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Two-Way Firemen's Radio is Carried On the Back
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Two-Way Firemen's Radio is Carried On the Back
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Diamond Welz WS1000 wideband handheld
Radioshack Pro 28 handheld
Uniden UBC72XLT handheld
Uniden UBC73XLT handheld
Uniden UBC330CRS desktop
Two-way
Yaesu VX-3R 2m/70cm Ham TRX and wideband RX handheld
Yaesu FT-1802M 2m Ham TRX mobile x 2
Yaesu FT-7800R 2m/70cm Ham TRX and wide band RX mobile
Icom IC-208H 2m/70cm Ham TRX and wide band RX mobile
Icom IC-706MKIIG all-band all-mode Ham TRX mobile
Icom IC-V85 2m VHF Ham TRX handheld
Wouxun KG-UVD1P VHF/UHF wideband Ham TRX handheld
Wouxun KG-679P VHF wideband Ham TRX handheld
Wouxun KG-713 UHF wideband Ham TRX handheld - Location: Just on the border of your waking mind
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Yaesu have one here but unless you're heavily into HF I don't see the point in paying $900 to get something that can transmit the same power as my handheld can. I think I'll just get a SMA to something adaptor and then put an antenna on the end of that.
Stirling SES
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If stupidity got me into this mess, why can't it get me out.
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If stupidity got me into this mess, why can't it get me out.
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Uniden UBC72XLT handheld
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Two-way
Yaesu VX-3R 2m/70cm Ham TRX and wideband RX handheld
Yaesu FT-1802M 2m Ham TRX mobile x 2
Yaesu FT-7800R 2m/70cm Ham TRX and wide band RX mobile
Icom IC-208H 2m/70cm Ham TRX and wide band RX mobile
Icom IC-706MKIIG all-band all-mode Ham TRX mobile
Icom IC-V85 2m VHF Ham TRX handheld
Wouxun KG-UVD1P VHF/UHF wideband Ham TRX handheld
Wouxun KG-679P VHF wideband Ham TRX handheld
Wouxun KG-713 UHF wideband Ham TRX handheld - Location: Just on the border of your waking mind
There are a couple of guys on air using the 817 including an F-trooper. How he gets out I'll never know... his description of the antenna and transmission line was scary (TV coax..) Yeah, shame about the power but I bet your handheld doesn't do all the freqs I can envision an IC-706 in a backpack with the head mounted on a harmonica support so it sits in front of your face while you're trekking down the Bibbulmun track.Tyranus wrote:Yaesu have one here but unless you're heavily into HF I don't see the point in paying $900 to get something that can transmit the same power as my handheld can. I think I'll just get a SMA to something adaptor and then put an antenna on the end of that.
Rob
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No it doesn't, but how long would the battery last for? nothing about battery life on the page ...you have too much of an imagination I think when I do the bibbulmun I'd take my handheld and that's about it...if I take my handheld.robbage wrote:There are a couple of guys on air using the 817 including an F-trooper. How he gets out I'll never know... his description of the antenna and transmission line was scary (TV coax..) Yeah, shame about the power but I bet your handheld doesn't do all the freqs I can envision an IC-706 in a backpack with the head mounted on a harmonica support so it sits in front of your face while you're trekking down the Bibbulmun track.Tyranus wrote:Yaesu have one here but unless you're heavily into HF I don't see the point in paying $900 to get something that can transmit the same power as my handheld can. I think I'll just get a SMA to something adaptor and then put an antenna on the end of that.
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Its called a IC-703, looks like a IC-706, battery operated from internal battery, obviously low power and not available in Australia. It was once available but no longer.robbage wrote: I can envision an IC-706 in a backpack with the head mounted on a harmonica support so it sits in front of your face while you're trekking down the Bibbulmun track.
Check out the link below.
http://www.strictlyham.com.au/Icom/Mobile/IC-703.htm
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Re: Two-Way Firemen's Radio is Carried On the Back
I am curious to actually know how the firies do communicate with each other these days, do they use handhelds like that of UHF cb's or headsets?
Happy scanning,
Robb Wise,
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Robb Wise,
Scanning Tasmania
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Uniden UBC9000XLT & UBCD 996 & 396T. Icom RX7. SW: Sangean ATS 505 & 909
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Re: Two-Way Firemen's Radio is Carried On the Back
Handhelds. Either UHF (at around 519MHz) or mid-band VHF (78MHz).Robb wrote:I am curious to actually know how the firies do communicate with each other these days, do they use handhelds like that of UHF cb's or headsets?
Gavin Rogers; VK6HGR
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Re: Two-Way Firemen's Radio is Carried On the Back
Cool, not sure about rhe 519mhz ones, maybe in WA they do, we only use 78Mhz in TAS.
Happy scanning,
Robb Wise,
Scanning Tasmania
www.scanningtasmania.org
Uniden UBC9000XLT & UBCD 996 & 396T. Icom RX7. SW: Sangean ATS 505 & 909
Robb Wise,
Scanning Tasmania
www.scanningtasmania.org
Uniden UBC9000XLT & UBCD 996 & 396T. Icom RX7. SW: Sangean ATS 505 & 909
Re: Two-Way Firemen's Radio is Carried On the Back
I have pictures of the Wagner HF manpack we used to carry in the bush with the SES complete with 6ft solid whip and sealed lead acid batteries. These were still in use until the early 90's. After that we got portable repeaters and could set up proper communications with handhelds. I can email them to someone so they can place on the forum if you wish.
Nick
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Icom IC-208H 2m/70cm Ham TRX and wide band RX mobile
Icom IC-706MKIIG all-band all-mode Ham TRX mobile
Icom IC-V85 2m VHF Ham TRX handheld
Wouxun KG-UVD1P VHF/UHF wideband Ham TRX handheld
Wouxun KG-679P VHF wideband Ham TRX handheld
Wouxun KG-713 UHF wideband Ham TRX handheld - Location: Just on the border of your waking mind
Re: Two-Way Firemen's Radio is Carried On the Back
Pics of the PRC-47 backpack I serviced for a while in the military
http://www.effectnet.com/mjnpa/prc-47.html
They had the "tape measure" style antennae though
http://www.effectnet.com/mjnpa/prc-47.html
They had the "tape measure" style antennae though
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Re: Two-Way Firemen's Radio is Carried On the Back
Battle whips I think they called them?robbage wrote:Pics of the PRC-47 backpack I serviced for a while in the military
http://www.effectnet.com/mjnpa/prc-47.html
They had the "tape measure" style antennae though
Trying to find the radio we used in Army Cadets in the mid 90's.
Was about the size of a backpack.
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Re: Two-Way Firemen's Radio is Carried On the Back
Hi Nick,Nick wrote:I have pictures of the Wagner HF manpack we used to carry in the bush with the SES complete with 6ft solid whip and sealed lead acid batteries. These were still in use until the early 90's. After that we got portable repeaters and could set up proper communications with handhelds. I can email them to someone so they can place on the forum if you wish.
Nick
If you're happy to, you can email the photo's to my email listed on the board and I'll try and upload them tonight when I get home.
Cheers,
Stirling SES
Team Leader (Stirling 53)
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If stupidity got me into this mess, why can't it get me out.
Team Leader (Stirling 53)
Vertical Rescue Team Member
K9 7 Support
VK6FWDH
ex-Darlington FB
WARSUG Demi-God I mean Mod
If stupidity got me into this mess, why can't it get me out.