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Post by QUINT14 on Jul 14, 2006 15:43:59 GMT -5
How much does a portable radio go for? And which one is good?
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Post by Taz on Jul 14, 2006 22:50:33 GMT -5
depends on if your looking for new or used...the old ht1000s are good, uhf tends to be cheaper than vhf on ebay prob around 200-300 for used..if you have to $$ to spend maybe look into the XTS series....not a big fan of the ht750 or ht1250
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Post by volffemt on Jul 15, 2006 7:16:24 GMT -5
For fire duty, you can't beat the HT or MT2000 series. They'll take a beating.
For buffing duty, the HT1250 is prob your best bet.
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Post by QUINT14 on Jul 15, 2006 8:02:20 GMT -5
Thank you iam gonna start looking into one
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Post by MLFDCO4 on Jul 15, 2006 11:31:52 GMT -5
I purchased a used Motorola HT1000 w/Mic and Charger on Ebay about two years ago for $300. I took it to a friend and he programmed it for me. If you watch Ebay, it's not hard to find a bargain, lots of PD's are upgrading their radio systems and are getting rid of their HT1000's.
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Post by finster on Jul 15, 2006 13:16:04 GMT -5
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Post by salt-of-the-earth on Jul 15, 2006 13:34:46 GMT -5
i am in need of a new ht-1000 radio battery, as mine will not hold a charge... aybody kno any local places that may have one for a good price?
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Post by ESU2422 on Jul 15, 2006 13:39:38 GMT -5
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Post by Billy Buff on Jul 16, 2006 20:48:45 GMT -5
I believe the 1000 series are the best radios. I have a MT1000 (Low band) as my fire radio and it works great, I bought it used from a friend. My Dept will shortly be using a high band frequency for fire ground and I plan on using my HT1000 (high band) for my fire radio, it holds up well. I have a HT1250 for buff stuff and the reception is definetly a lot better on the HT1000.
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Post by CFD208 on Jul 16, 2006 21:13:40 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of the Jedi series of radios, HT1000, MT2000's, MTX, MTS, blah blah blah. I have a MT2000 VHF full keypad and I love it, it holds up very very well against drops, dirt and rain. Anyways QUINTY, I have a UHF MTS2000 if you want it. Double the price since your one of those east end boys.... East End Distress. I mean Express.
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Post by QUINT14 on Jul 17, 2006 0:05:39 GMT -5
Holddddddddddddddd up who sunk there rig in the mud during the pictures? And i heard there were a few other times as well?  |
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Post by Backdraft on Jul 17, 2006 17:00:28 GMT -5
Call me stupid but some of you guys actually have portables as buff radios? I'm just as much of a buff as the next guy but it never dawned on me to buy a portable. Thought those should be used for fire duty use. And I suppose were all careful and try not to key the mic. I've heard of guys going out an having chiefs and officers tones installed in thier pagers but this is a new one.
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Post by CFD208 on Jul 20, 2006 19:38:32 GMT -5
I only have radios from the freq's I'm allowed to x-mitt on. But I know what you mean Backdraft. But I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little buffy.
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Post by FIRE07 on Jul 20, 2006 23:31:50 GMT -5
I only have radios from the freq's I'm allowed to x-mitt on. But I know what you mean Backdraft. But I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little buffy. well, i think that being an active member of this board automatically qualifies you as buffy, to some degree. |
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Post by MLFDCO4 on Jul 22, 2006 10:37:18 GMT -5
Call me stupid but some of you guys actually have portables as buff radios? I'm just as much of a buff as the next guy but it never dawned on me to buy a portable. Thought those should be used for fire duty use. And I suppose were all careful and try not to key the mic. I've heard of guys going out an having chiefs and officers tones installed in thier pagers but this is a new one. I only have two "transmittable" channels on my portable radio, and they are both for my Department, and I never use it to transmit. The other channels are blocked out from transmitting. |
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Post by volffemt on Jul 22, 2006 11:29:57 GMT -5
Nobody needs to TX on another dept's freq except a chief and officers portables. Got to report something, use the cell!
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