Looking for a communications unit

cjmousseau · November 23, 2009, 04:50 PM

can anyone help me out with the manufactures and there prices

telcomfaust · November 24, 2009, 02:29 AM

What are you looking to do?

Tons of stuff out there... need to narrow it down a little.

Sodbuster · November 25, 2009, 11:31 PM

Grundig and Sangean make good shortwave receivers. I have a Sangean model. This is a reputable site: http://www.grove-ent.com/

Good scanners include AOR, ICOM and Uniden. Find these at http://www.scannermaster.com/

Two way walkie talkies can be found at most any sporting goods store. Way too many models with different features to quote a price on any type of comms equipment without knowing what you're looking for.

Ham radio equipment is another animal, but you can get into it with a technician's license.

jgcoastie · November 26, 2009, 02:48 AM

It all depends on what you're planning/wanting to do...

Two-way communications? A UHF portable handheld from ICOM (IC-F24 gets my vote) or Motorola (CP200 gets my vote here).

Scanners are available from many reliable manufacturers.

HF communications get a bit more pricey, FCC license is required I believe...

Wayyyy too many options out there... What's the goal here?

November 23, 2009, 04:50 PM	#1
cjmousseau Junior Member Join Date: November 23, 2009 Posts: 4	Looking for a communications unit can anyone help me out with the manufactures and there prices

November 24, 2009, 02:29 AM	#2
telcomfaust Member Join Date: December 20, 2008 Location: Middletown, Connecticut Posts: 28	What are you looking to do? Tons of stuff out there... need to narrow it down a little. __________________ Greg Emergency Dispatcher Police/Fire/EMS EMT Emergency Medical Tech State of Connecticut Carry Permit

November 25, 2009, 11:31 PM	#3
Sodbuster Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 1999 Location: Gallatin Co MT Posts: 1,248	Grundig and Sangean make good shortwave receivers. I have a Sangean model. This is a reputable site: http://www.grove-ent.com/ Good scanners include AOR, ICOM and Uniden. Find these at http://www.scannermaster.com/ Two way walkie talkies can be found at most any sporting goods store. Way too many models with different features to quote a price on any type of comms equipment without knowing what you're looking for. Ham radio equipment is another animal, but you can get into it with a technician's license. __________________ "...politicians appreciate a phraseology that flatters the masses and offers an excellent opportunity not only for evading responsibility but also for crushing opponents in the name of the people." --- Joseph A. Schumpeter

November 26, 2009, 02:48 AM	#4
jgcoastie Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Location: Now: Michigan, Previously: Alaska, California, North Carolina, Mississippi Posts: 2,093	It all depends on what you're planning/wanting to do... Two-way communications? A UHF portable handheld from ICOM (IC-F24 gets my vote) or Motorola (CP200 gets my vote here). Scanners are available from many reliable manufacturers. HF communications get a bit more pricey, FCC license is required I believe... Wayyyy too many options out there... What's the goal here? __________________ "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." -Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.