grey man, non nefarious way, does have tactical applications. And the ability to send photos and data is great, but none of it is encrypted, and the "server " functions that DMR offers is really stand out in the SHTF scenario.
For 35 dollars, I have never seen a better value for a radio. Even while owning EF Johnsons, Motorola, Yaesu, Anytine, wouxun, tyt, icom, kenwood baofeng and so on.
To be sure, using C4FM digital radios in a grey man, non nefarious way, does have tactical applications. And the ability to send photos and data is great, but none of it is encrypted, and the "server " functions that DMR offers is really stand out in the SHTF scenario.
For 35 dollars, I have never seen a better value for a radio. Even while owning EF Johnsons, Motorola, Yaesu, Anytine, wouxun, tyt, icom, kenwood baofeng and so on.
Being from Churchill County, I don't know a lot about Vegas area repeaters. However, there is the Angel Peak Fusion capable repeater, 449.550Mhz. It is linked to a bunch of Fusion repeaters in Nevada.
CARS Churchill Amateur Radio Society CARSON VALLEY RADIO CLUB - NEVADA - Home (nvcars.org)
CARS Churchill Amateur Radio Society CARSON VALLEY RADIO CLUB - NEVADA - Home (nvcars.org)
They will TX on gmrs freq without modification. To use DMR repeaters you do need a DMR ID associated with your ham callsign.
However, for simplex dmr operation you can arbitrarily assign a unique radio number to each radio and realize the full dmr functions of the radio such as txt, remote monitor, encryption etc etc
I may be posting more on this soon, because you are not the 1st person to ask.
Here is a good video describing how you might do this...
DMR programming for concerned citizens
However, for simplex dmr operation you can arbitrarily assign a unique radio number to each radio and realize the full dmr functions of the radio such as txt, remote monitor, encryption etc etc
I may be posting more on this soon, because you are not the 1st person to ask.
Here is a good video describing how you might do this...
DMR programming for concerned citizens