Here's the situation...
I work for a county jail (not saying which for security reasons) that does not provide us radios on certain details where we would be with a prisioner(s) such as Transportation or hospital duty. Our only means of communication is our cell phones. Wehave radios in the cars, but none once we get out on foot.
I was thinking of buying a radio myself and programing our dispatch frequency on it for such an occasion. Any suggestions for a cheap radio? Our Dept uses HT1000's right now.
What do you guys think of this radio: I can get it with the mod to transmit on our freq (472mhz range) for about $150 with shipping.
http://www.icomamerica.com/downloads/brochures/amateur/IC-V82_U82_series_brochure.pdf
Any other suggestions? I appologize if this is in the wrong spot.
I work for a county jail (not saying which for security reasons) that does not provide us radios on certain details where we would be with a prisioner(s) such as Transportation or hospital duty. Our only means of communication is our cell phones. Wehave radios in the cars, but none once we get out on foot.
I was thinking of buying a radio myself and programing our dispatch frequency on it for such an occasion. Any suggestions for a cheap radio? Our Dept uses HT1000's right now.
What do you guys think of this radio: I can get it with the mod to transmit on our freq (472mhz range) for about $150 with shipping.
http://www.icomamerica.com/downloads/brochures/amateur/IC-V82_U82_series_brochure.pdf
Any other suggestions? I appologize if this is in the wrong spot.