Quote Originally Posted by badkuk View Post
guys revive ko lang tong thread...

What's a good starter handheld radio? i've looked online, seems there are units that have AA/AAA battery adaptors(prepper din kasi ako).

From what i gather, the top units seem to be from Yaesu, Motorola, iCom, Kenwood -- costs top dollar too ^_^. Then there's Baofeng, Hytera from China, which are also OK.
Get the 5watter handheld 2M tranceiver, you could tune to different frequencies and use it for personal com like during vehicle convoys and emergencies. AFAIK NTC doesnt require permits for commercial UHF band 5watter and below. VHF Amateur band if i remember correctly nasa 2.5W PEP ang allowed and it requires you permit/exam. Price range of transceivers nowadays are very cheap (ranging from 1K to 7K) unlike those 80's/90's prices are up to several hundred thousands.

I'd suggest get the known brands IC, Yaesu, Kenwood, Motorolla. There are lots of China(inc Baofeng, Hytera) and those programmable fixed frequencies which from what ive heared quality is not at par with the known brands. Those programmable fixed channel don't let you tune without pluggin to a computer. Most handheled are built in rechargeable bat packs, tho some model have an option for disposable ones(batpack enclosure) most are pluggable on car battery or external DC supply..