booster2003
Member
Hello all. Well i am brand new to this forum, so hello from detroit. I have a radio dilemma i was hoping you all could help me figure out. Ive pored over forums and youtube videos and pdf files on the web and im not learning the correct information i need to. Let me paint the picture:
I run a youth group of students ages 14 to 21. We operate parking, traffic, and crowd details for private and governement entities. We have a bank of uhf Hytera TC500s that we use. And we use them alot. They may be ok for a family camping trip, but hard use gear they are not. We have taken 5 or 6 out of service due to damage. I was hoping maybe to find an efficient alternative. I was thinking of ordering the better models of hyteras like the 610s, but not sure if they are built tougher. Now, i have a commanding officer that hates spending company money, and refused to actually purchase the hyteras. The students had to fundraise for them. However, he has given me the green light to purchase some more radios using company money. But i still cant go overboard. We like being able to program the radios ourselves, and are looking for a radio that we can do this innexpensively. And i can go the used route as well, ebay or something.
So my questions are:
Can i program another make of radio the exact same as the HYTs? Because the hyts have the security codes, and i dont know if other radios have these same security codes.
What radio that i can program myself cheaply and easily, would you recommend? Motorolas? Icoms?
Has anyone had trouble programming the tc500's because my computer (windows7) all of a sudden wont even let me read the radios?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I run a youth group of students ages 14 to 21. We operate parking, traffic, and crowd details for private and governement entities. We have a bank of uhf Hytera TC500s that we use. And we use them alot. They may be ok for a family camping trip, but hard use gear they are not. We have taken 5 or 6 out of service due to damage. I was hoping maybe to find an efficient alternative. I was thinking of ordering the better models of hyteras like the 610s, but not sure if they are built tougher. Now, i have a commanding officer that hates spending company money, and refused to actually purchase the hyteras. The students had to fundraise for them. However, he has given me the green light to purchase some more radios using company money. But i still cant go overboard. We like being able to program the radios ourselves, and are looking for a radio that we can do this innexpensively. And i can go the used route as well, ebay or something.
So my questions are:
Can i program another make of radio the exact same as the HYTs? Because the hyts have the security codes, and i dont know if other radios have these same security codes.
What radio that i can program myself cheaply and easily, would you recommend? Motorolas? Icoms?
Has anyone had trouble programming the tc500's because my computer (windows7) all of a sudden wont even let me read the radios?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!