Does anyone have more info on these ammo box radios? Programming and such?
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Ammo Box Prepper Radios
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DeeEx
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Do you have a link?
I’ve never heard of them so I did a search. Got all sorts of results, from ammo boxes made into speakers to people fitting small HF stations into ammo boxes.
I’ve never heard of them so I did a search. Got all sorts of results, from ammo boxes made into speakers to people fitting small HF stations into ammo boxes.
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Its an expensive gimmick. You can make your own cheaper.
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The Launch of Midland Ammo Can Radio Base Stations
Midland Radio is making its MicroMobile® Two-Way GMRS Radios portable with the launch of its Ammo Can Radio Base Stations. Learn more about it here.
Would be programmable in the same way their existing mobile radios are. As in "not very".
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Chuck a TK-8180 and a LiFePO4 battery in an ammo can. Half the price, triple the functionality.The Launch of Midland Ammo Can Radio Base Stations
Midland Radio is making its MicroMobile® Two-Way GMRS Radios portable with the launch of its Ammo Can Radio Base Stations. Learn more about it here.midlandusa.com
Would be programmable in the same way their existing mobile radios are. As in "not very".
This is like my small air compressor in an ammo can......made to appeal to certain groups and in my case, was often confused as an actual ammo can in my garage (have many surplus ammo cans holding everything from hardware parts, to ammo).
Still a Midland GMRS radio mounted in an ammo can. I have not bit the Midland bullet yet as I can use surplus CDM1250's, XPR4550's, or a XPR5550e (have been servicing Motorola gear for decades now to have the cables to program and parts to maintain them) for this purpose. However, I usually just bolt the mobile via a mounting bracket to the Astron power supply and use it that way for a base station radio. For the "overlander" crowd, the ammo can might be a cool gimmick. I'll stick with handhelds for use on secondary roads and out and about.
(Nice Midland Toyota, all decked out to show off that mobile radio in an ammo can though, they are marketing to a specific crowd, while those in the know can do much better for less money).
Still a Midland GMRS radio mounted in an ammo can. I have not bit the Midland bullet yet as I can use surplus CDM1250's, XPR4550's, or a XPR5550e (have been servicing Motorola gear for decades now to have the cables to program and parts to maintain them) for this purpose. However, I usually just bolt the mobile via a mounting bracket to the Astron power supply and use it that way for a base station radio. For the "overlander" crowd, the ammo can might be a cool gimmick. I'll stick with handhelds for use on secondary roads and out and about.
(Nice Midland Toyota, all decked out to show off that mobile radio in an ammo can though, they are marketing to a specific crowd, while those in the know can do much better for less money).
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