gezafisch
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Hello,
Since I'm new here I might as well start by introducing myself. My name is Geza, I come from Akron, Ohio, and since it pertains to my question, I am a Ski Patroller at BMBW ski resort in Penninsula, Ohio.
Let me start this question by saying that I know next to nothing about radios. As I said before, I am a Ski Patroller at BMBW. I carry a Motorola Radius CP200 when I am on duty. The Patrol has a license to use these radios, and as a part of the organization, I am also authorized to transmit on the frequency the Patrol uses. Our resort is fairly small as ski resorts go, with only ~40 skiable acres and the farthest I would ever have to transmit would probably not be very much over 1/2 mile. We also have a repeater on the summit of the "mountain" so that we can talk to our sister resort about 2~3 miles away. The radios we carry are owned by the resort itself so I would like to buy my own radio to use while I am patrolling. I am looking at the Baofeng UV-5R (maybe the +?) that can be bought on Amazon for under $30. I already have an official programming cable that I also got from Amazon to program the radio when I get it. I also have Kali Linux installed on my PC with Chirp installed so i should be able to program the radio when I get it. My question is, will the UV-5R work with the current radios utilized by the resort, and is what I plan on doing legal (our Patrol Director encourages us to get our own radios, as the radios owned by the resort are limited in numbers, so the Patrol approves of it.)? Also, can someone explain what the difference between the channels on "walkie talkies" bought at Walmart, and a frequency? Also, a basic run down on how to program the UV-5R would be nice.
Thanks!
Geza
Since I'm new here I might as well start by introducing myself. My name is Geza, I come from Akron, Ohio, and since it pertains to my question, I am a Ski Patroller at BMBW ski resort in Penninsula, Ohio.
Let me start this question by saying that I know next to nothing about radios. As I said before, I am a Ski Patroller at BMBW. I carry a Motorola Radius CP200 when I am on duty. The Patrol has a license to use these radios, and as a part of the organization, I am also authorized to transmit on the frequency the Patrol uses. Our resort is fairly small as ski resorts go, with only ~40 skiable acres and the farthest I would ever have to transmit would probably not be very much over 1/2 mile. We also have a repeater on the summit of the "mountain" so that we can talk to our sister resort about 2~3 miles away. The radios we carry are owned by the resort itself so I would like to buy my own radio to use while I am patrolling. I am looking at the Baofeng UV-5R (maybe the +?) that can be bought on Amazon for under $30. I already have an official programming cable that I also got from Amazon to program the radio when I get it. I also have Kali Linux installed on my PC with Chirp installed so i should be able to program the radio when I get it. My question is, will the UV-5R work with the current radios utilized by the resort, and is what I plan on doing legal (our Patrol Director encourages us to get our own radios, as the radios owned by the resort are limited in numbers, so the Patrol approves of it.)? Also, can someone explain what the difference between the channels on "walkie talkies" bought at Walmart, and a frequency? Also, a basic run down on how to program the UV-5R would be nice.
Thanks!
Geza