namedpipes
NES Member
I'm enjoying my nifty new 5R.
I've found it can scan, although it is clumsy to use it for talking AND scanning.
It can also talk on the FRS freqs some others in the fam use and can eavesdrop on the local police freqs.
With a taller whip antenna it can reach repeaters at a reasonable distance, at least "in-town".
This will help me learn the lingo, how to use and program the little beasties and all.
My next goal is reliable communication without a repeater at a distances from 20 - 100 miles. The 5R is not up to that. Perhaps standing on a high hill and holding a yagi pointed in the right direction.
What sort of equipment is needed for that? Preferably on tech legal frequencies and having ability to do packet radio, but both those are nice-to-haves, not have-to-haves
I've found it can scan, although it is clumsy to use it for talking AND scanning.
It can also talk on the FRS freqs some others in the fam use and can eavesdrop on the local police freqs.
With a taller whip antenna it can reach repeaters at a reasonable distance, at least "in-town".
This will help me learn the lingo, how to use and program the little beasties and all.
My next goal is reliable communication without a repeater at a distances from 20 - 100 miles. The 5R is not up to that. Perhaps standing on a high hill and holding a yagi pointed in the right direction.
What sort of equipment is needed for that? Preferably on tech legal frequencies and having ability to do packet radio, but both those are nice-to-haves, not have-to-haves