Recommend a two-way radio set

**badkuk** · May 6th, 2015 09:25 AM

Pa suggest naman:

- what brand? OK ba ang Midland? Motorola and Cobra seem a bit pricey.
- what range? i'm aware that a distance quoted is line-of-sight, so there may be no point in getting extreme ranges(planning to use it around the house/office, in a mall, or when in a convoy)
- advisable ba to get units that can take AA batteries? menos sakit sa ulo pag-replace
- any other features to look out for?

tia

**CVT** · May 6th, 2015 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by badkuk

Pa suggest naman:

- what brand? OK ba ang Midland? Motorola and Cobra seem a bit pricey.
- what range? i'm aware that a distance quoted is line-of-sight, so there may be no point in getting extreme ranges(planning to use it around the house/office, in a mall, or when in a convoy)
- advisable ba to get units that can take AA batteries? menos sakit sa ulo pag-replace
- any other features to look out for?

tia

FRS ba bro. or VHF/UHF?

Cobra and Motorola are okay for FRS.... AAA batteries... No license required... Used these in parks when traveling outside of the country,- very useful....

Yaesu, Kenwood, Icom for VHF/UHF,- but you have to have at least NTC ClassD license - only for Philippine use.

"The measure of a man is what he does with power" LJIOHF!

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**1D4LV** · May 6th, 2015 10:48 AM

have only used motorola so i can vouch for it.
mas maganda imho ang rechargable batteries.

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have only used motorola so i can vouch for it.
mas maganda imho ang rechargable batteries.

**Erick Chavez** · May 6th, 2015 02:24 PM

ok din naman ang cignus brand parang same lang din ng icom

**chua_riwap** · May 6th, 2015 03:00 PM

Meron kami yung motorola talkabout. Useful sa amin kung nasa mall kami, at separate destinations namin ng mga bata. Sa province meron din sila erpats, wala nang sigawan pag nasa farm namin. Radyo lang, ok na.

**yebo** · May 6th, 2015 03:06 PM

recommended ba na sa pinas na bumili ng talkabout kasi may ntc sticker na? mahal kasi sa pinas, sa singapore mura lang. magkano ba ntc sticker?

**CVT** · May 6th, 2015 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by yebo

recommended ba na sa pinas na bumili ng talkabout kasi may ntc sticker na? mahal kasi sa pinas, sa singapore mura lang. magkano ba ntc sticker?

Bro- I would recommend buying them outside of the country (I bought ours from the US).... dahil mas mura roon.

Hindi na rin kailangan ng NTC sticker or permit dahil FRS ito (hindi covered ng amateur license dahil less than 5W ang transmitting power at iba ang frequency na ginagamit)....

"The measure of a man is what he does with power" LJIOHF!

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**oj88** · May 6th, 2015 04:28 PM

Be advised that the FRS and/or GMRS radios sold in the US are NOT legal for use in the Philippines. FRS/GMRS operates in the 462 and 467 MHz band. Using a FRS/GMRS radio here may interfere with legitimate users of said bands.

Instead, the Philippines use the SRRS band on 325 MHz. This is the NTC-approved band for unlicensed 2-way radio use. Well, you only pay for the NTC license once when you buy the radio and it's perpetual.... no annual license renewal required.

For local availability, check out 5th Avenue Electronic City.

**wezz_zzew** · May 6th, 2015 04:50 PM

Meron kami binili Kenwood 2 way radio. Ginagamit lang namin very seldom sa site operations. Kailangan pa ba namin kumuha ng NTC license or kasama na yun nung binili namin?

**yebo** · May 6th, 2015 05:28 PM

yan nga din alam ko, need ng ntc sticker. i think one of the tsikot people here was raided years ago for using a frs radio at work. ntc was able to pinpoint their location. fine lang naman yata then bayad ng ntc sticker. hassle lang nga pupunta ka pa sa ntc to get the sticker kung sa abroad bibili. but definitely the price overseas is much much lower than the units sold in RP. so anyone knows how much this ntc sticker is, just to see if it is worth the price difference and the hassle?