Recommend a two-way radio set

[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

[CVT]

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.



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[1D4LV]

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]

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

[chua_riwap]

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]

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]

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)....


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[oj88]

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]

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?

[chua_riwap]

I bought mine in the US, years ago. Sa Radioshack, ang dami brands, at mas mura nga. 2 prs pa nga binili ko.

[badkuk]

Did a crash course on radio stuff last night...so bale only 325Mhz SRRS radios are permitted for non-licensed people, via the one-time license fee?
The only SRRS radio i could find locally is the one sold by 5Th Ave. Electronics, yung Smart Ranger kuno.

Is it correct that UHF is better for places with obstructions, compared to VHF?

Meron kayang UHF/VHF handset na one-time fee lang din? Not really looking into HAM radio, just need something that the family can use pag me lakad, that sort of stuff ^_^

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Did a crash course on radio stuff last night...so bale only 325Mhz SRRS radios are permitted for non-licensed people, via the one-time license fee?
The only SRRS radio i could find locally is the one sold by 5Th Ave. Electronics, yung Smart Ranger kuno.

Is it correct that UHF is better for places with obstructions, compared to VHF?

Meron kayang UHF/VHF handset na one-time fee lang din? Not really looking into HAM radio, just need something that the family can use pag me lakad, that sort of stuff ^_^

[oj88]

Did a crash course on radio stuff last night...so bale only 325Mhz SRRS radios are permitted for non-licensed people, via the one-time license fee?
The only SRRS radio i could find locally is the one sold by 5Th Ave. Electronics, yung Smart Ranger kuno.

Is it correct that UHF is better for places with obstructions, compared to VHF?

Meron kayang UHF/VHF handset na one-time fee lang din? Not really looking into HAM radio, just need something that the family can use pag me lakad, that sort of stuff ^_^

They also have a Cobra SRRS radio listed in OLX. Just search for "SRRS".

AFAIK, outside the SRRS band, frequencies allocated for 2-way comms requires a commercial NTC license (ie. fleet, building security, etc.), where repeaters may also be allowed to be used to increase radio coverage.

SRRS is technically the only band allocated for family/personal use here. Around 15-20 years ago, we used to own a pair of Motorola Pacer SRRS radios.

UHF is typically better suited for use indoors.

[CVT]

http://www.ntc.gov.ph/laws/mc/MC%201998/MC%207-6-98.pdf

Heto ang mga fees.... Mahal....

Type Approval
Filing Fee P 150
Laboratory fee P5,000
Certificate fee P1,200

Type Acceptance
Filing fee P 150
Certificate fee P1,200

Kanino kayang standards itong sinunod nila? Normally,- pareho tayo ng US e. Pero, the circular was 1998.

Kanino kaya "naibenta" ang FRS/GMRS band?... Malaking pera iyan kasi....

Kailangang mag-brushup ako ng NTC rules.... Thanks bro.oj88 for the rectification........ DU1-IJA.....


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[badkuk]

They also have a Cobra SRRS radio listed in OLX. Just search for "SRRS".

Found it

Seems only PH is using the SRRS band? So SRRS radios are basically useless abroad?

[CVT]

^ They are usable, since all of them are operating on the same frequencies....

However, the question is,- if they are "legal" over there?



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[maverick74]

Own a cignus before yung waterproof at shockproof daw. Nailagay ko lng sa bag sa pagmamadali kasama mga gamit ko at libro. Kinabukasan pagkita ko ayun may crack na ang monitor para sa freq. tsk3x. Wala talaga quality mahal pa. Kaya i settle na sa icom yung latest na.so far mag 1 year sa sa akin and satisfied user here.

[joaquim]

I use easytone brand pina-rechannel ko sa channel 1 ng motorola para pwede ko pa rin gamitin yung mga luma ko radio.

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[lowslowbenz]

I bought a pair of those cheap Baofeng 2-way radios off OLX, for farm use. Helps a lot.

1 year na namin ginagamit, okay naman.

[badkuk]

^ nababasa ko rin sa CB radio forums in the US, they seem to have good experience with BF's. Not the best but cheap and good

[monty_GTV]

do you need license to use two way radios? i plan to donate radios to our newly elected local community officials

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